Tour de France 1997

Stage 20, Disneyland (Paris) ITT, 63 kms:


  1. Abraham Olano (Spa) BAN                    1.15.57 (avs: 49,7 km/h) 
  2. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TEL                         0.45 
  3. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) COF                    1.12 
  4. Bobby Julich (USA) COF                        2.24 
  5. Erik Dekker (Ned) RAB                         2.39 
  6. Christophe Moreau (Fra) FES                   2.56 
  7. Laurent Brochard (Fra) FES                    3.10 
  8. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) FES                      3.11 
  9. Richard Virenque (Fra) FES                    3.32 
 10. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) CSO                    3.48 
 11. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) USP                  3.49 
 12. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) MAP                     3.59 
 13. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONC                    4.05 
 14. Peter Meinert (Dan) USP                       4.12 
 15. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                      4.25 
 16. Marco Pantani (Ita) MER                       4.35 
 17. Javier Pascual (Spa) KEL                      4.39 
 18. Beat Zberg (Swi) MER                          4.47 
 19. Roberto Conti (Ita) MER                       4.51 
 20. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) CSO                     5.00 
 21. Erik Breukink (Ned) RAB                       5.02 
 22. Tyler Hamilton (USA) USP                      5.03 
 23. Jesper Skibby (Dan) TVM                       5.05 
 24. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) BAN                   5.11 
 25. Fernando Escartin (Spa) KEL                   5.12 
 26. Udo Bolts (Ger) TEL                           5.13 
 27. Adriano Baffi (Ita) USP                       5.32 
 28. Lauri Aus (Est) CSO                           5.33 
 29. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) MER                   5.35 
 30. Daniele Nardello (Ita) MAP                    5.51 
 31. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) BIG                 5.55 
 32. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) COF                    6.01 
 33. Stephane Heulot (Fra) FDJ                     6.04 
 34. Michael Boogerd (Ned) RAB                     6.07 
 35. Patrick Jonker (Aus) RAB                      6.11 
 36. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) CSO                      6.11 
 37. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) USP                    6.13 
 38. Zenon Jaskula (Pol) MAP                       6.15 
 39. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) SAE                6.18 
 40. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) USP                  6.21 
 41. Andrea Tafi (Ita) MAP                         6.32 
 42. Rolf Aldag (Ger) TEL                          6.35 
 43. Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJ                   6.38 
 44. Inigo Cuesta (Spa) ONC                        6.45 
 45. Frankie Andreu (USA) COF                      6.58 
 46. Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN                         6.59 
 47. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) FES                  6.59 
 48. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) COF                    7.06 
 49. Francisco Benitez (Spa) KEL                   7.12 
 50. Christian Henn (Ger) TEL                      7.12 
 51. Gianluca Pierobon (Ita) BAT                   7.17 
 52. Manuel Beltran (Spa) BAN                      7.19 
 53. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) LOT                      7.20 
 54. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) TVM                  7.21 
 55. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONC                      7.22 
 56. Davide Rebellin (Ita) FDJ                     7.23 
 57. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) BIG                    7.26 
 58. Didier Rous (Fra) FES                         7.32 
 59. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) FDJ                    7.36 
 60. Jens Heppner (Ger) TEL                        7.38 
 61. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                      7.44 
 62. Marty Jemison (USA) USP                       7.46 
 63. Peter Farazijn (Bel) LOT                      7.52 
 64. Marco Artunghi (Ita) MER                      7.57 
 65. Rossano Brasi (Ita) PLT                       8.01 
 66. Laurent Genty (Fra) BIG                       8.02 
 67. Rolf Sorensen (Dan) RAB                       8.06 
 68. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                      8.07 
 69. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) RAB                  8.08 
 70. Georg Totschnig (Aut) TEL                     8.09 
 71. Robbie McEwen (Aus) RAB                       8.11 
 72. Luca Scinto (Ita) MAG                         8.14 
 73. Hernan Buenahora (Col) KEL                    8.14 
 74. Marino Alonso (Spa) BAN                       8.15 
 75. Stephane Cueff (Fra) MUT                      8.17 
 76. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) ONC                     8.19 
 77. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM                     8.19 
 78. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) BAN                  8.20 
 79. George Hincapie (USA) USP                     8.21 
 80. Marco Zen (Ita) ROS                           8.26 
 81. Christophe Rinero (Fra) COF                   8.27 
 82. Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) PLT                     8.29 
 83. Carlo Finco (Ita) MAG                         8.37 
 84. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                        8.41 
 85. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) MAP                 8.41 
 86. Andrea Peron (Ita) FDJ                        8.46 
 87. Nicola Minali (Ita) BAT                       8.56 
 88. Alberto Elli (Ita) CSO                        9.05 
 89. Daniele Sgnaolin (Ita) ROS                    9.05 
 90. François Simon (Fra) GAN                      9.06 
 91. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) MAP                    9.09 
 92. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                           9.10 
 93. Bjarne Riis (Dan) TEL                         9.12 
 94. Dominique Rault (Fra) MUT                     9.14 
 95. Kevin Livingston (USA) COF                    9.22 
 96. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                  9.23 
 97. Flavio Vanzella (Ita) FDJ                     9.29 
 98. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONC                      9.31 
 99. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                   9.33 
100. Joona Laukka (Fin) FES                        9.37 
101. Marcello Siboni (Ita) MER                     9.38 
102. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) SAE                  9.39 
103. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) PLT                      9.44 
104. Marco Saligari (Ita) CSO                      9.46 
105. Maximilian Sciandri (G-B) FDJ                 9.52 
106. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                        9.54 
107. Neil Stephens (Aus) FES                       9.54 
108. Laurent Madouas (Fra) LOT                     9.55 
109. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) ROS                    10.02 
110. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) PLT                   10.08 
111. Pascal Herve (Fra) FES                       10.09 
112. Pascal Derame (Fra) USP                      10.12 
113. Francisco Cabello (Spa) KEL                  10.16 
114. Jon Odriozola (Spa) BAT                      10.18 
115. Giorgio Furlan (Ita) SAE                     10.22 
116. Giuseppe Tartaggia (Ita) BAT                 10.22 
117. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONC                   10.23 
118. Erik Zabel (Ger) TEL                         10.24 
119. Miguel Arroyo (Mex) BIG                      10.25 
120. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) SAE                10.30 
121. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) GAN                      10.31 
122. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) KEL                   10.36 
123. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) MER                   10.38 
124. Mario Traversoni (Ita) MER                   10.45 
125. Santiago Blanco (Spa) BAN                    10.56 
126. Nicola Loda (Ita) MAG                        10.58 
127. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) BAN                  11.00 
128. Jose de los Angeles (Spa) KEL                11.14 
129. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) TEL                  11.16 
130. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                  11.27 
131. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) MAG                     11.29 
132. Angel Casero (Spa) BAN                       11.29 
133. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) PLT                 11.39 
134. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) CSO               11.48 
135. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) BAT                   11.51 
136. Gerrit De Vries (Ned) PLT                    11.53 
137. Philipp Buschor (Swi) SAE                    12.03 
138. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) MAG                    12.57 
139. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) PLT                    13.26

GC after Stage 20

  1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TEL                      96.35.59 
  2. Richard Virenque (Fra) FES                     9.09 
  3. Marco Pantani (Ita) MER                       14.03 
  4. Abraham Olano (Spa) BAN                       15.55 
  5. Fernando Escartin (Spa) KEL                   20.32 
  6. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) SAE                22.47 
  7. Bjarne Riis (Dan) TEL                         26.34 
  8. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) BAN                  31.17 
  9. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) FES                      31.55 
 10. Roberto Conti (Ita) MER                       32.26 
 11. Beat Zberg (Swi) MER                          35.41 
 12. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) MAP                     35.52 
 13. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) RAB                  45.39 
 14. Manuel Beltran (Spa) BAN                      49.34 
 15. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) USP                    58.35 
 16. Michael Boogerd (Ned) RAB                   1.00.33 
 17. Bobby Julich (USA) COF                      1.01.10 
 18. Daniele Nardello (Ita) MAP                  1.01.30 
 19. Christophe Moreau (Fra) FES                 1.02.48 
 20. Stephane Heulot (Fra) FDJ                   1.06.13 
 21. Udo Bolts (Ger) TEL                         1.09.02 
 22. Hernan Buenahora (Col) KEL                  1.13.48 
 23. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                      1.17.44 
 24. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) MER                 1.20.56 
 25. Laurent Madouas (Fra) LOT                   1.24.58 
 26. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) CSO                   1.25.48 
 27. Santiago Blanco (Spa) BAN                   1.29.18 
 28. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) BIG               1.29.35 
 29. Angel Casero (Spa) BAN                      1.35.11 
 30. Alberto Elli (Ita) CSO                      1.37.23 
 31. Laurent Brochard (Fra) FES                  1.39.15 
 32. François Simon (Fra) GAN                    1.40.40 
 33. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) BAN                 1.42.33 
 34. Georg Totschnig (Aut) TEL                   1.42.49 
 35. Joona Laukka (Fin) FES                      1.43.05 
 36. Pascal Herve (Fra) FES                      1.44.04 
 37. Javier Pascual (Spa) KEL                    1.45.52 
 38. Kevin Livingston (USA) COF                  1.46.23 
 39. Peter Farazijn (Bel) LOT                    1.47.54 
 40. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                    1.54.02 
 41. Marcello Siboni (Ita) MER                   1.56.05 
 42. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) CSO                    1.56.15 
 43. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONC                  1.58.32 
 44. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) USP                2.01.23 
 45. Didier Rous (Fra) FES                       2.01.46 
 46. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) FES                2.03.35 
 47. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) SAE                2.05.26 
 48. Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJ                 2.06.57 
 49. Peter Meinert (Dan) USP                     2.07.38 
 50. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) MAP               2.09.34 
 51. Rolf Aldag (Ger) TEL                        2.10.36 
 52. Erik Breukink (Ned) RAB                     2.13.44 
 53. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) PLT                  2.14.21 
 54. Neil Stephens (Aus) FES                     2.23.40 
 55. Jose de los Angeles (Spa) KEL               2.24.12 
 56. Andrea Peron (Ita) FDJ                      2.24.48 
 57. Andrea Tafi (Ita) MAP                       2.25.53 
 58. Davide Rebellin (Ita) FDJ                   2.29.54 
 59. Zenon Jaskula (Pol) MAP                     2.30.15 
 60. Jens Heppner (Ger) TEL                      2.31.12 
 61. Marino Alonso (Spa) BAN                     2.32.25 
 62. Patrick Jonker (Aus) RAB                    2.33.38 
 63. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) ONC                   2.35.30 
 64. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) TVM                2.38.30 
 65. Jon Odriozola (Spa) BAT                     2.40.08 
 66. Erik Zabel (Ger) TEL                        2.41.16 
 67. Maximilian Sciandri (G-B) FDJ               2.42.24 
 68. Rolf Sorensen (Dan) RAB                     2.43.47 
 69. Tyler Hamilton (USA) USP                    2.47.51 
 70. Inigo Cuesta (Spa) ONC                      2.50.02 
 71. Francisco Benitez (Spa) KEL                 2.53.37 
 72. Daniele Sgnaolin (Ita) ROS                  2.54.00 
 73. Marco Zen (Ita) ROS                         2.54.29 
 74. Giorgio Furlan (Ita) SAE                    2.56.21 
 75. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) BAN                 2.57.04 
 76. Miguel Arroyo (Mex) BIG                     3.04.05 
 77. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) KEL                  3.04.27 
 78. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONC                    3.04.58 
 79. Frankie Andreu (USA) COF                    3.05.00 
 80. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) MER                  3.07.09 
 81. Erik Dekker (Ned) RAB                       3.07.17 
 82. Jesper Skibby (Dan) TVM                     3.07.50 
 83. Dominique Rault (Fra) MUT                   3.09.58 
 84. Christian Henn (Ger) TEL                    3.10.01 
 85. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONC                    3.11.00 
 86. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) PLT                   3.11.57 
 87. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) USP                3.12.45 
 88. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) BIG                  3.12.52 
 89. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) MAP                  3.13.33 
 90. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) LOT                    3.18.11 
 91. Marco Artunghi (Ita) MER                    3.18.29 
 92. Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) PLT                   3.20.28 
 93. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) CSO                  3.22.01 
 94. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) CSO              3.22.57 
 95. Marco Saligari (Ita) CSO                    3.23.36 
 96. Marty Jemison (USA) USP                     3.25.21 
 97. Giuseppe Tartaggia (Ita) BAT                3.25.54 
 98. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                      3.26.27 
 99. Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN                       3.26.46 
100. Mario Traversoni (Ita) MER                  3.27.30 
101. Laurent Genty (Fra) BIG                     3.27.56 
102. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                 3.29.20 
103. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) SAE               3.29.34 
104. George Hincapie (USA) USP                   3.31.08 
105. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) GAN                     3.32.07 
106. Flavio Vanzella (Ita) FDJ                   3.32.52 
107. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                    3.34.52 
108. Francisco Cabello (Spa) KEL                 3.35.42 
109. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                    3.35.56 
110. Nicola Loda (Ita) MAG                       3.39.10 
111. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) FDJ                  3.41.04 
112. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) BAT                  3.41.06 
113. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) PLT                3.42.48 
114. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                3.45.03 
115. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) TEL                 3.45.14 
116. Christophe Rinero (Fra) COF                 3.45.14 
117. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) MAG                   3.45.33 
118. Robbie McEwen (Aus) RAB                     3.45.47 
119. Adriano Baffi (Ita) USP                     3.46.55 
120. Luca Scinto (Ita) MAG                       3.48.04 
121. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONC                  3.49.33 
122. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) PLT                    3.51.07 
123. Nicola Minali (Ita) BAT                     3.51.26 
124. Lauri Aus (Est) CSO                         3.52.31 
125. Gerrit De Vries (Ned) PLT                   3.54.05 
126. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                 3.54.10 
127. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) COF                  3.54.32 
128. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM                   3.54.49 
129. Carlo Finco (Ita) MAG                       3.57.27 
130. Rossano Brasi (Ita) PLT                     4.02.11 
131. Gianluca Pierobon (Ita) BAT                 4.03.46 
132. Pascal Derame (Fra) USP                     4.04.57 
133. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) MAG                    4.06.05 
134. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                         4.11.22 
135. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) COF                  4.11.31 
136. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) ROS                   4.15.48 
137. Philipp Buschor (Swi) SAE                   4.17.35 
138. Stephane Cueff (Fra) MUT                    4.18.18 
139. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) COF                  4.26.09

Points classification:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) TEL                     320 pts 
  2. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN             209     
  3. Mario Traversoni (Ita) MER               183     
  4. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM              168     
  5. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TEL                    154     
  6. Richard Virenque (Fra) FES               151     
  7. François Simon (Fra) GAN                 139     
  8. Robbie McEwen (Aus) RAB                  131     
  9. Nicola Minali (Ita) BAT                  121     
 10. Abraham Olano (Spa) BAN                  119

Mountains Classification:

 
  1. Richard Virenque (Fra) FES               579 pts 
  2. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TEL                    328     
  3. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) SAE           309     
  4. Marco Pantani (Ita) MER                  269     
  5. Laurent Brochard (Fra) FES               241     
  6. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) FES                 212     
  7. Pascal Herve (Fra) FES                   176     
  8. Fernando Escartin (Spa) KEL              141     
  9. Bjarne Riis (Dan) TEL                    139     
 10. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) BAN             136 

Team classification Overall:

 
  1. Telekom                                 290.07.42 
  2. Mercatone Uno                               31.56 
  3. Festina                                     47.52 
  4. Banesto                                   1.05.15 
  5. Kelme                                     2.20.22 
  6. Mapei                                     2.28.14 
  7. Rabobank                                  2.40.30 
  8. Casino                                    4.06.13 
  9. La Française des Jeux                     4.15.59 
 10. US Postal Service                         4.26.19 
 11. Lotto                                     4.32.12 
 12. Saeco                                     4.47.32 
 13. Big Mat Auber                             4.51.32 
 14. Cofidis                                   4.56.08 
 15. TVM                                       5.05.29 
 16. ONCE                                      5.22.48 
 17. GAN                                       6.02.28 
 18. Roslotto                                  6.47.21 
 19. Polti                                     7.33.58 
 20. Batik                                     8.40.35 
 21. MG                                        9.48.28

Time Trial Report

Olympic silver medallist Abraham Olano, one of the Tour de France favourites, finally came up trumps when he won the penultimate stage time trial on Saturday.

The Spaniard, disappointing in the mountains, was 45 seconds faster than Jan Ullrich of Germany, who nevertheless extended his overall lead to nine minutes nine seconds on the eve of his crowning as champion in Paris.

French time trial specialist Philippe Gaumont was third 1:12 behind Olano.

Olano, who has struggled to fulfil Spanish expectations since five times Tour champion Miguel Indurain retired, was not quite fast enough to snatch third place overall after the 63-km time trial at Disneyland.

Italian Marco Pantani hung on for a place on the Champs Elysees podium despite a puncture. He finished 4:35 behind.

Olano, runner-up to Indurain in the Atlanta Games time trial last year, overtook compatriot Fernando Escartin in the standings and said afterwards: ``A fourth place augurs well for future Tours.''

He said the Tour had favoured the climbers. Apart from Ullrich and himself the top places were taken by mountain specialists -- Virenque, Pantani, Escartin and Italian Francesco Casagrande.

``The climbers have had many more possibilities. This Tour has been disadvantageous to a racer like me,'' Olano said.

Richard Virenque of France retained second place after finishing ninth, just managing to avoid being overtaken on the course by Ullrich for the second successive time trial.

The German was more than three minutes faster than Virenque when he won the St Etienne 12th stage time trial eight days ago.

Ullrich said he was tired because he had not been allowed enough sleep with an ever increasing demand for interviews since taking the yellow jersey. ``I'm happy to have kept the jersey safe,'' he said.

The ever modest Ullrich said the race was not yet won. ``You've got to be on your guard on the Champs Elysees.''

Defending champion Bjarne Riis was unable to shake off the bad luck that has plagued his Tour.

Riis, who lost ground when he was unwell in the Alps, had to change a wheel and then his bike in the opening section, falling more than five seconds behind and finally coming in 93rd, 9:12 adrift.

The Dane threw his bike into the grass verge in disgust when he realised he needed a second change.

The Telekom team's assistant manager Rudy Pevenage said: ``The bike was okay on previous days but something was wrong today and the mechanic tried to fix it on the (starting) podium.

``Then Bjarne had a puncture and when I gave him a push to start again the chain came off.''

Riis remained seventh overall -- 26:34 behind.