May 6/00 11:57 am - Tour of Romandie

Posted by Editoress on 05/6/00
 

Tour of Romandie
Stage 4, 163.9 km Champagne to Leysin

Festina rider Joseba Beloki lost the leader's jersey at the Tour of Romandie but put up a fight to remain in contact with new race leader Paolo Savoldelli (Saeco-Valli&Valli). Beloki, who was isolated in the stage's closing kilometres, finished 13th on the stage, losing 22 seconds to sixth place finisher Paolo Savoldelli (Seaco-Valli&Valli). Savoldelli now retakes the leader's jersey that he lost to Beloki yesterday. Beloki remains in touch only 12 seconds behind Savoldelli on GC.

The mountain-top finish and also other climbs during the days stage provided the defining moments of the stage. Andrea Noe (Mapei-Quick Step) escaped with less than 5 km to go and crossed the finish line alone in 4 hrs 35 mins 35 secs.

The race finishes tomorrow in Geneve.

(courtesy Festina)

1. Andrea Noe (Mapei-Quickstep) in 4:35.35
2. Francesco Casagrande (Vini Caldirola-Sidermec) at 0:08
3. Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Daikin) @ 0:12
4. Wladimir Belli (Fassa Bortolo) s.t.
5. Laurent DuFaux (Saeco-Valli&Valli)

GC after stage 4

1. SAVOLDELLI Paolo SAECO-VALLI & VALLI 16:59.57
2. BELOKI Joseba FESTINA 0:12
3. DUFAUX Laurent SAECO - VALLI & VALLI 0:27
4. NOE Andrea MAPEI - QUICK STEP 0:37
5. McRAE William Chann MAPEI - QUICK STEP 1:02
6. SIMONI Gilberto LAMPRE - DAIKIN 1:25
7. RUBIERA José Luis KELME - COSTA BLANCA 1:31
8. MEIER Roland COFIDIS, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1:37
9. RUMSAS Raimondas FASSA BORTOLO 1:38
10. BELLI Wladimir FASSA BORTOLO s.t.
others
11. CASAGRANDE Francesco VINI CALDIROLA - SIDERMEC 1:47
12. TONKOV Pavel MAPEI - QUICK STEP 1:50
18. MERCKX Axel MAPEI - QUICK STEP 2:57

116. PERRAS Dominique PHONAK HEARING SYSTEMS 49:50