Vuelta a Burgos, Cat 2.1Spain, August 16-20, 1999 |
1998 Results
Past Winners
The Stages:
Preview:152 riders will start in the Vuelta a Burgos without Italian Marco Pantani, Frenchman Laurent Jalabert, or German Jan Ullrich who all were intending to race the Tour but have withdrawn for various reasons. The field is still strong though. The Spaniards have in form riders Fernando Escartin and Angel Casero, respectively 3rd and 5th in the Tour de France, and the Swiss rider Laurent Dufaux is also riding. Abraham Olano is the absolute favourite for overall honours but the climbers will push him all the way.The 5 stages take the riders over 687 kms with a ITT on the first day. The 4th day on Thursday as tradition dictates finished on the summit of the Cat 1 climb of Lagunas de Neila, where the overall GC is usually decided. The teams which are registered to start are: Amica-Chips, Banesto, Cantina Tollo, Cofidis, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Festina, Fuenlabrada, Kelme-Costa Blanca, Sport Lisboa Benfica, Lotto-Mobistar, Mapei-Quick Step, Mercatone Uno, ONCE-Deutsche Bank, Rabobank, Saeco-Cannondale, TVM-Farm Frites, US Postal Service, Risp Scotti-Vinavil, and Vitalicio Seguros. Stage 1, Milagros - Aranda de Duero, ITT, 9.8 kms:1. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 10.36 2. �ngel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.17 3. Rik Verbrughe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 0.19 4. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.21 5. David Plaza (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 0.22 6. Igor Gonz�lez de Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.24 7. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 0.25 8. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.25 9. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 0.26 10. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.28 11. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Banesto 0.29 12. Beat Zberg (Ned) Rabobank 0.31 13. William Chann MacRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 0.31 14. Sergei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 0.33 15. Manuel Beltr�n (Spa) Banesto 0.34 16. ��igo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.36 17. Melcior Mauri (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 0.37 18. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.38 19. Miguel �ngel Mart�n Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.39 20. Fred Rodr�guez (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 0.40 21. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto 0.40 22. Antoni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.41 23. Aitor Gonz�lez de Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.44 24. Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 0.46 25. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 0.48 26. Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.48 27. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 0.47 28. Jaime Hern�ndez (Spa) Festina-Lotus 0.47 29. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.48 30. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 0.48 31. Gian Mario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 0.48 32. Santiago Botero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.49 33. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 0.49 34. Antonio Jos� Garrido (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 0.50 35. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal 0.51 36. David George (RSA) US Postal 0.52 37. Carlos Sastre (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.52 38. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 0.52 39. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.52 40. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step 0.52 41. Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto 0.55 42. ? 0.55 43. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 0.55 44. Jos� Miguel Elizburu (Spa) Fuenlabrada 0.55 45. Jos� Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.56 46. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus 0.56 47. Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Fuenlabrada 0.56 48. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina-Lotus 0.56 49. Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto 0.56 50. ? 0.56 51. Jos� Enrique Guti�rrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.56 52. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 0.57 53. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 0.58 54. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 0.58 55. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 0.58 56. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.59 57. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.59 58. Andrea Tonti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 0.59 59. ? 1.00 60. Pascal Herv� (Fra) Festina-Lotus 1.00 61. Daniel Bayes (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 1.02 62. ? 1.02 63. ? 1.02 64. David Garc�a Markina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 1.03 65. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 1.03 66. Marcelino Garc�a (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.03 67. Benoit Joachim (Fra) US Postal 1.03 68. Julian Dean (NZ) US Postal 1.04 69. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1.04 70. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal 1.05 71. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 1.05 72. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 1.05 73. Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 1.06 74. �ngel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.06 75. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis 1.06 76. Pedro D�az Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada 1.07 77. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti 1.07 78. Marcel W�st (Ger) Festina-Lotus 1.07 79. Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Fuenlabrada 1.07 80. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 1.08 81. F�lix Garc�a Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus 1.08 82. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 1.08 83. Armin Meier (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 1.09 84. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Lit) Riso Scotti 1.09 85. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis 1.10 86. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.10 87. Luis Miguel Sarreira (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 1.10 88. Germ�n Nieto (Spa) Fuenlabrada 1.11 89. ? 1.11 90. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 1.11 91. Mat�as Cagigas (Spa) Fuenlabrada 1.11 92. Manuel Fern�ndez Gin�s (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step 1.12 93. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 1.12 94. Jos� Joaqu�n Castelblanco (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.12 95. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 1.12 96. �scar L�pez Uriarte (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 1.14 97. Fernando Escart�n (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.14 98. ? 1.15 99. Fernandes Da Silva (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 1.15 100. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar 1.15 101. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina-Lotus 1.15 102. Jos� Mar�a Jim�nez (Spa) Banesto 1.16 103. Jos� Manuel Ur�a (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.17 104. ? 1.19 105. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal 1.22 106. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto 1.22 107. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 1.23 108. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 1.23 109. ? 1.24 110. Ram�n Gonz�lez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.25 111. Olivier Asmaker (Fra) TVM-Farm Frites 1.25 112. ? 1.26 113. Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 1.26 114. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank 1.26 115. Giusvan Piovaccari (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 1.28 116. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti 1.28 117. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.29 118. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.33 119. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 1.33 120. Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis 1.33 121. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.34 122. V�ctor Moratilla (Spa) Fuenlabrada 1.34 123. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 1.34 124. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 1.36 125. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.36 126. Alexandr Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti 1.36 127. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti 1.37 128. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.37 129. Carlos Golbano (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 1.37 130. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 1.38 131. Martin Van Steen (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 1.39 132. ? 1.42 133. Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 1.43 134. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 1.44 135. ? 1.45 136. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 1.46 137. Danielle Galli (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 1.48 138. Simone Mori (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 1.50 139. David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1.51 140. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 1.51 142. Pereira Henriques (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 1.56 143. Jos� Jaime Gonz�lez Pico (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.58 144. Federico Giabbecucci (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 1.59 145. Emanuele Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 2.04 146. I�aki Barrenetxea (Spa) Fuenlabrada 2.07 147. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti 2.07 148. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 2.12 149. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 2.13 150. Mauro Bartoli (Ita) Riso Scotti 2.13 Please note there may be some errors in this list. Stage 2, Burgos - Medina de Pomar, 168 kms:Spaniard Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (ONCE) won the second stage between Burgos and Medina de Pomar. Team leader Abraham Olano (ONCE), who won the ITT Prologue retained the overall leader's jersey. The stage was marked by a long breakaway of 100 kms by 3 riders - Matias Cagias (Fuenlabrada), Andrea Tonti (Cantina Tollo) and Stefano Casagrande (Amica-Chips), who built a lead of over 4 minutes on the peloton. They attacked at the 50 kms mark and were caught with only 18 kms to go after some strong work by ONCE and the other teams who wanted to close the race down for their sprinters.In the finale, Martin Perdiguero surprised the other more noted sprinters and won in front of Swiss rider Markus Zberg (Rabobank) and Italian Mario Traversoni (Saeco). Stage 3 takes the riders over a 182 kms journey (Briviesca to Miranda de Ebro) with 4 Cat 1 mountain passes included.
1. Miguel �ngel Mart�n Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 3.59.53 2. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 3. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 4. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 5. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 6. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 7. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 8. Julian Dean (NZ) US Postal 9. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis 10. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 11. Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 12. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 13. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 14. Sergei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 15. �ngel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 16. Abraham Olano (ONCE-Deutsche Bank 17. Samuele Schiavina (Riso Scotti 18. Marco Artunghi (Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 19. C�ndido Barbosa (Banesto 20. Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 21. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 22. Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto 23. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 24. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 25. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus 26. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 27. Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Fuenlabrada 28. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 29. �ngel Casero (Vitalicio Seguros 30. Carlos Golbano (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 31. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step 32. Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel-Euskadi 33. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina-Lotus 34. Germ�n Nieto (Spa) Fuenlabrada 35. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 36. Alain turicchia (Riso Scotti 37. Claude Lamour (Cofidis 38. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Lit) Riso Scotti 39. Gian Mario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 40. Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Fuenlabrada 41. F�lix Garc�a Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus 42. Jos� Ram�n Uriarte (Festina-Lotus 43. Jos� Jaime Gonz�lez Pico (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 44. Alexandr Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti 45. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 46. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 47. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 48. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal 49. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 50. David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 51. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti 52. David Plaza (Benfica-Winterthur 53. Juan Carlos Dom�nguez (Vitalicio Seguros 54. ��igo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 55. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 56. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 57. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 58. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 59. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 60. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 61. Manuel Beltr�n (Spa) Banesto 62. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 63. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 64. Beat Zberg (Ned) Rabobank 65. Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto 66. Luis Miguel Sarreira (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 67. David Garc�a Markina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 68. Pascal Herv� (Fra) Festina-Lotus 69. Igor Gonz�lez de Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 70. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 71. David George (RSA) US Postal 72. Koos Moerenhout (Rabobank 73. Jerome Delbove (Cofidis 74. Melcior Mauri (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 75. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 76. �scar L�pez Uriarte (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 77. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 78. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto 79. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 80. Olivier Asmaker (Fra) TVM-Farm Frites 81. Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 82. Antonio Jos� Garrido (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 83. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 84. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 85. Fernando Escart�n (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 86. Jaime Hern�ndez (Spa) Festina-Lotus 87. Jos� Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 88. Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 89. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 90. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 91. Jos� Manuel Ur�a (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 92. Ram�n Gonz�lez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 93. I�aki Barrenetxea (Spa) Fuenlabrada 94. Jos� Joaqu�n Castelblanco (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 95. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 96. Dariusz Baranowski (Banesto 97. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 98. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto 99. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 100. Manuel Fern�ndez Gin�s (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step 101. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 102. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 103. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 104. Jos� Mar�a Jim�nez (Spa) Banesto 105. Andrea Tonti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 106. Daniel Bayes (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 107. Jos� Miguel Elizburu (Spa) Fuenlabrada 108. Antoni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 109. Simone Mori (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 110. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank 111. Carlos Sastre (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 112. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis 113. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina-Lotus 114. Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 115. Mat�as Cagigas (Spa) Fuenlabrada 116. Fernandes Da Silva (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 117. Marcelino Garc�a (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 118. Eddy Mazzoleni (Saeco-Cannondale 119. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti 120. Mauro Bartoli (Ita) Riso Scotti 121. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 122. Riccardo Forconi (Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 123. Jos� Jaime Gonz�lez Pico (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.47 124. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 8.49 125. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 9.05 126. Marcel W�st (Ger) Festina-Lotus 10.32 127. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal 10.32 128. Danielle Galli (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 10.32 129. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 10.32 130. Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 10.32 131. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 10.32 132. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 10.32 133. Santiago Botero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 10.32 134. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti 10.32 135. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal 10.32 136. Federico Giabbecucci (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 10.32 137. Martin Van Steen (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 10.32 138. Emanuele Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 10.32 139. V�ctor Moratilla (Spa) Fuenlabrada 10.32 140. Giusvan Piovaccari (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 10.32 141. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 10.32 142. Fred Rodr�guez (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 10.32 143. Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step 10.32 144. Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis 10.32 145. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 10.32 146. Benoit Joachim (Fra) US Postal 10.32 147. Pedro D�az Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada 10.32 148. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10.32 GC after Stage 2
1. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 4.10.29 2. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.17 3. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 0.19 4. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.21 5. David Plaza (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica 0.22 6. Igor Glez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.24 7. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 0.25 8. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.26 9. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 0.26 10. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.28 Stage 3, Briviesca - Miranda de Ebro, 182 kms:Abraham Olano (ONCE) remained the leader after the third stage which was won by Russian rider Serguei Smetanine (Vitalicio). Olano took over the leadership after the ITT on the first day and finished in third place today only 2 seconds behind Smetanine. Dufaux was also 2 seconds behind in second place.The stage was the longest of the Tour and was marked by the long escape by Italian Fabio Rosciolo, who brought his aggressive riding from last weeks Castilla a Leon tour. He escaped early and was caught just 5 kms from the end on the last climb of the the Cat 3 Col de San Juan del Monte. Spaniard Manuel Fernandez Gines was forced to abandon the race after a fall. The Mapei rider fractured his right leg and would have probably won the stage had he not fallen given he was away at the time. The next stage provides riders with a test for the upcoming Vuelta because it takes the riders up to the finish at the Hors Category Col de Lagunas de Neila (1890 m) after a 167 kms journey from Roa. 1. Sergei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 4.23.28 2. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 0.02 3. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.02 4. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.04 5. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 0.04 6. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 0.04 7. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto 0.04 8. Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto 0.07 9. Miguel �ngel Mart�n Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.10 10. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 0.10 11. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 0.10 12. F�lix Garc�a Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus 0.14 13. Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Fuenlabrada 0.14 14. David Plaza (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 0.14 15. ��igo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.14 16. Igor Gonz�lez de Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.14 17. Alexandr Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti 0.14 18. Fernando Escart�n (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.14 19. Manuel Beltr�n (Spa) Banesto 0.14 20. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.14 21. Jos� Mar�a Jim�nez (Spa) Banesto 0.14 22. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.14 23. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal 0.14 24. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis 0.14 25. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 0.14 26. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 0.14 27. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 0.14 28. �ngel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.14 29. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 0.14 30. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina-Lotus 0.14 31. Olivier Asmaker (Fra) TVM-Farm Frites 0.14 32. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 0.14 33. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.14 34. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.14 35. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis 0.23 36. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 0.23 37. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.23 38. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 0.26 39. Beat Zberg (Ned) Rabobank 0.26 40. �ngel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.26 41. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti 0.26 42. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 0.29 43. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus 0.32 44. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.32 45. Jos� Manuel Ur�a (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.36 46. Jos� Enrique Guti�rrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.36 47. Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 0.39 48. Ram�n Gonz�lez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.41 49. David George (RSA) US Postal 0.41 50. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.41 51. Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.41 52. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.41 53. Jos� Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.41 54. Gian Mario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 0.50 55. Jos� Joaqu�n Castelblanco (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.50 56. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto 0.50 57. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step 0.50 58. Melcior Mauri (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 0.50 59. David Garc�a Markina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.50 60. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 0.50 61. Carlos Golbano (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 0.50 62. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 0.50 63. Jaime Hern�ndez (Spa) Festina-Lotus 0.50 64. Luis Miguel Sarreira (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 0.56 65. Emanuele Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 0.59 66. Marcelino Garc�a (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.02 67. Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 1.06 68. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.09 69. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 1.09 70. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Lit) Riso Scotti 1.09 71. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina-Lotus 1.21 72. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti 1.27 73. V�ctor Manuel Moratilla (Spa) Fuenlabrada 1.31 74. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank 1.37 75. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 1.37 76. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 1.37 77. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 1.37 78. Jerome Delbove (Fra) Cofidis 1.37 79. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti 1.46 80. Julian Dean (NZ) US Postal 1.57 81. Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 2.04 82. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 2.12 83. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 2.16 84. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.16 85. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.16 86. Marco Artunghi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 2.30 87. Carlos Sastre (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 2.33 88. Mat�as Cagigas (Spa) Fuenlabrada 3.04 89. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 3.46 90. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 3.46 91. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 3.46 92. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 4.07 93. Germ�n Nieto (Spa) Fuenlabrada 4.39 94. Juan Carlos Dom�nguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 4.39 95. Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 13.50 96. Pereira Henriques (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 13.50 97. Jos� Ram�n Uriarte (Spa) Festina-Lotus 13.50 98. David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 13.50 99. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 13.50 100. Mauro Bartoli (Ita) Riso Scotti 13.50 101. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 13.50 102. Jos� Jaime Gonz�lez Pico (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 13.50 103. �scar L�pez Uriarte (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 13.50 104. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 13.50 105. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 13.50 106. Santiago Botero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 13.50 107. Martin Van Steen (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 13.50 108. Antoni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 13.50 109. Pedro D�az Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada 13.50 110. Benoit Joachim (Fra) US Postal 13.50 111. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 13.50 112. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti 13.50 113. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti 13.50 114. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 13.50 115. Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto 13.50 116. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Banesto 13.50 117. Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Fuenlabrada 13.50 118. Federico Giabbecucci (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 13.50 119. Giusvan Piovaccari (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 13.50 120. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 13.50 121. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 13.50 122. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 13.50 123. I�aki Barrenetxea (Spa) Fuenlabrada 13.50 124. Pascal Herv� (Fra) Festina-Lotus 13.50 125. Daniele Galli (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 13.50 126. Antonio Jos� Garrido (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 13.50 127. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 13.50 128. Andrea Tonti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 13.50 129. Jos� Miguel Elizburu (Spa) Fuenlabrada 13.50 130. Candido Barbosa (Spa) Banesto 13.50 131. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis 13.50 132. Simone Mori (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 13.50 133. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 13.50 134. Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 13.50 135. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 13.50 136. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal 13.50 137. Fred Rodr�guez (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 13.50 138. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 13.50 139. Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis 13.50 140. Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step 13.50 141. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 13.50 142. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 13.50 143. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal 13.50 144. Tristan Hofmann (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 13.50 145. Fernandes Da Silva (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 13.50 146. Marcel W�st (Ger) Festina-Lotus 13.50 GC after Stage 3
1. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 8.33.59 2. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.23 3. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 0.25 4. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.29 5. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 0.31 6. Sergei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 0.31 7. David Plaza (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica 0.34 8. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.36 9. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.37 10. Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.47 Stage 4, Roa - Lagunas de Neila, 167 kms:Abraham Olano (ONCE) again retained his lead in the Tour of Burgos after the 4th stage finished on the summit of the Hors Category Col de Las Lagunas de Neila. The world ITT champion finished the stage 51 seconds behind the winner, Italian climber Leonardo Piepoli (Banesto). All through the 167 kms journey, Olano defended his lead against the constant attacking from his former teammates at Banesto.There was an initial attack from Spanish rider Pablo Lastras and French rider Olivier Asmaker which came to nothing. Then Olano was forced to match the counter-attack from Piepoli and Spanish climber Jos� Maria Jimenez, on the lower slopes of Las Lagunas de Neila after Lastras and Asmaker were reeled in. The climb to the top of 1890 metres was far from smooth with the aggressive riding from the Italian and the Spaniard. They were aided by aggression from another Italian Dario Frigo. Piepoli eventually profitted from the numerous attacks and finished in front of his teammate Jimenez. qui culmine � 1890 m�tres. There was clearly no love lost between Olano and Jimenez and the attacks up the final climb reminded observers of the ill feeling between the two on the same climb in last year's Vuelta when they were in fact teammates at Banesto. At that time Olano had not appreciated the attack by Jimenez in the last 2 kms of the climb outside of team instructions (or as Olano had interpreted the instructions). It was really the move that led to Olano leaving the team. The last stage should see him take overall honours however. Stage 5 presents no real problems as it takes the riders over the 160 kms from Belorado to Burgos. After a bad Tour de France, this success is sure to give Olano some confidence before the Vuelta begins on September 4.
1. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto 4.10.10 2. Jos� Mar�a Jim�nez (Spa) Banesto 0.27 3. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.37 4. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.51 5. Manuel Beltr�n (Spa) Banesto 0.51 6. Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto 0.51 7. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 0.51 8. David Plaza (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 0.51 9. Igor Gonz�lez de Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.58 10. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.07 11. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 1.33 12. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 1.47 13. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 1.47 14. Alexandr Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti 1.47 15. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina-Lotus 1.57 16. F�lix Garc�a Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus 1.57 17. ��igo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.57 18. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 1.57 19. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.24 20. Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.39 21. David Garc�a Markina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 2.39 22. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 2.39 23. Jos� Manuel Ur�a (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.39 24. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis 2.39 25. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 2.39 26. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 3.13 27. Fernando Escart�n (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.13 28. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal 3.18 29. Jos� Joaqu�n Castelblanco (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.28 30. Pascal Herv� (Fra) Festina-Lotus 3.39 31. Grischa Niemann (Ger) Rabobank 3.43 32. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 3.58 33. �ngel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 4.21 34. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti 4.51 35. David George (RSA) US Postal 4.53 36. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 4.53 37. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 4.53 38. Melcior Mauri (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 4.53 39. Jos� Enrique Guti�rrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 4.53 40. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 4.53 41. Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Fuenlabrada 5.31 42. Benoit Joachim (Fra) US Postal 5.31 43. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.37 44. Ram�n Gonz�lez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.37 45. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 5.59 46. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus 5.59 47. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 6.51 48. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 6.51 49. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 6.51 50. Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 6.51 51. Jos� Miguel Elizburu (Spa) Fuenlabrada 7.03 52. Jos� Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 7.08 53. Antoni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 7.36 54. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 7.48 55. Jaime Hern�ndez (Spa) Festina-Lotus 8.21 56. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Banesto 8.49 57. Candido Barbosa (Spa) Banesto 9.24 58. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto 9.24 59. �scar L�pez Uriarte (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 9.24 60. Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto 9.24 61. Jerome Delbove (Fra) Cofidis 9.24 62. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 9.24 63. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Lit) Riso Scotti 9.55 64. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina-Lotus 9.55 65. Fernandes Da Silva (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 9.55 66. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 9.55 67. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step 9.55 68. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 9.55 69. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9.55 70. Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 9.55 71. Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 9.55 72. Jos� Ram�n Uriarte (Spa) Festina-Lotus 9.55 73. Gian Mario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 9.55 74. Sergei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 9.55 75. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis 9.55 76. Daniel Bayes (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 9.55 77. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank 9.55 78. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 9.55 79. Mat�as Cagigas (Spa) Fuenlabrada 9.55 80. Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Fuenlabrada 9.55 81. Pedro D�az Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada 9.55 82. �ngel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9.55 83. Jos� Jaime Gonz�lez Pico (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 9.55 84. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 9.55 85. Unai Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9.55 86. V�ctor Manuel Moratilla (Spa) Fuenlabrada 10.20 87. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 10.24 88. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 10.24 89. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 10.24 90. Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 10.24 91. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 10.24 92. Alessandro Pozzi (Spa) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 10.59 93. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti 10.59 94. David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 12.11 95. Paolo Bossoni (Spa) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 12.11 96. Germ�n Nieto (Spa) Fuenlabrada 12.11 97. Olivier Asmaker (Fra) TVM-Farm Frites 12.11 98. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 12.11 99. Luis Miguel Sarreira (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 13.39 100. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 14.18 101. I�aki Barrenetxea (Spa) Fuenlabrada 14.18 102. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal 14.24 103. Julian Dean (NZ) US Postal 14.24 104. Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step 14.24 105. Antonio Jos� Garrido (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 14.24 106. Marcelino Garc�a (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 14.33 107. Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 14.33 108. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 14.33 109. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 14.33 110. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 14.33 111. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 14.33 112. Carlos Sastre (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 14.33 113. Miguel �ngel Mart�n Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 14.33 114. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti 14.33 115. Marco Artunghi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 14.52 116. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 14.52 117. Giusvan Piovaccari (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 14.52 118. Martin Van Steen (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 15.21 119. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 15.21 120. Juan Carlos Dom�nguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 15.21 121. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 15.40 122. Mauro Bartoli (Ita) Riso Scotti 15.40 123. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 15.40 124. Santiago Botero (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 15.40 125. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 16.36 126. Simone Mori (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 16.36 127. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal 16.36 128. Fred Rodr�guez (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 16.36 129. Marcel W�st (Ger) Festina-Lotus 17.43 130. Pereira Henriques (Por) Benfica-Winterthur 18.11 131. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 18.11 132. Andrea Tonti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 18.42 133. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti 18.44 134. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 18.52 135. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 18.52 136. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 18.52 137. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 18.52 138. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 18.59 139. Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis 19.03 140. Danielle Galli (Ita) Costa Almer�a-Amica Chips 19.03 141. Federico Giabbecucci (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 19.11 142. Emanuele Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 19.38 143. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti 19.38 GC after Stage 4
1. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 12.45.00 2. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.09 3. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 0.26 4. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto 0.33 5. David Plaza (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica 0.34 6. Igor Gzlez de Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.43 7. Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto 1.00 8. Jos� Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto 1.04 9. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.06 10. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto 1.14 Stage 5, Belorado - Burgos, 160 kms:Abraham Olano (ONCE), as expected, won the overall GC for the Tour de Burgos after the final stage between Belorado et Burgos (160 km). The stage was won by German Marcel Wust (Festina) in a mass sprint. The last stage was without any major mountain climbing but the riders had to contend with a very strong head win. Olano still had to watch riders like Dario Frigo and Laurent Dufaux, who were within reach of him for overall honours.Olano monopolised the leader's jersey since the first stage and had no problems retaining the lead during this stage. The win has given him a great boost in confidence for the up-coming Vuelta after a poor Tour de France. The Vuelta is his number one objective for the year. The major animator of the final stage was Spaniard Angel Castresana, who managed to get away at the 20 kms mark on the descent of the Cat 3 climb which riders faced early on. He was caught 14 kms from the end. In the final mass sprint, Wust never was headed and won in front of Sweden's Glenn Magnusson and Italian Daniele Galli.
1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus 3.44.37 2. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal 3. Danielle Galli (Ita) Amica Chips 4. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 5. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 6. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 7. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti 8. Maw Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step 9. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 10. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites s.t. GC after Stage 5
1. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 16.29.37 2. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.09 3. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 0.25 4. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto 0.33 5. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Benfica-Winterthur 0.34 6. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.43 7. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto 1.00 8. Jos� M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto 1.04 9. Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.06 10. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto 1.14 11. I�igo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 1.54 12. Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 2.00 13. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 2.01 14. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 2.02 15. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 2.13 16. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina-Lotus 2.14 17. F�lix Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus 2.26 18. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lottto-Mobistar 2.31 19. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 2.37 20. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 2.43 21. Alexandre Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti 2.44 22. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis 3.10 23. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal 3.30 24. Jose M. Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.39 25. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 3.39 26. Fernando Escartin Coti (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.48 27. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 3.50 28. Txema Del Olmo Zendegu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.51 29. �ngel L. Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 3.59 30. Jos� J. Castelblanco Romero (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca 4.37 31. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 5.00 32. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 5.12 33. David George (Rsa) US Postal 5.33 34. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 5.34 35. Juan C.Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada 5.48 36. Jos� E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 5.52 37. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti 6.01 38. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 6.07 39. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus 6.34 40. Ram�n Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.50 41. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 7.50 42. Jose L.Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 7.52 43. Marco Gili (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria 8.13 44. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 8.34 45. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 9.00 46. Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina-Lotus 9.05 47. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 9.12 48. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 9.35 49. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10.15 50. Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10.31 Past Winners1981 Faustino Ruperez (Spa) Zor-Helios Novostil 1982 Jos� Laguia (Spa) Ciudad Real 1983 Angel De las Heras (Spa) Kelme 1984 Federico Echav� (Spa) Teka 1985 Jos� Recio (Spa) Kelme 1986 Marino Lejarreta (Spa) Seat Orbea 1987 Marino Lejarreta (Spa) Orbea 1988 Marino Lejarreta (Spa) Caja Rural 1989 Francisco Antequera (Spa) BH 1990 Marino Lejarreta (Spa) ONCE 1991 Pedro Delgado (Spa) Banesto 1992 Alex Z�lle (Swi) ONCE 1993 Laudelino Cubino (Spa) 1994 Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) Castorama 1995 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina 1996 Tony Rominger (Swi) Mapei 1997 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE 1998 Abraham Olano (Spa) BanestoPast winners are from Mario Stiehl, Berlin |