Giro di Sardegna, Cat 2.3

Italy, March 26-30, 1997

1996 Results and Reports

  • Prologue
  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2
  • Stage 3
  • Stage 4
  • Stage 5 and Final GC

    Preview

    Stage 1 (26 March): Cagliari-Cagliari, 171,8 km. One 3rd category climb at Somm'e Sa Lana. A stage for the sprinters.

    Stage 2 (27): Cagliari-Oristano, 184 km. Three climbs: Sant'Angelo, Passo Bidderdu and Passo Genna Frongia.

    Stage 3 (28): Oristano-Alghero, 156,7 km. Two climbs: Badde Urbara (875 m.) and Monte Mannu. Uphill sprint

    Stage 4 (29): Alghero-Olbia, 210,2.km. The most difficult stage with three climbs: Osilo, Tempio and San Pantaleo.

    Stage 5, (30): Circuit race on the island of La Maddalena, 150,5 km. Three climbs of Punta dei Colmi.

    Stage 1, Cagliari, 182 kms:

     1. Nicola Minali 					4.18.36
 2. Endrio Leoni 
 3. Maurizio Tomi 
 4. Jan Svorada (Czech Republic) 
 5. Massimiliano Mori 
 6. Gabriele Balducci 
 7. Vyacheslav Djavanian (Russia) 
 8. Federico Colonna 
 9. Fulvio Frigo 
10. Sandro Giacomelli 				all s.t.

    Stage 2, Cagliari-Oristano, 184 kms:

     1. Alessandro Bertolini 			4.36.20 
 2. Jan Svorada (Czech Republic) 
 3. Vyacheslav Djavanian (Russia) 
 4. Gianluca Gorini 
 5. Massimiliano Mori 
 6. Alessio Barbagli 
 7. Gabriele Balducci 
 8. Fulvio Frigo 
 9. Vasily Davidenko (Russia) 
10. Fausto Dotti            			all s.t.

    Overall after Stage 2

     1. Bertolini            	  	         8 .54 .46 
 2. Armin Meier (Switzerland) 		0.03 
 3. Svorada                    			0.04 
 4. Gabriele Missaglia         			0.05
 5. Djavanian                 			0.06
 6. Roberto Petito             			0.07
 7. Michele Coppolillo         			0.08
 8. Mori                      			0.10
 9. Balducci 
10. Frigo                     			s.t.

    Stage 3, Oristano-Alghero, 156.7 kms:

     1. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Russia)	     3.55.43
 2. Claudio Chiappucci 
 3. Roberto Petito 				s.t. 
 4. Gabriele Missaglia				0.10 
 5. Jan Svorada (Czech Republic)		0.15 
 6. Sandro Giacomelli 
 7. Vyacheslav Djavanian (Russia) 
 8. Gabriele Balducci 
 9. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Denmark) 
10. Luca Mazzanti                	        all s.t.

    Overall after Stage 3

     1. Petito                                  12.50.31
 2. Chiappucci                     	 	0.07 
 3. Missaglia                     		0.12 
 4. Alessandro Bertolini          		0.13
 5. Svorada                       		0.15 
 6. Armin Meier (Switzerland)    		0.16
 7. Djavanian                     		0.19 
 8. Germano Pierdomenico         		0.21
 9. Balducci                      		0.23

    Stage 4, Alghero-Olbia, 210 km:

      1. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei               5.23.03
  2. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita
  3. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) MG
  4. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco
  5. Vjatjeslav Djavanian (Rus) Roslotto
  6. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco
  7. Nikolai Bo Larsen (Den) Amore e Vita
  8. Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Kross Montanari
  9. Alessio Barbagli (Ita) Scrigno
 10. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Asics       all s.t.

    Overall:

      1. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco          18.16.30
  2. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei               + 0.09
  3. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Asics        + 0.11
  4. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) MG         + 0.13
  5. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Mapei        + 0.14
  6. Vjatjeslav Djavanian (Rus) Roslotto   + 0.19
  7. Armin Meier (Sch) Batik               + 0.20
  8. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina T. + 0.23
  9. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco         + 0.27
 10. Alessio Barbagli (Ita) Scrigno        + 0.27

    Stage 5, La Maddalena circuit, 150 km:

      1. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco         3.47.03
  2. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Asics
  3. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Refin
  4. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita
  5. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) MG
  6. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina T.
  7. Stefano Finesso (Ita) Ros Mary
  8. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei
  9. Roberto Caruso Ros Mary
 10. Nikolai Bo Larsen (Den) Amore e Vita all s.t.

    Final overall:

      1. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco          22.03.30
  2. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Asics        + 0.08
  3. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) MG         + 0.14
  4. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Mapei        + 0.16
  5. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco         + 0.20
  6. Vjatjeslav Djavanian (Rus) Roslotto   + 0.22
  7. Armin Meier (Sch) Batik               + 0.23
  8. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Refin             + 0.26
  9. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina T. + 0.26
 10. Nikolai Bo Larsen (Den) Amore e Vita  + 0.30

    Final Stage Report

    Roberto Petito, winner of this month's Tirreno-Adriatico race, took the Tour of Sardinia on Sunday despite falling near the finish.

    The Italian, who had been leading the pack in the fifth and final stage, went too fast into a bend around 400 metres from the line and fell.

    But he had enough of an advantage to take overall victory as well as the mountains crown.

    Fellow Italian Claudio Chiappucci was second in the final stage to finish eight seconds adrift of Petito and runner-up in Sardinia for the third time in his career.

    Italy's Massimiliano Mori won the stage and finished fifth overall.