58th Circuit de l'Aulne, France
August 26
Chateaulin, France:
1. Abraham Olano (Spa, Mapei-GB) 137km in 3.12.41
2. Richard Virenque (Fra, Festina) s.t.
3. Evgeni Berzin (Rus, Gewiss Playbus) + 0.11 secs
4. Laurent Jalabert (Fra, ONCE)
5. Stephane Heulot (Fra, GAN)
6. Laurent Roux (Fra, TVM) all s.t.
7. Laurent Brochard (Fra, Festina) + 0.40
8. Laurent Dufaux (Swi, Festina)
9. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra, Festina)
10. Lallouet (Fra, Bernard Sport) all s.t.
Report:
Often dubbed the world criterium championships, the Circuit de l'Aulne
in Brittany attracted a field that included, in addition to those
listed above, Tony Rominger and Peter Luttenberger. Run on 20 laps of
a 6.85km circuit the race attracted some 20,000 spectators. Olano and
Virenque escaped 10km from the fnish, with Virenque attempting in vain
to shake off Olano on the last climb before the finish.