Circuit des Mines, Cat 2.5

France, April 27-May 2, 1999


1998 Results     History     Riders
  • Stage 1 - Briey - Maizières-les-Metz, 152.5 kms:
  • Stage 2 - Rosselange - St Avold, 95 kms:
  • Stage 3 - St Avold - Bazainville, 95 kms:
  • Stage 4 - Esch-Alzette - Hussigny, 150 kms:
  • Stage 5 - Trieux - Château de Malbrouck, 148.5 kms:
  • Stage 6 - Joeuf - Metz, 165.5 kms:
  • Stage 7 - Rombas - Rombas, ITT 22.5 kms:
  • Stage 8 - Uckange - Hayange, 113 kms:
Thanks to Cyrille Jolit, France for the data

Stage 1, Briey - Maizières-les-Metz, 152.5 kms:

 1. Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank			     	     3.55.07
 2. Piotr Przydzial (Pol) Mroz
 3. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino
 4. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Pata			0.35
 5. Andy Flickinger (Fra) Casino				0.35
 6. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino					0.35
 7. Chris Newton (GB) Linda McCartney				0.35
 8. David McKenzie (Aus) Linda McCartney			0.35
 9. Bruno Thibout (Fra) La Creuse-Felletin			0.35
10. Fabrice Rénier (Fra) Vendée U				0.35

Stage 2, Rosselange - St Avold, 95 kms:

 1. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Pata			      2.20.52
 2. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 3. Marcin Gebka (Pol) Mroz
 4. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Luxembourg
 5. David McKenzie (Aus) Linda McCartney
 6. Jurgen Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 7. G.Raimondi (Liquigas)
 8. Bjorn Leukemans (Team Saeco-Mapei)
 9. Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Rabobank
10. Andy Vidts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002				s.t.

GC after Stage 2

 1.  Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank

Stage 3, St Avold - Bazainville, 95 kms:

 1. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino 		     	     2.17.31
 2. Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Rabobank				0.17
 3. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002			0.17
 4. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Pata				0.17
 5. Andy Flickinger (Fra) Casino				0.17
 6. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Française des Jeux			0.17
 7. Jurgen Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002			0.17
 8. Bruno Thibout (Fra) La Creuse-Felletin			0.17
 9. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino					0.17
10. Marcin Gebka (Pol) Mroz					0.17

GC after Stage 3

 1. Piotr Przydzial (Pol) Mroz

Stage 4, Esch-sur-Alzette - Hussigny, 150 kms:

 1. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Française des Jeux		     3.36.13
 2. Jürgen van Roosbroeck (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 3. Bruno Thibout (Fra) La Creuse-Felletin
 4. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
 5. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93			s.t.

GC after Stage 4

 1. Piotr Przydzial (Pol) Mroz 				    12.10.01
 2. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino				0.01
 3. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino					0.11
 4. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Française des Jeux			0.24
 5. Jürgen Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002			0.28

Stage 5, Trieux - Château de Malbrouck, 148.5 kms:

 1. Raimondas Rumsas (Pol) Mroz 			     3.27.44
 2. Alexei Botcharov (Rus) US Montauban 82			0.08
 3. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Luxembourg				0.12
 4. Ludovic Martin (Fra) Bataillon de Joinville			0.12
 5. Bruno Thibout (Fra)  La Creuse-Felletin			0.17

GC after Stage 5

 1. Raimondas Rumsas (Pol) Mroz

Stage 6, Joeuf - Metz, 165.5 kms:

 1. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 		     4.17.29
 2. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 			0.01
 3. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Pata				0.01
 4. David McKenzie (Aus) Linda McCartney			0.01
 5. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux		0.01

GC after Stage 6

 1. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino

Stage 7, Rombas - Rombas, ITT 22.5 kms:

 1. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino 			       29.31
 2. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino					0.13
 3. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz					0.50
 4. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Liquigas-Pata			0.59
 5. Heiko Szonn (Ger) Linda McCartney				0.59

GC after Stage 7

 1. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino

Stage 8, Esch-Alzette - Hussigny, 150 kms:

 1. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002		 	     2.59.26
 2. Chris Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux
 3. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz
 4. Cédric Célarier (Fra) La Creuse-Felletin			s.t.
 5. Marcin Gebka (Pol) Mroz					0.15

GC after Stage 8

 1. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino 			    23.25.20
 2. Christophe Oriol (Fra) Casino				1.23
 3. Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Mroz					1.40
 4. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Pata				1.50
 5. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93			3.35
 6. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002		  	4.45
 7. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Vendee U			       10.29
 8. Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Rabobank			       10.37
 9. Chris Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux		       13.53
10. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino 			       20.32

Complete Starting List

Casino					Lorraine (Elite)	

1 Gilles Maignan			11 Pascal Perrin	
2 Andy Flickinger			12 Jean Charles Martin	
3 Fabrice Gougot			13 Eric Salvetat		
4 Arturas Kasputis			14 Jerôme Rouyer		
5 Christophe Oriol			15 Cyril Noo			
6 Frederic Bessy			16 Pascal Quievreux		

France Piste				Rabobank

21 Robert Sassone			31 Coen Boerman
22 Cyril Bos				32 Stefan Van Dijk		
23 Philippe Ermenault			33 Roel Egelmeers
24 Damien Pommereau			34 Addy Engels
25 Francis Moreau (Cofidis)		35 Bram De Groot
26 Jerôme Neuville (Crédit Agricole)	36 Thorwald Veneberg

Vendee U (Elite)			Vlaanderen 2002			

41 Gilles Berret			51 Glenn D'Hollander 	
42 Christian Blanchard			52 Wilfrid Cretskens	
43 Sylvain Chavanel			53 Davy Daniels		
44 Frederic Mainguenaud			54 Stive Vermaut		
45 Franck Renier			55 Jürgen Van Roosbroeck		
46 Eric Saunders			56 Andy Vidts		

Luxembourg (Elite)			Big Mat-Auber 93		

61 Christian Poos			71 Philippe Bordenave	
62 Kim Kirchen				72 Thierry Gouvenou	
63 Max Becker				73 Oleg Joukov			
64 Steve Fogen				74 Lylian Lebreton		
65 Vincenzo Centrone			75 Denis Leproux		
66 Christian Weyland			76 Dominique Rault		

La Française des Jeux			Team Mita Medic (Elite)

81 Jimmy Casper				91 Beat Anderegg
82 Patrick D'Hont			92 Adrian Iten
83 Nicolas Vogondy			93 Reto Lauper
84 Jean Michel Tessier			94 David Senn
85 Jean Patrick Nazon			95 Adriano Piraino
86 Christopher Horner			96 Thomas Truninger

Saeco-Mapei (Elite)			Liquigas-Patatine-Pata

101 Yoeri Beyens			111 Marco Milesi
102 Bjorn Leukemans			112 Giancarlo Raimondi
103 Ger Steegmans			113 Antonio Figura
104 Steven Van Olmen			114 Franco Maragno (new signing)
105 Rudy Verdonck			115 Daniele Contrini
106 Jef Verbrugghe			116 Biagio Conte

Linda McCartney				Bataillon de Joinville (French Army Team)	

121 Russell Downing			131 Gilles Canouët		
122 Heiko Szonn				132 David Derepas		
123 Chris Newton			133 Gregory Lapalud		
124 Matt Illingworth			134 Ludovic Martin	
125 David McKenzie			135 Laurent Chotard		
126 Ben Brooks				136 Julien Thollet	

Mroz					Creuse-Felletin (Elite)

141 Tomasz Brozyna			151 Bruno Thibout		
142 Raimondas Rumsas			152 David Marie			
143 Andrzej Sypytkowski			153 Jerôme Bonas		
144 Marcin Gebka			154 Marc Fepler			
145 Zbigniew Piatek			155 Gilles Zech			
146 Piotr Przydzial			156 Cédric Célarier	

De Nardi Montegrappa (Elite)		TS Stuttgart (Elite)

161 Dmitri Sedun			171 David Branstner
162 Dmitri Schipak			172 Hans Engelhardt
163 Kristjan Mugerli			173 Michael Haas
164 Michele Bedin			174 Benjamin Heine
165 Andrea Zatti			175 R. Lienher
166 Jan Bratkowski - Non-starter	176 Steffen Weigold

US Montauban 82 (Elite)	

181 P. Elias		
182 Lionel Chatelas	
183 L. Guichardet
184 Julien Almansa	
185 Alexei Botcharov
186 Laurent Estadieu
Thanks to Daniel Schamps, Paris for the rider's list
Thanks to Cyrille Jolit from France for other information

Past Winners

1998	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Casino