24th Rapport Toer

South Africa, February 25-March 6, 1999

Teams and riders     Route Map

  • Stage 1 - February 25, Pretoria Street Race, 2.4 kms:
  • Stage 2 - February 25, Pretoria - Potchefstroom, 198.1 kms:
  • Stage 3 - February 26, Welkom - Bloemfontein, 179.04 kms:
  • Stage 4 - February 27, De Rust - Oudtshoorn, 119.2 kms:
  • Rest Day - February 28
  • Stage 5 - March 1, Oudtshoorn ITT, 29.05 kms:
  • Stage 6 - March 1, Oudtshoorn - Mosselbay, 113.7 kms:
  • Stage 7 - March 2, Riversdal - Montagu, 198.1 kms:
  • Stage 8 - March 3, Montagu - Worcester, 223.9 kms:
  • Stage 9 - March 4, Worcester - Paarl, 175.4 kms:
  • Stage 10 - March 5, Houtbay - Cape Town ITT, 19.7 kms:
  • Stage 11 - March 6, Circle around Blaauwberg, 130 kms:

Preview

The 1999 Rapport Cycle Tour will be one of the hardest and closely fought editions of the race which is in its 24th year. The local teams will be tested by a number of international teams that have made the trip to South Africa. To add to the attraction, the 1389 km route is tougher than ever.

The Rapport Tour starts in Pretoria's Church Square on February 25 with a short street race. Several relatively flat stages in the Gauteng and Free State regions precede the tougher stages. Then they head towards the mountains of the Western Cape and the real action will begin on Stage 8 (March 3) when the peloton has to negotiate the 224 kms journey from Montagu to Worcester over the Karoo.

The stage is likely to decide the GC. It requires 3 Mountain pass sprints, two of which involve 6 km-climbs. The Tour ends in Blaauwberg, Cape Town on March 6.

Stage 1, Pretoria Street Race, 2.4 kms:

 1. Malcolm Lange (Refhold) 			2.01
 2. Etienne van Wyk (AIG RSA) 			0.04
 3. Sandro Bijnen (AIG RSA) 			0.06
 4. Owen Hannie (Kazakstan) 			0.10
 5. Davy Peirsman (CFP RSA) 			0.10
 6. Pavel Nevdakh (Nurnberger) 			0.10
 7. Mike Weismann (Gerolsteiner) 		0.10
 8. Davy Peirsman (Piels-Gazelle) 		0.10
 9. Simon Kessler (IBM Lotus) 			0.10
10. Jans Koerts (Zetelhalen Beveren) 		0.10




Stage 2, Pretoria - Potchefstroom, 187.4 kms:


 1. Nicholas White (AIG-RSA) 		     4.39.26
 2. Volker Ordowski (GST)  			0.01
 3. Andrei Mizurov (Kazakstan)  		0.01
 4. Malcolm Lange (Refhold)			0.09
 5. Jans Koerts (CFP RSA)  			0.19
 6. Mike Weismann (Nurnberger)  		0.19
 7. Ryan Cox (IBM Lotus)  			0.19
 8. Tiaan Kannemeyer (IBM Lotus)  		0.19
 9. Frank Schink (Nurnberger)  			0.19
10. Daniel Spence (IBM Lotus)  			0.19


Note: I only have GC after each stage.



Stage 3, Welkom - Bloemfontein, 172.2 kms:


 1. Nicholas White (AIG RSA) 		     9.02.29
 2. Andrei Mizourov (Kazakstan) 		0.03
 3. Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) 		0.05
 4. Jans Koerts (CFP RSA) 			0.09
 5. Micheal Rich (Gerolsteiner) 		0.22
 6. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kazakstan) 		0.25
 7. Mike Weismann (Nurnberger) 			0.25


Note: I only have GC after each stage.



Stage 4, De Rust - Oudtshoorn, 120.8 kms.


 1. Nicholas White (AIG RSA) 		    11.55.30
 2. Jans Koerts (CFP RSA) 			0.02
 3. Andrei Mizurov (Kazakstan) 			0.03
 4. Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) 		0.05
 5. Sven Teutenberg (Gerolsteiner) 		0.15
 6. Mike Weisman (Nurnberger) 			0.19
 7. Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner) 		0.20
 8. Frank Schink (Nurnberger) 			0.20
 9. Douglas Ryder (IBM Lotus) 			0.23
10. Jac-Louis van Wyk (AIG RSA) 		0.24





Stage 5, Oudtshoorn ITT, 29.05 kms:


 1. Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner) 	       31.59
 2. Uwe Pesche (Gerolsteiner) 			0.32
 3. James Perry (Ref) 				0.53
 4. Thomas Liese (Nurnberger) 			1.52
 5. Tiaan Kannemeyer (IBM Lotus) 		2.02
 6. Andre Mizurov (Kazakstan) 			2.03
 7. Nicholas White (AIG RSA) 			2.24
 8. Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) 		2.29
 9. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kazakstan) 		2.30
10. Jans Koerts (CFP RSA) 			2.33





Stage 6, Oudtshoorn - Mosselbay, 113.7 kms:


 1. Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner) 	    15.22.29
 2. Andre Mizurov (Kazakstan) 			1.45
 3. Thomas Liese (Nurnberger) 			1.58
 4. Jans Koerts (CFP RSA) 			2.07
 5. Tiaan Kannemeyer (IBM Lotus) 		2.08
 6. Nicholas White (AIG RSA) 			2.09
 7. Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) 		2.15
 8. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kazakstan) 		2.39
 9. Sven Teutenberg (Gerolsteiner) 		2.43
10. Mirko Puglioli (Amore e Vita) 		2.53




Stage 7, Riversdal - Montagu, 198.1 kms:


 1. Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner) 	    20.45.58
 2. Andre Mizurov (Kazakstan) 			1.55
 3. Thomas Liese (Nurnberger) 			2.08
 4. Tiaan Kannemeyer (IBM Lotus) 		2.08
 5. Nicholas White (AIG RSA) 			2.19
 6. Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) 		2.25
 7. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kazakstan) 		2.49
 8. Mirko Puglioli (Amore e Vita) 		3.03
 9. Douglas Ryder (IBM Lotus) 			3.19
10. Jurgen Werner (Nurnberger) 			3.21





Stage 8, Montagu - Worcester, 223.9 kms:


 1. Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner) 	    26.38.41
 2. Andre Mizurov (Kazakstan) 			1.55
 3. Thomas Liese (Nurnberger) 			2.08
 4. Tiaan Kannemeyer (IBM Lotus) 		2.16
 5. Nicholas White (AIG RSA) 			2.19
 6. Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) 		2.25
 7. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kazakstan) 		2.49
 8. Mirko Puglioli (Amore e Vita) 		3.03
 9. Douglas Ryder (IBM Lotus) 			3.19
10. Jurgen Werner (Nurnberger) 			3.21





Stage 9, Worcester - Paarl, 175.4 kms:


 1. Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner)  	    31.28.17
 2. Andrei Mizurov (Kazakstan) 			1.54
 3. Thomas Liese (Nurnberger) 			2.08
 4. Tiaan Kannemeyer (IBM Lotus) 		2.13
 5. Nicholas White (AIG RSA) 			2.17
 6. Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) 		2.25
 7. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kazakstan) 		2.49
 8. Mirko Puglioli (Amore e Vita) 		3.03
 9. Jurgen Werner (Nurnberger) 			3.17
10. Douglas Ryder (IBM Lotus) 			3.19





Stage 10, Houtbay - Cape Town ITT, 19.7 kms:


 1. Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner)  	    31.54.48
 2. Andrei Mizurov (Kazakstan) 			2.02
 3. Nicholas White (AIG RSA) 			2.38
 4. Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) 		3.31
 5. Thomas Liese (Nurnberger) 			3.46
 6. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kazakstan) 		4.13
 7. Tiaan Kannemeyer (IBM Lotus) 		4.19
 8. Douglas Ryder (IBM Lotus) 			5.39
 9. Jacque Le Roux (Refhold) 			5.41
10. Jurgen Werner (Nurnberger) 			5.44





Stage 11, Circle around Blaauwberg, 130 kms:


 1. Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner)  	    35.05.30
 2. Andrei Mizurov (Kazakstan) 			2.02
 3. Nicholas White (AIG RSA) 			2.38
 4. Volker Ordowski (Gerolsteiner) 		3.31
 5. Thomas Liese (Nurnberger) 			3.46
 6. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kazakstan) 		4.13
 7. Tiaan Kannemeyer (IBM Lotus) 		4.19
 8. Jurgen Werner (Nurnberger) 			5.37
 9. Douglas Ryder (IBM Lotus) 			5.39
10. Jacque Le Roux (Refhold) 			5.41







Complete Starting List


IBM-Lotus (RSA)			AIG South Africa

1. Douglas Ryder		 6. Jac-Louis van Wyk
2. Owen Hannie			 7. Rodney (Jock) Green
3. Ryan Cox			 8. Nicholas White
4. Tiaan Kannemeyer		 9. Etienne van Wyk
5. Daniel Spence		10. Jeremy Maartens

Computer Forms CC (RSA)		Refhold (RSA)

11. Kosie Loubser		16. Malcolm Lange
12. Ian McLeod			17. Simon Kessler
13. Cameron McLeod		18. Neil McDonald
14. Davy Dubbeldam		19. James Perry
15. Jans Koerts			20. Robert Blatch

Orbea Zürich Team (Swi)		Kazakstan (Kaz)

21. Roberto Lezavn		26. Serguei Beloussov
22. Fabrice Julien		27. Valeri Titov
23. Gael Perry			28. Dmitri Fofonov
24. Laurent Goercy		29. Andrei Mizourov
25. Jean Christophe Savignoni	30. Vadim Kravtchenko

Zetelhalen-Beveren (Bel)	Amore e Vita (Ita)

31. Guy Smet			36. Tim Jones
32. Cedric van Lommel		37. Gilberto Zattoni
33. Stefaan van Duyse		38. Fillipo Meloni
34. Darryn Medhurst		39. Manuel Scopsi
35. Davy Peirsman		40. Mirko Puglioli

Gerolsteiner (Ger)		Nürnberger (Ger)

41. Anton Chantyr		46. Frank Schink
42. Thomas Neulbacher		47. Mike Weissman
43. Uwe Peschel			48. Christian van Dartel
44. Michael Rich		49. Thomas Liese
				50. Jurgen Werner

Piels-Gazelle (Ned)		Czech Republic

51. Corne Castein		56. Tomas Lejska
52. Peep Mikli			57. Stanislav Kozubek
53. Marco Luyten		58. Michal Kalenda
54. Jeroen Slagter		59. Rudolf Juricky
55. Sandro Bynen		60. Josef Kankovsky

Swiss National Team		RSA Development Team

61. Adrian Struby		66. Allister Andrews
62. Martin Bolt			67. Paul Minnaar
63. Roman Peter			68. Gerald Jepthas
64. Marco Roth			69. Ahmed Khatieb
65. Stevew Zampiri		70. Brian Loff