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April 26 - Prologue - 2.98 miles
1. Gianluca Bartolami, Italy (Mapei-GB) 00:06:05.749 2. Andrea Peron, Italy, (Motorola) 6:06.315 3. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, (Motorola) 6:06:656 4. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia (Novell) 6:06.887 5. Frans Maassen, Netherlands, Novell) 6:07.801 6. Zenon Jaskula, Poland, (AKI-Gipiemme) 6:08.616 7. Malcolm Elliott, Great Britain, (Chevrolet-LA Sheriff) 6:12.613 8. Frankie Andreu, Dearborn, Mich., (Motorola) 6:12.936 9. Steve Bauer, Canada (Motorola) 6:15.713 10. Leon Von Bon, Netherlands, (Novell) 6:16.840Bartolami's average speed: approx. 29 mph (10 seconds off the course record set by Jelle Nijdam in 1993) April 27 - Stage One - 110 kms/68 miles
1. Malcolm Elliott, Britain, Chevrolet/L.A. Sheriff 02:24:53 2. Adriano Baffi, Italy, Mapei-GB 3. Massimo Strazzer, Italy, Navigare-Bluestorm 4. Jean-Pierre Heynderickx, Belgium, Castorama 5. Robbie McEwen, Australia, national amateur team 6. Mike McCarthy, New York, Saturn 7. David McCook, Tampa, Fla., Montgomery-Bell 8. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola 9. Marty Jemison, Salt Lake City, Montgomery-Bell 10. Vassilli Davidenko, Georgia, Navigare-Bluestorm all same timeG.C. after Stage 1
1. Malcolm Elliott, Great Britain, Chevrolet-L.A. Sheriff 2:30:55 2. Gianluca Bortolami, Italy, Mapei-GB + 03 secs. 3. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola 4 (tie). Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola 4 (tie). Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell 4 6. Leon Von Bon, Netherlands, Novell 8 7. Frankie Andreu, Dearborn, Mich., Motorola 10 8. Steve Bauer, Canada, Motorola 13 9. George Hincapie, Farmingdale, N.Y., Motorola 15 10. Norman Alvis, Sacramento, Calif., Saturn 16 (tie). Fred Rodriguez, Charlotte, N.C., U.S. amateur 16Stage 2 - 88 miles
1. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola 03:09:45 2. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola + 01 sec. 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell s.t. 4, Norman Alvis, Sacramento, Calif., Saturn + 10 5. Steve Bauer, Canada, Motorola 6. Ron Kiefel, Boulder, Colo., Saturn 7. Frans Maassen, Netherlands, Novell 8. Bart Bowen, Ruidoso, N.M., Saturn 9. Gianluca Bortolami, Italy, Mapei-GB 10. Giles Delion, France all s.t.G.C after Stage 2
1. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola 05:40:34 2. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola + 05 secs. 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell :07 behind. 4. Malcolm Elliott, Britain, Chevrolet/L.A. Sheriff 16 5. Gianluca Bortolami, Italy, Mapei-GB 19 6. Frans Maassen, Netherlands 21 7. Zenon Jaskula, Poland, AKI-Gipiemme 22 8. Frankie Andreu, Dearborn, Mich., Motorola 26 9. Leon Van Bon, Netherlands, Novell 27 10. Steve Bauer, Canada, MotorolaRace Report Stage 3 In the flattest and slowest stage thus far, Djamolidin Abdujaparov (Uzbekistan) sprinted to his first victory of the 1995 season. Compared to his 14 victories last year and his 41 wins over the past four years, this season with his new Novell team has been a disappointment. "It's always the same; you don't see me, then I'm there," Abdujaparov said via an interpreter. As for tomorrow's first mountain stage of this year's race, "Armstrong is strong and Mejia is a good climber, so the team is confident," said Motorola compatriat and race leader Andrea Peron. Stage 3 - 133 miles
1. Djamolidin Abdujaparov, Uzbekistan, Novell 06:02:32 @ 24.91 mph 2. Massimo Strazzer, Italy, Navigare-Bluestorm 3. Robbie McEwen, Australia, national amateur 4. Malcolm Elliott, Britain, Chevrolet/L.A. Sheriff 5. Adriano Baffi, Italy, Mapei-GB 6. Thomas Craven, Winston-Salem, NC, Chev.-L.A.Sheriff 7. Chann McRae, Plano, Texas, U.S. amateur 8. Vassili Davidenko, Georgia, Navigare-Bluestorm 9. Andrei Teteriok, Russia, AKI-Gipiemme 10. Maurizio Tomi, Italy, AKI-Gipiemme all s.t.G.C. after Stage 3
1. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola 11:43:06 2. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas + 05 secs. 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell 07 4. Elliott 15 5. Gianluca Bortolami, Italy, Mapei-GB 19 6. Frans Maassen, Netherlands, Novell 21 7. Zenon Jaskula, Poland, AKI-Gipiemme 22 8. Frankie Andreu, Dearborn, Mich., Motorola 26 9. Leon Van Bon, Netherlands, Novell 27 10. George Hincapie, Farmingdale, N.Y., Motorola 28Stage 4 - 227 kms/141 miles 1. Lance Armstrong (U.S., Motorola) 06:13:17 2. Andrea Peron (Italy, Motorola) 6:15:27 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Russia, Novell) 6:15:54 4. Laurent Madouas (France, Castorama) 6:16:28 5. Sean Yates (Britain, Motorola) 6. Andrei Teteriok (Kazakhstan, AKI-Gipiemme) s.t. 7. Daniele Nardello (Italy, Mapei-GB) 6:17:11 8. Steve Bauer (Canada, Motorola) 6:18:57 9. Alvaro Mejia (Colombia, Motorola) 10. Miguel Arroyo (Mexico, Chazel) 11. Franco Ballerini (Italy, Mapei-GB) 12. Angelo Citracca (Italy, Navigare-Bluestorm/N-B*) 13. Michael Blaudzun (Netherlands, Novell) s.t. 14. Scott Moninger (U.S., Chev.-L.A. Sheriff) 6:20:35 15. Tyler Hamilton (U.S., Montgomery-Bell) s.t.G.C. after Stage 4
1. Lance Armstrong (U.S., Motorola) 17:56:18 2. Andrea Peron (Italy, Motorola) + 2:09 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Russia, Novell) 2:45 4. Sean Yates (Britain, Motorola) 3:57 5. Laurent Madouas (France, Castorama) 3:58 6. Andrei Teteroik (Kazakhstan, AKI-Gipiemme) 4:00 7. Daniele Nardello (Italy, Mapei-GB) 4:31 8. Steve Bauer (Canada, Motorola) 6:14 9. Alvaro Mejia (Colombia, Motorola) 6:21 10. Franco Ballerini (Italy, Mapei-GB) 6:23 11. Michael Blautzun (Netherlans, Novell) 6:29 12. Angelo Citracca (Italy, *N-B) 6:35 13. Miguel Arroyo (Mexico, Chazal) 6:47 14. Aleksandre Cheter (Kazakhstan, *N-B) 7:55 15. Tyler Hamilton (U.S., Montgomery-Bell) 8:00Team Competition
1. Motorola 53:56:53 2. Navigare-Bluestorm + 22:19 3. Novell 25:32Stage 5 Race Report Lance Armstrong, taking advantage of pre-event training, extended his Tour DuPont lead in today's race against the clock. "Certainly it helped," said Armstrong, who trained on the course for five days the week prior to the race. "I just kept doing repetitions. It's a technical course, so I knew it like the back of my hand." "It's a satisfying win because the time trial has been a weakness for me," said Armstrong. "I've lost races in time trials. But I've done a lot of work to improve. It was worth eights seconds at least today, probably more." Said Ekimov: "Three minutes is a lot." Last year, it was a 50-50 chance between Lance and me. This year there is only a small chance for me." Stage 5 - 22.9 miles - Individual Time Trial 1. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola 56:32.263, 24.30 mph 2. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell 56:40.702 3. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola 57:06.478 4. Zenon Jaskula, Poland, AKI-Gipiemme 57:39.006 5. Norman Alvis, Sacramento, Calif., Saturn 58:36.911 6. Andrei Teteroik, Kazakhstan 58:42.463 7. Gianluca Bortolami, Italy, Mapei-GB 58:53.687 8. Alvaro Mejia, Colombia 58:54.450 9. Franco Ballerini, Italy, Mapei-GB 59:05.286 10. Laurent Maduouas, France, Castorama 59:09.304G.C.after Stage 5 1. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola 18:52:50 2. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola + 02:43 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell 2:53 4. Andrei Teteriok, Kazakhstan 6:10 5. Laurent Maduouas, France, Castorama 6:35 6. Sean Yates, Britain, Motorola 6:44 7. Daniele Nardello, Italy, Mapei-GB 7:46 8. Alvaro Mejia, Colombia, Motorola 8:43 9. Franco Ballerini, Italy, Mapei-GB 8:56 10. Angelo Citracca, Italy, Navigare-Bluestorm 10:04Stage 6 - 225 kms/139 miles
1. Franck Jarno (France) AKI-Gipiemme 05:21:02 2. Robbie McEwen (Australia) amateur 3. Jean-Pierere Heynderickx (France) Collstrop 4. Adriano Baffi (Italy) Mapei-GB 5. Massimo Strazzer (Italy) Navigare-Bluestorm 6. George Hincapie (U.S.) Motorola 7. Malcolm Elliott (Britain) Chevrolet/L.A. Sheriff 8. David McCook (U.S.) Montgomery-Bell 9. Chann McRae (U.S.) amateur 10. Jens Zemke (Germany) Collstrop all s.t.GC after Stage 6
1. Lance Armstrong (U.S.) 24:13:52b> 2. Andrea Peron (Italy) + 2:43 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Russia) 2:53 4. Andrei Teteriok (Kazakhstan) 6:10 5. Laurent Madouas (France) 6:40 6. Sean Yates (Britain) 6:44 7. Daniele Nardello (Italy) 7:46 8. Alvaro Mejia (Colombia) 8:43 9. Franco Ballerini (France) 8:56 10. Angelo Citracca (Italy) 10:04Stage 7 - 150 miles @ 25.52 mph
1. Leon Van Bon, Netherlands, Novell 05:52:34 2. Jacky Durand, France, Castorama 3. Andrea Vatteroni, Italy, Navigare-Bluestorm 4. Fred Rodriquez, Charlotte, N.C., U.S. amateur s.t. 5. Brian Walton, Canada, Saturn 5:52:43 6. Michael Blautzun, Netherlands, Novell 5:55:32 7. Jens Zemke, Germany, Collstrop 8. Marco Vermey, Netherlands, Chazal 9. Alvaro Mejia, Colombia, Motorola s.t. 10. Darren Baker, Santa Rosa, Calif., Montgomery-Bell 5:55:35G.C. after Stage 7
1. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola 30:15:04 (24.62 mph) 2. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola + 02:43 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell 2:53 4. Alvaro Mejia, Colombia, Motorola 3:03 5. Michael Blaudzun, Netherlands, Novell 4:48. 6. Andrei Teteriok, Kazakhstan, AKI-Gipiemme 6:10 7. Laurent Madouas, France, Castorama 6:40 8. Sean Yates, Britain, Motorola 6:44 9. Darren Baker, USA, Montgomery-Bell 7:11 10. Daniele Nardello, Italy, Mapei-GB 7:46Stage 8 Race Report: Stage 8 was run under overcast skies and rain that resulted in slick conditions. Clark Sheehan (Montgomery-Bell), and Djamolidin Abdujaparov (eventually finishing 11th) left the field after only 12 miles into the 127-mile stage. Sheehan then soloed to victory after dropping Abdu with 9 miles to go. His break (115 miles) was the longest in the race's seven-year history. Clark moved from 27th to 22nd overall, 22:38 behind. "I knew my strength is as a climber and his is sprinting," said Sheehan. "I put my head down and never looked back. I didn't want it to come down to a sprint." "It's every cyclist's dream to win in a race like this, at least it's mine," said Sheehan. "I wasn't willing to risk too much at the end. It was hairy. I just wanted to stay upright." As for Lance and his pages (pun intended): "We just need to get through tomorrow and we'll be in good shape," said Armstrong, the race's only double stage winner. "We should be OK. My biggest concern is bad weather. Today, on the descents, you had rain, mud, slick roads. You couldn't see 100 meters in front of you." Notable DNFs: Robbie McEwen (Australia), Steve Bauer (Canada) Stage 8 - 127 miles
1. Clark Sheehan, Boulder, Colo., Montgomery-Bell 05:33:56 (22.81 mph) 2. Andrei Teteriok, Kazakhstan, AKI-Gipiemme 5:34:03 3. Laurent Madouas, France, Castorama 5:34:06 4. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola 5:34:15 5. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell 6. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola 7. Erik Dekker, Netherlands, Novell 8. Gianluca Bortolami, Italy, Mapei-GB 9. Alvaro Mejia, Colombia, Motorola 10. Darren Baker, Santa Rosa, Calif., Montgomery-Bell all s.t.G.C. after Stage 8
1. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola 35:49:19 (24.33 mph) 2. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola + 2:43 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell 2:53 4. Alvaro Mejia, Colombia, Motorola 3:03 5. Andrei Teteriok, Kazakhstan, AKI-Gipiemme 5:52 6. Laurent Madouas, France, Castorama 6:27 7. Michael Blaudzun, Netherlands, Novell 6:33 8. Darren Baker, Santa Rosa, Calif. Montgomery-Bell 7:11 9. Daniele Nardello, Italy, Mapei-GB 7:52 10. Franco Ballerini, Italy, Mapei-GB 9:03Race Report Stage 9 Andrei Teterick (Kazakhstan), who finished second in yesterday's stage eight, was fined $800 by the UCI for not participating in the post-race awards ceremony. Armstrong left his break-away companion, Laurent Madouas (France), with 1.5 miles left to the finish to win the 120-mile Asheville to Beech Mountain stage. Armstrong had followed when Madouas jumped from a lead group of five riders with 2.5 miles to go. "When you're on top of your game, you're confident," said Armstrong. "I felt strong the whole day. I was never in trouble or in danger of being dropped." "My teammates were lions out there," Armstrong said. "I had no choice to be anything but super at the end." "Beech is special; it has all the ingredients," said Arsmtrong, who also finished second in the stage two years ago. "It's as close as we get to European climbs in this race. It's a classic." Stage 9 - 120 miles
1. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola 5:20:21 (22.44 mph) 2. Zenon Jaskula, Poland, AKI-Gipiemme 5:21:02 3. Laruent Madouas, France, Castorama 5:21:08 4. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola 5:21:53 5. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell s.t. 6. Alvaro Mejia, Colombia, Mototrola 5:21:55 7. Angelo Citracca, Italy, Navigare-Bluestorm 5:22:16 8. Franco Ballerini, Italy, Mapei-GB 5:22:18 9. Francesco Secchiari, Italy, Navigare-Bluestorm 5:22:20 10. Andrei Teteriok, Kazakhstan, AKI-Gipiemme s.t.G.C. after Stage 9
1. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola 41:10:00 (24.09 mph) 2. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola + 03:55 3. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell 4:05 4. Alvaro Mejia, Colombia, Motorola 4:17 5. Laurent Madouas, France, Castorama 6:50 6. Andrei Teteriok, Kazakhstan, AKI-Gipiemme 7:31 7. Darren Baker, Santa Rosa, Calif., Montgomery-Bell 8:50 8. Daniele Nardello, Italy, Mapei-GB 9:31 9. Michael Blaudzun, Netherlands, Novell 9:44 10. ???????????(121 starters, 91 riders remaining) Stage 10 - Results not yet available Stage 11 - Final) - 49 kms/30 mile ITT
1. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell 01:00:44.65 (29.63 mph) 2. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola 1:01:50.27 3. Daniele Nardello, Italy, Mapei-GB 1:02:05.56 4. Norman Alvis, Sacramento, Calif., Saturn 1:02:35.65 5. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola 1:02:49.28 6. Zenon Jaskula, Poland, AKI-Gipiemme 1:03:25.84 7. Clark Sheehan, Boulder, Colo., Montgomery-Bell 1:04:05.89 8. Frans Maassen, Netherlands, Novell 1:04:24.16 9. Kent Bostick, Corrales, N.M., Shaklee 1:04:24.39 10. Tyler Hamilton, Marblehead, MA, Montgomery-Bell 1:04:26.89General Classification (Final)
1. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, Motorola 46:31:16 (24.32 mph) 2. Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russia, Novell + 02:00 3. Andrea Peron, Italy, Motorola 2:56 4. Alvaro Mejia, Colombia, Motorola 6:24 5. Daniele Nardello, Italy, Mapei-GB 8:47 6. Andrei Teteriok, Kazakhstan, AKI-Gipiemme 9:12 7. Laurent Madouas, France, Castorama 9:30 8. Darren Baker, Santa Rosa, Calif., Montgomery-Bell 10:54 9. Zenon Jaskula, Poland, AKI-Gipiemme 12:12 10. Michael Blaudzun, Netherlands, Novell 12:17 |