36th GP Kanton Aargau/GP Gippingen, Cat 1.1

Switzerland, May 2, 1999


1998 Results     Past Winners    

Gippingen, 10 x 19.6 kms laps, 196 kms:

Romans Vainsteins beat Gabriele Missaglia and Slovenian Gozard in a three-up sprint to win the 36th GP Gippingen. The race also saw the re-entry to the racing peloton by Swiss rider Alex Zülle, after serving his suspension for drug taking. He was also in Banesto colours for the first time and came in 58th. He said he felt good at the start. During his suspension, the 31-year old Zülle rode 8000 kms and was well prepared. He said: "I am still about 2 kgs above my ideal racing weight. That will come of in the next weeks without doubt."

 1. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola 		      4.38.01 (42.299 km/h) 
 2. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 
 3. Gozard Stangelj (Slo) Mobilvetta-Northwave 
 4. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 					 0.02
 5. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 			 0.08
 6. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 			 0.08
 7. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 			 0.08
 8. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 			 0.20
 9. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 			 0.20
10. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 			 0.20
11. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 				 0.20
12. Christian Charriere (Swi) Post Swiss Team 			 0.20
13. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola 			 0.20
14. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 		 0.37
15. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 			 3.43
16. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria 		 3.43
17. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team 			 5.35
18. Josef Christen (Swi) Team Ericsson Villiger 		11.58
19. Lukas Zumsteg (Swi) Team Ericsson Villiger 			17.48
20. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 			17.48
21. Marco Gili (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria 			17.48
22. Kurt Vandewouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 			17.51
23. Alessandro Calzolari (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 		17.51
24. Urs Graf (Swi) Team Ericsson Villiger 			19.06
25. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team			19.06
26. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 			21.15
27. Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 				21.15
28. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria 		21.15
29. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 				21.15
30. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team			 	21.15
31. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank 				21.15
32. Felice Puttini (Swi) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria 		21.15
33. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis 				21.15
34. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom 				21.15
35. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 				21.15
36. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina Lotus 				21.15
37. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites 			21.15
38. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti 				21.15
39. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis 					21.15
40. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina Lotus 			21.15
41. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 			21.15
42. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Team Polti 			21.15
43. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin 			21.15
44. Manu Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step	 		21.15
45. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 			21.15
46. Stephane Goubert (Fra) Team Polti 				21.15
47. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin 				21.15
48. Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin		 		21.15
49. aurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 			21.15
50. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti 				21.15
51. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto 				21.15
52. Armin Meier (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 				21.15
53. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria 		21.15
54. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto 				21.15
55. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom 					21.15
56. Patrick Jonker (Ned) Rabobank 				21.15
57. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 			21.15
58. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto 					21.15
59. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom 					21.15
60. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites 			21.15
61. Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Post Swiss Team 			21.15
62. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina Lotus 				21.15
63. Maeco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 			21.15
Thanks to Ernst Bretscher, from Switzerland

Past Winners

1998 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Asics 		196 kms in 4.49.26
1999 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola 	196 kms in 4.38.01 (42.299 km/h)