Tour de France, Grand Tour

July 11-August 2, 1998


1997 Results     Tour Database     Stages and Riders    

Stage 1 Brief:

The first stage started at 11.15 local time and is expected to finish around 15.51. It is a 180 kms journey starting and finishing in Dublin. The principal difficulty comes at the 111 kms mark when the riders encounter the Wicklow Gap - a 6.8 km Cat 3 climb with an average gradient of 5.1%.

The first stage was races in difficult conditions (wind and rain) and was in general very interesting. After an early period of calm, Jackie Durand (Casino) attacked and was joined by 6 riders at the 31 kms mark. Francisco Benitez (Vitalico), Jens Voigt (Gan), Mirco Crepaldi (Polti), Jackie Durand (Casino), Paul Van Hyfte (Lotto), Stéfano Zanini (Mapei) and José De Los Angeles (Kelme), worked well together and soon had a 3 minute gap on the peloton.

On the only difficulty of the day (at km 111), the Cat 3 Col de Wicklow Gap, they lost more than a minute of their gap. Following the descent, Saeco worked hard in the peloton and reduced the gap even further. At the last sprint bonus around 50 kms from the end, they only had 30 seconds left. The sprinter's teams were now working hard and at 8 kms to go, their plans came unstuck when a large crash occurred. Both Mario Cipollini and French sprinter Stépahne Barthe (Casino) fell. They did not contest the final sprint and lost more than a minute overall.

Mapei sprinter Tom Steels (Belgium), riding in his second Tour won the stage in Dublin and made some personal amends for his unseemly demise in last year's edition. He was banned form the race last year after throwing his bidon at Frederic Moncassin in the final sprint into Marennes.

Today, he beat favourite for the green sprinter's jersey Erik Zabel (Germany, Telekom) and Australian Robbie McEwen (Rabobank). The 180 kms stage ended in a mass sprint as was expected. If Super Mario had not have lost time it was likely that he would have taken the yellow jersey. His prologue time was only 13 seconds behind Boardman. As it is, Boardman maintains a 4 second lead over Spaniard Abraham Olano.

Steels is reported as saying: I learnt a lot from what happened last year. I got a bit carried away, that's why I blew a fuse. Tour sprints are always difficult because the best sprinters are here, and others try their luck making it dangerous."

Meanwhile back at the drug's scandal, Festina have handed the matter over to their legal team. A soigneur and personal carer for Richard Virenque was sprung last Thursday, driving a Festina team car near Lille and carrying a large quantity of EPO, steroids and syringes. All for his personal use, of-course.

A French newspaper, La Voix du Nord reported yesterday that the team HQ was raided in Lyon and bottles of drugs with specific rider's names on them (all the stars) were found. The soigneur has now been charged with possession of illegal products.

Festina manager Bruno Roussel is reported to have said: "We were frightened by some of the things we read in the press, which were libellous and defamatory. We have engaged a lawyer in Paris who will decide what action to take to protect our name."

Festina is already involved in a drug's case with its Criterium International winner, Christophe Moreau already returning two positives this year. He is appealing the findings.

Official Photos

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Stage Profile     Tom Steels     Boardman     Action

Stage 1, Dublin - Dublin, 180 kms:

  1. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                    4.29.58
  2. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
  3. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank
  4. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco
  5. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti
  6. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) GAN
  7. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
  8. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno
  9. François Simon (Fra) GAN
 10. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei
 11. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis
 12. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE
 13. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Polti
 14. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal
 15. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
 16. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN
 17. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics
 18. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina
 19. Viatchesla Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 20. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 21. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM
 22. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
 23. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto
 24. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) GAN
 25. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei
 26. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 27. Bo Hamburger (Dan) Casino
 28. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal
 29. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti
 30. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
 31. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics
 32. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN
 33. Andreï Tchmil (Bel) Lotto
 34. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 35. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis
 36. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei
 37. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto
 38. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM
 39. Chris Boardman (GB) GAN
 40. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal
 41. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 42. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti
 43. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 44. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto
 45. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis
 46. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto
 47. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto
 48. Bjarne Riis (Dan) Telekom
 49. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina
 50. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti
 51. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme
 52. Armin Meier (Swi) Festina
 53. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino
 54. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE
 55. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE
 56. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme
 57. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto
 58. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto
 59. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 60. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 61. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
 62. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom
 63. Michaël Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
 64. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme
 65. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN
 66. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei
 67. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto
 68. Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE
 69. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
 70. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina
 71. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN
 72. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
 73. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 74. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM
 75. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto
 76. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom
 77. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 78. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM
 79. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 80. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto
 81. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom
 82. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal
 83. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei
 84. Aleksandre Shefer (Kzk) Asics
 85. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE
 86. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 87. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE
 88. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti
 89. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti
 90. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 91. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme
 92. Stéfano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti
 93. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti
 94. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei
 95. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino
 96. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal
 97. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina
 98. Neil Stephens (Aus) Festina
 99. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom
100. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis
101. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti
102. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
103. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics
104. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino
105. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
106. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei
107. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics
108. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom
109. Federico De Beni (Ita) Riso Scotti
110. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom
111. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis
112. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco
113. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
114. Fra Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
115. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN
116. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal
117. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti
118. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Francaise des Jeux
119. Alex Zulle (Swi) Festina
120. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto
121. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Casino
122. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno
123. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno
124. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics
125. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme
126. Roberto Pistore (Ita) Riso Scotti
127. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno
128. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno
129. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme
130. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno
131. José De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme
132. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno
133. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
134. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE
135. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics
136. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme
137. Oliveiro Rincon (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
138. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto
139. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme
140. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal
141. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM
142. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti
143. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti
144. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto
145. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto
146. Andreï Teteriouk (Kzk) Lotto
147. Peter Meinert (Dan) US Postal
148. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei
149. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino
150. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
151. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics
152. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti
153. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM
154. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
155. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
156. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
157. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
158. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE
159. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina
160. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti
161. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Festina
162. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE
163. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal
164. César Solaun (Spa) Banesto
165. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank
166. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
167. Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Mercatone Uno
168. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
169. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux
170. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis
171. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Asics
172. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno
173. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto
174. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
175. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank
176. Lars Michaelsen (Dan) TVM                                    0.33
177. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                                       0.33
178. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                   1.35
179. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco                                     3.40
180. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco                              3.40
181. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                                   3.40
182. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                   3.40
183. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM                                  3.40
184. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                  3.40
185. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                 3.40
186. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         3.40
187. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                 3.40
188. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                3.40
189. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   8.19

GC after Stage 1

  1. Chris Boardman (GB) GAN                                   4.36.10
  2. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto                                  0.04
  3. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE                                  0.05
  4. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                   0.05
  5. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina                              0.05
  6. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                    0.05
  7. Alex Zulle (Swi) Festina                                     0.07
  8. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                     0.08
  9. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                       0.09
 10. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina                                 0.09
 11. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto                                    0.10
 12. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                    0.10
 13. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                            0.11
 14. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                               0.11
 15. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.11
 16. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  0.11
 17. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                 0.11
 18. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina                               0.12
 19. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                               0.12
 20. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                               0.12
 21. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                                     0.12
 22. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei                               0.13
 23. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto                                   0.13
 24. Bjarne Riis (Dan) Telekom                                    0.14
 25. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                     0.15
 26. Bo Hamburger (Dan) Casino                                    0.16
 27. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                              0.16
 28. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                   0.17
 29. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal                           0.17
 30. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                 0.17
 31. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                                0.17
 32. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                            0.18
 33. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        0.18
 34. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                         0.18
 35. Peter Meinert (Dan) US Postal                                0.19
 36. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                0.19
 37. Aleksandre Shefer (Kzk) Asics                                0.19
 38. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM                                     0.19
 39. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                               0.19
 40. Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE                                     0.19
 41. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                 0.19
 42. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE                                    0.20
 43. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                     0.20
 44. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei                                      0.20
 45. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                               0.20
 46. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                    0.21
 47. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                   0.21
 48. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti                                      0.21
 49. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                        0.22
 50. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                   0.22
 51. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina                                    0.22
 52. Andrei Teteriouk (Kzk) Lotto                                 0.22
 53. Neil Stephens (Aus) Festina                                  0.22
 54. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                  0.22
 55. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                      0.22
 56. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti                                      0.23
 57. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei                                      0.23
 58. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                   0.23
 59. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto                                  0.23
 60. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                                  0.23
 61. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                    0.24
 62. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                              0.24
 63. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                    0.24
 64. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                                     0.24
 65. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                              0.24
 66. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN                                   0.24
 67. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   0.24
 68. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                               0.25
 69. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE                              0.25
 70. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                               0.25
 71. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                           0.25
 72. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           0.25
 73. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                               0.25
 74. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                    0.25
 75. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                  0.25
 76. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE                              0.26
 77. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                            0.26
 78. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme                                   0.26
 79. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina                                   0.26
 80. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                      0.26
 81. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                              0.27
 82. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                0.27
 83. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                 0.27
 84. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                 0.27
 85. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                   0.27
 86. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                                       0.27
 87. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme                                  0.27
 88. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                0.27
 89. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        0.28
 90. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme                                0.28
 91. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN                                      0.28
 92. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                0.28
 93. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                   0.28
 94. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                             0.28
 95. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE                                 0.29
 96. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti                                     0.29
 97. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme                                 0.29
 98. Jose Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme                                   0.29
 99. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN                                     0.29
100. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Francaise des Jeux               0.30
101. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno                           0.30
102. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                               0.30
103. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis                           0.30
104. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   0.30
105. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics                                  0.30
106. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      0.30
107. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti                           0.31
108. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Polti                                0.31
109. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         0.31
110. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.31
111. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         0.32
112. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis                               0.32
113. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                       0.32
114. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics                                    0.32
115. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom                                      0.32
116. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         0.32
117. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.32
118. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                                          0.33
119. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti                           0.33
120. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno                            0.33
121. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                             0.34
122. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei                                 0.34
123. Oliveiro Rincon (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                      0.34
124. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    0.35
125. Armin Meier (Swi) Festina                                    0.35
126. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                 0.35
127. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal                                0.36
128. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto                                   0.36
129. Viatchesla Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                  0.36
130. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti                         0.37
131. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE                                    0.37
132. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                    0.37
133. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei                                 0.37
134. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto                                  0.37
135. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                       0.37
136. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.37
137. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics                                    0.38
138. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto                                     0.38
139. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE                                    0.38
140. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                              0.38
141. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                                   0.38
142. Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Mercatone Uno                         0.38
143. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE                                  0.39
144. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme                                 0.39
145. Federico De Beni (Ita) Riso Scotti                           0.39
146. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                               0.39
147. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM                                    0.39
148. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti                              0.40
149. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics                                      0.40
150. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics                                 0.40
151. Jose Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme                                0.41
152. Fra Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 0.41
153. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                             0.41
154. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics                                   0.41
155. Cesar Solaun (Spa) Banesto                                   0.41
156. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                              0.42
157. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto                                   0.42
158. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       0.43
159. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                     0.43
160. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto                                   0.43
161. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco                                 0.44
162. Roberto Pistore (Ita) Riso Scotti                            0.44
163. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                   0.46
164. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Asics                                0.46
165. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    0.46
166. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto                               0.46
167. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                 0.47
168. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                             0.48
169. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno                            0.48
170. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     0.48
171. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme                                0.49
172. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti                             0.50
173. Jose De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme                              0.51
174. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics                                  0.55
175. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                                       1.00
176. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti                     1.01
177. Lars Michaelsen (Dan) TVM                                    1.12
178. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                   2.01
179. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                  3.53
180. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                 4.03
181. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         4.04
182. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco                                     4.09
183. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                4.11
184. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM                                  4.15
185. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                   4.17
186. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                 4.26
187. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco                              4.31
188. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                                   4.31
189. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   8.32

Green Jersey:

  1. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                         35
  2. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       34
  3. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                  26
  4. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                                 24
  5. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE                                    24
  6. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                                22
  7. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                   22
  8. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                        22
  9. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                 19
 10. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                           18

Teams Jersey:

  1. Festina                                                  13.48.51
  2. GAN                                                          0.07
  3. Cofidis                                                      0.16
  4. US Postal                                                    0.17
  5. Telekom                                                      0.18
  6. ONCE                                                         0.23
  7. Lotto                                                        0.24
  8. Banesto                                                      0.30
  9. Mapei                                                        0.31
 10. Rabobank                                                     0.31
 11. La Francaise des Jeux                                        0.31
 12. Casino                                                       0.33
 13. TVM                                                          0.33
 14. Vitalicio Seguros                                            0.42
 15. Polti                                                        0.44
 16. Big Mat Auber                                                0.49
 17. Mercatone Uno                                                0.55
 18. ASICS                                                        1.00
 19. Kelme                                                        1.00
 20. Riso Scotti                                                  1.20
 21. Saeco                                                        4.20