34th Tirreno-Adriatico, Hors CategoryItaly, March 10-17, 1999 |
Stage 8, Civitanova - San Benedetto del Tronto, 164 kms:Yesterday, the final sprint was marred by a bad fall involving the leading sprinters. The accident happened 75 metres from the line with the riders at full tilt. The aftermath of the crash revealed that Baldato and Palumbo both broke collar bones. Mario Cipollini who also was brought down decided not to start this morning. He told the press: "Two falls in five days is too much. Like I flew through the air today .... I can go skiing with the same risks."The other post-race excitement, if you can call it that, came with the delivery of summons to Bjarne Riis and Abraham Olano by police officials as they were on their way back to their hotels. They have been summoned to appear before the Bolognan Judicial Officer Giovanni Spinosa to account for their involvement in drugs in cycling. The drama goes on. Riis is being sought in relation to the allegations that have been made concerning his days with the Italian team Gewiss. So at 10.58 today, 161 riders left Civitanova bound for San Benedetto del Tronto 164 kms away. The riders who abandoned overnight were - Jimenez, Piepoli, Minali, Ballerini, Pianegonda, Konyshev, Caravaggio, Richard, Zanetti, Palumbo, Frattini, Van Petegem and Bortolami. The first hour of the race saw the peloton rolling along at a moderate speed - 32.9 km/h. It got worse and after two hours the peloton was averaging 30.7 km/h. When they arrived on the coast at San Benedetto del Tronto where they faced 8 laps of a 9 km finishing circuit the riders were confronted with a very strong cross wind which forced the formation of the echelons. After three hours of riding the average speed was rising gently to 33.033 km/h. The peloton was complete and on the second of the 8 finishing laps. During the 4th lap, Bettini won the first intermediate sprint from Pieri, Jenner and Nardello. The second sprint was also won by Bettini in front of Raimondi, Casarotto and Petacchi. The pace continued to be moderate although as the last laps came the peloton did increase the tempo. The final sprint was won by Jan Svorado from Fagnini and Giovanni Lombardi. The winning time was 4.22.14 and the average speed was 36.609 km/h. In the end it was a victory in the 34th Tirreno-Adriatico to Michele Bartoli who aggregated a time of 36.01.30 with an average speed of 38.885 km/h. Stage Results 1. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin 4.22.10 (36.6093 km/h) 2. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 3. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom 4. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti 5. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola 6. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux 7. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina 8. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 9. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio 10. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio 11. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio 12. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia 13. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole 14. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 15. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 16. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 17. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites 18. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne 19. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 20. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin 21. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne 22. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 23. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 24. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites 25. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole 26. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 27. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 28. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole 29. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 30. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 31. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 32. André Korff (Ger) Festina 33. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin 34. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin 35. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team 36. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 37. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 38. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio 39. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti 40. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti 41. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole 42. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti 43. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 44. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti 45. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 46. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 47. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin 48. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia 49. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina 50. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 51. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 52. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux 53. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 54. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 55. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 56. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina 57. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 58. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola 59. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole 60. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 61. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat 62. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 63. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 64. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom 65. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 66. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 67. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina 68. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina 69. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti 70. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux 71. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 72. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 73. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia 74. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 75. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 76. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 77. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros 78. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 79. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux 80. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 81. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio 82. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina 83. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin 84. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 85. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 86. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom 87. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola 88. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 89. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis 90. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 91. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 92. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 93. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto 94. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia 95. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 96. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola 97. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 98. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 99. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 100. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 101. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio 102. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 103. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 104. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 105. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis 106. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti 107. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne 108. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto 109. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 110. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 111. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites 112. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team 113. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia 114. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 115. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 116. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 117. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 118. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 119. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 120. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis 121. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 122. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 123. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 124. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 125. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis 0.30 126. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 0.30 127. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.42 128. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia 0.42 129. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.42 130. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 0.42 131. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola 0.42 132. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto 0.42 133. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 0.42 134. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 0.42 135. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis 0.42 136. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros 0.42 137. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux 0.42 138. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio 0.42 139. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 0.42 140. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 0.42 141. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux 0.42 142. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 0.42 143. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia 0.42 144. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola 0.42 145. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto 0.42 146. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 0.42 147. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux 0.53 148. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti 0.53 149. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team 0.53 150. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 1.04 151. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux 1.18 152. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 1.38 153. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne 1.38 154. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 1.44 155. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 1.44 Started: 161 Finished: 155 Did not start: José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola Final GC after Stage 8
1. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 36.03.30 2. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti 0.09 3. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 0.14 4. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.21 5. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.30 6. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 1.56 7. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 3.57 8. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole 4.26 9. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin 4.26 10. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites 4.27 11. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites 4.27 12. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 4.41 13. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 4.50 14. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina 5.07 15. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 5.46 16. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia 5.50 17. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 6.17 18. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros 11.12 19. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 11.45 20. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina 13.54 21. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto 16.30 22. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 16.40 23. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole 16.44 24. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 17.28 25. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola 17.30 26. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 18.05 27. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 18.05 28. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio 18.21 29. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio 18.27 30. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola 18.49 31. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 19.32 32. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola 19.40 33. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 19.54 34. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin 20.02 35. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team 20.03 36. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole 20.05 37. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 20.05 38. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 20.05 39. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 20.05 40. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina 20.05 41. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 20.05 42. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux 20.05 43. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 20.05 44. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 20.05 45. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis 20.05 46. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 20.14 47. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola 20.17 48. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 20.19 49. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 20.29 50. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 20.39 51. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 20.47 52. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti 21.24 53. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis 21.38 54. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 21.45 55. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 22.20 56. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 22.54 57. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 23.02 58. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio 23.22 59. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat 23.47 60. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto 23.48 61. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti 24.22 62. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux 25.16 63. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti 25.23 64. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne 25.42 65. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto 25.44 66. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 26.00 67. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom 26.27 68. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 26.54 69. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 27.39 70. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti 27.59 71. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 28.04 72. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 28.24 73. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 28.46 74. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 29.12 75. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto 29.29 76. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 29.42 77. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin 29.55 78. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 31.05 79. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 31.05 80. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux 31.13 81. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti 32.21 82. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 32.21 83. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 32.30 84. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola 33.00 85. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio 33.04 86. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia 33.23 87. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis 33.40 88. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina 34.02 89. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 34.05 90. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux 34.07 91. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio 34.16 92. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 34.23 93. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 34.34 94. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom 34.43 95. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 34.43 96. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 34.49 97. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole 34.59 98. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 35.09 99. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros 35.15 100. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio 37.34 101. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 37.41 102. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 37.44 103. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 38.01 104. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti 38.54 105. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne 39.20 106. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 39.54 107. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 40.11 108. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis 40.18 109. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 41.08 110. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 41.29 111. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 41.29 112. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 41.59 113. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 42.12 114. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites 42.30 115. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio 42.45 116. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 45.30 117. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 46.24 118. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 46.27 119. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 48.15 120. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia 48.54 121. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux 49.10 122. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team 49.53 123. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 50.00 124. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom 50.00 125. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne 50.01 126. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux 50.54 127. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia 51.17 128. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat 51.29 129. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis 51.31 130. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 51.37 131. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 52.00 132. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne 52.10 133. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina 52.16 134. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 52.21 135. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti 52.30 136. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 52.31 137. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin 53.14 138. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin 53.19 139. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia 53.19 140. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 53.19 141. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia 54.21 142. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 55.36 143. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin 57.20 144. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole 59.18 145. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux 1.00.25 146. André Korff (Ger) Festina 1.00.32 147. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.00.38 148. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux 1.00.47 149. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 1.01.20 150. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 1.02.33 151. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.05.18 152. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia 1.05.22 153. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina 1.05.42 154. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.07.44 155. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola 1.14.00 |