From: seales@taquilee.inria.fr (Brent Seales)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles
Subject: Tour de France (from l'Equipe):  Stage 14
Date: 21 Jul 92 13:20:14 GMT
Organization: INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France

The Tour de France
Stage 14 (Sunday, July 19)
Sestrieres - L'Alpe d'Huez
(186.5 km)

[from l'Equipe Monday, July 20]

Course:  Route of high mountains, with 3 uncategorized climbs.  Weather
is hot, almost 35 degrees in the valleys.  Moderate wind.  147 riders.

BUGNO ATTACKS, INDURAIN HAS A PARADE

After the first 2 km [yes, that's two kilometers], at the foot of the col 
de Montgenevre, Lemond and Duclos-Lasalle are in trouble.  At the summit 
(2nd category, km 7.5), where Virenque goes over first, he is already at 
1' 40".  Roscioli (Carrera) and Robin (Castorama) attack at Briancon (km 21) 
where Stephens (ONCE) and Antequera (Amaya) leave to counter.  At 19 km from 
the summit of Galibier, the four are regrouped.  The peloton is at 1' 10".  
Leblanc (Castorama) has been distanced.  At 11 km from the summit, Bugno 
leaves the peloton with Millar (TVM), and Chioccioli.  Fignon (Gatorade) 
joins them.  At Lautaret (km 46.5), where Antequera is dropped, they join 
the 3 in front and are 40" in front of the peloton.  Lemond is already 10'
behind.

Chioccioli attacks at 7 km from the summit, where Roscioli and then Robin
follow.  In the last kilometer of the climb, Bugno and Millar crash
because of a spectator, but are quickly up again.  Passing over Galibier
(uncategorized, km 55, elevation 2640 m):  Chioccioli, Stephens at 35",
Fignon and Bugno at 40", Millar at 52", and the peloton with all the other
favorites at 1' 30".  Chioccioli is retaken on the descent by Fignon and
Bugno.  Indurain and Chiappucci leave the peloton on this descent and
join the 5 in front before Valloire (km 72), where the peloton is at 1' 10".
All are regrouped on the descent of the col du Telegraphe (km 82).

BUGNO CRACKS, LEMOND ABANDONS

Pinero (Festina) leaves alone at km 88.  At the feed zone of Sain-Jean-de-
Maurienne (km 103), he has a 45" lead on the peloton, but this is reduced
on the first parts of the Croix-de-Fer.  He is retaken at km 113.  At 20 km
from the summit, Roche (Carrera), Claveyrolet (Z), Bernard (Banesto), 
Breukink (PDM), and Fignon are in difficulty, and only the last two hang on.
Boyer (Z) attacks and takes with him Montoya (Amaya), Vona (GB-MG), Hampsten
(Motorola), and Nevens (Lotto).  Bugno is dropped from the Indurain-Chiappucci 
peloton (35 riders), which is being towed by Gorospe (Banesto).  At the col 
de la Croix de Fer (uncategorized, km 132, elevation 2067 meters):  Boyer, 
Hampsten, Vona, Montoya, and Nevens;  at 2' 17" the Indurain-Chiappucci group; 
at 4' 50" Bugno, with teammate Rondon; at 7' 30" Roche, and at 15' Fignon.  
Lemond abandoned at the feed zone (km 103).

HAMPSTEN AT THE SUMMIT!

The five in front have 2' 40" at the foot of the descent of the Crois-de-Fer
(km 162), where Bugno retakes a place in the peloton.  At the sprint of
Bourg d'Oisans (km 171) [this is the town at the foot of l'Alpe d'Huez], their 
lead is 3' 50".  Montoya, and then Nevens and finally Boyer are all dropped 
on the first turns of the climb of l'Alpe d'Huez by Hampsten and Vona [Go Andy
Go!].  Hampsten drops Vona with 7 km to go.  At the impulse of Chiappucci, 
the chasing group is rapidly reduced to six riders: Indurain, Chioccioli, 
Unzaga, Theunisse and Virenque.  Hampsten preserves more than 3 minutes on 
Indurain and Chiappucci.  Indurain and Chiappucci drop their adversaries 
with 4 km to go.  Hampsten wins the stage and takes over 3 minutes out of
Indurain, who preserves the Yellow Jersey.
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Quatorzieme Etape
Sestrieres - L'Alpe d'Huez
(186.5 km)

1.  Hampsten A. (MOT)		 5h 41' 58"
2.  Vona F. (GBM)		     1' 17"
3.  Boyer E. (Z)		     2'  8"
4.  Nevens J. (LOT)		     2' 46"
5.  Chiappucci C. (CAR)		     3' 15"
6.  Indurain M. (BAN)		     3' 15"
7.  Unzaga Bombini J. (CLA)	     3' 28"
8.  Virenque R. (RMO)		     4'  4"
9.  Theunisse G. (TVM)		     4' 13"
10. Breukink E. (PDM)		     4' 42"
11. Lino P. (RMO)		     5' 10"
...
26. Bugno G. (GAT)		     9'  4"
41. Roche S. (CAR)		    12'  5"
73. Fignon L. (GAT)		    28' 32"

Missed the time cutoff:
	De Las Cuevas (BAN)
	Leblanc L. (CAS)
	Rezze D. (RMO)

Abandoned:
	Lemond G. (Z)
	Duclos-Lasalle G. (Z)
	Mejia A. (RYA)
	Cenghiata B. (ARI)
	Wijnands A. (TVM)
	Giannelli A. (CAR)
	Roosen L. (TUI)
	Segers N. (BUC)

General
a l'issue de la 14 etape

1.  Indurain M. (BAN)           69h 20'  7"
2.  Chiappuci C. (CAR)               1' 42"
3.  Hampsten A. (MOT)                8'  1"
4.  Lino P. (RMO)                    9' 16"
5.  Bugno G. (GAT)                  10'  9"
6.  Delgado P. (BAN)                11' 38"
7.  Breukink E. (PDM)               15' 48"
8.  Perini G. (CAR)                 15' 56"
9.  Vona F. (GBM)		    16' 41"
10. Heppner J. (TEL)                17' 51"
11. Roche S. (CAR)                  18'  3"
...
26. Fignon L. (GAT)                 35' 28"
40. Kelly S. (FES)		 1h  7' 58"
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