GP Jornal de Noticias, Cat 2.5

Portugal, May 5-9, 1999

1998 Results     Stage 1     Stage 2     Stage 3     Stage 4     Stage 5    

Stage 1, 208 kms:

 1. Fabio Trinci (Ita) Selle Italia 		     5.07.17
 2. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia
 3. Manuel Liberato (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza
 4. Jacob Rasmussen (Den) Team Acceptcard
 5. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia
 6. Iván Herrero (Spa) Matesica-Aboboda
 7. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia
 8. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 9. Pedro Martins (Por) Gresco/Tavira
10. Josu Isasi (Spa) Elite				s.t.

GC after Stage 1 

 1. Fabio Trinci (Ita) Selle Italia 		     5.07.07
 2. Raul Matias (Por) LA-Pecol				0.01
 3. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia			0.03
 4. Manuel Liberato (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza	0.06
 5. Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) LA-Pecol			0.07
 6. Jose Sousa (Por) Gresco/Tavira			0.08
 7. Helder Silva (Por) Elite				0.08
 8. Pedro Soeiro (Por) Recer Boavista			0.09
 9. Jacob Rasmussen (Den) Team Acceptcard		0.10
10. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia			0.10

Stage 2, Figueira da Foz - Caldas, 187.5 kms:

 1. Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) LA-Pecol 		     4.45.11 (39.448 km/h)
 2. Manuel Liberato (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza
 3. Fabio Trinci (Ita) Selle Italia
 4. Pedro Soeiro (Por) Recer Boavista
 5. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia
 6. José Sousa (Por) Gresco/Tavira
 7. Jacob Rasmussen (Den) Team Acceptcard
 8. Scott McGrory (Aus) Team Gerolsteiner
 9. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
10. Antonio Serra (Por) Maia-Cin
..
15. Antonio Nuñez (Spa) Recer Boavista			s.t.

GC after Stage 2 

 1. Fabio Trinci (Ita) Selle Italia 		     9.52.14
 2. Manuel Liberato (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza 	0.01
 3. Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) LA-Pecol 			0.01
 4. Raul Matias (Por) LA-Pecol				0.05
 5. Carlos Carneiro (Por) Maia-Cin			0.10
 6. Jan Karlsson (Swe) Team Acceptcard 			0.11
 7. Jose Sousa (Por) Gresco/Tavira 			0.12
 8. Melcior Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica 		0.12
 9. Delmino Pereira (Por) Recer Boavista		0.12
10. Helder Silva (Por) Elite				0.12

Stage 3, Caldas da Rainha - Coruche 161 kms:

 1. Fabio Trinci (Ita) Selle Italia 		     3.48.00 (42.368 km/h)
 2. Manuel Liberato (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza	
 3. Pedro Soeiro (Por) Recer Boavista
 4. Scott McGrory (Aus) Team Gerolsteiner
 5. Paulo Costa (Por) Matesica-Aboboda
 6. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 7. Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) LA-Pecol
 8. Ivan Herrero (Spa) Matesica-Aboboda
 9. Luis Colaço (Por) Parades Movel
10. Vicente Elvira (Spa) Matesica-Aboboda 		s.t.

GC after Stage 3 

 1. Fabio Trinci (Ita) Selle Italia 		    13.40.12
 2. Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) LA-Pecol	 		0.01
 3. Manuel Liberato (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza 	0.07
 4. Raul Matias (Por) LA-Pecol 				0.07
 5. Pedro Soeiro (Por) Recer Boavista 			0.08
 6. Carlos Carneiro (Por) Maia-Cin 			0.09
 7. Jorg Ludewig (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner		0.13
 8. Ibon Ajuria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			0.13
 9. Jan Karlsson (Swe) Team Acceptcard			0.13
10. Melcior Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica		0.14

Stage 4, Coruche - Marvao, 193.7 kms:

 1. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi	     4.49.05 (40.203 km/h)
 2. José Azevedo (Por) Maia-Cin 			0.01
 3. Melcior Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica		0.01
 4. Vitor Gamito (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza 	0.01
 5. Delmino Pereira (Por) Recer Boavista 		0.01
 6. Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		0.04 
 7. Philippe Fernandes (Fra) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza 	0.06 
 8. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia			0.08  
 9. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Maia-Cin 			0.08
10. Iñigo Chaurreua (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi		0.12

GC after Stage 4 

 1. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi	    18.29.23
 2. Melcior Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica		0.05 
 3. Jose Azevedo (Por) Maia-Cin 			0.05
 4. Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) LA-Pecol 			0.07 
 5. Delmino Pereira (Por) Recer Boavista 		0.09 
 6. Vitor Gamito (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza 	0.10 
 7. Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		0.11 
 8. Philippe Fernandes (Fra) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza 	0.16 
 9. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Maia-Cin 			0.18 
10. Joaquim Andrade (Por) Maia-Cin			0.22

Stage 5, ITT, 20.3 kms:

 1. Melcior Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica	       27.01
 2. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 		0.06
 3. Joaquim Andrade (Por) Maia-Cin 			0.16
 4. Jose Azevedo (Por) Maia-Cin 			0.33
 5. Vitor Gamito (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza 	0.35
 6. David Plaza (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica		0.40
 7. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Maia-Cin 			0.44
 8. Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 		1.00
 9. Alberto Amaral (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica		1.02
10. Jan Karlsson (Swe) Team Acceptcard 			1.07

Final GC after Stage 5 

 1. Melcior Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica	    18.56.29
 2. Alberto Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 		0.01
 3. Joaquim Andrade (Por) Maia-Cin 			0.33
 4. Jose Azevedo (Por) Maia-Cin 			0.33
 5. Vitor Gamito (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza 	0.40
 6. Rui lavarinhas (Por) Maia-Cin			0.57
 7. David Plaza (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica		1.06
 8. Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) LA-Pecol 			1.13
 9. Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 		1.17
10. Philippe Fernandes (Fra) Porta da Ravessa-Milaneza 	1.19
Thanks to Fernando Ferrari from Meta 2mil

Past Winners

1990 Jorge-Manuel Silva (Por)
1992 Cassio Freitas (Bra)
1993 Vitor-Manuel Gamito (Por)
1994 Francisco Cerezo (Spa)
1995 Joaquim-Augusto Gomes (Por)
1996 Paulo-Jorge Ferreira (Por)
1997 Evgeni Berzin (Rus)
1998 Romans Vainsteins (Let) Kross-Selle Italia
1999 Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica