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| HIGHLIGHTS - 1998 | |
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6th edition - Thursday 23rd July 1998 ~ GRENOBLE> LES DEUX ALPES  Location: The Alps Departments crossed: Isère (38) - Savoie (73) Km: 189 Difficulties: Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Télégraphe, Col du Galibier, Les 2 Alpes Number of registered participants: 4 638 after the qualifying heats in Périgueux and Mâcon Numbers of finishers: 2 229 Reception Village: Paul-Mistral park in Grenoble Finish: Les Deux Alpes resort Weather: Cold in Périgueux, hot in Macon, beautiful weather on the 23rd for the Grenoble - 2 Alpes race. Race celebritiesA. Prost (in the qualifiying heat), B. Darniche, E. Clerico Winner~ Men: José Doran born 02/02/66 ~ Women: Christine Muller-Seiller born 06/08/67 Participating countries: Germany, Andorra, England, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Canada, The United States, Australia, China, Japan, South Africa.TOTAL : 494 foreign participants. 1998: the first year of qualifying heatsFor security reasons and the possible organizational problems posed, we decided to organize two qualifying heats in Périgueux, Dordogne (191km - 2,069 participants) and in Mâcon, Saône et Loire (180km - 3,043 participants) on the 3rd and 10th of May. Two superb races, managed like real étapes du Tour, unforgettable for us as organizers and for all the competitors who were willing to come along. Anecdotes~ The Pasta-Party organized in Grenoble's Palais des sports. ~ Terrible heat which led to innumerable abandonments, making it very difficult to pick up competitors. The sweeper cars thus took much longer than usual to reach the finish. Quotes~ José Doran, winner, jersey no. 181 « I decided to win. » ~ Dominique Celle, jersey no. 159 « You know, I feel better here than at work. » ~ Didier Miranda, jersey no. 256 « The public in Les Deux-Alpes are the best. It was like an Etape du Tour finish. » ~ Dieter Kleiser, jersey no. 2028 « Now all I've got to do is ride back to Grenoble to get my train… » ~ Jean-Luc Félix, jersey no. 218 « They say the Télégraphe is just a little pass. That's the third time I've tackled it, and the third time I've failed miserably! » ~ Claude Huré, jersey no. 3398 « With my 100 Kilos, I climbed the Galibier mountain at 32 x 26. Next year, they'll have to introduce weight categories. » ~ Antoinette Rigori, jersey no. 2657 « On Monday, I'll come and see the pros on the Galibier, but don't print that, I haven't told my boss. » |
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