82nd Giro d'Italia, Grand Tour

Italy, May 15-June 6, 1999

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Laurent Jalabert, victorious yesterday is confident that he can regain the Maglia Rosa from Marco Pantani on Wednesday after the 42 kms ITT at Treviso. He said that: "I am confident about it. I am feeling well and have been recovering well given that this is the third week of the race." But Jalabert is realistic of where he will be placed by the time the race reaches Milan on Sunday. "In the mountain stages, Pantani is very strong. But taking everything into account, being second in Milan will be a great achievement for me."

Pantani said: "The Giro is very much alive at the moment. I may lose say three seconds per kms on the ITT but my legs are good enough to stop it being 4. Then we will see in the Dolomites how much I can get back."

As to today's stage, Italian Mario Cipollini came back into the race's spotlight with a storming finish into Castelfranco Veneto. Then he quit the Giro. This was his 4th stage victory in this year's race and his 29th success in the all the Giro's he has contested. He remains the premier sprinter in the peloton. He came from second wheel in the last 200 metres (behind Russian Serguei Smetanine) and then announced that he was abandoning the race. This was the anniversary of his first ever Giro victory - June 1, 1989. The race now involves an ITT and three tough mountain stages in the Dolomites with the last stage favouring sprinters on Sunday in Milan.

The stage went from Lumezzane to Castelfranco Veneto today taking the riders from the Lombardy region to the Venetian region. The peloton was strung out in a long line as they raced across the flat plains. The riders were as tradition calls given ice creams by admiring supporters - a lemon flavour for Marco Pantani and a chocolate one for Laurent Jalabert.

Pantani said today that the race parcours was: "As flat as a billiards table."

The real race will come down to the climbing on Thursday through Saturday. Pantani is still insisting that while the terrain is to his favour: "There are still possibilities that breaks can go away. The test will come on Thursday at the climb of the Alpe de Pampeago - the last 4 kms. And then on Saturday there are a succession of climbs over Gavia, Mortirolo, and Santa Cristina on the way to Aprica."

Cipollini talked after the race of his ambitions in Sydney next year: "How many sprinters are still winning after 10 years at this level? Very few, I know. Even after all this time I am still strongly motivated to win. It's personal satisfaction and makes my sacrifices seem worthwhile. I am going home now because I need to recuperate. I don't want to be worn out next month because of the Tour de France, and also because I have to race until October." He admitted he is aiming for the World Pursuit championship with an eye on the Olympic event in 2000.

Stage 17, Lumezzane - Castelfranco Veneto, 198 kms:

  1. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      5.42.49
  2. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan-Alessio
  3. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  4. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Siguros
  5. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
  6. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  7. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  8. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
  9. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
 10. Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 11. Francesco Arazzi (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 12. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti
 13. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 14. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
 15. Marco Gili (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 16. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 17. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 18. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 19. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 20. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 21. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 22. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti
 23. Sergei Gontchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec
 24. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 25. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio
 26. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin
 27. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
 28. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
 29. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti
 30. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 31. Andrea Noe' (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 32. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 33. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 34. Nicola Miceli (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
 35. Aleksandr Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 36. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti
 37. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 38. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 39. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 40. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites
 41. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 42. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Ballan-Alessio
 43. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros
 44. Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 45. Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
 46. José Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 47. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 48. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan-Alessio
 49. Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 50. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Navigare-Gaerne
 51. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 52. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 53. William Chann Mcrae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step
 54. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 55. Denis Zanette (Ita) Team Polti
 56. Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec
 57. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 58. Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti
 59. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Pata
 60. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 61. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Siguros
 62. Jose' Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto
 63. Orlando Sergio Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto
 64. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 65. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
 66. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 67. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 68. Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec
 69. David Navas Chica (Spa) Banesto
 70. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Navigare-Gaerne
 71. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
 72. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto
 73. Felice Puttini (Swi) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 74. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Siguros
 75. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 76. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
 77. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                            0.17
 78. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                     0.24
 79. David Canada Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.24
 80. Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         0.24
 81. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria              0.24
 82. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     0.24
 83. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                               0.24
 84. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                   0.24
 85. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave              0.24
 86. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                0.24
 87. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            0.24
 88. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        0.24
 89. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                        0.24
 90. Eugeni Berzin (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                  0.24
 91. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     0.24
 92. Victor Pena (Col) Vitalicio Siguros                            0.24
 93. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                   0.24
 94. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          0.24
 95. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti                              0.24
 96. Francisco J. Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros            0.24
 97. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     0.24
 98. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       0.24
 99. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 0.24
100. Inigo Cuesta Lopez de Castro (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          0.24
101. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.24
102. José Jaime Gonzalez Pico (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca              0.24
103. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  0.24
104. Eduardo Hernandez Bailo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               0.24
105. Fausto Dotti (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                               0.24
106. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        0.24
107. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          0.24
108. Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                  0.32
109. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.52
110. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec               0.59
111. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.59
112. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  0.59
113. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                0.59
114. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                         0.59
115. Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                        1.05
116. Hendrik Van dyck (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                         1.10
117. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                 1.10
118. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                      1.19
119. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas-Pata                              1.22
120. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      1.29
121. Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                        2.13
122. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                            2.32
123. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        2.32
124. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     2.32
125. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        3.10
126. Pieter Vries (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             4.47
127. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step                        4.47
128. Gines Salmeron Martinez (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                4.51
129. Stefano Faustini (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                           4.51
130. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      5.10
131. Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                    7.48
132. Olivier Asmaker (Fra) TVM-Farm Frites                          7.48
133. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          7.48

GC after Stage 17 

  1. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  78.35.36
  2. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        2.05
  3. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      2.06
  4. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti                                    2.33
  5. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                         2.43
  6. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                           5.48
  7. Sergei Gontchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                  5.57
  8. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Navigare-Gaerne                          6.25
  9. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                            6.38
 10. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria               8.18
 11. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Siguros                      8.21
 12. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                 8.25
 13. Nicola Miceli (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                              8.57
 14. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               9.31
 15. Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              9.38
 16. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                         9.51
 17. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      9.51
 18. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Siguros                      10.37
 19. Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 11.13
 20. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      12.06
 21. José Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            12.15
 22. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   13.32
 23. Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti                             14.16
 24. Aleksandr Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    15.41
 25. José Jaime Gonzalez Pico (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca             16.36
 26. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 17.37
 27. Andrea Noe' (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            18.17
 28. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  19.16
 29. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        19.19
 30. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                             19.19
 31. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Pata                          20.22
 32. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                              21.31
 33. Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                               22.14
 34. Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                   28.11
 35. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria               30.49
 36. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      31.36
 37. Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                 33.55
 38. Felice Puttini (Swi) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                34.34
 39. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                       38.14
 40. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Navigare-Gaerne                          41.11
 41. Jose' Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                              41.57
 42. Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                    44.5
 43. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  45.5
 44. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    46.29
 45. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    47.36
 46. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave             49.22
 47. Francisco J. Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros           49.47
 48. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                         51.14
 49. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                    53.47
 50. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                               57.05
 51. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  58.05
 52. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          58.22
 53. William Chann Mcrae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                    59.47
 54. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria           1.00.44
 55. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                         1.01.56
 56. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                         1.02.32
 57. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                1.04.13
 58. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia             1.04.42
 59. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    1.09.38
 60. Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      1.13.17
 61. Fausto Dotti (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                            1.14.00
 62. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         1.15.15
 63. Eugeni Berzin (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria               1.16.35
 64. Orlando Sergio Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                1.18.05
 65. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec            1.18.16
 66. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       1.19.59
 67. Victor Pena (Col) Vitalicio Siguros                         1.21.22
 68. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       1.22.00
 69. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     1.22.07
 70. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi              1.23.52
 71. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria           1.26.13
 72. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                      1.27.45
 73. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                       1.32.59
 74. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                             1.33.20
 75. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                   1.33.35
 76. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         1.36.36
 77. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  1.36.55
 78. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                   1.37.41
 79. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                             1.38.27
 80. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                1.39.16
 81. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     1.40.35
 82. Inigo Cuesta Lopez de Castro (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank       1.40.42
 83. Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec               1.43.50
 84. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   1.44.54
 85. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti                            1.45.43
 86. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas-Pata                           1.47.15
 87. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                           1.47.23
 88. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          1.48.05
 89. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                              1.49.21
 90. Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank     1.49.30
 91. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      1.50.08
 92. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          1.51.03
 93. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     1.51.20
 94. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                            1.51.42
 95. Marco Gili (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                  1.52.03
 96. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                       1.52.34
 97. David Canada Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                1.52.41
 98. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  1.52.43
 99. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                         1.53.12
100. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    1.54.02
101. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                     1.54.28
102. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Siguros                   1.54.48
103. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   1.54.48
104. David Navas Chica (Spa) Banesto                             1.55.06
105. Eduardo Hernandez Bailo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            1.55.37
106. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan-Alessio                        1.56.40
107. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                        1.59.17
108. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           1.59.31
109. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti                           1.59.43
110. Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                     2.00.01
111. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                          2.00.35
112. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     2.00.45
113. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec             2.02.31
114. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 2.02.48
115. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               2.08.39
116. Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     2.09.40
117. Denis Zanette (Ita) Team Polti                              2.10.09
118. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil              2.11.39
119. Gines Salmeron Martinez (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros             2.12.24
120. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step                     2.12.29
121. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                 2.13.44
122. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                2.13.47
123. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                          2.15.26
124. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                  2.16.29
125. Francesco Arazzi (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria            2.16.50
126. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    2.17.32
127. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  2.22.37
128. Pieter Vries (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          2.22.59
129. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     2.26.19
130. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                     2.28.34
131. Stefano Faustini (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                        2.33.44
132. Hendrik Van Dyck (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                      2.34.32
133. Olivier Asmaker (Fra) TVM-Farm Frites                       2.54.56