Criterium International - Cat. 2.2

France, March 25-26, 2000

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Stage 2 - March 26: Morlaas - Gourette, 81 km

52 kilos of climbing power

Italian rider, Leonardo Piepoli from the Banesto team battled snow and high mountains to win the second stage of the Criterium International today. The 81 kilometre stage finished at the Pyrenean ski station of Gourette on the slopes of the Col du Aubisque, at an altitude of 1346 metres.

Close behind Piepoli was Telekom's leader for this race, Alexandre Vinokourov, who trailed the Italian by four seconds. Then, a group of three containing Massimiliano Lelli (Cofidis), Abraham Olano (ONCE), and Juan Carlos Dominguez (Vitalicio Seguros). Although Piepoli gained the leader's jersey, it will be an interesting tussle in this afternoon's 11.5 kilometre time trial between him, Olano, Vinokourov and Vaughters (Credit Agricole) who is not that far behind.

On the climb of the Aubisque, last year's winner, Jens Voigt (Credit Agricole) attacked with Telekom's Jorg Jaksche with nine kilometres to go. Although Voigt was caught before too long, Jaksche managed to hold on until five kilometres to go. However, the climbers were relentless and Vinokourov succeeded in taking a small group with him away from Olano.

Frenchman Laurent Brochard attacked with 4 kilometres to go, but blew shortly after and finished 1.08 down at the end. Jonathan Vaughters was the next to attack with just two kilometres to go, but again he was caught by Piepoli and Vino. The win went to 28 year old Piepoli, who is a Swiss born Italian climbing specialist. He weighs just 52 kilograms and at 1.72 m tall is perfectly built for going up. He will head Banesto's Giro challenge this year.

Results


1 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                            2.13.31 (36.40 km/h)
2 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom                  0.04
3 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                             0.18
4 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                    0.18
5 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                0.18
6 Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto                                      0.21
7 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Adecco                            0.22
8 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole                     0.39
9 Jorg Jackshe (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                          
10 Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto Adecco                              0.58
11 Christopher Horner (USA) Mercury Cycling Team               1.04
12 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour                          
13 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R Prevoyance                        1.08
14 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour                      
15 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                            1.36
16 Unai Osa (Spa) Banesto                                      1.44
17 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                               
18 Christophe Bassons (Fra) Jean Delatour                      1.51
19 Serguei Yakovlev (Rus) Besson Chaussures                    1.52
20 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                     1.58
21 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                        2.12
22 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                    2.14
23 José Luis Rebollo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   
24 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                
25 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour                                
26 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                      2.21
27 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour                                   
28 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard Jack & Jones                
29 Alberto Elli (Ita) Deutsche Telekom                         2.30
30 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Adecco                            
31 Bo Hamburger (Den) Memorycard Jack & Jones                  2.35
32 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                     2.51
33 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Mercury Cycling Team                   3.14
34 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                 
35 Christian Charriere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems           
36 Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Lotto Adecco                        
37 Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93                     
38 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina-Lotus                      
39 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                        3.36
40 Christian Heule (Swi) Post Swiss Team                     
41 Floyd Landis (USA) Mercury Cycling Team                     3.44
42 Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) Lotto Adecco                      3.51
43 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina-Lotus                            3.59
44 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto Adecco                       
45 Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                      4.01
46 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto Adecco                       
47 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93                       4.08
48 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bonjour                               4.12
49 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour                           4.32
50 Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                        4.39
51 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems               
52 Xavier Jan (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         4.47
53 Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                                
54 Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                             
55 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                      4.58
56 Ramon Gonzalez-Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi              
57 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                   
58 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                     5.39
59 Stefano Cattai (Ita) Liquigas Pata                          
60 Matthias Buxhofer (Aut) Phonak Hearing Systems              
61 René Stadelmann (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                
62 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                   
63 Nicolas Dumont (Fra) Besson Chaussures                      5.51
64 Christophe Morel (Fra) Besson Chaussures                    
65 Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Post Swiss Team                       
66 Luis Oran Castaneda (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                 
67 Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Credit Agricole                    5.58
68 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Jean Delatour                           6.20
69 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                         
70 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Jean Delatour                        
71 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                    
72 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis                               
73 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Jean Delatour                          6.43
74 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Besson Chaussures                 6.53
75 Jamie Drew (Aus) Mercury Cycling Team                       6.59
76 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                  
77 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                 7.00
78 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard Jack & Jones              7.05
79 José-Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                   7.16
80 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        7.51
81 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Bonjour                              7.52
82 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour                              8.00
83 Fabio Marchesin (Ita) Liquigas Pata                         8.06
84 Sébastien Laroche (Fra) Besson Chaussures                   8.26
85 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat Auber 93                       8.50
86 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina-Lotus                         
87 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Festina-Lotus                           8.54
88 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto                                 9.25
89 Javier Otxoa (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                       9.25
90 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         9.39
91 David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                                 10.03
92 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto                                
93 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                
94 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                  
95 Branko Filip (Slo) Team Gerolsteiner                       
96 Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93                       
97 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                    
98 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bonjour                             
99 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                   
100 Sveln Gaute Holestol (Nor) Team Gerolsteiner               
101 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Credit Agricole                       
102 Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Post Swiss Team                  
103 Christian Sidler (Swi) Post Swiss Team                     
104 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Bonjour                             

Climbs:

Côte de Piétat - 21.00 km
1 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                        4 pts
2 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                             2
3 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto Adecco                            1

Côte de Gan - 25.00 km
1 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour                            4 pts
2 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                        2
3 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                     1

Côte de Lasseube - 32.00 km
1 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Jean Delatour                              4 pts
2 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Credit Agricole                            2
3 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto                                     1

Côte de Belair - 45.50 km
1 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Jean Delatour                              4 pts
2 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Credit Agricole                            2
3 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour                                  1

Finish (Gourette) - 81.00 km
1 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 14 pts
2 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom                    12
3 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               10
4 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                       8
5 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   6
6 Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto                                         4
7 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Adecco                               2
8 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole                        1

Points:

1 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 15 pts
2 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom                    12
3 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               10
4 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                       8
5 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   7
6 Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto                                         6
7 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Adecco                               5
8 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole                        4
9 Jorg Jackshe (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                             3
10 Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto Adecco                                 2

Teams:

1 Banesto                                                   6.42.38
2 Deutsche Telekom                                             1.08
3 Lotto - Adecco                                               1.45
4 Jean Delatour                                                1.58
5 Vitalicio Seguros                                            2.41
6 Credit Agricole                                              3.46
7 Cofidis                                                      4.44
8 Mercury Cycling Team                                         5.57
9 Bonjour                                                      6.42
10 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                        7.31
11 Post Swiss Team                                             9.34
12 Festina-Lotus                                               9.55
13 Memorycard - Jack & Jones                                   9.56
14 Ag2R Prevoyance                                            10.21
15 O.N.C.E - Deutsche Bank                                    10.30
16 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                        10.42
17 Phonak Hearing Systems                                     11.27
18 Besson Chaussures                                          11.29
19 Big Mat - Auber 93                                         14.07
20 Team Gerolsteiner                                          19.59
21 Francaise Des Jeux                                         22.48

General classification after stage 2:

1 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                            6.49.46
2 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom                  0.04
3 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                    0.18
4 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               
5 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                           
6 Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto                                      0.21
7 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Adecco                            0.22
8 Jorg Jackshe (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                          0.39
9 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole                     
10 Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto Adecco                              0.58
11 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour                          1.02
12 Christopher Horner (USA) Mercury Cycling Team               1.04
13 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour                        1.08
14 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Ag2R Prevoyance                     
15 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                            1.36
16 Unai Osa (Spa) Banesto                                      1.44
17 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                           
18 Christophe Bassons (Fra) Jean Delatour                      1.51
19 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                     1.58
20 Serguei Yakovlev (Rus) Besson Chaussures                    2.06
21 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour                                2.14
22 José Luis Rebollo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              
23 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                
24 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                      2.21
25 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour                                  
26 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard Jack & Jones            
27 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                2.28
28 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Adecco                             2.30
29 Alberto Elli (Ita) Deutsche Telekom                       
30 Bo Hamburger (Den) Memorycard Jack & Jones                  2.35
31 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                  3.14
32 Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Lotto Adecco                         
33 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina-Lotus                       
34 Christian Charriere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems            
35 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                        3.27
36 Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93                      3.28
37 Christian Heule (Swi) Post Swiss Team                       3.36
38 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Mercury Cycling Team                   3.37
39 Floyd Landis (USA) Mercury Cycling Team                     3.44
40 Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) Lotto Adecco                      3.51
41 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto Adecco                        3.55
42 Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                      4.01
43 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93                       4.08
44 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bonjour                               4.12
45 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina-Lotus                            4.13
46 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour                           4.32
47 Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                        4.39
48 Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                              4.46
49 Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                                 4.47
50 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance                   4.58
51 Matthias Buxhofer (Aut) Phonak Hearing Systems              5.39
52 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                 
53 Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Post Swiss Team                       5.51
54 Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Credit Agricole                    5.58
55 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis                               6.20
56 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                         6.31
57 José-Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                   7.16
58 Jamie Drew (Aus) Mercury Cycling Team                       7.25
59 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) Bonjour                              7.52
60 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        8.05
61 Sébastien Laroche (Fra) Besson Chaussures                   8.26
62 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina-Lotus                         8.50
63 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat Auber 93                     
64 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Festina-Lotus                           8.54
65 Javier Otxoa (Spa) Kelme Costa Blanca                       9.25
66 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         9.39
67 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                  10.00
68 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto                                10.03
69 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                  
70 Christian Sidler (Swi) Post Swiss Team                    
71 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Credit Agricole                      
72 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                    10.27
73 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                       15.09
74 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                     17.55
75 Stefano Cattai (Ita) Liquigas Pata                         18.36
76 Christophe Morel (Fra) Besson Chaussures                   18.48
77 Luis Oran Castaneda (Col) Vitalicio Seguros               
78 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                   19.17
79 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Besson Chaussures                19.50
80 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                 19.56
81 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                    20.16
82 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto Adecco                      21.24
83 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems              22.04
84 Xavier Jan (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        22.12
85 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto                                22.22
86 Ramon Gonzalez-Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi             22.23
87 David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                                 23.00
88 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                
89 Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Post Swiss Team                  
90 Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93                       
91 Branko Filip (Slo) Team Gerolsteiner                       
92 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                    23.04
93 René Stadelmann (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems              
94 Nicolas Dumont (Fra) Besson Chaussures                     23.16
95 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Jean Delatour                          23.45
96 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Jean Delatour                       23.45
97 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Jean Delatour                         24.08
98 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                24.25
99 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard Jack & Jones             24.30
100 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour                            25.25
101 Fabio Marchesin (Ita) Liquigas Pata                       25.31
102 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bonjour                            27.28
103 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Bonjour                            
104 Sveln Gaute Holestol (Nor) Team Gerolsteiner             

Mountains classification:

1 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                            18 pts
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 14
3 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom                    12
4 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               10
5 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Jean Delatour                              8
6 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                       8
7 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                        7
8 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto Adecco                            7
9 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   6
10 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      5
11 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour                           4
12 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Credit Agricole                           4
13 Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto                                        4
14 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Adecco                              2
15 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour                                 1
16 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto                                    1
17 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                    1
18 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole                       1

Points classification:

1 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 15 pts
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                           15
3 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom                    12
4 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E Deutsche Bank                      12
5 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               10
6 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   7
7 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour                            7
8 Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto                                         6
9 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto Adecco                            6
10 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Adecco                              5
11 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole                       4
12 Jorg Jackshe (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                            3
13 Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          3
14 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                            3
15 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      3
16 Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto Adecco                                 2
17 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour                             2
18 Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 1

Teams classification:

1 Banesto                                                  20.31.23
2 Deutsche Telekom                                             1.08
3 Lotto - Adecco                                               1.45
4 Jean Delatour                                                1.58
5 Vitalicio Seguros                                            2.41
6 Credit Agricole                                              3.46
7 Cofidis                                                      4.44
8 Mercury Cycling Team                                         5.57
9 Bonjour                                                      6.42
10 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                        7.31
11 Post Swiss Team                                             9.34
12 Festina Watches                                             9.55
13 Ag2R Prevoyance                                            10.21
14 Big Mat - Auber 93                                         14.07
15 Francaise Des Jeux                                         22.48
16 Memorycard - Jack & Jones                                  22.53
17 O.N.C.E - Deutsche Bank                                    23.41
18 Phonak Hearing Systems                                     24.24
19 Besson Chaussures                                          24.40
20 Team Gerolsteiner                                          45.53
21 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                        58.29