Berner Rundfahrt, Cat 1.3

Switzerland, April 25, 1998

1998 Results     Past Winners    

Background:

Ernst Bretscher writes about the history of the race. The correct name of the Berner-Rundfahrt (Tour of Berne) is Nordwest-Schweizer-Rundfahrt (in German) or Tour of Nord-West-Switzerland (English). This race is organised under this name. The second name was added in 1990, when the new organiser started to organise the race in the City of Berne. Before, the Tour of Nordwest-Switzerland was every year organised in a different city, before Berne in Kirchberg, Biel, Olten, Oberwil, Thun, Berikon, Langendorf, Basel, etc. etc. The first race was in 1921.

The race was organised this year with 940 competitors in 10 separate races. In Switzerland it is the 3rd biggest one-day race (after World-Cup Zurich an Gippingen) and the only race on one day for all categories.

Bern, 196.8 kms:

The race was dominated by the two leading Swiss riders Niki Aebersold (the current Swiss National Champion) and the ruling World Champion Oscar Camenzind. Ultimately it came down to a sprint between 4 riders and Italian Andrea Ferrigato took his second win of the season, when he easily beat the Swiss pair and Belgian Marc Wauters. 

 1. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio		     4.55.04
 2. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank
 3. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin
 4. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
 5. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan-Alessio				0.18
 6. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave			0.58
 7. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom 				2.30
 8. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank					2.30
 9. Massimo Gimondi (Ita) Amore e Vita				2.35
10. Christian Charrière (Swi) Post Swiss Team			2.44
11. Rolf Järmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team				3.38
12. Pieter Vries (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites				3.48
13. Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom				3.48
14. Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips			3.48
15. Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola				3.48
16. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Post Swiss Team			3.55
17. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina					5.57
18. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites				5.57
19. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team			5.57
20. Roland Müller (Swi) Team Nürnberger				5.57
21. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team			5.57
22. Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin			5.57
23. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom				5.57
24. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom				5.57
25. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio			5.57
26. Daniel Aeschlimann (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger         	       10.53
27. Michael Skelde (Den) Team EC/Bayer		               10.53
28. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Pata		               10.53
29. René Stadelmann (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger	               10.53
30. Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Team EC/Bayer                    10.53

Started: 98
Finished: 64

Past Winners

1921    Henri Suter (Swi)
1922    Henri Suter (Swi)
1923    Henri Suter (Swi)
1924    Charles Guyot (Swi)
1925    Kastor Notter (Swi)
1926    Albert Blattmann (Swi)
1927    Hans Kaspar (Swi)
1928    Georges Antenen (Swi)
1929    Henri Suter (Swi)
1930    Georges Antenen (Swi)
1931    Ernst Meier (Swi)
1932    Hermann Müller (Ger)
1933    Georges Antenen (Swi)
1934    Walter Blattmann (Swi)
1935    Alfred Bula (Swi)
1936    Theo Heimann (Swi)
1937    Karl Wyss (Swi)
1938    Karl Litschi (Swi)
1939    Theo Perret (Swi)
1941    Paul Egli (Swi)
1942    Edgar Buchwalder (Swi)
1943    Ferdinand Kübler (Swi)
1945    Hans Maag (Swi)
1946    Osvaldo Bailo (Ita)
1947    Hans Knecht (Swi)
1948    Ernst Stettler (Swi)
1949    Ferdinand Kübler (Swi)
1950    Oskar Plattner (Swi)
1951    Cesare Zuretti (Swi)
1952    Hans Sommer (Swi)
1953    Remo Pianzzi (Ita)
1954    Fitz Schaer (Swi)
1955    Hans Hollenstein (Swi)
1956    Fausto Lorati (Swi)
1957    Germain Derijcke (Bel)
1958    Heinz Müller (Ger)
1959    Hans Hollenstein (Swi)
1960    Rene Strehler (Swi)
1961    Alfred Ruegg (Swi)
1962    Rolf Graf (Swi)
1963    Rudolf Hauser (Swi)
1964    Jos Hoevenaers (Bel)
1965    Robert Lelangue (Bel)
1966    Horst Oldenburg (Ger)
1967    Peter Abt (Swi)
1968    Peter Hill (GB)
1969    Louis Pfenninger (Swi)
1970    Leo Duyndam (Ned)
1971    Eric Spahn (Swi)
1972    Eric Spahn (Swi)
1974    Roland Salm (Swi)
1975    Roland Salm (Swi)
1976    Rene Savary (Swi)
1977    Simone Fraccaro (Ita)
1978    Eddy Verstraeten (Bel)
1979    Gody Schmutz (Swi)
1980    Rudy Colman (Bel)
1981    Rudy Pevenage (Bel)
1982    Erich Maechler (Swi)
1984    Sean Kelly (Ire)
1985    Urs Freuler (Swi)
1986    Stefan Joho (Swi)
1987    Philippe Chevallier (Fra)
1988    Urs Freuler (Swi)
1989    Mauro Gianetti (Swi)
1990    Thomas Wegmüller (Swi)
1991    Serge Baguet (Bel)
1992    Erich Maechler (Swi)
1993    Erik Zabel (Ger)
1994    Andreas Kappes (Ger)
1995    Luca Scinto (Ita)
1996    Beat Zberg (Swi)
1997    Michael Andersson (Swe)
1998    Marcus Zberg (Swi)
1999	Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio 196.8 kms in 4.55.04
Past winners from Mario Stiehl in Berlin