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.