1997 Results
Past Winners
Complete Starting List
BriefFrench rider Anthony Langella took over the GC leadership after the 6th Stage, an ITT over 28 kms between Malbuisson and Pontarlier. The stage was won by the specialist time trialer Scot David Millar (Cofidis) who won the prologue in the Tour a Argentré-du-Plessis.Langella, who started the day in 2nd place on GC, 41 seconds behind Belgian Peter Wuyts confirmed his previous promise when he was Espoirs Champion of France in 1997. He was 1.14 quicker today than Wuyts. Millar, for his part, was the only rider under the 33 minutes barrier. The Tour now goes in the mountains. The first mountains stage takes the riders over the col du Grand Colombier (Cat 1) some 40 kms into the stage which is 172.5 kms between Bellegarde-sur-Valserine and Chambéry. Stage 6, Malbuisson - Pontarlier, ITT 28 kms:1. David Millar (Gbr) Cofidis 32.55 2. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.24 3. Anthony Langella (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.27 4. Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) CC Etupes 0.35 5. Tim Jones (Zim) Amore e Vita 0.52 6. Leif Hoste (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 0.54 7. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team 0.57 8. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Post Swiss Team 0.59 9. Christian Poos (Lux) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 1.08 10. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.14 11. Mathias Buxhofer (Aut) Austria 1.20 12. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 1.22 13. Thierry Loder (Fra) France 1.28 14. David Clinger (USA) Mercury Cycling team 1.28 15. Bram De Groot (Ned) Netherlands 1.29 16. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.30 17. François Urien (Fra) Bretagne 1.30 18. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis 1.33 19. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 1.34 20. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 1.34 21. Noan Lelarge (Fra) CC Etupes 1.36 22. Nicolas Dumont (Fra) CC Etupes 1.37 23. Marcel Renggli (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.39 24. Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.41 25. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 1.41 26. Renaud Boxus (Bel) Belgium 1.42 27. Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole 1.43 28. Steve Rover (Can) Mercury Cycling team 1.45 29. Cédric Flasse (Bel) Belgium 1.50 30. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) France 1.50 31. Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.53 32. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 1.54 33. Laurent Paumier (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 2.05 34. Matthé Pronk (Ned) Netherlands 2.05 35. Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 2.09 36. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Credit Agricole 2.10 37. Thomas Muhlbacher (Aut) Austria 2.11 38. Benoît Joachim (Lux) Luxembourg 2.15 39. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 2.16 40. Benoît Luminet (Fra) France 2.17 41. Mirco Puglioli (Ita) Amore e Vita 2.18 42. Charly Wegelius (GB) Great Britain 2.24 43. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) CC Etupes 2.26 44. Christophe Gauthier (Fra) France 2.27 45. Sébastien Laroche (Fra) France 2.29 46. Mickaël Pichon (Fra) Vendee U Pays de la Loire 2.30 47. Jérome Delbove (Fra) Cofidis 2.36 48. Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bretagne 2.39 49. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.40 50. Julian Dean (NZ) Mercury Cycling team 2.42 51. Janeck Tombak (Est) Cofidis 2.45 52. Tim Christopher (Aus) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 2.47 53. Addy Engels (Ned) Netherlands 2.57 54. Kevin Livingston (Usa) Cofidis 3.00 55. Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 3.01 56. Karsteen Kroon (Ned) Netherlands 3.02 57. Alexandre Rotar (Ukr) Urkaine 3.03 58. Christophe Guillome (Fra) Bretagne 3.06 59. Franck Renier (Fra) Vendee U Pays de la Loire 3.10 60. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 3.12 61. Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Austria 3.16 62. Yvan Haymoz (Swi) Post Swiss Team 3.20 63. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 3.23 64. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 3.26 65. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Netherlands 3.28 66. Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole 3.29 67. Pierre Elias (Fra) France 3.30 68. Michael Giebelmann (Ger) Luxembourg 3.35 69. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.35 70. Kiril Pospeyev (Ukr) Urkaine 3.39 71. Frédéric Vifian (Swi) Post Swiss Team 3.42 72. Ludovic Vanhee (Fra) Bretagne 3.43 73. Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) Vendee U Pays de la Loire 3.43 74. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 3.47 75. Gaël Moreau (Fra) Cofidis 3.56 76. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 4.09 77. Cyrille Prise (Fra) CC Etupes 4.19 78. Patrick D'Hont (Bel) La Francaise des Jeux 4.20 79. David Berthou (Fra) Bretagne 4.22 80. Freddy Ravaleu (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 4.33 81. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Austria 4.34 82. Aitor Bugallo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.34 83. Marco Cannone (Ita) Amore e Vita 4.37 84. Darren Barclay (GB) Great Britain 4.48 85. Olivier Genicot (Bel) Belgium 4.57 86. Russel Downing (GB) Great Britain 4.59 87. Uwe Hardter (Ger) Luxembourg 4.59 88. Stefan Van Dyck (Ned) Netherlands 5.01 89. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Post Swiss Team 5.02 90. Seth Pelusi (USA) Mercury Cycling team 5.02 91. Marc Vanacker (Lux) Luxembourg 5.09 92. Oleg Ruban (Ukr) Urkaine 5.16 93. Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Austria 5.23 94. Dimitri Pavi-Degl'Innocenti (Ita) Amore e Vita 5.29 95. Michele Ferti (Ita) Amore e Vita 5.43 96. Richard Hobby (GB) Great Britain 5.53 97. James Griffith (GB) Great Britain 6.20 98. Sylvain Desbois (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 6.36 GC after Stage 6
1. Anthony Langella (Fra) Credit Agricole 23.38.21 2. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 0.33 3. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team 1.44 4. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 1.45 5. Thierry Loder (Fra) France 2.23 6. Steve Rover (Can) Mercury Cycling team 2.33 7. David Clinger (USA) Mercury Cycling team 3.01 8. Mirco Puglioli (Ita) Amore e Vita 3.02 9. Thomas Muhlbacher (Aut) Austria 3.07 10. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) CC Etupes 3.23 11. Tim Christopher (Aus) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 3.43 12. Janeck Tombak (Est) Cofidis 4.12 13. Leif Hoste (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 6.05 14. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.29 15. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.41 16. Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) CC Etupes 6.48 17. Tim Jones (Zim) Amore e Vita 7.02 18. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Post Swiss Team 7.05 19. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis 7.17 20. Mathias Buxhofer (Aut) Austria 7.20 21. Laurent Paumier (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 7.25 22. Christian Poos (Lux) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 7.26 23. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 7.26 24. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 7.38 25. Marcel Renggli (Swi) Post Swiss Team 7.46 26. Nicolas Dumont (Fra) CC Etupes 7.54 27. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 7.58 28. Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole 8.05 29. Noan Lelarge (Fra) CC Etupes 8.05 30. Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.10 31. Bram De Groot (Ned) Netherlands 8.20 32. Matthé Pronk (Ned) Netherlands 8.31 33. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 8.31 34. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.31 35. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) France 8.31 36. Benoît Joachim (Lux) Luxembourg 8.51 37. Benoît Luminet (Fra) France 9.05 38. Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 9.19 39. Christophe Gauthier (Fra) France 9.30 40. Mickaël Pichon (Fra) Vendee U Pays de la Loire 9.32 41. Charly Wegelius (GB) Great Britain 9.38 42. Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bretagne 9.38 43. Sébastien Laroche (Fra) France 9.42 44. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 9.47 45. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 10.00 46. Addy Engels (Ned) Netherlands 10.06 47. Pierre Elias (Fra) France 10.20 48. Karsteen Kroon (Ned) Netherlands 10.31 49. Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 10.40 50. Christophe Guillome (Fra) Bretagne 10.50 51. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 10.51 52. Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Austria 11.00 53. Kiril Pospeyev (Ukr) Urkaine 11.12 54. Renaud Boxus (Bel) Belgium 11.18 55. Cédric Flasse (Bel) Belgium 11.21 56. Ludovic Vanhee (Fra) Bretagne 11.21 57. Franck Renier (Fra) Vendee U Pays de la Loire 11.24 58. Freddy Ravaleu (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 11.27 59. Michael Giebelmann (Ger) Luxembourg 11.30 60. Cyrille Prise (Fra) CC Etupes 11.33 61. Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) Vendee U Pays de la Loire 11.44 62. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Austria 12.20 63. Alexandre Rotar (Ukr) Urkaine 12.29 64. David Millar (Gbr) Cofidis 13.01 65. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 13.41 66. Kevin Livingston (Usa) Cofidis 14.20 67. Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole 15.03 68. David Berthou (Fra) Bretagne 15.10 69. Oleg Ruban (Ukr) Urkaine 16.25 70. Patrick D'Hont (Bel) La Francaise des Jeux 18.06 71. Olivier Genicot (Bel) Belgium 20.46 72. Gaël Moreau (Fra) Cofidis 21.02 73. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 21.09 74. Aitor Bugallo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 21.17 75. Seth Pelusi (USA) Mercury Cycling team 23.47 76. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 24.09 77. Stefan Van Dyck (Ned) Netherlands 24.43 78. Darren Barclay (GB) Great Britain 24.46 79. Jérome Delbove (Fra) Cofidis 24.55 80. Marc Vanacker (Lux) Luxembourg 25.02 81. Uwe Hardter (Ger) Luxembourg 25.10 82. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Post Swiss Team 26.43 83. Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Austria 27.07 84. Sylvain Desbois (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 27.14 85. Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 27.26 86. François Urien (Fra) Bretagne 27.34 87. Julian Dean (NZ) Mercury Cycling team 27.56 88. Richard Hobby (GB) Great Britain 33.00 89. Yvan Haymoz (Swi) Post Swiss Team 34.12 90. Dimitri Pavi-Degl'Innocenti (Ita) Amore e Vita 36.09 91. Michele Ferti (Ita) Amore e Vita 36.58 92. James Griffith (GB) Great Britain 42.27 93. Russel Downing (GB) Great Britain 44.00 94. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Credit Agricole 44.30 95. Frédéric Vifian (Swi) Post Swiss Team 44.51 96. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Netherlands 45.52 97. Marco Cannone (Ita) Amore e Vita 49.22 98. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 58.05 |