66th Paris-Nice, Hors CategoryFrance, March 7-14, 1999 |
The Stages
Stage 3, Sens - Nevers, 214 kms:After yesterday there was some bad feeling in the race with respect to Rabobank. Belgian Franck Vandenbroucke had punctured around 12 kms to go and was left stranded without his car for some time. His two teammates who were in the break dominated by Rabobank were also not to be seen. At that point, Jan Raas ordered the Rabobank to drive the break even harder and this resulted in VDB losing some time. There were mutterings afterwards about sporting behaviour.Anyway, today was another day and after the rain and cold of yesterday the riders left Sens in light rain and some wind in the early part of the stage. Australian Matt White mounted a timid attack but was quickly hauled back by the peloton who were taking it very easy indeed. At km 63, the sprint for bonifications saw Stuart O'Grady take 3 precious seconds in front of De Waele (2) and Erik Dekker (1) and this put the Australian into the leader's white jersey "on the road". Then 6 riders included Gaumon and Dacruz tried in vain. The second hour passed with an average of 30.7 kms. Nothing was happening at all. After the sprint victory by O'Grady at Taconnay (km 128) in front of Perraudeau and Henk Vogels the race took some shape. The clouds cleared a bit and the rain stopped. Any attempts at attacks were being stopped by the peloton. 8 riders went away at km 136 with Richard Virenque and Jaan Kirsipuu forming a small break by themselves and the other 6 being caught by the peloton very quickly. Virenque drove the break and by 138 kms he had a 10 second gap. He didn't have the heart though and quickly abandoned the attempt. A good move! Another attack went with Dacruz taking a rapid 20 second gap at km 148 building this to 0.40 at km 152. He was very courageous and held off the peloton for more than 45 kms. The 5th hour was now up and his tiredness showed. He was doomed because the teams with the sprinters now took over the race. After 50 kms of solo riding on the front, Dacruz was caught by a rapidly accelerating peloton. The final sprint at Nevers was contested in front of a huge crowd. Kirsipuu won from his teammate Barthe. The leadership was transferred from Tchmil to O'Grady on account of the intermediate sprint bonifications. The race to the sun was also finally seeing some sun. Stage Results
1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino 5.45.23 (37.176 km/h) 2. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino 3. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole 4. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank 5. Andrej Hauptmann (Slo) Vini Caldirola 6. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 7. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole 8. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank 9. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 10. Frédéric Finot (Fra) Crédit Agricole 11. Christophe Cappelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 12. Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo 13. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service 14. Fabien Dewaele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 15. Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) Cantina Tollo 16. Marco Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 17. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 18. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux 19. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93 20. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service 21. Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Post Swiss Team 22. Gert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 23. Peter Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 24. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Crédit Agricole 25. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 26. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 27. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 28. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 29. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Française des Jeux 30. Franck Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis 31. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Française des Jeux 32. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 33. Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 34. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 35. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina 36. Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 37. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina 38. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina 39. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step 40. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal Service 41. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar 42. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 43. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Cantina Tollo 44. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis 45. Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca 46. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 47. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 48. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti 49. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco-Cannondale 50. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 51. Ruggero Borghi (Ita) Vini Caldirola 52. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo 53. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux 54. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Casino 55. Christian Charriere (Swi) Post Swiss Team 56. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina 57. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 58. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 59. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Polti 60. Richard Virenque (Fra) Polti 61. Eduardo Hernandez Bailo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 62. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole 63. Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino 64. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 65. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola 66. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis 67. Yvan Haymoz (Swi) Post Swiss Team 68. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service 69. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 70. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux 71. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola 72. Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 73. Chris Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole 74. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis 75. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team 76. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 77. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 78. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Post Swiss Team 79. Cédric Fragnière (Swi) Post Swiss Team 80. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 81. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 82. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 83. Francisco Leon Mane (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 84. Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 85. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Festina 86. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 87. Alexander Moos (Swi) Festina 88. Mirko Crepaldi (Ita) Polti 89. Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 90. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 91. Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola 92. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service 93. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 94. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team 95. Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco-Cannondale 96. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal Service 97. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti 98. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti 99. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 100. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis 101. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Cofidis 102. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 103. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino 104. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis 105. Guido Trentin (Ita) Vini Caldirola 106. Frederic Vifian (Swi) Post Swiss Team 107. Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step 108. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 109. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Cantina Tollo 110. Pascal Deramé (Fra) US Postal Service 111. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux 112. Valentino China (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 113. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino 114. Denis Lunghi (Ita) Polti 115. Matthew White (Aus) Vini Caldirola 116. Eros Poli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 0.18 117. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 0.20 118. Francisco Andreu (USA) US Postal Service 0.44 119. Aïtor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.50 120. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Festina 1.06 121. Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola 2.15 Did not start: Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Casino Christophe Bassons (Fra) La Française des Jeux Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo Abandoned: Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis Yvon Ledanois (Fra) La Française des Jeux GC after Stage 3
1. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole 10.38.00 2. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 0.04 3. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank 0.21 4. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 0.28 5. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 0.29 6. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 0.32 7. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 0.32 8. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 0.38 9. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 0.44 10. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 1.09 11. Chris Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole 1.59 12. Franck Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis 2.04 13. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis 2.09 14. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2.10 15. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino 2.11 16. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola 2.14 17. Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.18 18. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina 2.19 19. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar 2.20 20. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 2.21 21. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service 2.23 22. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal Service 2.27 23. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Festina 2.27 24. Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Post Swiss Team 2.28 25. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.29 26. Andrej Hauptmann (Slo) Vini Caldirola 2.29 27. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole 2.31 28. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Française des Jeux 2.33 29. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 2.33 30. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 2.35 31. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 2.36 32. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina 2.36 33. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.37 34. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.37 35. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 2.38 36. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis 2.38 37. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.38 38. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 2.39 39. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux 2.39 40. Peter Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.39 41. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux 2.40 42. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti 2.43 43. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola 2.43 44. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service 2.43 45. Gert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.45 46. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2.45 47. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Cofidis 2.47 48. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Française des Jeux 2.51 49. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux 2.54 50. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 2.55 51. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina 2.55 52. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank 2.56 53. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino 2.59 54. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina 3.00 55. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis 3.01 56. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 3.01 57. Alexander Moos (Swi) Festina 3.01 58. Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 3.02 59. Fabien Dewaele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 3.07 60. Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) Cantina Tollo 3.08 61. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service 3.11 62. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 3.11 63. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team 3.12 64. Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo 3.17 65. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux 3.22 66. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step 3.25 67. Richard Virenque (Fra) Polti 3.26 68. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 3.34 69. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Casino 3.35 70. Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step 3.41 71. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 3.46 72. Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino 3.58 73. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis 3.59 74. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco-Cannondale 4.00 75. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino 4.04 76. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 4.13 77. Pascal Deramé (Fra) US Postal Service 4.31 78. Francisco Andreu (USA) US Postal Service 4.52 79. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole 11.30 80. Frédéric Finot (Fra) Crédit Agricole 11.35 81. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti 11.43 82. Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 11.49 83. Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola 12.02 84. Denis Lunghi (Ita) Polti 12.05 85. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Polti 12.09 86. Marco Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 12.09 87. Mirko Crepaldi (Ita) Polti 12.09 88. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service 12.03 89. Guido Trentin (Ita) Vini Caldirola 12.18 90. Christophe Cappelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 12.19 91. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino 12.19 92. Christian Charriere (Swi) Post Swiss Team 12.28 93. Ruggero Borghi (Ita) Vini Caldirola 12.29 94. Eros Poli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 12.32 95. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti 12.49 96. Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 18.08 97. Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 18.16 98. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team 18.32 99. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Post Swiss Team 18.33 100. Matthew White (Aus) Vini Caldirola 18.39 101. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93 18.40 102. Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 18.41 103. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal Service 18.43 104. Valentino China (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 18.48 105. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Cantina Tollo 18.48 106. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 18.48 107. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 18.49 108. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 18.53 109. Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco-Cannondale 18.56 110. Frederic Vifian (Swi) Post Swiss Team 18.57 111. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis 19.01 112. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Festina 19.02 113. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 19.10 114. Cédric Fragnière (Swi) Post Swiss Team 19.12 115. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Cantina Tollo 19.30 116. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo 19.46 117. Yvan Haymoz (Swi) Post Swiss Team 20.56 118. Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola 21.01 119. Francisco Leon Mane (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 25.59 120. Eduardo Hernandez Bailo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 26.02 121. Aïtor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 33.18 |