48th Circuit de la Sarthe - 2.4

France, April 4-7, 2000

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Stage 2 - April 5: Mayenne - Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe, 220.8 km

Wüst repeats

Not content with a win in stage one of the Circuit de la Sarthe, Festina's Marcel Wüst decided to try again today, with a similar result. The 192 kilometre stage from Mayenne - Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe was once again marked by a long breakaway - 150 kilometres by Cofidis' David Millar, who attacked at 30 kilometres and was not seen again until 10 to go.

Despite Millar's brave attempt, the teams of Jean Delatour and Credit Agricole would it up and caught him in an effort to set things up for their main riders Laurent Brochard (JD) and Jens Voigt (CA). Combined with the force of Festina and Telekom, Millar's break was always going to be hard to pull of.

Lombardi from Telekom was well placed to win the stage, but with 50 metres to go, Wüst came around him to take the win and keep the overall leader's jersey. In third place was Brochard, who also picked up some valuable bonification seconds en route. Brochard is the favourite for Friday's time trial, and he is currently in second place, just nine seconds behind Wüst.

The third 3rd stage is 197 kilometres long, taking the riders from Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe to Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais.

Results

1 Marcel Wüst (Ger) Festina-Lotus                 4.36.02 (41.628 km/h)
2 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Deutsche Telekom            
3 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour                
4 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel             
5 Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips                   
6 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step            
7 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat - Auber 93                
8 Scott McGrory (Aus) Team Gerolsteiner               
9 Bradely McGee (Aus) La Française des Jeux       
10 Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                   
11 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          
12 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Kelme-Costablanca               
13 Alberto Benito (Spa) Banesto                       
14 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Besson Chaussures            
15 Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme-Costablanca               
16 Arvis Piziks (Lat) Memorycard - Jack&Jones         
17 Mickaël Pichon (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel            
18 Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93        
19 Angel Sainz De La Maza (Spa) Festina-Lotus         
20 Médéric Clain (Fra) Besson Chaussures              
21 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis                        
22 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Française des Jeux        
23 Daniel Galli (Ita) Amica Chips                     
24 Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux           
25 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Amica Chips                     
26 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            
27 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina-Lotus              
28 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard - Jack&Jones       
29 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            
30 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                       
31 Jorg Reus (Ger) Deutsche Telekom mixte             
32 Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel      
33 Benoît Salmon (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                
34 Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                     
35 Kees Hopmans (Ned) Tönissteiner                    
36 Bo Hamburger (Den) Memorycard - Jack&Jones         
37 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto                        
38 Jonas Emmanuelson (Swe) Tönissteiner               
39 Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips                   
40 Ivan Guterriez José (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank       
41 David Canada (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              
42 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Française des Jeux            
43 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner            
44 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              
45 Gorka Arrizabalanga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi        
46 Antoni Rizzi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                
47 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis                      
48 Rafael Casero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                  
49 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard - Jack&Jones     
50 Storm Piil Jakob (Den) Memorycard - Jack&Jones     
51 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom             
52 David Delrieu (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance                
53 Jens Heppner (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                
54 Holst Kyneb Mikael (Den) Memorycard - Jack&Jones    
55 Christopher Jenner (NZl) Crédit Agricole           
56 Cyril Robin Jean-(Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel          
57 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                         
58 Bert Roesems (Bel) Tönissteiner                    
59 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93              
60 Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Jean Delatour            
61 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                
62 Charly Wegelius (GBr) Mapei-Quick Step             
63 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93              
64 Gilles Maignan (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance               
65 Branko Filip (Slo) Team Gerolsteiner               
66 Bobby Julich (USA) Crédit Agricole                 
67 Andreas Sauerborn (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner          
68 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              
69 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               
70 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance           
71 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank            
72 Chris Boardman (GBr) Crédit Agricole               
73 Francisco Leon (Spa) Kelme-Costablanca             
74 Arturas Kasputis (Lit) AG2R-Prevoyance             
75 Sven Montgomery (Swi) La Française des Jeux        
76 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                   
77 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour                  
78 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Crédit Agricole           
79 Rafael Schweda (Ger) Deutsche Telekom mixte        
80 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom mixte      
81 Nicolas Chesini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step             
82 Denis Menchov (Rus) Banesto                        
83 Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costablanca                
84 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costablanca          
85 Daniele Nardello (Ita)  Mapei-Quick Step           
86 Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                  
87 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance               
88 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Besson Chaussures        
89 Pascal Derame (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel             
90 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel               
91 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Française des Jeux       
92 Seruei Yakovlev (Kaz) Besson Chaussures            
93 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Amica Chips                 
94 Pascal Lino (Fra) Festina-Lotus                    
95 Luis Casero Angel (Spa) Festina-Lotus              
96 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            
97 Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi     
98 Marc Chanoine (Bel) Tönissteiner                   
99 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                     
100 Davy Delme (Bel) Tönissteiner                     
101 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner               
102 Davide Scalmana (Ita) Amica Chips                 
103 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93            
104 Nicolas Coudray (Swi) Tönissteiner                
105 Cesar Solaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              
106 Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                        
107 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour                
108 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Crédit Agricole              
109 Nicolas Dumont (Fra) Besson Chaussures            
110 Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93           
111 Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis                      
112 Sébastien Laroche (Fra) Besson Chaussures         

General classification after stage 2:

1 Marcel Wüst (Ger) Festina-Lotus                 8.55.04
2 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour               0.09
3 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Deutsche Telekom           0.10
4 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                         0.11
5 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat - Auber 93               0.14
6 Médéric Clain (Fra) Besson Chaussures               
7 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance            
8 Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux           0.17
9 Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips                  0.18
10 Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                   
11 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step           
12 Arvis Piziks (Lat) Memorycard - Jack&Jones         
13 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Jean Delatour                  
14 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel            
15 Alberto Benito (Spa) Banesto                       
16 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Besson Chaussures            
17 Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93        
18 Angel Sainz De La Maza (Spa) Festina-Lotus         
19 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Amica Chips                     
20 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips                    

Climbs classification: 

1 Médéric Clain (Fra) Besson Chaussures                 26 pts
2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                            22
3 Loïc La Mouller (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93              12
4 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance               6
5 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Besson Chaussures            4
6 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour                     2
7 Pascal Lino (Fra) Festina-Lotus                        2
8 Christopher Jenner (NZl) Crédit Agricole               1
8 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                1
8 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour                      1
8 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                       1

Sprints classification:

1 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                            16 pts
2 Médéric Clain (Fra) Besson Chaussures                 10
3 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance              10
4 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour                   6
5 Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux               5
6 Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips                      3
7 Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                       2
8 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Jean Delatour                      1
8 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step               1
8 Arvis Piziks (Lat) Memorycard - Jack&Jones             1

U23 Classification:

1 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                       8.55.15
2 Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux            0.06
3 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step            0.08
4 Angel Sainz De La Maza (Spa) Festina-Lotus          0.09
5 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             

Results courtesy of Velomania & race organisers