In
Brief:
Much
wind today--a headwind, veering in from the right
Early
on David Millar reaches in 54'54". Gears 54--11, attains
70 km/h, averages 48 km/
Alex
Zulle 1'40" down
Early
(provisional) results:
1) Millar
2)
Zulle
3)
Julich
Millar's
time is THE frame of reference, exept for the ultra rapid first
quarter time of Santos Gonzalez, at that point 2" ahead
of Millar.
Second provisional
results:
1) Millar
2)
Hruska
3)
A. Gonzalez
Sevilla
49" down at 1/4 point
Beltran
equals Millar's time at 1/4 point
Glez. Galdeano
marks the fastest time at the 1/4 point
Nozal posts
even faster time at 1/4 mark
Sevilla
finishes a disappointing 4'31 down from Millar
Luis Perez
finishes down 3'21"
At 3/4 point
Nozal holds a 1410" lead over Millar
Beltran
arrives only 2'24" off Millar's time
Glez. Galdeano
finishes just 17" off Millar's time
Nozal finishes
in 53'34" to win stage 1'26" up on Millar
Stage
Classification
1 - NOZAL
2 - MILLAR à 1' 26"
3 - HRUSKA à 1' 37"
4 - GONZALEZ de GALDEANO
5 - BELTRAN
6 - MOLLER
7 - GRATSCH
8 - FRIGO
9 - GONZALES Aitor
10 - CASERO
General
Classification
1 - NOZAL
2 - GONZALEZ de GALDEANO à 2' 27"
3 - BELTRAN à 2' 42"
4 - MOLLER à 4' 16"
5 - HERAS 4' 35"
Points
1 - PETACCHI 50
2 - NOZAL 47
3 - GLEZ Galdeano 44
4 - ZABEL 42
5 - DEAN 37
Mountains
1 - CARDENAS 34
2 - PEREZ 25
3 - NOZAL 20
4 - JEKER 16
5 - SASTRE 12
Combined
1 - NOZAL 6
2 - GLEZ 26
3 - PEREZ 27
4 - HRUSKA 35
5 - SASTRE 41
Teams
1 - ONCE
2 - US POSTALE
3 - EUSKALTEL
4 - IBANESTO
5 - KELME