Clasica San Sebastian (12 August) 230km
1. Lance Armstrong (US, Motorola) 5.31.17
2. Stefano Della Santa (It, Mapei-GB) +2 secs
3. Johan Museeuw (Bel, Mapei-GB) +27
4. Jalabert (Fr, ONCE)
5. Bugno (It, MG-Technogym) same time
6. Piepoli (It, Refin) +30
7. Sciandri (GB, MG)
8. Vandenbroucke (Bel, Mapei)
9. Indurain (Sp, Banesto)
10. Cenghialta (It, Gewiss)
11. F. Casagrande
12. Lanfranchi
13. Dufaux all same time
14. Tchmil +2.01
15. Skibby
16. Missaglia
17. Elli
18. Chiappucci
19. Ferrigato
20. Cassero
21. Ulrich
22. Zberg
23. Hamburger
24. Ballerini
25. Merckx
26. Cassani
27. Podenzana
28. Olano
29. Pellicioli
30. Mauri
31. Scinto
32. Faresin
33. Simoni
34. Jimenez
35. Ekimov
36. Caruso
37. Bonca
38. Pantani
39. Escartin
40. Fondriest
41. Heppner all same time
42. Cattai +2.10
43. Dekker +2.47
44. Magnien
45. Den Bakker
46. Simon
47. Gonzalez-Heredia
48. Laukka
49. Lecchi
50. Imboden
51. Sierra
52. Fernandez Gines
53. Jaskula
54. Thibout
55. Zaina
56. Furlan
57. Conti
58. Echave
59. Belli all same time
60. Vanzella +5.41
61. Sunderland
62. Odriozola
63. Roux
64. Van Hooydonck
65. Henn
66. Baudzun
67. Serpellini
68. Zamana
69. Fornaciari
70. Madouas
71. Gianetti
72. Boogerd
73. Santamaria
74. Desbiens
75. Luttemberger
76. Fagnini
77. Chaurreau
78. Van De Wouver
79. Mejia
80. Audhem
81. Milesi
82. Nino
83. Cerezo
84. Piziks
85. Bouwmans
86. Elissaide
87. Arenas
88. Herve
89. Meinert
90. Bartoli
91. Bettin
92. Vona
93. Bolts
94. Van Petegem
95. Richard
96. Galletti
97. Cuesta
98. Capelle
99. Rooks
100. Gorini
101. Colage
102. Totschnig
103. Rous
104. Breukink
105. Zulle
106. Perona all same time
107. Bramati +5.48
108. Arrieta same time
109. Yates +10.35
110. Giner
111. Weltz
112. Palacin
113. Zanatta
114. Menegotto
115. Knaven
116. Fidanza
117. Zanini
118. Ledanois
119. Lemarchand
120. Goubert
121. Bobrik
122. Anguita
123. Baguet
124. Kummer
125. Galdeano
126. Espinosa
127. Diaz
128. Nijdam
129. Galarreta
130. Vicario
131. Swart
132. Colombo
133. Pelliconi
134. Gouvenou
135. Chepe Gonzalez
136. Kappes
137. Tebaldi
138. Puttini
139. Giraldi
140. Galdeano all same time
141. Wust +14.46
142. Mattan
143. Radaelli
144. Martinelli
145. Petilleau
146. Rossi
147. Colotti
148. Contreras
149. Dietz
150. Gonzalez Salvador
151. Verdonck
152. Roscioli
153. Rodriguez
154. Irusta
155. Van Hyfte
156. F. Simeoni
157. Teteriouk
158. Rubiera
159. Biasci
160. Massi
161. Dernies all same time
L'Equipe's film of the race:
** Champion of Switzerland Felice Puttini (Refin) attacks at 41km and
breaks clear, his maximum lead is 12.19 at km95 and he stays away for
133km in all.
**ONCE sometimes helped by Festina, make the pace at the front of the
peloton. Puttini is caught at 181km. On the approach to the Jaizkibel
climb, the principal difficulty of the day, ONCE's Zulle, Mauri,
Stephens and Diaz Zabala continue to work at the front of the peloton.
**Zulle and Mauri go all out at the foot of the Jaizkibel. Thir***
riders break clear, including Jalabert, Bruyneel, Sciandri, Museeuw,
Della Santa, Piepoli, Cenghialta and Armstrong. At 10 seconds is
another group which includes, notably, Bugno, Indurain and Dufaux.
Bugno bridges the gap near the summit and crosses it first; Indurain
doesn't get up to the front group.
**Armstrong and Leeds Classic winner Sciandri break clear on the
descent which is slippery from the humidity. They are joined by
Jalabert but lower down Sciandri punctures and falls out of the
picture. Jalabert and Armstrong get as much as 34 secs on Bugno,
Piepoli, Della Santa and Museeuw.
**Jalabert and Armstrong are caught at the 4km banner. Bugno essays an
attack but his intentions are all too clear. Della Santa counters and
makes a gap. Armstrong tries again and gets in his wheel. Behind them,
everybody sits and waits for Jalabert to make a move. He won't play so
nobody budges.
**The sprint is a formality for Armstrong who beats Della Santa by 10
metres. Jalabert winds up his sprint for third place too far out and
is outpaced by Museeuw who thus consolidates his World Cup lead.
Notes from Roger: Jalabert was complaining after the Leeds Classic, as
here, that other riders were waiting for his move, and he wasn't going
to play. Shades of Liege--Bastogne--Liege too.
Della Santa, who thought he'd done the right thing by breaking clear
and therefore eliminating Jalabert, didn't understand very well why
[his team leader] Museeuw after crossing the line, worked himself up
into a fit of anger, repeating in a guttural voice: "Verdomme!
Verdomme! [Damn it! Damn it!]. I guess he thought he could take the
sprint had it all held together...
World Cup standings
1. Museuw 149 (+25)
2. Jalabert 106 (+20)
3. Gianetti 100
4. Sciandri 79 (+14)
5. Tchmil 79
6. Baldato 77
7. Fondriest 72
8. Armstrong 66 (+50)
9. Bartoli 65
10. Ballerini 58
11. Bugno 53 (+18)
12. Frattini 50
13. Zaina 47
14. Chiappucci 46
15. Skibby 44
Next World Cup event: 20 August, Championship of Zurich