Boland Bank Cycle Tour, Cat 2.5

South Africa, October 19-25, 1997

Stages 5 to Final GC

Stage 5, Circuit in Bellville, 76.2 km:

  1. Marcel Wüst (Ger)              1.44.41
  2. Lucien de Louw (Ned)
  3. Frank Höj (Den)              both s.t.
  4. Douglas Ryder (RSA)               0.02
  5. Stefano Casagranda (Ita)          s.t.

GC after Stage 5

  1. Lars Michaelsen (Den)         12.08.36
  2. Lucien de Louw (Ned)              0.44
  3. Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe)            1.00
  4. Douglas Ryder (RSA)               1.08
  5. David George (RSA)                s.t.

Stage 6, Criterium in Bellville, 35 km:

  1. Marcel Wust (Ger)               45.11
  2. Lucien De Louw (Ned)
  3. Steven De Jongh (Ned)
  4. Servais Knaven (Ned)

Stage 7, Worcester - Ceres, 140.8 km:

  1. Fabrizo Bontempi (Ita)          3.26.57
  2. Marco Lietti (Ita)                s.t.
  3. Morne Bester (RSA)                0.08
  4. Lars Michaelsen (Den)             0.15
  5. Marcel Wüst (Ger)                 s.t.

GC after Stage 7

  1. Lars Michaelsen (Den)         16.17.59
  2. Lucien de Louw (Ned)              0.39
  3. Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe)            1.00
  4. Douglas Ryder (RSA)               1.08
  5. David George (RSA)                s.t.

Stage 8, Stellenbosch - Stellenbosch, 98.1 km:

  1. Lucien de Louw (Ned)           2.51.56
  2. Jacques Fullard (RSA)
  3. Marcel Wüst (Ger)
  4. Lars Michaelsen (Den)
  5. Rafael Chyla (Ger)            all s.t.

Final GC:

  1. Lars Michaelsen (Den)         19.09.55
  2. Lucien de Louw (Ned)              0.29
  3. Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe)            1.00
  4. Douglas Ryder (RSA)               1.07
  5. David George (RSA)                1.08