Sporting Digest: Cycling

TOUR OF SWITZERLAND Third stage (192km, Thoune to Jona): 1 A Kappes (Ger) 4hr 32min 52sec; 2 V Pulnikov (Rus); 3 R Gusmeroli (It); 4 P Richard (Swit); 5 H Imboden (Swit) all same time. Overall: 1 Richard 8hr 36min 49sec; 2 G Pierobon (It) +1sec; 3 W Nelissen (Bel) +5; 4 T Rominger (Swit) +5, 5 P Anderson (Aus) +9.

BASQUE TOUR Second stage (200km, Sondika to Billabona) 1 G Matteo Fagnini (It) 5hr 16min 31sec; 2 S Zanini (It); 3 M Strazzer (It); 4 A Olano (Sp); 5 O Gomez (Por) same time. Overall: 1 Luc Leblanc (Fr) 9hr 45min 26sec; 2 G Totschnig (Aut); 3 D Rebellin (It); 4 R Gonzalez Arrieta (Sp); 5 M Zarrabeitia (Sp) same time.