May 27, 2002. (Numana, IT) The Tour Of Italy heads into its final week,
after a rest day today. After a stunning time trial victory, Tyler
Hamilton (CSC-Tiscali), Lance Armstrong’s former right-hand-man at USPS is
in a perfect position to take his first ever Grand Tour. Former mountain
biker Cadel Evans has surpassed all expectations, and finds himself in 2nd
overall, less than a minute down.

Veteran, 37 year old Jens Heppner is
still in pink, but with a few more mountain stages left, the real battle
wiil likely leave him behind.

Stage 14: ITT- Numana 30.3 km

1. Hamilton 41’21”
2. Gonchar 31″
3 . Evans a 41″
4. R. Verbrugghe 53″
5. A. Gonzalez 56″
6 . Frigo a 59″
7. Cioni a 1’02”
8. Garate a 1’08”
9. Totschnig s.t.
10. Caucchioli 1’16”

Overall

1. Heppner 64h29’54”
2. Evans 48″
3. Hamilton 1’06”
4. Casagrande 1’07”
5. Frigo a 1’11”
6. A. Gonzalez 1’15”
7. Caucchioli 1’20”
8. Escartin 1’40”
9. Savoldelli 1’49”
10. Verbrugghe 2’13”