Indurain is a lock to win the Tour.
Bob Schwartz [email hidden]
Prologue in Megeve, 5,7 km:
1. Chris Boardman (Eng) Gan 7.55 (43,168 km/h)
2. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto + 0.15
3. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom + 0.34
Stage 4, Tain l'Hermitage - Mont Ventoux 173 km:
4. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina 5.00.39 (34,525 km/h)
5. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) Once s.t.
6. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina + 1.01
7. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto + 1.07
8. Stephane Heulot (Fra) Gan + 1.21
Overall:
9. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) Once 19.39.22
10. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina + 0.10
11. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina + 0.47
12. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto + 0.53
13. Stephane Heulot (Fra) Gan + 1.22
Stage 5, 42 ITT, Gigondas-Beaumes-de-Venise
14. Miguel Indurain (Sp, Banesto) 42.1km in 49.31
15. Tony Rominger (Swi, Mapei-GB) +0.28 secs
16. Chris Boardman (GB, GAN) +0.40
17. Laurent Jalabert (Fr, ONCE) +0.50
18. Laurent Brochard (Fr, Festina) +1.49
19. Bjarne Riis (Den, Telekom) +1.53
Overall
20. Jalabert 20.29.43
21. Indurain +0.03 secs
22. Rominger +1.42
23. Brochard +1.46
24. Richard Virenque (Fr, Festina) +1.58
Stage 6, Digne-les-Bains - Briancon 214 km:
25. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto 5.59.37
26. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Motorola s.t.
27. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina + 0.05
28. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB + 0.14
29. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Artiach + 0.17 .....
30. Bjarne Riis (Denmark) Telekom +10.22
Overall
31. Indurain 26.29.23
32. Jalabert +1.44
33. Rominger +1:53
34. Virenque +2:00
35. Heulot +4:57 .....
36. Riis +23.18
Stage 7, Briancon - Grenoble 174 km:
37. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Team Polti 4.27.54
38. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB s.t.
39. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Artiach s.t.
40. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina + 0.04
41. Stephane Heulot (Fra) Gan + 0.24
42. 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
43. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto 30.57.49
44. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB + 1.21
45. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina + 1.32
46. Stephane Heulot (Fra) Gan + 4.49
47. Chris Boardman (Eng) Gan + 5.49