February 5/00 3:11 am - Etoile de Bessèges Stage 5, New EPO test

Posted by Editoress on 02/5/00
 

Etoile de Bessèges

Stage 5: Alès to La Grand'Combe - 144.9 km.

1. Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA) Française des Jeux 3:09:11
2. Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) AG2R
3. Jo Planckaert (BEL) Cofidis
4. Giacomo Battistel (ITA)
5. Fabien De Waele (BEL) Lotto
6. Nico Mattan (BEL) Cofidis
7. Paul Van Hyfte (BEL) Lotto
8. Olivier Perraudeau (FRA)
9. Saulius Ruskis (LIT)
10. Koen Beeckman (BEL) all s.t.

GC

1. Jo Planckaert (BEL) Cofidis 12:11:04
2. Chris Peers (BEL) Cofidis 0:22
3. Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) .AG2R 0:24
4. Nico Mattan (BEL) Cofidis 0:41
5. Peter Farazijn (BEL) Cofidis 0:44
6. Franck Vandenbroucke (BEL) Cofidis s.t.
7. Paul Van Hyfte (BEL) Lotto 0:51
8. Christopher Jenner (NZL) Crédit Agricole 1:07
9. Fabien De Waele (BEL) Lotto 1:20
10. Arturas Kasputis (LIT) AG2R s.t.

New EPO test

The International Skating Union will test, during the world championships speed skating this weekend in Milwaukee, a new device which will appearently be able to find out if the hematocrit level is raised due to EPO. The device can distinguish whether the hematocrit level is raised naturally or artificially.