From: seales@taquilee.inria.fr (Brent Seales)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles
Subject: Tour de France (from l'Equipe):  Stage 12
Date: 21 Jul 92 13:16:46 GMT
Organization: INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France

The Tour de France
Stage 12 (Friday, July 17)
Dole-Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc (267.5 km)

[from l'Equipe Saturday, July 18]

Course with medium mountains, rising at mount Saleve (1st category, 80 km
from the finish) to an elevation of 1345 meters.  Weather hot (24-31 degrees)
and sunny.  169 riders.  Zulle (ONCE), Palacio (Postobon) and Jaskula (GB-MG)
do not start.

MOTTET IS GONE

Abdoujaparov (Carrera) wins the sprint of Tassenieres (km 16), and De Clercq
(Lotto) wins the sprint of the bicentenial of Marseillaise (km 51).  Bugno
(Gatorade) and Chiappucci (Carrera) atack on the cote de Montaigu (3rd 
category, km 55.5).  At the summit, Chiappucci is in front of Chioccioli
(GB-MG), and Bugno and Lino are at 6", with the peloton at 35".  The peloton
rejoins them on the descent at the impulse of Bernard (Banesto).  Suffering
from a nagging liver problem [that's what it said], Mottet (RMO) abandons at 
the feed zone of Orgelet (km 69.5).  Chiappucci is at the head of the peloton 
on the cote d'Onoz (3rd category, km 78.5).  On the Cote du Point B (4th 
category, km 107) Jaramillo (Postobon) escaped with Virenque (RMO) and 
Louviot (ONCE), and then Marie (Castorama), Pillon (GB-MG), Unzaga (Clas), 
Uriarte (Banesto), De Clercq and Chiappucci.  They were rejoined in Oyonax 
(km 109).  Chioccioli passed again in front at the cote d'Echalon 
(2nd category, km 116), before Chiappucci and a peloton that is regrouped.

ROCHE ON THE COUNTER-ATTACK

Muller (Helvatia) Jaermann (Ariostea) and Philipot (Banest) attack at
km 122.  Their advance climbs rapidly:  2' 35" at Chatillon (km 135), 6' 15"
at Longeray (km 148).  At that point, Perini (Carrera) leaves the peloton
alone.  He made up part of the time by the foot of Mont-Saleve (km 180),
where he was behind 4' 30" with the peloton, driven by RMO, at 8' 25".
On the climb, a group breaks away at the urging of Theunisse (TVM), Lemond
(Z), Fignon (Gatorade), and Ledanois (Castorama) and then Leblanc (Castorama)
and Breukink (PDM), who were soon distanced.  At 2 km from the summit, 
Roche (RMO) left with Delgado (Banesto).  Passing over the summit of
Mont Saleve (1st category, km 187):  Philipot, Jaermann, and Muller;  Perini
at 3' 56"; Roche and Delgado at 5' 40"; at 6' Chiappucci, Bernard, Indurain,
Mauleon, Alcala, Chioccioli, Theunisse, Bugno, Hampsten, Lino, Conti, and
Dufaux;  at 6' 55" Leblanc;  at 7' 20" Boyer;  at 7' 30" Lemond and
Fignon; at 8' Jalabert.  Bernard punctured on the descent.  At the foot,
at Monnetier (km 198), Perini is at 4' 10" behind Muller, Jaermann and
Philipot;  Roche and Delgado at 5' 30";  the group of Indurain, Bugno, and
Lino at 6' 50";  Lemond at 7' 20".  Lemond rejoins the main group ahead
at Reigner (km 206).  Finally more than 80 riders join together to recompose
the peloton.  Ahead, Perini gives in and waits for Roche and Delgado,
they rejoin Jaermann and Philipot, because Muller attacked alone and is ahead.

JAERMANN WINS

At Vougy (km 228), 20 riders break from the peloton, including Jalabert
(ONCE), Konyshev (TVM), Rue (Castorama), and Delion (Helvetia).  Roche's
group is at 1' 30".  The counter-attack is at 4' 50", and the peloton is
at 5' 40".  Roche is therefore in the "virtual" Yellow Jersey!  At
Cluses (km 236), Roche's group is still at 1' 30" behind Muller: the peloton
is at 5' 7".  Team RMO recruits the efforts of Team Gatorade to help in
the chase of Roche, Perini and Delgado.  Muller, stricken with cramps, is
forced to ease up in front.  He is caught by the chasers with 20 km to go.
The gap between the breakaway group with Roche and the peloton is now at
3' 5".  At the foot of the climb up Saint Gervais, Muller, Philipot, and
Perini crack.  Delgado attacks with 4 km to go.  Roche is dropped, but
Jaermann hangs on and wins the stage easily.  Delgado gains 2' 53" and
Roche 2' 15" on Lino, still in the Yellow Jersey.

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Douzieme Etape
Dole-Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc
267.5 km

1.  Jaermann R. (ARI)		 7h 10' 56"
2.  Delgado P. (BAN)			 3"
3.  Roche S. (CAR)			39"
4.  Perini G. (CAR)		     1' 43"
5.  Philipot F. (BAN)		     1' 43"
6.  Da Silva A. (FES)		     2' 42"
7.  Mauleon Unsuain F. (CLA)	     2' 42"
8.  Robin J. (CAS)		     2' 42"
9.  Nevens J. (LOT)		     2' 45"
10. Gonzalez A. (CLA)		     2' 52"
11. Museeuw J. (LOT)		     2' 55"
12. Jalabert L. (ONC)		     2' 55"
13. Chiappucci C. (CAR)		     2' 56"
...

General
a l'issue de la 12 etape

1.  Lino P. (RMO)		55h 46' 51"
2.  Indurain M. (BAN)		     1' 27"
3.  Roche S. (CAR)		     1' 58"
9.  Delgado P. (BAN)		     4'  8"
4.  Lemond G. (Z)		     4' 27"
5.  Bugno G. (GAT)		     4' 39"
6.  Chiappucci C. (CAR)		     4' 54"
8.  Perini G. (CAR)		     5' 31"
7.  Ledanois Y. (CAS)		     5' 52"
10. Fignon L. (GAT)		     7' 32"
11. Heppner J. (TEL)		     7' 38"
12. Alcala R. (PDM)		     7' 46"
...
15. Breukink E. (PDM)		     8' 38"
20. Skibby J. (TVM)		    10' 46" 
21. Hampsten A. (MOT)		    11'  1"
37. Kelly S. (FES)		    18' 37"