Ruban Granitier Breton, Cat 2.5

France, April 26-May 1, 1997


1996 Results

Stage 4 - Stage 5 - Stage 6 - Stage 7 - Stage 8 and Final GC

Stage 1, Lannion, 140.5 kms

 1. Van de Velde (USA) 		     3.21.04
 2. Thebault (Fra) 			0.07
 3. Le Crosnier (Fra)
 4. Moekine (Rus) 			0.47
 5. Laurent (USA) 			0.50

Stage 2, Lannion, 85 kms:

 1. Moekine (Rus) 	             2.07.47
 2. Pagnier (Fra) 			0.01
 3. Painaud (Fra) 			0.04

Stage 3, Lannion, 82 kms:

 1. Bigot (Fra) 		     1.55.52
 2. Lallouet (Fra) 			0.08
 3. Le Boulanger (Fra) 			0.14

GC after Stage 3

 1. Van de Velde 		     7.25.01
 2. Laurent (USA) 			0.59
 3. Le Crosnier 			1.01

Stage 4, Bigard - Plouharnel, 167 kms:

 1. Barbier (Fra) 		     3.47.42
 2. Thibault (Fra) 			0.03
 3. Bresset (Fra) 			0.34

Overall GC after Stage 4

 1. Bresset 			    11.14.44
 2. Le Boulanger (Fra) 			0.16
 3. Delalande (Fra) 			0.29

Stage 5, Erdevan-Trignac, 152.5 km

 1 Barbier (Fra) 		     3.19.26
 2 Guillome (Fra)
 3 Drouet (Fra)
 4 Dumond (Fra)				0.02
 5 Nitsjipovrenko (Rus) 		0.28

Overall standings after Stage 5

 1 Bresset (Fra) 		    14.36.12
 2 Le Boulanger (Fra) 			0.15
 3 Delande (Fra) 			0.29
 4 McCann (Ire) 			0.33
 5 Beaune (Fra)	 			0.49

Stage 6, Trignac - Pleudihen-sur-Rance, 195kms:

: 
 1. Laurance (Fra) 		     4.40.23
 2. Leroscouet (Fra)
 3. Lallouet (Fra) 			0.02

GC after Stage 6

 1. Bresset (Fra) 		    19.16.37
 2. Le Boulanger (Fra) 			0.19
 3. Delalande (Fra) 			0.33

Stage 7: Pleudihen - Liffri (95.5 km)

 1. Michael Fitzgerald (Irl)                    2.12.09
 2. Franck Laurence (Fra) CSM Persan 
 3. Christophe Leroscouet (Fra) VC Rouen
 4. Franck Morelle (Fra) CC Nogent
 5. Mc Nena (Irl) 
 6. David (Fra) Poitou - Charantes
 7. Laurent Drouin (Fra) Pedale Nantaise
 8. Moukhine (Rus) 
 9. Power (Irl)
10. Gregory Galbadon (Fra) VC Rouen             all s.t.

Stage 8: Liffre - Rennes (85 km)

 1. Christophe Leroscouet (Fra) VC Rouen         1.51.11
 2. Michael Fitzgerald (Irl)       
 3. Moukhine (Rus) 
 4. Franck Laurence (Fra) CSM Persan 
 5. Power (Irl)
 6. Ouvrard (Fra) Poitou - Charantes
 7. Eric Beaune (Fra) CC Nogent
 8. Mickael Fouliard (Fra) CC Nogent
 9. Gregory Barbier (Fra) VC Roubaix
10. Frederic Delalande (Fra) Jean Floc'h Mantes  all s.t.

Final Overall:

 1. Philippe Bresset (Fra) Jean Floc'h Mantes    23.19.55
 2. Le Boulanger (Fra) Cotes d'Armor                 0.21
 3. Frederic Delalande (Fra) Jean Floc'h Mantes      0.35
 4. Mc Cann (Irl)                                    0.39
 5. Sylvain Debois VC Pontivy                        1.00
 6. Eric Beaune (Fra) CC Nogent                      1.36
 7. Allain (Fra) Cotes d'Armor                       2.16
 8. Cedric Jourdan (Fra) VC Roubaix                  2.26
 9. Serge Oger (Fra) Jean Floc'h Mantes              2.36
10. Fabrice Ferrat (Fra) VC Rouen                    2.40