67th Paris - Nice - 2.HCFrance, March 5 - 12, 20001999 Results Team list Past Winners Stage List
PreviewFranck Vandenbroucke will not be able to race the Paris - Nice after an accident in the stairway of his home Saturday morning on the way to the airport for the flight to Paris. The Cofidis team doctor Jacques Minuet has diagnosed a traumatism on the left wrist. The wrist hurts when moved and it is impossible for Vandenbroucke to start in Paris - Nice with the splinted wrist. The first x rays does not show any fractures but it cannot be excluded. More examinations will be done. It is still not revealed who will substitute him but Arnaud Prétot has been seen at the Cofidis hotel Saturday night. The 67th edition the Paris - Nice, The Race to the Sun, once again will have its final finish on the Promenade des Anglais, as it used to be in the glory days of Anquetil, Poulidour and Merckx. Organizer Laurent Fignon, who is running his first Paris - Nice as an organizer, never won it as a rider and his bad luck with American Tour winners seems to continue. The race could have been a revenge meeting between the two top riders from last year's Tour de France but first Alex Zülle, and then Lance Armstrong cancelled. Fignon has created a race that is a miniature Tour with some flat sprinter's stages, some for the climbers and two, short by all means, ITT's. Last year's winner Michel Boogerd will not start and with the 1998 winner Frank Vandenbroucke out of the race Telekom's Kazachian Alex Vinokourov might be the man to watch. He declared at the team presentation in January that Paris - Nice was his goal for the season. So far though, he has not shown too much strength in the Spanish stage races but has probably used them as training only. Italian next door neighbors Casagrande and Savoldelli are also likely to have their say. Main climbs: Stage 2: Stage 3: Stage 4: Stage 5: Stage 6: Stage 8: Team listU S Postal Cofidis 1. Patrick Jonker (Ned) 11. Arnaud Prétot (Fra)? 2. Frankie Andreu (USA) 12. Peter Farazijn (Bel) 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) 13. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) 4. George Hincapie (USA) 14. Steve De Wolf (Bel) 5. Benoit Joachim (Lux) 15. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) 6. Julian Dean (Nzl) 16. Nico Mattan (Bel) 7. Chris Vandevelde (USA) 17. Chris Peers (Bel) 8. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) 18. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Banesto Polti 21. Francisco Mancebo (Spa) 31. Richard Virenque (Fra) 22. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) 32. Rossano Brasi (Ita) 23. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) 33. Mirko Crepaldi (Ita) 24. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) 34. Rafael Mateos Perez (Spa) 25. David Latasa (Spa) 35. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) 26. Pablo Lastras (Spa) 36. Pascal Hervé (Fra) 27. Unai Osa (Spa) 37. Silvio Martinello (Ita) 28. David Navas (Spa) 38. José Manuel Uria (Spa) Deutsche Telekom Bonjour - Toupargel 41. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) 51. François Simon (Fra) 42. Udo Bölts (Ger) 52. Walter Beneteau (Fra) 43. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) 53. Pascal Deramé (Fra) 44. Danilo Hondo (Ger) 54. Franck Renier (Fra) 45. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) 55. Charles Guilbert (Fra) 46. Stephan Schreck (Ger) 56. Damien Nazon (Fra) 47. Andreas Klöden (Ger) 57. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) 48. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) 58. Dider Rous (Fra) Crédit Agricole Vini Caldirola 61. Bobby Julich (USA) 71. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) 62. Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) 72. Ruggero Borghi (Ita) 63. Chris Boardman (Gbr) 73. Roberto Conti (Ita) 64. Anthony Langella (Fra) 74. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) 65. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) 75. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) 66. Anthony Morin (Fra) 76. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) 67. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) 77. Matthew White (Aus) 68. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) 78. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Saeco - Valli & Valli Rabobank 81. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) 91. Erik Dekker (Ned) 82. Daniel Atienza (Spa) 92. Niki Aebersold (Swi) 83. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) 93. Addy Engels (Ned) 84. Armin Meier (Swi) 94. Matthé Pronk (Ned) 85. Torsten Nitsche (Ger) 95. Marc Lotz (Ned) 86. Dario Pieri (Ita) 96. Grischa Niermann (Ger) 87. Igor Pugaci (Mda) 97. Leon Van Bon (Ned) 88. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) 98. Beat Zberg (Swi) Mapei - Quick Step Francaise Des Jeux 101. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) 111. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) 102. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) 112. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) 103. Bart Leysen (Bel) 113. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) 104. Axel Merckx (Bel) 114. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) 105. Daniele Nardello (Ita) 115. Bradley McGee (Aus) 106. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) 116. Sven Montgomery (Swi) 107. Tom Steels (Bel) 117. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) 108. Davide Tani (Ita) 118. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Jean Delatour Festina 121. Laurent Brochard (Fra) 131. Christophe Moreau (Fra) 122. Christophe Bassons (Fra) 132. Florent Brard (Fra) 123. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) 133. Stéphane Augé (Fra) 124. Gilles Bouvard (Fra) 134. David Clinger (USA) 125. Patrice Halgand (Fra) 135. Andy Flickinger (Fra) 126. Christophe Oriol (Fra) 136. Michel Klinger (Swi) 127. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) 137. Pascal Lino (Fra) 128. Bruno Thibout (Fra) 138. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto - Adecco Ag2R Prevoyance 141. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) 151. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) 142. Mario Aerts (Bel) 152. Lauri Aus (Est) 143. Jacky Durand (Fra) 153. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) 144. Thierry Marichal (Bel) 154. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) 145. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) 155. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) 146. Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) 156. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) 147. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) 157. Gilles Maignan (Fra) 148. Geert Verheyen (Bel) 158. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Fassa Bortolo Memory Card - Jack & Jones 161. Wladimir Belli (Ita) 171. Bo Hamburger (Den) 162. Fabio Baldato (Ita) 172. Michael Blaudzun (Den) 163. Dario Frigo (Ita) 173. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) 164. Nicola Loda (Ita) 174. Nicolaj Bo Larsen (Den) 165. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) 175. Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) 166. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) 176. Jakob Piil (Den) 167. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) 177. Martin Rittsel (Swe) 168. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) 178. Jesper Skibby (Den) Kelme - Costa Blanca Big Mat - Auber 93 181. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) 191. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) 182. Alvaro Forner (Spa) 192. Guillaume Auger (Fra) 183. Ruben Galvan (Spa) 193. Ludovic Auger (Fra) 184. Javier Gomez Gozalo (Spa) 194. Stéphane Bergès (Fra) 185. Javier Otxoa (Spa) 195. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) 186. Ricardo Otxoa (Spa) 196. Loïc Lamouller (Fra) 187. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) 197. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) 188. Angel Vicioso (Spa) 198. Dominique Rault (Fra) Past Winners1933 Alfons Schepers (Bel) 1934 Gaston Rebry (Bel) 1935 René Vietto (Fra) 1936 Maurice Archambaud (Fra) 1937 Roger Lapebie (Fra) 1938 Jules Lowie (Bel) 1939 Maurice Archambaud (Fra) 1946 Fermo Camellini (Ita) ... 1951 Roger Decock (Bel) 1952 Louis Bobet (Fra) 1953 Jean-Pierre Munch (Fra) 1954 Raymond Impanis (Bel) 1955 Jean Bobet (Fra) 1956 Alfred De Bruyne (Bel) 1957 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1958 Alfred De Bruyne (Bel) 1959 Jean Graczyk (Fra) 1960 Raymond Impanis (Bel) 1961 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1962 Joseph Planckaert (Bel) 1963 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1964 Jan Janssen (Ned) 1965 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1966 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1967 Tom Simpson (GB) 1968 Rolf Wolfshohl (Ger) 1969 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1970 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1971 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1972 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1973 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1974 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1975 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1976 Michel Laurent (Fra) 1977 Freddy Maertens (Bel) 1978 Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) 1979 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1980 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) 1981 Stephen Roche (Ire) 1982 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1983 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1984 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1985 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1986 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1987 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1988 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1989 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 1990 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 1991 Tony Rominger (Swi) 1992 Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) 1993 Alex Zülle (Swi) 1994 Tony Rominger (Swi) 1995 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 1996 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 1997 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 1998 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 1999 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank Mario Stiehl from Berlin compiles the winners lists |