Route du Sud, Cat 2.3

France, June 21-24, 1997


1996 Results

Teams and Stages

Stage 1, Saturday 21 June: Marmande - Saint-Gaudens (216 km)
Stage 2a, Sunday 22 June: Martres-Tolosane - Saint-Gaudens (87 km)
Stage 2a, Sunday 22 June: ITT in Saint-Gaudens (7.4 km)
Stage 3, Monday June 23: Saint-Gaudens - Plateau de Beille (145 km)
Stage 4, Tuesday June 24: Tarascon - Montauban (207 km)

Teams and Main Participants

Collstrop: Tom Desmet, Eric De Clercq, Peter Verbeken, Frank Hoj (Den), Steven
De Neef, Mario Moermans, Dany Baeyens, Tim Lenaers

TVM: Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned), Hendrik Van Dijck, Tristan Hoffman (Ned), Steven
de Jongh (Ned), Maarten den Bakker (Ned), Servais Knaven (Ned), Davy Dubbeldam
(Ned), Laurent Roux (Fra)

Festina: Marcel Wust (Ger)

GAN: Cidric Vasseur (Fra)

Cofidis: Nicolas Jalabert (Fra

La Frangaise des Jeux: Stiphane Heulot (Fra)

Casino: Arturas Kasputis (Lit), Rodolfo Massi (Ita) 

La Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne: Gilles Maignan (Fra)

Bigmat: Pascal Lance (Fra)

Rabobank: Johan Bruyneel, Erik Dekker (Ned), Adri van der Poel (Ned), Richard
Groenendaal (Ned), Koos Moerenhout (Ned), Michael Boogerd (Ned), Patrick Jonker
(Aus) 

US Postal: Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) 

Lotto : Peter Farazijn, Laurent Madouas (Fra), Benont Salmon (Fra), Andrei
Teteriuk (Kaz), Paul Van Hyfte, Rik Verbrugghe, Marc Wauters 

Mapei-GB : Frank Vandenbroucke, Nico Mattan, Bart Leysen

Saeco: Mario Scirea (Ita)

Stage 1, Marmande - Saint-Gaudens, 216 km.

  1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM
  2. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
  3. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 
  4. M. Wust (Ger)
  5. Z. Spruch (Pol)
  6. A. Baffi (Ita)	  

Overall (with bonuses).

  1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM
  2. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino      	0.04
  3. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis  	0.08
  4. Jacky Durand (Fra) 		0.11
  5. Wust 				0.12
  6. Spruch				s.t.

Stage 2a, Martres-Tolosane - Saint-Gaudens, 91.7 km:

  1. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis            2.09.35 (42,459 km/h)
  2. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Gan
  3. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Festina
  4. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina
  5. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei
  6. Adriano Baffi (Ita) US Postal
  7. Stephane Heulot (Fra) FDJ
  8. Jan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
  9. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) TVM
 10. Francois Simon (Fra) Gan             all s.t.

Stage 2b, ITT in Saint-Gaudens, 7,4 km:

  1. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis              8.49.53 (50,309 km/h)
  2. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank             	0.07
  3. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM               	0.08
  4. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank           	s.t.
  5. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Gan          	0.09
  6. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei          	s.t.
  7. Adriano Baffi (Ita) US Postal          	0.12
  8. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis           	s.t.
  9. Philippe Gaumont (Fra)                 	0.17
 10. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat        	s.t.

Overall:

  1. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis              7.25.36
  2. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM               	0.12
  3. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank             	0.13
  4. Adriano Baffi (Ita) US Postal          	0.14
  5. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat      	0.22
  6. Francois Simon (Fra) Gan               	0.22
  7. David Millar (GB) Cofidis             	0.24
  8. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei                	0.26
  9. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Gan               	0.27
 10. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Festina       	0.27

Stage 3, Saint-Gaudens - Plateau de Beille, 168.6 km:

  1. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                  4.35.18 (36,745 km/h)
  2. Davide Rebellin (Ita) FDJ             	1.44
  3. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto           	1.45
  4. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank        	2.05
  5. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank            	s.t.
  6. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco            	2.24
  7. Andrea Peron (Ita) FDJ                	3.21
  8. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Festina      	3.43
  9. Francois Simon (Fra) Gan              	3.44
 10. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Lotto             	3.53

Overall:

  1. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank          12.03.39
  2. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco           	0.34
  3. Francois Simon (Fra) Gan              	1.21
  4. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Festina      	1.25
  5. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat    	2.20
  6. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) TVM          	3.49
  7. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank            	4.40
  8. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto            	4.57
  9. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino         	4.59
 10. Fridiric Gabriel (Fra) Mutuelle      	5.18

Stage 4, Tarascon - Montauban, 207 km:

 1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina               5.07.20
 2. Jann Kirsipuu (Est)                      	s.t.
 3. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned)                     s.t.

Final General Classification:

 1. Patrick Jonker (Australia) Rabobank     17.10.59
 2. Massimo Donati (Ita)              		0.34
 3. Francois Simon (Fra)                 	1.21
 4. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita)                    1.25
 5. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra)                   2.20