Sport in short: Cycling

PARIS-NICE RACE Fourth stage (Thizy to St Etienne): 1 J Museeuw (Bel) 3hr 42min 44sec; 2 M Sciandri (It); 3 J-C Colotti (Fr) s/t; 4 L Brochard (Fr) +2sec; 5 C Capelle (Fr) +4; 6 A Zulle (Swit) +4. Overall: 1 Zulle 10 hr 31min 12sec; 2 E Breukink (Neth) +4sec; 3 S Hodge (Aus) +14; 4 H Diaz Zabala (Sp) +16; 5 F Moreau (Fr) 19.

TIRRENO-ADRIATICO RACE First stage: (189km from Ostia to Fiuggi): 1 E Zabel (Ger) 5hr 32min 37sec; 2 J Skibby (Den); 3 A Chmil (Rus); 4 M Bartoli (It); 5 A Volpi (It) s/t.

TOUR OF MURCIA (129km) Second stage: 1 V Ekimov (Rus) 3hr 18min 3sec; 2 A Gonzalez (Sp); 3 L Dufaux (Swit); 4 J Nevens (Bel); 5 C Galarreta (Sp) s/t. Overall: 1 Galarreta 8.14:18; 2 R Torres (Sp); 3 V Ridaura (Sp); 4 Gonzalez; 5 I Garcia (Sp).