Regio Tour, Germany, Cat. 2.4

Preview

16 teams consisting of 7 riders each will take part:

Telekom (Ullrich, Bolts, Henn, Zabel)
Roslotto-ZG (Ugrumov, Djavanian)
Polti (Baldinger, Pianegonda, 2nd in 1995, Lombardi, Rebellin),
MG-Technogym (Casagranda)
Rabobank (McEwen, Groenendaal),
Vlaanderen 2002 (Roosen, Vansevenant)
Collstrop (les De Clercq)
Scrigno (Guidi, Filippo and Stefano Casagrande)
PMU Romand (Roland Meier)
Giant
Germany (Gottschling, Moster)
USA (Page, Randolph),
German military selection (Peschel and Rich)
Latvia (Ozols, winner in 1992 ahead of Bobrik)
Switzerland
PTT Mulhouse

The stages:

13/8: Prologue in Lorrach (ITT)                   5,2 km
14/8: Stage 1  Circuit race in Wehr             179,0 km
15/8: Stage 2  Circuit race in Mullheim         179,4 km
16/8: Stage 3A Bahlingen - Bahlingen (ITT)       19,2 km
      Stage 3B Circuit race in Fribourg          76,5 km
17/8: Stage 4  Guebwiller - Colmar              182,8 km
18/8: Gtage 5  Circuit race in Vogstburg        184,0 km

Major climbs:

Stage 4: Grand Ballon (1343m), col du Firstplan (720m), Petit-Ballon
(1163m), col du Platzerwasel (1183m).
Stage 5 Mondhalle, Cote d'Oberbergen.

Prologue in Lorroach, 5,2 km:

 1. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank    6.12
 2. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom   + 0.01
 3. Michael Rich (Ger)          + 0.04

Stage 1, Circuit race in Wehr, 179,0 km:

 1. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom         4.28.59
 2. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom           + 0.10
 3. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti    + 0.23
 4. Nicola Loda (Ita) MG-Technogym      + 0.32
 5. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto        + 0.32
 6. Armin Meier (Sch) PMU Romand        + 0.54

Overall:

 1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom          4.35.13
 2. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom          + 0.05
 3. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti    + 0.36
 4. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto        + 0.38
 5. Nicola Loda (Ita) MG-Technogym      + 0.49
 6. Armin Meier (Sch) PMU Romand        + 1.01

Stage 2, Circuit race in Mullheim, 179,4 km:

 1. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Scrigno   4.47.54
 2. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom             s.t.
 3. Jens Heppner (Ger)Telekom           + 0.30
 4. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank          + 1.00
 5. Nicola Loda (Ita) MG-Technogym      + 1.49
 6. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom        + 1.49
 7. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom             + 1.49

Overall:

 1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom          9.23.01
 2. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom          + 0.36
 3. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto        + 2.31
 4. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti      s.t.
 5. Nicola Loda (Ita) MG-Technogym      + 2.44
 6. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Scrigno    + 3.04
 7. Armin Meier (Sui) PMU Romand        + 3.13

Stage 3a, Balingen - Balingen (ITT), 19,2 km:

 1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom         24.09.44 (47,69 km/h)
 2. Carlo Finco (Ita) MG-Technogym      + 0.40
 3. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto-ZG     + 0.49
 4. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank          + 0.50
 5. Gregory Randolph (USA)              + 0.53
 6. Michael Rich (Ger)                  + 0.54

Stage 3b, Circuit race in Freiburg, 76 km:

 1. Rob McEwen (Aus) Rabobank           1.41.59
 2. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Polti
 3. Mirko Rossato (Ita) Scrigno
 4. Korff (Ger)
 5. Biagio Conte (Ita) Scrigno          all s.t.

Overall:

 1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom         11.29.09
 2. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom          + 1.52
 3. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto-ZG     + 3.20
 4. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti    + 3.37
 5. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Scrigno    + 4.07
 6. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank          + 4.48
 7. Armin Meier (Sch) PMU Romand        + 4.48

Stage 4, Guebwiller-Colmar (176.0 km)

 1. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Scrigno    5.27.25
 2. Vjatscheslaw Djwajan (Rus) Roslotto 
 3. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank  
 4. Maurizio Molinari (Ita) MG
 5. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom
 6. Bobby Julich (Usa) Motorola        all s.t.

Overall after Stage 4:

 1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom         16.56.34
 2. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom          + 1.49
 3. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto        + 3.20
 4. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti    + 3.37
 5. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Scrigno    + 3.57
 6. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank          + 4.44
 7. Armin Meier (Sui) PMU Romand        + 5.34 

Stage 5: Circuit race in Vogstburg, 165.6km:

 1. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Scrigno (12" Bon.)  5.05.26  (36.15 km/h)
 2. Armin Meier (Sui) PMU Romand     (6")       
 3. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti (4")
 4. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto  
 5. Udo Boelts (Ger) Telekom         (1")
 6. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                    all s.t.

Final Overall:

 1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom         22.02.00 (37.37 km/h)
 2. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom          + 2.09
 3. Piotr Ugrumov (Rus) Roslotto        + 3.20
 4. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti    + 3.33
 5. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Scrigno    + 3.45
 6. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank          + 5.18
 7. Armin Meier (Sui) PMU Romand        + 5.28
 8. Carlo Finco (Ita) MG                + 6.30
 9. Udo Boelts (Ger) Telekom            + 7.03
10. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Scrigno       + 7.34