Tour of Slovenia - 2.5Slovenia, May 16-21, 2000Main Page Results Previous stageStage 4 - May 20: Ribnica - Mangart, 204 kmMahoric makes it two in a row on snow shortened stageBy Marko Baloh The stage was again held in the cold, almost winter weather or I should say in the real winter weather, because the stage was shortened due to snow. Can you imagine, on the 20th of May! On the second last climb (Vrsic) of the day there was 20 cm of snow, so the commissaire and organisers decided to stop a race in the middle of Vrsic. Unfortunately, the snow had begun falling on the lower slopes as well, so they needed a snow plough to clear the path to cyclists to allow them to get to the stage finish. KRKA-Telekom was keeping the tempo high for a whole stage. Of course the attacks kept coming, but they never gained a lead of more then a minute on the peloton. In the last 15 kms there was an attack by a Czech and a Polish rider, who arrived at the bottom of Vrsic with a lead of less than a minute. On the first slopes they were caught and left in the dust (more accurately in a snow blizzard) by Igor Kranjec, who tried manfully to fulfil his promise about winning a stage. Unfortunately it wasn't to be, since he was caught 3 km from the finish by three riders and he lost contact with them in the last km. The stage was won by Mitja Mahoric (yesterday's effort of 150 km long escape didn't have much effect on his legs, it seems!), second was Martin Derganc (KRKA-Telekom), who took the yellow jersey from teammate Premuzic. Third in a stage was Vladimir Miholjevic (KRKA-Telekom) and fourth was Mr. Kranjec, who bravely stated, "tommorow is another day and my last chance for a win. I'll do my best!"
Results1 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 3.39.49 2 Martin Derganc (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 3 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 4 Igor Kranjec (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 0.13 5 Cohut Seweryn (Pol) Amore & Vita-Bosch 0.30 6 Christian Weber (Swi) Kia-Villiger Suisse 0.45 7 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra 0.48 8 Fabio Testi (Ita) Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra 0.56 9 Radek Dite (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 1.00 10 Boris Premuiic (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 1.03 11 Brian Walton (Can) Canada 1.07 12 Cristian Auriemma (Ita) Amore & Vita-Bosch 13 Sylvain Beauchamp (Can) Canada 14 David Cioni Dario (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1.21 15 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Kia-Villiger Suisse 1.27 16 Jaromír Purmenský (Cze) Joko Velamos 1.49 17 Petr Herman (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 1.56 18 Jan Faltynek (Cze) Joko Velamos 1.56 19 Simone Mori (Ita) Team Coast 2.04 20 Borja Jelic (Slo) Savaprojekt Krsko 2.08 21 Matej Stare (Slo) Sava Kranj 22 Dean Podgornik (Slo) Sava Kranj 23 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 2.11 24 Andrzej Jagielowicz (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra 25 Matej Gnezda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 2.18 26 Luca Paolino (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 27 Matija Kotnik (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 28 Lazslo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 29 Hans Kurt Brand (Swi) Team Coast 2.22 30 Klaus Mutschler (Ger) Team Coast 2.32 31 Miloslav Kejval (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 2.52 32 Michael Barry (Can) Canada 2.59 33 Radek Blahut (Cze) Joko Velamos 2.59 34 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 3.08 35 Gregor Zajc (Slo) Savaprojekt Krsko 3.12 36 Charles Dionne (Can) Canada 37 Roman Bronis (Svk) Slovakia 38 Hrvoje Miholjevic (Cro) Sava Kranj 3.41 39 Klemen Hancic (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 3.43 40 Martin Cerepan (Svk) Slovakia 3.51 41 Marian Hajzler (Cze) Joko Velamos 3.54 42 Uros Murn (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 4.00 43 Mark Walters (Can) Canada 4.17 44 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 4.32 45 Uros Silar (Slo) Sava Kranj 4.43 46 Jorne J.Videler (Ned) Netherlands 5.04 47 Milan Erien (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 5.22 48 Michael Giebelmann (Ger) Team Coast 5.22 49 Tomislav Elkasovic (Cro) Savaprojekt Krsko 50 Lubos Kejval (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 5.31 51 Bostjan Mervar (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 5.42 52 Borut Boiic (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 5.44 53 Pascal Hungerbchler (Swi) Kia-Villiger Suisse 6.10 54 Mirko Puglioli (Ita) Amore & Vita-Bosch 6.35 55 Massimo Demarin (Cro) KRKA Telekom Ekipa Dolenjska 6.39 56 Marko Iepic (Slo) Sava Kranj 6.56 57 Matej Marin (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 7.09 58 Michal Kalanda (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 59 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Joko Velamos 7.29 60 Wesley Seigler (USA) Netherlands 7.45 61 Ryan Cox (RSA) Amore & Vita-Bosch 7.47 62 Gregor Zagorc (Slo) KRKA Telekom Ekipa Dolenjska 10.34 63 Tomás Sedlácek (Cze) Joko Velamos 11.04 General classification after stage 4: 1 Martin Derganc (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 16.13.30 2 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 0.16 3 Boris Premuiic (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 1.06 4 Sylvain Beauchamp (Can) Canada 1.34 5 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 1.45 6 Brian Walton (Can) Canada 1.56 7 Christian Weber (Swi) Kia-Villiger Suisse 2.04 8 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 2.50 9 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Kia-Villiger Suisse 3.25 10 Simone Mori (Ita) Team Coast 5.03 11 Lazslo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 5.08 12 Cohut Seweryn (Pol) Amore & Vita-Bosch 5.15 13 Fabio Testi (Ita) Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra 5.34 14 David Cioni Dario (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 5.38 15 Uros Murn (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 5.59 16 Cristian Auriemma (Ita) Amore & Vita-Bosch 8.08 17 Jaromír Purmenský (Cze) Joko Velamos 8.48 18 Igor Kranjec (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 9.07 19 Bostjan Mervar (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 10.13 20 Matej Gnezda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 10.57 21 Milan Erien (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 11.57 22 Matej Stare (Slo) Sava Kranj 12.02 23 Klaus Mutschler (Ger) Team Coast 12.25 24 Mirko Puglioli (Ita) Amore & Vita-Bosch 12.37 25 Hans Kurt Brand (Swi) Team Coast 14.43 26 Roman Bronis (Svk) Slovakia 15.33 27 Matija Kotnik (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 15.43 28 Luca Paolino (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 17.16 29 Borja Jelic (Slo) Savaprojekt Krsko 19.00 30 Andrzej Jagielowicz (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra 19.07 31 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra 19.23 32 Hrvoje Miholjevic (Cro) Sava Kranj 20.31 33 Gregor Zajc (Slo) Savaprojekt Krsko 20.31 34 Jan Faltynek (Cze) Joko Velamos 21.02 35 Mark Walters (Can) Canada 21.14 36 Jorne J.Videler (Ned) Netherlands 21.57 37 Michael Barry (Can) Canada 22.18 38 Ryan Cox (RSA) Amore & Vita-Bosch 22.45 39 Dean Podgornik (Slo) Sava Kranj 24.06 40 Radek Blahut (Cze) Joko Velamos 24.07 41 Petr Herman (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 24.31 42 Charles Dionne (Can) Canada 25.04 43 Radek Dite (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 25.28 44 Marko Iepic (Slo) Sava Kranj 26.13 45 Michal Kalanda (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 26.17 46 Michael Giebelmann (Ger) Team Coast 26.31 47 Uros Silar (Slo) Sava Kranj 27.14 48 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 27.16 49 Lubos Kejval (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 27.22 50 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Joko Velamos 28.37 51 Massimo Demarin (Cro) KRKA Telekom Ekipa Dolenjska 28.38 52 Miloslav Kejval (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 28.48 53 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 28.53 54 Marian Hajzler (Cze) Joko Velamos 29.59 55 Tomás Sedlácek (Cze) Joko Velamos 30.14 56 Pascal Hungerbchler (Swi) Kia-Villiger Suisse 31.02 57 Borut Boiic (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 32.04 58 Tomislav Elkasovic (Cro) Savaprojekt Krsko 33.56 59 Matej Marin (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 34.38 60 Wesley Seigler (USA) Netherlands 36.54 61 Gregor Zagorc (Slo) KRKA Telekom Ekipa Dolenjska 37.53 62 Martin Cerepan (Svk) Slovakia 43.18 63 Klemen Hancic (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 47.23 Points classification: 1 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 45 pts 2 Martin Derganc (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 42 3 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 40 4 David Cioni Dario (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 39 5 Christian Weber (Swi) Kia-Villiger Suisse 35 6 Igor Kranjec (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 30 7 Boris Premuiic (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 27 8 Uros Murn (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 25 9 Sylvain Beauchamp (Can) Canada 24 10 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Kia-Villiger Suisse 21 11 Brian Walton (Can) Canada 21 12 Bostjan Mervar (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 20 13 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra 19 14 Matej Marin (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 16 15 Fabio Testi (Ita) Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra 15 16 Michal Precechtel (Cze) Joko Velamos 14 17 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 13 18 Cohut Seweryn (Pol) Amore & Vita-Bosch 12 19 Simone Mori (Ita) Team Coast 12 20 Tomislav Elkasovic (Cro) Savaprojekt Krsko 12 21 Petr Herman (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 10 22 Klaus Mutschler (Ger) Team Coast 9 23 Charles Dionne (Can) Canada 8 24 Cristian Auriemma (Ita) Amore & Vita-Bosch 8 25 Radek Dite (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 7 26 Mirko Puglioli (Ita) Amore & Vita-Bosch 5 27 Lubos Kejval (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 5 28 Andrzej Jagielowicz (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra 4 29 Lazslo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 3 30 Borut Boiic (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 3 31 Milan Erien (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 2 32 Luca Paolino (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1 33 Matija Kotnik (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 1 34 Marko Iepic (Slo) Sava Kranj 1 Mountains classification: 1 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 19 pts 2 Uros Murn (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 15 3 Martin Derganc (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 6 4 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Kia-Villiger Suisse 6 5 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 5 6 Radek Blahut (Cze) Joko Velamos 5 7 Igor Kranjec (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 2 8 Boris Premuiic (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 2 9 Cohut Seweryn (Pol) Amore & Vita-Bosch 1 10 David Cioni Dario (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1 Sprints classifcation: 1 Uros Murn (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 15 pts 2 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 13 3 David Cioni Dario (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 10 4 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra 6 5 Charles Dionne (Can) Canada 6 6 Dean Podgornik (Slo) Sava Kranj 6 7 Marko Iepic (Slo) Sava Kranj 5 8 Gregor Zagorc (Slo) KRKA Telekom Ekipa Dolenjska 5 9 Michal Kalanda (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 4 10 Lazslo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 4 11 Radek Blahut (Cze) Joko Velamos 3 12 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 3 13 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Kia-Villiger Suisse 3 14 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 3 15 Radek Dite (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 2 16 Matej Marin (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 2 17 Milan Erien (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 1 18 Igor Kranjec (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 1 19 Boris Premuiic (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije 1 20 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 1 21 Matej Gnezda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 1 22 Matija Kotnik (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 1 U23 Classification: 1 Matej Gnezda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 16.24.27 2 Matej Stare (Slo) Sava Kranj 1.05 3 Matija Kotnik (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 4.46 4 Hrvoje Miholjevic (Cro) Sava Kranj 9.34 5 Jorne J.Videler (Ned) Netherlands 11.00 6 Ryan Cox (RSA) Amore & Vita-Bosch 11.48 7 Dean Podgornik (Slo) Sava Kranj 13.09 8 Charles Dionne (Can) Canada 14.07 9 Radek Dite (Cze) PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 14.31 10 Marko Iepic (Slo) Sava Kranj 15.16 11 Uros Silar (Slo) Sava Kranj 16.17 12 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 16.19 13 Massimo Demarin (Cro) KRKA Telekom Ekipa Dolenjska 17.41 14 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 17.56 15 Borut Boiic (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 21.07 16 Tomislav Elkasovic (Cro) Savaprojekt Krsko 22.59 17 Matej Marin (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj 23.41 18 Gregor Zagorc (Slo) KRKA Telekom Ekipa Dolenjska 26.56 Teams classification: 1 KRKA Telekom 48.39.34 2 Mapei-Quick Step 12.51 3 Canada 24.11 4 Amore & Vita-Bosch 24.39 5 Team Coast 29.06 6 Perutnina Ptuj Radenska Rog 32.19 7 Kia Villiger Suisse 35.56 8 Sava Kranj 40.18 9 Atlas Lukullus Ambra 43.00 10 Joko Velamos 50.34 11 PSK Unit Expert-Steirmark 59.34 12 Perutnina Ptuj 1.02.24 13 Savaprojekt Krsko 1.13.13 |