Indurain is a lock to win the Tour.
Bob Schwartz
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Prologue in Megeve, 5,7 km:
1. Chris Boardman (Eng) Gan 7.55 (43,168 km/h)
4. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto + 0.15
17. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom + 0.34
Stage 4, Tain l'Hermitage - Mont Ventoux 173 km:
1. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina 5.00.39 (34,525 km/h)
2. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) Once s.t.
3. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina + 1.01
4. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto + 1.07
5. Stephane Heulot (Fra) Gan + 1.21
Overall:
1. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) Once 19.39.22
2. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina + 0.10
3. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina + 0.47
4. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto + 0.53
5. Stephane Heulot (Fra) Gan + 1.22
Stage 5, 42 ITT, Gigondas-Beaumes-de-Venise
1. Miguel Indurain (Sp, Banesto) 42.1km in 49.31
2. Tony Rominger (Swi, Mapei-GB) +0.28 secs
3. Chris Boardman (GB, GAN) +0.40
4. Laurent Jalabert (Fr, ONCE) +0.50
5. Laurent Brochard (Fr, Festina) +1.49
6. Bjarne Riis (Den, Telekom) +1.53
Overall
1. Jalabert 20.29.43
2. Indurain +0.03 secs
3. Rominger +1.42
4. Brochard +1.46
5. Richard Virenque (Fr, Festina) +1.58
Stage 6, Digne-les-Bains - Briancon 214 km:
1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto 5.59.37
2. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Motorola s.t.
3. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina + 0.05
4. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB + 0.14
5. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Artiach + 0.17
......
26. Bjarne Riis (Denmark) Telekom +10.22
Overall
1. Indurain 26.29.23
2. Jalabert +1.44
3. Rominger +1:53
4. Virenque +2:00
5. Heulot +4:57
......
23. Riis +23.18
Stage 7, Briancon - Grenoble 174 km:
1. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Team Polti 4.27.54
2. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB s.t.
3. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Artiach s.t.
4. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina + 0.04
5. Stephane Heulot (Fra) Gan + 0.24
6. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto + 0.32
(Abandon Laurent Jalabert, Bjarne Biis)
Stage 7 Report
Laurent Jalabert abandoned either on or after the 1st cat col du
Coq (as did Bjarne Riis) after being dropped when Miguel Indurain
attacked.
Final overall
1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto 30.57.49
2. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB + 1.21
3. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina + 1.32
4. Stephane Heulot (Fra) Gan + 4.49
5. Chris Boardman (Eng) Gan + 5.49