28th Tour de Vendee, Cat 1.3

1998 Results     Past Winners     La Roche-sur-Yon, 204 kms: Estonian Jan Kirsipuu sprinted to victory in the 28th Tour de Vendée cycliste, which was contested over 204 kms around la Roche-sur-Yon. Having won the race in 1997 and coming 3rd in 1998, the Casino rider also took over the lead of the Coupe de France with his teammate Pascal Chanteur, 4th overall, holding the second place on the Coupe de France rankings. The race was over 3 laps and then a final circuit of 7.6 kms along the streets of la Roche-sur-Yon. On the final circuit, Pascal Chanteur had a lead of 37 seconds on the peloton. He was accompanied by Florent Brard (Festina) and the Belgian rider Win Omloop (Spar-RBM). When that attack was caught, he went again with the Danish rider Lars Michaelsen (La Française des Jeux), David Millar (Cofidis) and Jan Kirsipuu. The Estonian easily won the sprint. 1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino 4.52.05 (41.947 km/h) 2. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux 3. David Millar (GB) Cofidis 0.04 4. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 0.08 5. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi 0.14 6. Tomas Konechy (Cze) Wustenrot-ZVVZ 0.14 7. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.14 8. Heger Slavomir (Cze) Wustenrot-ZVVZ 0.14 9. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 0.14 10. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux 0.14 Past Winners 1980 Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) 1981 Bernard Bourreau (Fra) 1982 Serge Beucherie (Fra) 1983 Pierre Bazzo (Fra) 1984 Claude Moreau (Fra) 1985 Michel Bibillet (Fra) 1986 Francis Castaing (Fra) 1987 Jean-Claude Colotti (Fra) 1988 Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) 1989 Laurent Bezault (Fra) 1990 Francois Lemarchand (Fra) 1991 Fabrice Naessens (Bel) 1992 Bruno Cornillet (Fra) 1993 Dimitry Zhdanov (Rus) 1994 Patrick Van Roosbroeck (Bel) 1995 Mario De Clercq (Bel) 1996 Laurent Desbiens (Fra) 1997 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) 1998 Marco di Renzo (Ita) Cantina-Tollo 204 kms in 4.56.54 1999 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino 204 kms in 4.52.05 (41.947) Past winners from Mario Stiehl in Berlin