May 21/99 7:05 am - Poley Report, Giro Stage 7, Midi Libre

Posted by Editoress on 05/21/99
 

Report from Poley Mountain

The weather is cold today (or as Rob says COLD!!). Everyone is starting out in jackets and tights on their training rides. The weather promises to warm up for tomorrows Downhill events.

Early critiques are VERY favourable to the downhill course. Trevor Porter has done a fabulous job of proving that the east can provide a Canada Cup quality DH.

The editor arrived this afternoon, and will be provided regular coverage throughout the weekend. He ran in to Melanie McQuaid who had the trip from H***. Both of her bikes were damaged in transit, the airline lost her luggage, and her overnight flight from Vancouver arrived late in Halifax and she missed her connecting flight to NB. She spent 5 hours in the Halifax airport waiting for the next flight.

Giro Stage 7: Foggia to Lanciano, 153 km

1. BLIJLEVENS Jaroen NED Tvm - Farm Frites 4:12: 06
2. VAINSTEINS Romans LAT Vini Caldirola - Sidermec
3. GUIDI Fabrizio ITA Team Polti
4. BETTINI Paolo ITA Mapei - Quickstep
5. PICCOLI Mariano ITA Lampre - Daikin
6. PETACCHI Alessandro ITA Navigare - Gaerne
7. BALDUCCI Gabriele ITA Navigare - Gaerne
8. MISSAGLIA Gabriele ITA Lampre - Daikin
9. EDO Angel ESP Kelme - Costa Blanca
10. FAGNINI Gian Matteo ITA Saeco - Cannondale all s.t


GC

1. JALABERT Laurent FRA ONCE - Detusche Bank 31:34:07
2. DI LUCA Danilo ITA Cantina Tollo - Alexia 0:07
3. SAVOLDELLI Paolo ITA Saeco - Cannondale 0:16
4. REBELLIN Davide ITA Team Polti 0:20
5. PANTANI Marco ITA Mercatone Uno - Bianchi 0:22
6. FRIGO Dario ITA Saeco - Cannondale
7. GOTTI Ivan ITA Team Polti both s.t.
8. SIMONI Gilberto ITA Ballan - Alessio 0:25
9. IVANOV Serguei RUS Tvm - Farm Frites 0:31
10. CAMENZIND Oskar SUI Lampre - Daikin 0:32

Midi Libre Stage 4, Thuir to Béziers, 184 kms

1. BenoÎt Salmon (Fra) Casino 4:30.02
2. Alexandre Vinkourov (Kaz) Casino 0.56
3. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Française des Jeux s.t.
4. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole s.t.
5. Mikael Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones 0.57
6. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones s.t.
7. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.11
8. Armin Meier (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale
9. Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi
10. René Jörgensen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones all s.t.

GC


1. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 13:20.28
2. Alexandre Vinkourov (Kaz) Casino 2:25
3. BenoÎt Salmon (Fra) Casino 2:31
4. Mikael Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones 2:40
5. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones 2:50
6. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 3:23
7. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3:30
8. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3:47
9. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom 4:06
10. David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis 4:12