May 9/98 21:52 pm - Tour de l'Aude, Romandy

Posted by Editor on 05/9/98
 

Tour de l‚Aude (courtesy USA Cycling)

LEZIGNAN, France -- Italian Gabriela Pregnolato (Mista Mimosa Sprint) won the first full stage of the Tour de L‚Aude stage race Saturday and moved into the leader‚s jersey in the process. Pregnolato won solo, topping Svetlana Samokhvalova (Russian National) by 15 seconds. Samokhvalova led a group of 12 behind the Italian.

The top North American on the day was Pam Schuster (U.S. National), Northridge, Calif., who was 20th on the day among the field 22 seconds behind Pregnolato.

Pregnolato now leads Samokhvalova by five seconds in the overall standings. Linda Jackson is 14th overall, tied with Mari Holden (Greenery Hawk), Colorado Springs, Colo., (15th overall), 27 seconds behind.

Stage One - Lezignan to Lezignan Corbieres, 126.4km

1. GABRIELA PREGNOLATO (MISTA MIMOSA SPRINT), Italy, 3:33:26
2. Svetlana Samokhvalova (Russian National), Russia, at 0:15
3. Debby Mansveld (Dutch National), Netherlands
4. Petra Rossner (Lad.), Germany
5. Catherine Marsal (Mista Mimosa Sprint), France all s.t.

North Americans:

20. Pam Schuster (U.S. National), Northridge, Calif., 0:22
24. Mari Holden (Greenery Hawk), Colorado Springs, Colo.
27. Joan Wilson (U.S. National), Los Altos, Calif.
28. Linda Jackson (Canadian National), Nepean, Ont., Canada, s.t.
33. Leigh Hobson (Canadian National), Kitchener, Ont., Canada, s.t.
34. Julie Young (U.S. National), Auburn, Calif., s.t.
40. Giana Roberge (U.S. National), Saratoga Springs, N.Y., s.t.
53. Emily Robbins (U.S. National), Wauwatosa, Wis., s.t.
54. Lynne Bessette (Canadian National) all s.t.
67. Kim Langton (Canadian National), Burlington, Ontario, 0:40
70. Cori Book (U.S. National), Colorado Springs, Colo., 0:55
75. Cybil DiGuistini (Canadian National), Victoria, B.C., Canada, s.t.
80. Anne Samplonius (Canadian National), Burlington, Ontario, 1:11

GC

1. GABRIELA PREGNOLATO (MISTA MIMOSA SPRINT), Italy, 3:36:36
2. Samokhvalova, at 0:05
3. Hanka Kupfernagel (Greenery Hawk), Germany, 0:11
4. Susanne Ljungskog (Greenery Hawk), Sweden, 0:19
5. Vera Hohlfeld (German National), Germany, s.t.

North Americans:

14. Jackson, 0:27
15. Holden, s.t.
19. Robbins, 0:28
22. Bessette, 0:30
24. Roberge, s.t.
26. Young, 0:33
45. Schuster, 0:40
46. Hobson, s.t.
48. Wilson, 0:42
66. Langton, 1:01
74. Book, 1:15
78. DiGuistini, 1:20
81. Samplonius, 1:25


Tour of Romandy, Switzerland

Stage 4b - ITT Lausanne to Romanel, 18 km

1. Zuelle Alex SUI FES 23:34:85
2. Dufaux Laurent SUI FES at 0:11.37
3. Meier Roland SUI COF 0:15.34
4. Camenzind Oskar SUI MAP 0:32.08
5. Savoldelli Paolo ITA SAE 0:35.41

GC

1. Dufaux Laurent SUI FES 16:02:59
2. Zuelle Alex SUI FES at 1:17
3. Casagrande Francesco ITA COF 1:23
4. Botero Echeverry Santiago COL KEL 1:27
5. Meier Roland SUI COF 1:39