65th Paris-Nice, Hors Category

France, March 8-15, 1998


Stage 2: Sens - Nevers, 195.8 kms

  1. Tom Steels (Belgium) Mapei                      5.27.15
  2. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN			s.t.
  3. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 	
  4. Jay Sweet (Aus) BigMat Auber 93           	
  5. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Cofidis	
  6. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino 	
  7. Andre Korff (Ger) Festina 	
  8. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti 	
  9. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto 	
 10. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino	
 11. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service 	
 12. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis	
 13. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank	
 14. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar	
 15. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 	
 16. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 	
 17. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN	
 18. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei
 19. Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN	
 20. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 	
 21. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi	
 22. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE	
 23. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE	
 24. Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Festina	
 25. Charles Guilbert (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne 	
 26. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina	
 27. Christophe Bassons (Fra) Festina 	
 28. Laurent Pillon (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne 	
 29. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93	
 30. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto 	
 31. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar	
 32. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 	
 33. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN 	
 34. Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Kelme 	
 35. Jose Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto	
 36. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis	
 37. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti 	
 38. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank      	
 39. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	
 40. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti 	
 41. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Rabobank	
 42. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	
 43. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina 	
 44. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lotot-Mobistar	
 45. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93	
 46. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar	
 47. Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto 	
 48. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina	
 49. Pascal Lino (Fra) BigMat Auber 93	
 50. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) BigMat Auber 93	
 51. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Mutuelle	
 52. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal	
 53. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei 	
 54. Jeremy Hunt (GB) Banesto 	
 55. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank	
 56. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE 	
 57. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN 	
 58. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE	
 59. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti 	
 60. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino 	
 61. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom-ARD	
 62. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom-ARD 	
 63. Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Casino	
 64. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 	
 65. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino	
 66. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	
 67. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Rabobank	
 68. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	
 69. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN 	
 70. Jose Rodriguez Garcia (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca	
 71. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 	
 72. Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) ONCE 	
 73. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-MG 	
 74. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar 	
 75. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE 	
 76. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme	
 77. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93	
 78. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei	
 79. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti	
 80. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 	
 81. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme	
 82. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank      	
 83. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service 	
 84. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 	
 85. Andrea Peron (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux 	
 86. Evgueni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux 	
 87. Inigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE	
 88. Frederic Bessy (Fra) Casino	
 89. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina	
 90. Stephane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis	
 91. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei	
 92. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN	
 93. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE	
 94. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei 	
 95. Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca	
 96. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti 	
 97. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto 	
 98. Riccardo Ferrari (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 	
 99. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar	
100. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme	
101. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 	
102. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 	
103. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti 	
104. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne 	
105. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina	
106. Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 	
107. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service	
108. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis	
109. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei 	
111. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 	
111. Jean-Philippe Dojwa (Fra) Mutuelle	
112. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom-ARD 	
113. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar 	
114. David Delrieu (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne 	
115. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti 	
116. Jose Javier Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca	
117. Stephane Cueff (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne	
118. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino 	
119. Ludwig Willems (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar	
120. Viatcheslav Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 	
121. Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis 	
122. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom-ARD	
123. Dirk Muller (Ger) Telekom-ARD 	
124. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal Service 	
125. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom	
126. Gilles Talmant (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne 	
127. Peter Meinert-nielsen (Den) US Postal Service	
128. Riccardo Faverio (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 	
129. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 	
130. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN 	
131. David Latasa (Spa) Banesto	
132. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom-ARD	
133. Michele Rezzani (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 	
134. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 	
135. Armand De las Cuevas (Fra)) Banesto 	
136. Jans Koerts (Ned) Rabobank 			s.t.
137. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal Service 	        2.41
138. Bradley McGee (Aus) La Francaise des Jeux 	        6.21

GC after Stage 3

  1. Franck Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei               10.04.52
  2. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE                        0.11
  3. Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Festina                      0.29
  4. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina                       0.29
  5. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                             0.30
  6. Alex Zuelle (Swi) Festina                          0.31
  7. Bobby Julich (US) Cofidis                          0.40
  8. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina                    0.40
  9. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                           0.42
 10. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE                        0.42
 11. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                 0.43
 12. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE                0.46
 13. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                 0.48
 14. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                         0.48
 15. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto              0.48
 16. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux       0.49
 17. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei                            0.49
 18. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                      0.50
 19. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                     0.51
 20. Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca   0.54
 21. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Rabobank			0.54
 22. Andrea Peron (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux 		0.58
 23. Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN				1.00
 24. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina			1.00
 25. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE		1.01
 26. Pascal Lino (Fra) BigMat Auber 93			1.02
 27. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 			1.10
 28. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lotot-Mobistar		1.11
 29. Inigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE				1.14
 30. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina				1.14
 31. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme		1.15
 32. Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Kelme 	1.17
 33. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) BigMat Auber 93		1.17
 34. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar			1.19
 35. Christophe Bassons (Fra) Festina 			1.20
 36. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti				1.24
 37. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 		1.24
 38. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service 		1.24
 39. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		1.29
 40. Jose Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto		1.29
 41. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN				1.32
 42. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	1.32
 43. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service		1.32
 44. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino			1.33
 45. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti 				1.34
 46. Stephane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis			1.35
 47. Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Casino			1.35
 48. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti 			1.36
 49. Evgueni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux 	1.36
 50. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Cofidis			1.38
 51. Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis 			1.40
 52. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti 			1.41
 53. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom-ARD			1.41
 54. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto 		1.42
 55. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis			1.42
 56. Charles Guilbert (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne 	1.43
 57. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN 			1.46
 58. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Mutuelle			1.49
 59. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto 		1.50
 60. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar		1.51
 61. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	1.52
 62. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti 				1.55
 63. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar 		1.59
 64. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE 			1.59
 65. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN 				2.00
 66. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN 				2.03
 67. Andre Korff (Ger) Festina 				2.04
 68. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino			2.08
 69. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom-ARD 			2.09
 70. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 		2.10
 71. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 		2.14
 72. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		2.15
 73. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		2.15
 74. Stephane Cueff (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne	2.15
 75. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE			2.17
 76. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar			2.17
 77. Jose Javier Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca	2.18
 78. Jean-Philippe Dojwa (Fra) Mutuelle			2.18
 79. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 		2.18
 80. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei			2.22
 81. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN			2.23
 82. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service 		2.33
 83. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar 			2.38
 84. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank				2.39
 85. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal Service 		2.46
 86. Frederic Bessy (Fra) Casino			2.46
 87. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank      			2.48
 88. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		2.49
 89. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 		2.50
 90. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE			2.54
 91. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 	2.55
 92. Ludwig Willems (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar		3.00
 93. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 		3.01
 94. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei 				3.10
 95. Gilles Talmant (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne 	3.14
 96. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank			3.15
 97. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 		3.20
 98. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-MG 		3.22
 99. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei 				3.32
100. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei				3.38
101. Jose Rodriguez Garcia (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca	3.44
102. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 	3.56
103. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei 			3.56
104. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei 			4.13
105. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	5.42
106. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis				5.48
107. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino 			6.04
108. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme		6.05
109. Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 		6.08
110. Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto			6.26
111. Laurent Pillon (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne 	6.29
112. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti 				6.32
113. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne 	6.33
114. Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca	7.03
115. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti 		7.05
116. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom-ARD			7.10
117. Viatcheslav Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 	7.11
118. David Delrieu (Fra) Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne    10.13
119. Dirk Muller (Ger) Telekom-ARD 	               10.15
120. Michele Rezzani (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 	       10.18
121. Peter Meinert-nielsen (Den) US Postal Service     10.20
122. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN 			       10.24
123. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Rabobank	               10.29
124. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93                  10.29
125. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom-ARD 	               10.30
126. Jans Koerts (Ned) Rabobank 	               10.31
127. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 	               10.33
128. Riccardo Ferrari (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 	       10.37
129. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom-ARD	               10.42
130. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom			       10.43
131. David Latasa (Spa) Banesto 		       10.48
132. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti 		               11.01
133. Armand De las Cuevas (Fra)) Banesto 	       11.13
134. Jeremy Hunt (GB) Banesto 			       11.23
135. Riccardo Faverio (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 	       11.27
136. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale             11.29
137. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal Service           13.22
138. Bradley McGee (Aus) La Francaise des Jeux         16.27 
Thanks to my friend Stephane David for the Official Results

Brief Report

Belgian Tom Steels, from the Mapei team beat GAN's Frederic Moncassin in the sprint to win the Second Stage in Paris-Nice from Sens to Nevers. The finale masked a basically boring 195 kms stage. Steels and Moncassin are well acquainted with each other after Steels threw a bidon at the French rider who upset him during a stage in the Tour de France last year. The incident led to Steels being thrown out of the Tour. Steels won 4 stages in last year's Paris-Nice.

Moncassin fell about 20 kms from the end and only great work by is GAM teammates got him back into the sprint.