From: seales@taquilee.inria.fr (Brent Seales)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles
Subject: Tour de France (from l'Equipe):  Stage 13
Date: 21 Jul 92 13:18:56 GMT
Organization: INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France

The Tour de France
Stage 13 (Saturday, July 18)
Saint Gervais - Sestrieres
254.5 km

[from l'Equipe Monday, July 20]

Course:  Route through the high mountains, with 3 passes that are 1st
category, and 1 uncategorized climb.  Weather is hot, almost 33 degrees
in the valleys.  Violent wind in certain valleys.  165 riders.  Van
Hooydonck did not start.

CHIAPPUCCI IN FRONT, LEMOND BEHIND

After the sprint of Praz-sur-Arly (km 14), won by Museeuw (Lotto), Chiappucci
passed first over the summit of Saisies (2nd category, km 31.5) in front
of a peloton that was all together.  On the descent, Virenque (RMO),
Claveyrolet (Z), A. Gonzales and Gaston (Clas), Bolts (Telekom), Ruiz
Cabestany (Gatorade), R. Gonzales, Kelly and Perez (Festina), Uriarte (Banesto),
and Yates (Motorola), get away.  Chiappucci is joined by them at Beaufort
(km 49).  Uriarte and Yates are dropped on the Cormet-de-Roseland, where,
in the back, Leblanc (Castorama) is distanced.  Across the Cormet-de-Roseland
(1st category, km 70):  Chiappucci ahead of Claveyrolet and the 8 others,
Yates and Uriarte at 1', the peloton at 2', Leblanc at 5' (and he never
stopped losing ground).  In front, Gaston becomes the victim of a severe
crash on the descent.  At the foot of the col d'Iseran, Perez and A. Gonzales
launch off the front.  Yates has rejoined the group, and Kelly is dropped.
Team Gatorade keeps the pace very fast up the Val d'Isere (km 119), where
the peloton is reduced to 40 riders.  Lemond (Z) could no longer hang on.
At 20 km from the summit of Val d'Isere, Perez and A. Gonzales are retaken
by the breakaway group, and the peloton is at 2' 40".  Lemond is at 4' 50"

LINO ATTACKS!

At 8 km from the summit, Chiappucci detatches himself from the group with
Virenque, and is soon alone.  At 1' 30", Lino leaves the peloton with 
Chioccioli (GB-MG) and then Conti (Ariostea).  Roche (Carrera), Breukink
(PDM), Delgado (Banesto) soon follow, and they are all soon rejoined by the
peloton, driven by Indurain (Banesto) and Bugno (Gatorade).  Across the
summit of l'Iseran (uncategorized, km 136.5, elevation 2770 meters [the
climb began at 840 meters!]):  Chiappucci; at 2' 20" Conti and Virenque;
at 2' 30" Chioccioli and Lino; at 3' 46" a peloton of 35 riders including
Indurain, Bugno, Roche, Delgado.  Lemond is at 17' [that's minutes].  On the
descent, Chioccioli and Lino catch Conti and Virenque.  At Bonneval (km 150),
Chiappucci precedes Lino's group by 3' 10", and the peloton by 4' 30".  But
Lino gives in (km 156) and the peloton joins in for the counter-attack.

CHIAPPUCCI THE VIRTUAL LEADER

At Landlebourg (km 168.5), Chiappucci has 5' over the peloton and takes the
"virtual" Yellow Jersey.  On the col du Mont-Cenis, Bugno prolongs an 
acceleration with his teammate Rondon and is detatched with Indurain.  Lino
is in difficulty.  Across the summit (1st category, km 178.5):  Chiappucci;
at 3' 33" Bugno and Indurain; at 4' 3" Hampsten and Vona; at 4' 45" Breukink
and Rondon; at 5' 10" a group with Roche, Delgado, and Fignon; at 5' 30"
Lino.  At the French-Italian border town of Molareto (km 199), Hampsten and
Vona join Bugno and Indurain.  At the sprint "Europe Without Frontiers" in
Susa (km 209), Chiappucci has 2' 40" over Indurain's group;  Breukink and
Rondon are at 4' 30;  the peloton, where Lino now rests, is at 6' 20". At
Exilles (km 221), Fignon leaves Lino's peloton and bridges to Breukink and
Rondon at km 233.  At the sprint of Oulx (km 234), Indurain-Bugno are only 
1' 50" behind Chiappucci, and Breukink-Fignon are at 4' 50" with the peloton 
chasing at 7' 30".

INDURAIN DROPS BUGNO

Chiappucci's lead sits at 2 minutes with 15 km to go.  At 10 km before the
line (with Chiappucci 2' 20" ahead of Indurain), Indurain and Vona drop
Hampsten and Bugno, about the same time Fignon drops Breukink.  Indurain
distances Vona at the 5 km mark and pulls to within 1' of Chiappucci by
the 3 km mark.  In the final stretches with all the spectators, Indurain
is caught and passed by Vona.  Chiappucci holds on to win, ahead of Indurain
by 1' 45".  Indurain takes the Yellow Jersey, with Lino finishing more than
10' back.  Bugno finishes at 2' 52", and Lemond is now virtually out of
contention by finishing with a group of more than 30 other riders just before 
the cutoff at over 49' back.

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Treizieme Etape
Saint Gervais - Sestrieres
(254.5 km)

1.   Chiappucci C. (CAR)	 7h 44' 51"
2.   Vona F. (GBM)		     1' 34"
3.   Indurain M. (BAN)		     1' 45"
4.   Bugno G. (GAT)		     2' 53"
5.   Hampsten A. (MOT)		     3' 27"
6.   Fignon L. (GAT)		     5' 51"
7.   Theunisse G. (TVM)		     7' 36"
8.   Delgado P. (BAN)		     7' 51"
9.   Rooks S. (BUC)		     7' 51"
...

13.  Breukink E. (PDM)		     8' 55"
55.  Kelly S. (FES)		    38' 16"
130. Lemond G. (Z)		    49' 38"


General
a l'issue de la 13 etape

1.  Indurain M. (BAN)		63h 34' 54"
2.  Chiappuci C. (CAR)		     1' 42"
3.  Bugno G. (GAT)		     4' 20"
4.  Lino P. (RMO)		     7' 21"
5.  Delgado P. (BAN)		     8' 47"
6.  Roche S. (CAR)		     9' 13"
7.  Fignon L. (GAT)		    10' 11"
8.  Hampsten A. (MOT)		    11' 16"
9.  Perini G. (CAR)		    12' 43"
10. Heppner J. (TEL)		    13' 11"
...
12. Breukink E. (PDM)		    14' 21"
19. Alcala R. (PDM)		    20'  2"