In case you were wondering...
Van der Velde finished the stage in 127th place, 46'49" behind Breukink.
Lee
Palo Alto
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> In an unbelievable snowstorm, Van de Velde reached the summit 1'10"
> ahead of Hampsten. Breukink followed closely and was third over.
> Hampsten and Breukink passed Van de Velde (who later said that he
> covered most of the first eight miles down on foot) on the muddy descent
> and rode, more or less, together into Bormio. In Bormio, Breukink
> sprinted away from Hampsten to win the stage by 7 seconds.