Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 5-27, 1998


Main Page     Marcel Wust writes

Stage Report

The second day in the mountains placed immense pressure on leader Abraham Olano and after an exciting day's riding he emerged with a narrow lead on GC still in place. The Banesto team also has a new dilemma. Jose Maria Jimenez once again won (his second stage in two days) and once again thwarted the attack from principal threat Kelme's Fernando Escartin. Jimenez now has won 3 stages in the last 6 days. The question for Banesto is whether they support Olano or Jimenez when the Mountains come again later in the Vuelta.

The other interesting question concerns the form of Laurent Jalabert (who won overall in 1995). He took time out of Olano in the last kms of the stage with a blistering attack. He finished 13 seconds down on Jimenez and three others (Heras - doing the work for Escartin, Escartin and Clavero), but took 6 seconds off Olano. He now lies second on GC only 35 seconds down. So all the work that Olano did to make the gap in the ITT is being whittled away in the mountains. For his part, Escartin is now only 51 seconds down on Olano.

Escartin told the press: "We have to keep fighting but I need to gain three minutes before the time trial." The ITT is 10 days away and there is still plenty of tough riding before then. There are still some more mountains and Escartin will have to work very hard. The toughest two days have gone however.

Olano told the press: "I am relieved to have come through these vital days in the mountains, and kept the jersey. Now I don't want to lose it before the time trial."

There were 9 riders who finished outside the time limit and 9 abandoned. Of the 198 riders who started only 137 are left (including Marcel!).

Stage 11, Andorra (Frontera) - Cerler, 186 kms:

  1. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        4.55.05 (37.82)
  2. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  3. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  4. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  5. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    0.13
  6. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.13
  7. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                             0.13
  8. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto                               0.19
  9. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           0.19
 10. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       0.19
 11. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   0.22
 12. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi                               0.22
 13. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.22
 14. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.22
 15. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        0.31
 16. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  0.37
 17. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              0.37
 18. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   0.45
 19. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  0.47
 20. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.49
 21. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                        1.07
 22. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           1.07
 23. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              1.11
 24. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         1.11
 25. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                       1.11
 26. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                                1.11
 27. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           1.22
 28. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     1.22
 29. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 1.22
 30. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.22
 31. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 1.26
 32. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  1.52
 33. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               1.55
 34. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                          2.09
 35. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 2.10
 36. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  2.28
 37. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               2.53
 38. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     2.53
 39. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                       3.13
 40. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 3.41
 41. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                               4.30
 42. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      5.05
 43. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                        5.21
 44. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     5.59
 45. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     6.42
 46. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             6.59
 47. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          6.59
 48. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites                        7.59
 49. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                7.59
 50. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     7.59
 51. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  7.59
 52. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                         7.59
 53. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          7.59
 54. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                     7.59
 55. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     7.59
 56. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      7.59
 57. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  7.59
 58. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   7.59
 59. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 14.01
 60. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                             14.01
 61. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                     14.01
 62. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 14.01
 63. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                               14.01
 64. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                      14.01
 65. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            14.01
 66. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           14.01
 67. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   14.01
 68. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              14.01
 69. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 14.01
 70. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                        14.01
 71. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                14.01
 72. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                             14.01
 73. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                     14.01
 74. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                            14.01
 75. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                             14.01
 76. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               14.01
 77. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                14.52
 78. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               15.14
 79. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        21.02
 80. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        21.02
 81. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                         21.02
 82. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    21.02
 83. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          21.02
 84. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 21.02
 85. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       21.02
 86. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             21.02
 87. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               21.02
 88. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                21.02
 89. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     21.02
 90. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   21.02
 91. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    21.02
 92. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                 21.02
 93. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                   21.02
 94. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                             21.02
 95. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                      21.02
 96. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                 21.02
 97. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                     21.02
 98. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                  21.02
 99. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                 21.02
100. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                               21.02
101. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        21.02
102. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                             21.02
103. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                21.02
104. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo                              21.02
105. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                   21.02
106. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                       24.53
107. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                                  24.53
108. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                         24.53
109. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                              24.53
110. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     24.53
111. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          24.53
112. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                    24.53
113. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                          24.53
114. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                        24.53
115. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                     24.53
116. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                               24.53
117. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    24.53
118. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     24.53
119. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                               24.53
120. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                      24.53
121. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                             24.53
122. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          24.53
123. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            24.53
124. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                             24.53
125. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         24.53
126. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                               24.53
127. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              24.53
128. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                       24.53
129. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            24.53
130. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                         24.53
131. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          24.53
132. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            24.53
133. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               24.53
134. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                  24.53
135. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                24.53
136. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                  27.09
137. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                      36.32

GC after Stage 11

  1. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto                           47.52.23
  2. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.35
  3. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        0.51
  4. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                           1.17
  5. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  2.01
  6. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  2.09
  7. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    2.19
  8. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  2.24
  9. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   2.44
 10. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi                               2.47
 11. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                             2.52
 12. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           3.38
 13. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   4.12
 14. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  4.46
 15. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              4.59
 16. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  5.31
 17. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  6.50
 18. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        7.16
 19. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         7.24
 20. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 8.46
 21. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       9.42
 22. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               9.45
 23. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                              10.31
 24. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                               12.17
 25. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                      12.34
 26. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     13.49
 27. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                14.13
 28. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     14.53
 29. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         14.54
 30. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites                       14.59
 31. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                         15.39
 32. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    16.32
 33. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             17.26
 34. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 19.02
 35. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                          19.05
 36. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        21.56
 37. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           24.10
 38. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          24.25
 39. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                    25.53
 40. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              27.06
 41. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 27.54
 42. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                30.06
 43. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                30.20
 44. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                       30.21
 45. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   32.04
 46. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo                              33.29
 47. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                      34.24
 48. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    35.22
 49. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                            35.32
 50. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                 35.37
 51. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    36.42
 52. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                    37.01
 53. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                     40.50
 54. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                         41.22
 55. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    41.28
 56. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                             43.16
 57. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                       45.22
 58. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               47.24
 59. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                        47.34
 60. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    48.33
 61. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 49.49
 62. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                              51.34
 63. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                             51.47
 64. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               53.49
 65. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     55.27
 66. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                      57.16
 67. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                    57.51
 68. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  58.38
 69. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              58.42
 70. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                          1.00.43
 71. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                       1.03.34
 72. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               1.03.34
 73. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     1.03.35
 74. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                   1.04.41
 75. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                        1.05.43
 76. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                 1.08.19
 77. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               1.08.46
 78. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                               1.09.12
 79. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                           1.09.42
 80. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     1.09.50
 81. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                 1.12.06
 82. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               1.12.13
 83. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             1.12.29
 84. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                              1.12.43
 85. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                                1.12.47
 86. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          1.13.13
 87. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                  1.13.28
 88. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   1.14.57
 89. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  1.15.40
 90. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                             1.16.00
 91. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      1.16.43
 92. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                             1.18.43
 93. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                    1.19.47
 94. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        1.19.51
 95. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                           1.21.38
 96. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                             1.23.00
 97. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        1.23.24
 98. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                   1.26.16
 99. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                          1.26.45
100. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                      1.26.56
101. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                           1.28.20
102. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                             1.28.23
103. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                       1.28.25
104. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                              1.28.27
105. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              1.30.19
106. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                              1.31.37
107. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      1.32.34
108. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               1.33.29
109. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                      1.35.12
110. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                             1.35.28
111. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                       1.35.50
112. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               1.38.53
113. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                           1.39.09
114. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                    1.39.22
115. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          1.40.42
116. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                        1.41.41
117. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                   1.43.57
118. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           1.44.40
119. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                   1.45.45
120. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                1.46.12
121. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                              1.48.07
122. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                1.48.31
123. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            1.48.46
124. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        1.51.14
125. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                1.51.54
126. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                       1.53.10
127. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          1.53.54
128. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.57.06
129. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                      1.58.06
130. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                  2.02.08
131. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                           2.02.55
132. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                 2.04.52
133. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             2.05.24
134. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     2.08.35
135. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                    2.14.56
136. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                   2.15.07
137. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                             2.27.07