36th Tour de l'Avenir, Cat 2.5

France, September 2-11, 1999

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The second stage of the 36th Tour de l'Avenir which was raced over 149.5 kms between Plumelec and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, saw Austrian rider Gerhard Trampusch taking the yellow leader's jersey and the green points jersey. The Austrians also celebrated Team Gerolsteiner's Peter Wrolich stage win. Wrolich won the sprint from his 16 breakaway parnters. Yoann Le Boulanger retained the climber's jersey.

The stage began very quickly up to the first major difficulty - the Côte de Josselin, where Peter Wrolich attacked and went clear with Steve Vermaut, Thorwald Veneberg, Benoît Poilvet and Jérome Delbove. After the first hour the avs was 47.1 km/h and accelerating. The peloton were being left behind big-time. It was hard to believe the pace. The gap rose to 4.30 over the top of the Côte de la Secouette, 7.40 at Limerzel and then 8.50 at Peaule.

At this point the big professional teams in the peloton - Big Mat-Auber 93, La Française des Jeux, Banesto and Euskatel-Euskadi - reacted and started to cooperate in the chase. The gap then came down quickly. 4.00 at the premie sprint at Saint-Joachim and 1.00 as they went past the finish line for the first time at Saint-Brevin-les-Pins. There were two finishing laps.

On the first of the finishing laps, 11 riders counter attacked and soon bridged the gap to the 5 out front. The attack was on the climb of the Pont de Saint-Nazaire at km 126. The riders were Osa, Barbosa, Lastras and Latasa (all Banesto), Berges and Chouffe (both from Big Mat), Renier (Vendée U), Martinez (Euskatel), Nazon (La Française des Jeux), Trampusch (Austria) and Vestol (Norway). All eyes were on Gerhard Trampusch, 2nd on GC at 0.04 to the German Ludewig. The escape by Trampusch put him into the GC leadership. Wrolich rightly won the stage after driving the initial attack for 132 kms. The Gerolsteiner team thus has won the first two stages - Wrolich today and Ludewig yesterday.

Stage 2, Plumelec - Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, 149.5 kms:

AVS: 44.872 km/h

  1. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                     3.19.54
  2. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  3. Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
  4. Candido Barbosa (Por) Banesto
  5. Franck Renier (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire
  6. Bjornar Vestol (Nor) Norway
  7. Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
  8. Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Austria
  9. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 10. Unai Osa (Spa) Banesto
 11. Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
 12. Jérome Delbove (Fra) Cofidis
 13. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 14. Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto
 15. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 16. David Latasa (Spa) Banesto
 17. Saulius Ruskis (Rus) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                 0.29
 18. Stefan Van Dyck (Ned) Rabobank                               0.29
 19. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93                             0.29
 20. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Norway                                    0.29
 21. Stéphane Auroux (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo          0.29
 22. Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Norway                                0.29
 23. Christian Poos (Lux) Luxembourg                              0.29
 24. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo      0.29
 25. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Luxembourg                                 0.29
 26. Sandro Guttinger (Swi) Switzerland                           0.29
 27. Mickaël Leveau (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo           0.29
 28. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      0.29
 29. Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire         0.29
 30. Denis Salmon (Fra) Bretagne                                  0.29
 31. Tony Cavet (Fra) Normandie                                   0.29
 32. Gisle Vihoyr (Nor) Norway                                    0.29
 33. Matthew Hayman (Ned) Rabobank                                0.29
 34. Stéphane Couge (Fra) Normandie                               0.29
 35. Bradley McGee (Aus) La Française des Jeux                    0.29
 36. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                     0.29
 37. Lenaïc Olivier (Fra) Bretagne                                0.29
 38. Martin Fischerlehner (Aut) Austria                           0.29
 39. Max Becker (Lux) Luxembourg                                  0.29
 40. Marc Vanacker (Lux) Luxembourg                               0.29
 41. Freddy Ravaleu (Fra) France                                  0.29
 42. David Clinger (USA) Mercury Cycling Team                     0.29
 43. Linas Balcunias (Ltu) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                0.29
 44. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole                     0.29
 45. Ludovic Vanhee (Fra) Bretagne                                0.29
 46. Kurt Schwarzlmuller (Aut) Austria                            0.29
 47. Sébastien Joly (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire               0.29
 48. Stéphane Krafft (Fra) Cofidis                                0.29
 49. Uwe Straumann (Swi) Switzerland                              0.29
 50. Danny Pate (USA) US Team                                     0.29
 51. Alberto Benito (Spa) Banesto                                 0.29
 52. Pablo Soler (Spa) Mercury Cycling Team                       0.29
 53. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           0.29
 54. Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux              0.29
 55. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.29
 56. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire              0.29
 57. Rune Jogert (Nor) Norway                                     0.29
 58. Laszlo Bodrogi (Rus) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                 0.29
 59. Cédric Celarier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                0.29
 60. Steve de Wolf (Bel) Cofidis                                  0.29
 61. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Post Swiss Team                        0.29
 62. Cyrille Prise (Fra) Normandie                                0.29
 63. Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Team Gerolsteiner                     0.29
 64. Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                         0.29
 65. Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.29
 66. Jesus Zarate (Mex) Mercury Cycling Team                      0.29
 67. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    0.29
 68. Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank                                  0.29
 69. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) France                                  0.29
 70. Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Switzerland                           0.29
 71. Martin Moser (Aut) Austria                                   0.29
 72. Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       0.29
 73. Filip Branko (Slo) Team Gerolsteiner                         0.29
 74. Stéphane Delimauges (Fra) Normandie                          0.29
 75. Stéphane Auge (Fra) France                                   0.29
 76. Vincenzo Centrone (Lux) Luxembourg                           0.29
 77. Marcel Gono (Aus) Crédit Agricole                            0.29
 78. Marcel Duyn (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.29
 79. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    0.29
 80. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       0.29
 81. Matt De Canio (USA) US Team                                  0.29
 82. Benoît Luminet (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo           0.29
 83. Christophe Guillome (Fra) Cofidis                            0.29
 84. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         0.29
 85. Christian Charriere (Swi) Post Swiss Team                    0.29
 86. Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       0.29
 87. Michel Klinder (Swi) Switzerland                             0.29
 88. Mikel Pradera (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.29
 89. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                0.29
 90. Floyd Landis (USA) Mercury Cycling Team                      0.29
 91. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      0.29
 92. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                                  0.29
 93. Marco Roth (Swi) Switzerland                                 0.29
 94. Tom Flammang (Lux) Luxembourg                                0.29
 95. Sylvain Anquetil (Fra) Normandie                             0.29
 96. Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   0.29
 97. Ludovic Martin (Fra) Bretagne                                0.29
 98. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire             0.29
 99. Patrice Halgand (Fra) France                                 0.29
100. Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                            0.29
101. Laurent Estadieu (Fra) France                                0.29
102. Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) France                              0.29
103. Benoît Volery (Swi) Switzerland                              0.29
104. Frédéric Finot (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         0.29
105. Joshua Thornton (USA) US Team                                0.29
106. Yvan Haymoz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            0.29
107. Justin Spinelli (USA) Mercury Cycling Team                   0.29
108. Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norway                                  0.29
109. Frédéric Lecrosnier (Fra) Normandie                          0.29
110. Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Austria                              0.29
111. Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Post Swiss Team                       0.29
112. David Berthou (Fra) Bretagne                                 0.29
113. Thomas Muhlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                    0.29
114. Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        0.29
115. Stéphane Ravaleu (Fra) Bretagne                              0.29
116. Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis                                   0.29
117. Franck Trotel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                  0.29
118. Sébastien Laroche (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo        0.29
119. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         0.29
120. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     0.29
121. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                           4.16
122. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         4.21
123. Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                     4.21
124. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          4.21
125. Robert Dapice (USA) US Team                                  4.21
126. Aaron Olson (USA) US Team                                    9.23
127. Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire            10.03
128. Danis Menchov (Rus) Banesto                                 17.23
129. Danny Lopez (USA) US Team                                   17.51
130. Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo        18.06

GC after Stage 2 

  1. Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Austria                           6.51.33
  2. Unai Osa (Spa) Banesto                                       0.11
  3. Franck Renier (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire                0.25
  4. Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                         0.25
  5. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    0.34
  6. David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                                   0.43
  7. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       0.43
  8. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.46
  9. Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Team Gerolsteiner                     0.50
 10. Steve de Wolf (Bel) Cofidis                                  1.02
 11. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) France                                  1.03
 12. Danny Pate (USA) US Team                                     1.05
 13. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Post Swiss Team                        1.14
 14. Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux              1.16
 15. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                        1.17
 16. Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) France                              1.19
 17. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     1.36
 18. Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                             1.37
 19. Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     1.37
 20. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                          1.40
 21. Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto                                  1.41
 22. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo      2.01
 23. Saulius Ruskis (Rus) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                 2.05
 24. Stéphane Auroux (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo          2.05
 25. Stefan Van Dyck (Ned) Rabobank                               2.05
 26. Bradley McGee (Aus) La Française des Jeux                    2.05
 27. Martin Fischerlehner (Aut) Austria                           2.05
 28. Freddy Ravaleu (Fra) France                                  2.05
 29. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    2.05
 30. Christian Charriere (Swi) Post Swiss Team                    2.05
 31. Christian Poos (Lux) Luxembourg                              2.10
 32. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Luxembourg                                 2.10
 33. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Norway                                    2.10
 34. Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire         2.10
 35. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole                     2.10
 36. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           2.10
 37. Cyrille Prise (Fra) Normandie                                2.10
 38. Denis Salmon (Fra) Bretagne                                  2.10
 39. Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                   2.10
 40. Cédric Celarier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                2.10
 41. Pablo Soler (Spa) Mercury Cycling Team                       2.10
 42. Benoît Luminet (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo           2.10
 43. Laszlo Bodrogi (Rus) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                 2.10
 44. Vincenzo Centrone (Lux) Luxembourg                           2.10
 45. Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Switzerland                           2.10
 46. Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2.10
 47. Floyd Landis (USA) Mercury Cycling Team                      2.10
 48. Benoît Volery (Swi) Switzerland                              2.10
 49. Mikel Pradera (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        2.10
 50. Laurent Estadieu (Fra) France                                2.10
 51. Filip Branko (Slo) Team Gerolsteiner                         2.10
 52. Yvan Haymoz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            2.10
 53. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         2.10
 54. Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Post Swiss Team                       2.10
 55. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      2.10
 56. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                2.10
 57. Michel Klinder (Swi) Switzerland                             2.10
 58. Patrice Halgand (Fra) France                                 2.10
 59. Thomas Muhlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                    2.10
 60. Stéphane Ravaleu (Fra) Bretagne                              2.10
 61. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire             2.10
 62. Frédéric Lecrosnier (Fra) Normandie                          2.10
 63. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         2.10
 64. David Berthou (Fra) Bretagne                                 2.10
 65. Jérome Delbove (Fra) Cofidis                                 2.11
 66. Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         2.19
 67. Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        2.26
 68. Stéphane Couge (Fra) Normandie                               2.28
 69. Linas Balcunias (Ltu) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                2.28
 70. Martin Moser (Aut) Austria                                   2.28
 71. Marcel Gono (Aus) Crédit Agricole                            2.28
 72. Bjornar Vestol (Nor) Norway                                  2.30
 73. Max Becker (Lux) Luxembourg                                  2.33
 74. Marc Vanacker (Lux) Luxembourg                               2.33
 75. Stéphane Delimauges (Fra) Normandie                          2.33
 76. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       2.33
 77. Marco Roth (Swi) Switzerland                                 2.33
 78. Sandro Guttinger (Swi) Switzerland                           2.37
 79. Uwe Straumann (Swi) Switzerland                              2.37
 80. Franck Trotel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                  2.37
 81. Mickaël Leveau (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo           2.39
 82. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      2.39
 83. Stéphane Auge (Fra) France                                   2.39
 84. David Clinger (USA) Mercury Cycling Team                     2.43
 85. Matt De Canio (USA) US Team                                  2.57
 86. Jesus Zarate (Mex) Mercury Cycling Team                      3.01
 87. Matthew Hayman (Ned) Rabobank                                3.02
 88. Tony Cavet (Fra) Normandie                                   3.02
 89. Ludovic Martin (Fra) Bretagne                                3.02
 90. Candido Barbosa (Por) Banesto                                3.03
 91. Christophe Guillome (Fra) Cofidis                            3.07
 92. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire              3.19
 93. Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norway                                  3.29
 94. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                     3.32
 95. Alberto Benito (Spa) Banesto                                 3.32
 96. Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       3.32
 97. Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                            4.06
 98. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     5.36
 99. Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                     5.48
100. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                           5.57
101. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          6.02
102. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         6.02
103. Gisle Vihoyr (Nor) Norway                                    6.11
104. Kurt Schwarzlmuller (Aut) Austria                            6.36
105. Marcel Duyn (Ned) Rabobank                                   6.36
106. Frédéric Finot (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         6.36
107. Joshua Thornton (USA) US Team                                6.36
108. Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Austria                              6.36
109. Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       7.48
110. Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Norway                                8.10
111. Stéphane Krafft (Fra) Cofidis                                8.49
112. Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank                                  9.22
113. Sébastien Laroche (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo       11.47
114. Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire            12.11
115. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux              13.58
116. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93                            14.30
117. Lenaïc Olivier (Fra) Bretagne                               14.59
118. Ludovic Vanhee (Fra) Bretagne                               14.59
119. Justin Spinelli (USA) Mercury Cycling Team                  14.59
120. Rune Jogert (Nor) Norway                                    15.26
121. Tom Flammang (Lux) Luxembourg                               15.45
122. Sylvain Anquetil (Fra) Normandie                            15.46
123. Sébastien Joly (Fra) Vendee U Pays-de-la-Loire              16.07
124. Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis                                  16.16
125. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                                 16.18
126. Danis Menchev (Rus) Banesto                                 19.33
127. Robert Dapice (USA) US Team                                 19.38
128. Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Besson Chaussures-Nippon Hodo        19.42
129. Aaron Olson (USA) US Team                                   25.12
130. Danny Lopez (USA) US Team                                   33.07