33rd Tour du Limousin - 2.3France, August 15-18, 20001999 Results Preview Start list Past Winners Stage list
PreviewThe four day, four stage Tour du Limousin (2.3) is the French rival to the Spanish Tour of Galicia that is currently underway. As such, its participation is primarily French, with riders such as Christophe Moreau (Festina), Christophe Capelle (BigMat), Laurent Brochard (Jean Delatour), Stéphane Heulot (FdJ), Jean-Cyril Robin (Bonjour) being the main favourites. Amongst the foreigners, Michael Blaudzun (MCJ&J), David Millar (Cofidis), Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2r), Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) and Rolf Sørensen (Rabobank) being ones to watch. The race is 706 kilometres starting with 162 kilometres from Limoges to Châtre on Tuesday, then travelling to Aubusson (196 km) on Wednesday. The third stage on Thursday from Aubusson to Tulle is 185 kilometres and the hardest of the race, which finishes on Friday with 163 km back to Limoges.
Starting listFrançaise Des Jeux Mapei-Quick Step
1 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) 11 Nicola Chesini (Ita)
2 Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) 12 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita)
3 Xavier Jan (Fra) 13 Leif Hoste (Bel)
4 Christophe Mengin (Fra) 14 Wilfried Peeters (Bel)
5 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) 15 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel)
6 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) 16 Filippo Pozzato (Ita)
7 Franck Perque (Fra) 17 Eddy Ratti (Ita)
8 Yvon Ledanois (Fra) 18 Dario Cioni (Ita)
Kelme-Costa Blanca Rabobank
21 José Javier Gomez (Spa) 31 Niki Aebersold (Swi)
22 Eligio Requejo (Spa) 32 Coen Boerman (Ned)
23 Angel Vicioso (Spa) 33 Jan Boven (Ned)
24 Alvaro Forner (Spa) 34 Bram De Groot (Ned)
25 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) 35 Addy Engels (Ned)
26 Félix Cardenas (Col) 36 Rolf Sorensen (Den)
27 José Castelblanco (Spa) 37 Aart Vierhouten (Ned)
28 Ricardo Ochoa (Spa) 38 Beat Zberg (Swi)
Festina-Lotus Cofidis
42 Florent Brard (Fra) 51 Peter Farazijn (Bel)
43 Andy Flickinger (Fra) 52 Philippe Gaumont (Fra)
44 Pascal Lino (Fra) 53 David Millar (GBr)
45 Laurent Madouas (Fra) 54 David Moncoutie (Fra)
46 Ivan Sastre (Spa) 55 Francis Moreau (Fra)
47 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) 56 Jo Planckaert (Bel)
48 Sascha Henrix (Ger) 57 Robert Sassone (Fra)
58 Janek Tombak (Est)
Memory Card-Jack & Jones Ag2R Prévoyance-Décathlon
61 Jakob Storm Piil (Den) 71 Jann Kirsipuu (Est)
62 Michael Blaudzun (Den) 72 Lauri Aus (Est)
63 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) 73 Stéphane Barthe (Fra)
64 Allan Johansen (Den) 74 Philippe Bordenave (Fra)
65 René Joergensen (Den) 75 Pascal Chanteur (Fra)
66 Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) 76 David Delrieu (Fra)
67 Martin Rittsel (Swe) 77 Arturas Kasputis (Ltu)
68 Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) 78 Gilles Maignan (Fra)
Crédit Agricole Bonjour-Tourpargel
81 Christopher Boardman (GBr) 91 Walter Beneteau (Fra)
82 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) 92 Franck Bouyer (Fra)
83 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) 93 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra)
84 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) 94 Charles Guilbert (Fra)
85 Anthony Langella (Fra) 95 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra)
86 Bobby Julich (USA) 96 Franck Renier (Fra)
87 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) 97 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra)
88 Anthony Morin (Fra) 98 François Simon (Fra)
Jean Delatour Big Mat-Auber 93
101 Laurent Brochard (Fra) 111 Ludovic Auger (Fra)
102 Patrice Halgand (Fra) 113 Christophe Capelle (Fra)
103 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) 114 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra)
104 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) 115 Carlos Dacruz (Fra)
105 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) 116 Dominique Rault (Fra)
106 Francisque Teyssier (Fra) 117 Denis Leproux (Fra)
107 Christophe Bassons (Fra) 118 Alexei Sivakov (Rus)
108 Bruno Thibout (Fra)
Team Nürnberger Besson Chaussures
121 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) 131 Médéric Clain (Fra)
122 Bert Dietz (Ger) 132 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz)
123 Thomas Liese (Ger) 133 Lorenzo Di Silvestro (Ita)
124 Harald Morscher (Aut) 134 Sébastien Laroche (Fra)
125 Dirk Baldinger (Ger) 135 Christophe Gauthier (Fra)
126 Raphael Schweda (Ger) 136 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz)
128 Jens Zemke (Ger) 137 Nicolas Dumont (Fra)
138 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn)
VC Saint-Quentin-Oktos French National Team
141 Linas Balciunas (Ltu) 151 Stéphane Auroux (Fra)
142 Mindaugas Goncaras (Ltu) 152 Gilles Canouet (Fra)
143 Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz) 153 Laurent Chotard (Fra)
144 Jérôme Desjardins (Fra) 154 Jérémie Derengere (Fra)
145 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) 155 Raphaël Jeune (Fra)
146 Ole Simensen (Nor) 156 Cédric Jourdan (Fra)
147 Vincent Templier (Fra) 157 Romain Mary (Fra)
158 Anthony Testa (Fra)
Past Winners1968 Pierre Martelozzo (Fra) 1969 Paul Gutty (Fra) 1970 Francis Duteil (Fra) 1971 Francis Duteil (Fra) 1972 Dimitriev (Rus) 1973 Dubreuil (Fra) 1974 Ryszard Szurkowski (Pol) 1975 Francis Campaner (Fra) 1976 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1977 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1978 Gilbert Chaumaz (Fra) 1979 Bernard Vallet (Fra) 1980 René Bittinger (Fra) 1981 Patrick Bonnet (Fra) 1982 Eric Salomon (Fra) 1983 Domenique Arnaud (Fra) 1984 Kim Andersen (Den) 1985 Thierry Marie (Fra) 1986 Domenique Gaigne (Fra) 1987 Charly Mottet (Fra) 1988 Jean-Marc Manfrin (Fra) 1989 Thierry Claveyrolat (Fra) 1990 Martial Gayant (Fra) 1991 Michel Vermote (Bel) 1992 Eric Boyer (Fra) 1993 Charly Mottet (Fra) 1994 Jens Heppner (Ger) 1995 Andrej Tchmil (Mol) 1996 Laurent Brochard (Fra) 1997 Lauri Aus (Est) 1998 Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino 1999 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Francaise des Jeux Past winners from Mario Stiehl, Berlin |