Tour de France 1997 - 14 Courchevel Virenque

Tour de Francia 1997 - 14 Le Bourg d'Oisans-Courchevel, 148 km
Le Glandon (1-1924) - Virenque
La Madeleine (HC-2000) - Virenque
Courchevel (1-2004) -Virenque
1. Richard Virenque (Fra) en 4h34'16" (Moy : 32.300 km/h)
2. Jan Ullrich (All)
3. Fernando Escartin (Esp) à 47"
4. Laurent Dufaux (Sui) à 1'19"
5. Bjarne Riis (Dan) à 1'24"
6. Marco Pantani (Ita) à 3'06"
7. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) à 3'36"
8. José-Maria Jimenez (Esp) à 3'50"
9. Abraham Olano (Esp)
10. Roberto Conti (Ita) à 4'41"
11. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) à 7'13"
12. Pascal Lino (Fra) à 8'01"
13. Hernan Buenahora (Col) à 10'25"
14. Beat Zberg (Sui) à 10'58"
15. Udo Bolts (All)
16. Oskar Camenzind (Sui) à 11'10"
17. Marco Fincato (Ita) à 12'14"
18. Bobby Julich (Usa)
19. Michael Boogerd (Hol) à 12'57"
20. Christophe Moreau (Fra)
21. Manuel Beltran (Esp) à 13'21"
22. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) à 13'51"
23. Stéphane Heulot (Fra)
24. Didier Rous (Fra) à 15'57"
25. Peter Farazijn (Bel) à 16'26"
26. Angel Casero (Esp) à 18'56"
27. Georg Totschnig (Aut) à 21'10"
28. Patrick Jonker (Aus) à 23'00"
29. Anthony Morin (Fra) à 23'00"
30. Andrea Tafi (Ita) à 23'05"
31. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) à 23'05"
32. Marcello Siboni (Ita)
33. Zenon Jaskula (Pol)
34. Christophe Mengin (Fra)
35. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra)
36. Kevin Livingston (Usa)
37. Daniele Nardello (Ita)
38. Laurent Brochard (Fra) à 24'01"
39. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita)
40. Pascal Hervé (Fra)
41. Neil Stephens (Aus)
42. Joona Laukka (Fin)
43. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita)
44. Erik Zabel (All) à 24'46"
45. Andrea Peron (Ita)
46. Jens Heppner (All)
47. Rolf Aldag (All)
48. Vjatceslav Djavanian (Rus)
49. Jon Odriozola (Esp) à 24'53"
50. Erik Breukink (Hol)
GC after Stage 14
1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TEL 71.00.26
2. Richard Virenque (Fra) FES 6.22
3. Bjarne Riis (Dan) TEL 11.06
4. Marco Pantani (Ita) MER 11.30
5. Abraham Olano (Spa) BAN 14.28
6. Fernando Escartin (Spa) KEL 15.23
7. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) SAE 16.32
8. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) FES 20.05
9. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) BAN 22.22
10. Roberto Conti (Ita) MER 25.29
Stage 14 Reports
Frenchman Richard Virenque beat overall leader Jan Ullrich in a superb duel. Virenque and the German were given the same time for the 148-km stage from Alpe d'Huez, Ullrich's aggregate advantage remaining six minutes 22 seconds.
``I'm extremely happy to have controlled this second Alpine stage and not lost any time in relation to Virenque,'' said Ullrich, praised afterwards for holding back over the final metres in a sprint to the finish.
Spain's Fernando Escartin was third, 47 seconds behind, and Virenque's Festina team mate Laurent Dufaux of Switzerland fourth, one minute 19 seconds behind.
Defending champion Bjarne Riis of Denmark, fifth in the stage at 1:24, climbed one place overall to third, 11 minutes six seconds behind Ullrich.
Italian Marco Pantani, who won Saturday's 13th stage setting a record time for the 14.5-km climb to Alpe d'Huez, was sixth on Sunday, three minutes six seconds behind Virenque. He dropped to fourth overall, 11 minutes 30 seconds behind Ullrich.
The stage developed into a fascinating five-man tussle involving Ullrich, Virenque, Riis, Escartin and Dufaux from the top of the first of three 2,000-metre climbs, the Col de Glandon.
``At table last night I gathered the team around me and said tomorrow (Sunday) we're going to win the Tour. I got the team very motivated,'' Virenque said.
Virenque led four team mates including Dufaux and Italian Francesco Casagrande of Saeco over the top of Glandon and in a fast break on the descent to set up the fight.
Ullrich, torn between staying with the second group with Riis, Spaniard Abraham Olano and Pantani, or trying to catch the pace-setters, attempted a counter-attack.
But after a long solo effort in which he closed the gap to 12 seconds at one point, Ullrich gave up with cramps and waited for the next chance.
On the next climb to Col de la Madeleine, Virenque and Dufaux staged another attack, with Casagrande joining the pair.
They were one minute 20 seconds ahead of Ullrich, Riis and Escartin at one point but seven kilometres from the top the second trio were only 25 seconds behind, while Pantani had slipped to 1:50 and Olano 2:15.
Virenque was first to the Madeleine summit for the third Tour in a row but Riis, Ullrich and Escartin were then only 22 seconds behind, Dufaux 35, Casagrande 1:20 and Pantani 4:00.

[@carlosluisluis6085]

Entendre Pedro González et Pedro Delgado pour TVE d'un côté et Adriano DeZan et Davide Cassani pour RAI de l'autre c'est tout autant iconique que de voir Ullrich, Virenque,Riis,Dufaux,Escartin,Pantani et Chava Jiménez. Ça me donne la chaire de poule. Merci pour les émotions.

[@georgesevinrude1367]

A 3:14:30 on voit le geste de Ian Ullrich, avec l'index, le majeur et le pouce qui se frottent, illustrant la vente de la victoire

[@andrescarmon1714]

23:51 😊

[@andrescarmon1714]

23:51 😊

[@guidoscholl6425]

An epic stage, much underrated. So much going on, and in the end the best fought it out

[@edwardo7309]

ullrich was unbelievably strong in this tour, he hung on against the festina train and pantani on alpe d huez, both doped out of their minds. Ullrich never got close to this form again which is a shame because he could of beaten lance most likely.

[@Fortesque80]

in that time all, And I say all literally, they were doped; cycling was also much more spectacular, the runners spring on pedals like crazy horses :D

[@lukeskywalker8414]

Virenque et Ullrich seuls au monde ce jour la.

[@Abnsdllnnlosnfd]

360p we meet again LOL