Tour de France, Grand Tour

July 11-August 2, 1998


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Stage 2 Brief:

The second stage started at 10.00 local time and is expected to finish around 14.48. It is a 205.5 kms journey starting in Enniscorthy and finishing in Cork. The principal difficulties come at the 88 kms mark with the Côte de Carrick-on-Suire (a 2.7 km Cat 3 climb averaging 4.3%) and at the 131 kms mark with the Côte de Curtiswood (a 3.6 km Cat 4 climb averaging 4.1%)

The first casualty of the Tour appeared to be Dutchman Erik Dekker who sustained a bad gash below his knew after falling with Cipollini and Stephane Barthe close to the end of the stage yesterday. He was taken to the hospital and they decided to wait until this morning before making a decision. The doctor was not expecting miracles. However, this morning, it was announced that Dekker will ride. For how long we will see.

Meanwhile, Michael Boogerd has been fined 1250 Swiss francs (800 US dollars) because he didn't wear the national shirt which he won as the Dutch Champion in the prologue.

Trivial facts: Heaviest rider is Magnus Backstedt at 96.3 kgs, the lightest is Piepoli at 54.9 kgs, with the average in the peloton of 70.9.

The tallest rider is Eros Poli at 194 cms, the shortest is Scirea at 161, and the average is 179.

Erik Dekker has abandoned after a few hours.

Chris Boardman is also a very unlucky rider in the Tour. After a crash he abandoned in the prologue in 1995 into Saint-Brieuc. Today, he crashed again when the peloton was contesting the last sprint points some 50 kms from the finish in Cork. He was in 30th position when the crash occurred. He spent a long time being assisted by the medical staff. The circumstances of the crash were unclear but it seemed that Boardman touched wheels with Frederic Moncassin who was in front of him and hit his head against a post beside the road. He could not remember the accident and was withdrawn and taken to hospital for examination. Johan Bruyneel, was following behind Boardman as the crash occurred. He said: "I do not know what happened. I was behind Chris and it looked like he was the only one involved." Like Sorensen in 1991, he has quit the Tour while wearing the yellow jersey.

The second stage came down to a mass sprint with the Czech rider from Mapei Jan Svorada winning in front of Australian Robbie McEwen and Super Mario Cipollini. Erik Zabel is in yellow.

This stage allowed the riders to pay homage to Sean Kelly with the route passing through his small home village of Carrick-on-Suir. There were a number of seemingly senseless attacks all coming to nothing. The peloton seemed to be getting into the mood of celebrations surrounding the French football victory.

In fact, after two hours, the average speed was around 32 kms and things didn't get going until the end when Eddy Seigneur and François Simon, both teammates of Boardman, attacked. Their lead never exceeded 1.20. The peloton got moving and brought them back.

At less than 10 kms to go there was a major crash which stirred the peloton from their apathy. Jalabert, Brochard, Olano, Virenque were involved but regained contact very rapidly. Then it was the turn of the sprinters.

Zabel gained 12 seconds in time bonifications during the stage, and although he was 17th in the mass sprint the bonus seconds were enough to put him into yellow. He is reported as saying at the end: " This yellow jersey is one of the high points of my career. I am more used to the green. I'm really sorry for Boardman. But the whole team counted on this from the start and my sporting director even told me that to wear it once would be a reward for all my work." So Telekom has the yellow already, although on the back of the wrong rider.

The Tour heads back to France now with the taking a ferry to the port of Roscoff and presumably, some drug investigations.

On that topic, Willy Voet is still in jail in Lille. They found 400 bottles and capsules of 18 different dope products in his car. In the headquarters the police allege that they have found a document with systematic drug programms for the riders of Festina.

Official Photos

These photos were sent to me by the official organisation of the Tour de France. The Official WWW Site is at http://www.letour.com

Stage Profile     The start     The start     The crash     The sprint     Jan Svorada

Stage 2, Enniscorthy - Cork, 205.5 kms:

  1. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                    5.45.10 (35.721)
  2. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank
  3. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco
  4. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics
  5. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei
  6. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
  7. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
  8. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti
  9. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM
 10. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Polti
 11. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
 12. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti
 13. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN
 14. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno
 15. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
 16. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto
 17. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
 18. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 19. Viatchesla Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 20. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis
 21. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno
 22. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal
 23. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
 24. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN
 25. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 26. Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM
 27. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti
 28. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics
 29. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 30. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino
 31. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank
 32. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics
 33. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
 34. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino
 35. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN
 36. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto
 37. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto
 38. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino
 39. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 40. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 41. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme
 42. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 43. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 44. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis
 45. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom
 46. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei
 47. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina
 48. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco
 49. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti
 50. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei
 51. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM
 52. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto
 53. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM
 54. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
 55. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto
 56. Roland Meier (Sui) Cofidis
 57. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei
 58. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 59. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno
 60. Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Mercatone Uno
 61. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 62. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei
 63. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei
 64. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina
 65. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE
 66. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN
 67. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto
 68. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM
 69. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom
 70. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti
 71. Jose Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme
 72. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme
 73. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme
 74. Roberto Pistore (Ita) Riso Scotti
 75. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 76. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal
 77. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal
 78. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme
 79. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 80. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno
 81. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno
 82. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto
 83. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal
 84. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti
 85. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal
 86. Laurent Dufaux (Sui) Festina
 87. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti
 88. Alex Zulle (Sui) Festina
 89. Armin Meier (Sui) Festina
 90. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto
 91. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
 92. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom
 93. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal
 94. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti
 95. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 96. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco
 97. Neil Stephens (Aus) Festina
 98. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics
 99. Aleksandre Shefer (Kaz) Asics
100. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto
101. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti
102. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto
103. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme
104. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto
105. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
106. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei
107. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto
108. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom
109. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti
110. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto
111. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE
112. Peter Meinert (Den) US Postal
113. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei
114. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti
115. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis
116. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal
117. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom
118. Beat Zberg (Sui) Rabobank
119. Jose De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme
120. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM
121. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN
122. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM
123. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
124. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics
125. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco
126. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal
127. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Lotto
128. Federico De Beni (Ita) Riso Scotti
129. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco
130. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino
131. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti
132. Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE
133. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
134. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE
135. Oliveiro Rincon (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
136. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom
137. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
138. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE
139. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics
140. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme
141. Fra Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
142. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics
143. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE
144. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno
145. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom
146. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto
147. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino
148. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno
149. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
150. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti
151. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux
152. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco
153. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino
154. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina
155. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis
156. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina
157. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
158. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
159. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis
160. Maximilian Sciandri (Gbr) La Francaise des Jeux
161. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
162. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina
163. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
164. Cesar Solaun (Spa) Banesto
165. Jose Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme
166. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
167. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto
168. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank
169. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto
170. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE
171. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco
172. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM
173. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno
174. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
175. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino
176. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE
177. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN
178. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti
179. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM                                   0.50
180. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Asics                                 1.04
181. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN                                       1.29
182. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti                          5.52
183. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE                               5.52
184. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN                                      5.52
185. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                10.57
186. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                               11.00

Abandoned:

Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank (injury on Stage 1)
Chris Boardman (GB) GAN (crashed)

Did not start:

Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93

GC after Stage 2

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                  10.21.16
  2. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                        0.07
  3. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                  0.07
  4. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto                                   0.08
  5. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE                                   0.09
  6. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                    0.09
  7. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina                               0.09
  8. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                     0.09
  9. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                       0.10
 10. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                 0.11
 11. Alex Zulle (Sui) Festina                                      0.11
 12. Laurent Dufaux (Sui) Festina                                  0.13
 13. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto                                     0.14
 14. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                     0.14
 15. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                             0.15
 16. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                0.15
 17. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          0.15
 18. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   0.15
 19. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina                                0.16
 20. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                0.16
 21. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                                0.16
 22. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                                      0.16
 23. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei                                0.17
 24. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto                                    0.17
 25. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                     0.18
 26. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                      0.19
 27. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino                                     0.20
 28. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                               0.20
 29. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                    0.20
 30. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                    0.21
 31. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                    0.21
 32. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal                            0.21
 33. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  0.21
 34. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                                 0.21
 35. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                             0.22
 36. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         0.22
 37. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                          0.22
 38. Peter Meinert (Den) US Postal                                 0.23
 39. Aleksandre Shefer (Kaz) Asics                                 0.23
 40. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM                                      0.23
 41. Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE                                      0.23
 42. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                  0.23
 43. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE                                     0.24
 44. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                      0.24
 45. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei                                       0.24
 46. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                0.24
 47. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                     0.25
 48. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti                                       0.25
 49. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                         0.26
 50. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina                                     0.26
 51. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Lotto                                  0.26
 52. Neil Stephens (Aus) Festina                                   0.26
 53. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.26
 54. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                       0.26
 55. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti                                       0.27
 56. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei                                       0.27
 57. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                    0.27
 58. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto                                   0.27
 59. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                                   0.27
 60. Beat Zberg (Sui) Rabobank                                     0.28
 61. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                               0.28
 62. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                     0.28
 63. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                                      0.28
 64. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                               0.28
 65. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN                                    0.28
 66. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    0.28
 67. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                0.29
 68. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                0.29
 69. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                            0.29
 70. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                            0.29
 71. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                0.29
 72. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                     0.29
 73. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                   0.29
 74. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE                               0.30
 75. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                             0.30
 76. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme                                    0.30
 77. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina                                    0.30
 78. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                               0.31
 79. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                 0.31
 80. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                  0.31
 81. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  0.31
 82. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                    0.31
 83. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                                        0.31
 84. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme                                   0.31
 85. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                 0.31
 86. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         0.32
 87. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme                                 0.32
 88. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                 0.32
 89. Roland Meier (Sui) Cofidis                                    0.32
 90. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                              0.32
 91. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE                                  0.33
 92. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti                                      0.33
 93. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme                                  0.33
 94. Jose Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme                                    0.33
 95. Maximilian Sciandri (Gbr) La Francaise des Jeux               0.34
 96. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno                            0.34
 97. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                0.34
 98. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis                            0.34
 99. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    0.34
100. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics                                   0.34
101. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       0.34
102. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti                            0.35
103. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Polti                                 0.35
104. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                          0.35
105. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          0.35
106. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          0.36
107. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis                                0.36
108. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        0.36
109. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics                                     0.36
110. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom                                       0.36
111. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          0.36
112. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                      0.36
113. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                                           0.37
114. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti                            0.37
115. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             0.37
116. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                              0.38
117. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei                                  0.38
118. Oliveiro Rincon (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       0.38
119. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.39
120. Armin Meier (Sui) Festina                                     0.39
121. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                  0.39
122. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal                                 0.40
123. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto                                    0.40
124. Viatchesla Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                   0.40
125. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE                                     0.41
126. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     0.41
127. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei                                  0.41
128. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto                                   0.41
129. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        0.41
130. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                      0.41
131. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics                                     0.42
132. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto                                      0.42
133. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE                                     0.42
134. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                               0.42
135. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                                    0.42
136. Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Mercatone Uno                          0.42
137. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE                                   0.43
138. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme                                  0.43
139. Federico De Beni (Ita) Riso Scotti                            0.43
140. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                0.43
141. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM                                     0.43
142. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti                               0.44
143. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics                                       0.44
144. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics                                  0.44
145. Jose Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme                                 0.45
146. Fra Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.45
147. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                              0.45
148. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics                                    0.45
149. Cesar Solaun (Spa) Banesto                                    0.45
150. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                               0.46
151. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto                                    0.46
152. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        0.47
153. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                      0.47
154. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto                                    0.47
155. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco                                  0.48
156. Roberto Pistore (Ita) Riso Scotti                             0.48
157. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                    0.50
158. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     0.50
159. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto                                0.50
160. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                  0.51
161. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                              0.52
162. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             0.52
163. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      0.52
164. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme                                 0.53
165. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti                              0.54
166. Jose De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme                               0.55
167. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics                                   0.59
168. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                                        1.04
169. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) RIso Scotti                      1.05
170. Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM                                     1.16
171. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Asics                                 1.54
172. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN                                       2.01
173. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                    2.05
174. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                   3.49
175. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                  4.07
176. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco                                      4.13
177. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                    4.21
178. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                  4.30
179. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco                               4.35
180. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                                    4.35
181. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM                                   5.09
182. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE                               6.21
183. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN                                      6.25
184. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti                          6.33
185. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                               11.23
186. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                15.12

Green Jersey:

  1. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                          63
  2. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                         57
  3. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                   56
  4. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                        55
  5. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                    43
  6. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                                 40
  7. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                      36
  8. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                  34
  9. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                            30
 10. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Polti                                   29

Mountains Jersey:

  1. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                      16
  2. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina                                      13
  3. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                            10
  4. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                7
  5. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme                                       5
  6. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        5
  7. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                        3
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