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Title:Cycle Racing
Notice:Cycle Racing Europe and World-wide
Moderator:MOVIES::WIDDOWSON
Created:Wed Dec 10 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:854
Total number of notes:9617

839.0. "Tour of Mediterranean 1997" by VNACO1::HERIBERT () Fri Feb 14 1997 10:36

Stage 1: Beziers--La-Grande-Motte, 107 km:

 1. Mario Cipollini (Italy) Saeco             2.11.16   (48.908 km/h)
 2. Massimo Strazzer (Italy) Roslotto
 3. Fabio Baldato (Italy) MG-Technogym
 4. Endrio Leoni (Italy) Aki
 5. Giovanni Lombardi (Italy) Telekom
 6. Stephane Barthe (France) Casino           
 7. Cristophe Capelle (Fra) Cofidis
 8. Jean-Jacques Henry (Fra) Big Mat-Auber
 9. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
10. Gert van Bondt (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002    all s.t
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839.1VNACO1::HERIBERTFri Feb 14 1997 10:3633
Stage 2, Arles-Rognac, 72 km:

 1. Cipollini (Ita)  1.31.45
 2. Baldato (Ita)
 3. Vogels (Aus)
 4. Strazzer (Ita)
 5. Capiot (Bel)
 6. Fraser (Can)
 7. Leoni (Ita)
 8. Kirsipuu (Est)
 9. Zanotti (Ita)
10. Simon (Fra)

Stage 3, Team Time Trial, Berre-Velaux, 18.9 km:

 1. Festina             21.51
 2. Batik (Ita)          0.05
 3. Saeco (Ita)          0.24
..
 9. Rabobank             0.47

GC after Stages 2 and 3

 1. Magnien (Fra)               4.05.02
 2. Viurenque (Fra)
 3. Rous (Fra)
 4. Moreau (Fra)
 5. Dufaux (Swi)
 6. Frattini (Ita)                 0.04
 7. Odriozola (Spa)
 8. Luca Colombo (Ita)
 9. Bertoletti (Ita)
10. Gabriele Colombo (Ita)
839.2Of course L'Equipe IS French ...ULYSSE::codger.vbo.dec.com::ULYSSE::HEMMINGSLanterne RougeFri Feb 14 1997 15:2955
839.3VNACO1::HERIBERTFri Feb 14 1997 16:005
re - 1

Are we alone in this conference ?

Heribert
839.4MPGS::MILLSFri Feb 14 1997 16:502
    Here is one amerloque who follows your reports and who wishes he could
    be closer to the action...
839.5Here and interested!PCBUOA::akodhcp56-149.ako.dec.com::rehbergFri Feb 14 1997 16:5610
Here is another loyal reader who is a relative novice to the topic.

Isn't Mario Cipollini known for his sprinting?  What team is he on?  I cannot remember from
team lists that have been posted.  

Does this race favor sprinting?

Thanks,
Rick

839.6MOVIES::WIDDOWSONRodFri Feb 14 1997 18:115
    I still listen, when I can.
    
    And throw in a few barbs to taunt robin in I'm really bored.
    
    Or chip come to that
839.7TYCHE::HERIBERTMon Feb 17 1997 13:1767
re .5

Rick,

Cipollini's team:

SAECO

Address:

VIA MONIA, 5
47031 SERAVALLE
(San Marino)

Sponsor:

SAECO produces coffee-machines. "THE BEST OF THE WORLD - my commentar"
Manager: Claudio Corti
Directeur Sportif: Antonio Salutini, Franco Chioccioli and Bruno Vicino.


Name             First Name     Birth-day   Country   Points UCI    Ranking
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Buschor          Philipp        2.03.71     Sui       5.00          1292
Calcaterra       Giuseppe       9.12.64     Ita       5.00          1292
Canzonieri       Angelo         1.12.64     Ita       86.00         357
Casagrande       Francesco      14.09.70    Ita       1287.00       10
Cipollini        Mario          22.03.67    Ita       680.00        37
Di-Basco         Alessio        18.11.64    Ita       -             -
Donati           Massimo        18.01.67    Ita       343.00        95
Fagnini          Gianmatteo     11.10.70    Ita       12.00         1094
Faverio          Riccardo       21.10.69    Ita       24.00         834
Fidanza          Giovanni       27.09.65    Ita       34.00         674
Fornaciari       Paolo          2.02.71     Ita       81.00         378
Frigo            Dario          18.09.73    Ita       37.00         628
Furlan           Giorgio        9.03.66     Ita       124.00        260
Gotti            Ivan           28.03.69    Ita       265.00        128
Lelli            Massimiliano   2.12.67     Ita       394.00        77
Martinello       Silvio         19.01.63    Ita       360.00        88
Mazzoleni        Eddy           29.07.73    Ita       30.00         715
Molina-Rodriguez Ignacio        27.05.71    Spa       15.00         1016
Moos             Alexander      22.12.72    Sui       -             -
Mori             Massimiliano   8.01.74     Ita       35.00         644
Petito           Roberto        1.02.71     Ita       84.00         363
Rich             Michael        23.09.69    Ger       208.00        160
Salmeron         Gines          15.11.72    Spa       -             -
Scirea           Mario          7.08.64     Ita       51.00         525


Departures:

Poli (Gan)
Biasci (Kross)
Borghi, Commesso, Pascual-Soler, Sanchez-Garcia and Politano (?)
 

Arrivals:

Fidanza (Carrera)  
Gotti (Gewiss-Playbus)
Favero and Rich (New Professionals) 

Equipment:

  Bikes - CANNONDALE
  Accessories - Shimano
839.8TYCHE::HERIBERTMon Feb 17 1997 13:1812
Stage 5, Cannes-Toulon (Mont Faron) 141 km:

 1. Michele Bartoli (Ita) MG                4.01.21
 2. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Festina           + 0.19
 3. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Batik           + 0.20
 4. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino               + 0.23
 5. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Polti              + 0.26
 6. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Saeco         + 0.32
 7. Scott Sunderland (Aus) Gan               + 0.39
 8. Alexander Gontsjenkov (Rus) Roslotto     + 0.48
 9. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank           + 0.51
10. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina                + 0.53
839.9TYCHE::HERIBERTMon Feb 17 1997 13:1926
Stage 6 and Final, Hyeres-Marseille, 124 kms:

 1. Alexander Gonchenkov (Russia) Roslotto          3.08.18
 2. Michele Bartoli (Italy) MG Technogym 
 3. Emmanuel Magnien (France) Festina 
 4. Francesco Casagrande (Italy) Saeco 
 5. Maurizio Fondriest (Italy) Cofidis 
 6. Giusepe Tartaggia (Italy) Batik 
 7. Zbigniew Spruch (Poland) Mapei 
 8. Richard Virenque (France) Festina 
 9. Scott Sunderland (Austalia) GAN 
10. Christophe Mengin (France) Francaise des jeux, all s.t. 

Final overall standings: 

 1. Emmanuel Magnien (France) Festina               16.21.14
 2. Michele Bartoli (Italy) MG Technogym                0.02 
 3. Francesco Frattini (Italy) Batik                    0.11
 4. Mirko Celestino (Italy) Polti                       0.43
 5. Francesco Casagrande (Italy) Saeco                  0.46
 6. Alexander Gonchenkov (Russia) Roslotto              0.59
 7. Scoot Sunderland (Australia) Gan                    1:00
 8. Richard Virenque (France) Festina                   1:03
 9. Didier Rous (France) Festina                        1:12 
10. Rodolfo Massi (Italy) Casino                        1:21

839.10WMOIS::GIROUARD_CMon Feb 17 1997 14:005
I'm still here and very appreciative of the entries.

... and Rod, thanks for thinking of me :-).

Chip
839.11Equipe's last words on the TdMedULYSSE::virenq.vbe.dec.com::ULYSSE::HEMMINGSLanterne RougeMon Feb 17 1997 14:3353
839.12I remember them wellULYSSE::virenq.vbe.dec.com::ULYSSE::HEMMINGSLanterne RougeMon Feb 17 1997 14:5427
On the "is there anyone there?" theme -

Rod MacFadyen went back to the UK from Geneva.  He turned into a skin-suited poseur who winds 53 x 
12 up and down motorways behind trucks.  He tends to talk a lot about 7 kg. bikes and drops 
Campagnolo into the most mundane conversation.

Alan Paxton caught an evil touch of possibly rheumatic fever or something like it and was KO for a 
long time.  Living in amongst the inhospitable climate of Scotland is bad enough at the best of 
times.  He has a short duration post in Pisa (Italy) and has threatened to make some appearances 
on the Cote.

Rod Widdowson is suffering from overwork and undermotivation.  He says he likes Edinburgh, but 
hates cold and wet, which does not really compute.  His main problem is that he has sampled the 
delights of the South of France and cannot get back there.

John Wilson from Ireland, who was the longest serving contractor for DEC in the history of the 
Universe, finally ran out of time and left to freelance.  He was bitten by the urge to become an 
aging Mick Jagger and plays in a Rock Group in between doing a bit of work to keep body and soul 
together.

Rob Rowlands is suffering from an overdose of family - with 3 young children, he has very little 
time - but being as he is, he comes out and thrashes and frequently gets a dose of the dooms.  But 
again, being as he is, he never complains.

That leaves me - The Old Codger who gets out when he can, and this year plans 1200 km in 7 days 
with the AVA Nice and his Antibes clubmates, plus the brevets and sportifs which are run at 
weekends.
839.13MOVIES::WIDDOWSONRodMon Feb 17 1997 15:3235
    <reposted in 80 characters for those with VT320's.  Robin you suprise
    me by your uptake of modern technology ;->
    
Rod MacFadyen went back to the UK from Geneva.  He turned into a skin-suited poseur who winds 53 x 
12 up and down motorways behind trucks.  He tends to talk a lot about 7 kg. bikes and drops 
Campagnolo into the most mundane conversation.
    
    
    Alan Paxton caught an evil touch of possibly rheumatic fever or something
    like it and was KO for a long time.  Living in amongst the inhospitable 
    climate of Scotland is bad enough at the best of times.  He has a short 
    duration post in Pisa (Italy) and has threatened to make some appearances 
    on the Cote.
    
    Rod Widdowson is suffering from overwork and undermotivation.  He says he 
    likes Edinburgh, but hates cold and wet, which does not really compute.  
    His main problem is that he has sampled the delights of the South of 
    France and cannot get back there.

    John Wilson from Ireland, who was the longest serving contractor for DEC
    in the history of the Universe, finally ran out of time and left to 
    freelance.  He was bitten by the urge to become an aging Mick Jagger and 
    plays in a Rock Group in between doing a bit of work to keep body and 
    soul together.

    Rob Rowlands is suffering from an overdose of family - with 3 young 
    children, he has very little time - but being as he is, he comes out
    and thrashes and frequently gets a dose of the dooms.  But again,
    being as he is, he never complains.

    That leaves me - The Old Codger who gets out when he can, and this year 
    plans 1200 km in 7 days with the AVA Nice and his Antibes clubmates, 
    plus the brevets and sportifs which are run at weekends.

    
839.14O very Campag 9-speedULYSSE::virenq.vbe.dec.com::ULYSSE::HEMMINGSLanterne RougeMon Feb 17 1997 15:536
Yes, I use PWconf, but in fairness to it, I was cut off in mid-entry by your machine rejecting me 
so I had to save and repaste - God knows what that did!

No complaints about what I said though - I must be getting kinder in my old age.  (Pass the 
vitriol.)  And I forgot to add Michelle in my listing - she has more guts than the rest of us put 
together.
839.15Translation (and still here, too)VFOVAX::STRONGBill Strong, NSISTue Feb 18 1997 02:0711
> As for the query about "does it suit the sprinters?" - the first 3 stages are up
> and down the Med  coast from Beziers near the Spanish border to Antibes, close
> to the Italian border.  Although  there are a few bosses, a good sprinter with a
    						    ^^^^^^
    a few 'ills, 'e meant to say :-)
    
    -Bill, still here in Washington DC, cycling only when 10C < temp < 35C.
    Oops, that would be 50 F and 95 F, hmm, better make that 32C. Spoiled,
    like so many others, by having cycled three years in the south of
    France, and still hoping to get back some day for another vacation at
    least.
839.16well today it's 10C and a bit cool ....ULYSSE::virenq.vbe.dec.com::ULYSSE::HEMMINGSLanterne RougeTue Feb 18 1997 12:157
Hey Strong Bill, good to hear from you!  And you are always welcome here, you know that ...

I'm currently teaching Lee how to speak Cockney, but he thinks it's easier for him to learn 
French!!  He's definitely into "feastin' 'is minces" and "takin' a quick butchers", but "gettin' 
the ole acid from the trouble" is a bit much for him.

As you so rightly say however, "there are a few 'ills on the way".