Sporting Digest: Cycling

TOUR OF ITALY 13th stage (234km, Kranj, Slovenia, to Lienz, Austria): 1 M Bartoli (It) Mercatone, 5hr 56min 49sec; 2 F Fontanelli (It) ZG Mobili, +2min 31sec; 3 F Vanzella (It) GB MG, +2:59; 4 L Madouas (Fr) Castorama, same time; 5 T Davy (Fr) Castorama, +3:06; 6 M Chiesa (It) Carrera +3:49; 7 A Volpi (It) Gewiss Ballan, +3:51; 8 P Fornaciari (It) Mercatone, +6:45; 9 N Mora (Col) Kelme, st; 10 R Forconi (Ity) Amore and Vita, +8:59. Overall: 1 Y Berzin (Rus) Gewiss Ballan, 52hr 36min 1sec; 2 A De las Cuevas (Fr) Castorama, +2min 16sec; 3 Gianni Bugno (It) Polti, +2:32; 4 M Indurain (Sp) Banesto +3:39; 5 M Giovannetti (It) Mapei Clas, +4:58; 6 F Casagrande (It) Mercatone, +5:02; 7 W Belli (It) Lampre, +5:24; 8 P Tonkov (Rus) Lampre, +6:09; 9 M Podenzana (It) Navigare, +6:25; 10 M Pantani (Ity) Carrera, +6:28.

DAUPHINE LIBERE RACE Fourth stage (196km, Romans to Echirolles): 1 E Magnien (Fr) 5hr 8min 27sec; 2 S Kelly (Irl); 3 G LeMond (US); 4 T Fleischer (Ger); 5 C Zamana (Pol); 14 C Boardman (GB) all same time. Overall: 1 C Boardman (GB) 17hr 30min 20sec; 2 A Kasputis (Lith) +18sec; 3 L Dufaux (Swit) +1:14; 4 Magnien st; 5 D Rous (Fr) +2:02.