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Stage 21 Brief:The parade into Paris. It was wet and generally a boring end to the Tour. The drugs have overshadowed the interest in the racing for many people. The sprint was notable in that Zabel was completely outpositioned. GAN via Poli, then Backstedt tried to get Stuart O'Grady up and almost succeeded.Marco Pantini (28), the first pure climber to win the Tour since Lucien van Impe (Belgium) won in 1976, told the press after the race that despite the drugs scandals the race was probably the "cleanest" for many editions. He said: The fear of police has without any doubt made this Tour cleaner. It was very special psychologically and nervously because we suffered from this situation. No sport can be compared with this as we lived three weeks of intense competition with, on top of it, doping problems and police threats." Pantani has become a bit of an eccentric with his dress and social habits, like playing guitar and singing in night clubs during the winter, but says that he does cycling his own way. He told the press that: I'm not like the other riders in the world of cycling but I've managed to settle in. I go out, I do what young men of my age do and that's my way to be a cyclist. Martinelli [Pantani's team manager] has sometimes struggled to understand me and my father gets mad because I won't go to bed early but I need this freedom." He is the first Italian to win the Tour for 33 years (Felice Gimondi being the last), and the first for 46 years to win the Giro-Tour double (Fausto Coppi having done that in 1952). Pantani, who also won this year's Giro d'Italia, stands out from the rest of the bunch as did Felice Gimondi, the last Italian Tour winner 33 years ago, and Fausto Coppi, the last Italian to win both the Giro and Tour in 1952. Pantani dedicated his victory to Luciano Pezzi, the recently-deceased boss of Mercatone Uno (who ironically was also a teammate of Coppi in 1952 and a manager of Gimondi's team when he won the Tour in 1965). Pantani says that it was Pezzi who inspired him to continue after his terrible injuries in 1996. Pantani admitted to the press that he was tired from his Giro win. He only aimed to win a mountain stage or two. He said: "In the 20 days of a stage race, you go through ups and downs. In the first week of the Tour, I really did not think I could win but deep inside there was an open window with a light of hope coming through it. I suffered a lot in the Giro for it was my main goal of the season. I was more relaxed and more intelligent in the Tour. I shot three arrows in the three mountain stages. The Galibier was the key to my victory. It was an exceptional day, a great performance which changed everything. Despite earlier reports, it is unlikely he will ride the Vuelta. Summary Data- Pantani is the first Italian in 33 years to win the Tour. The last winner was Felice Gimondi in 1965. The top 10 were: 2 Poulidor, 3 Motta, 4 Anglade, 5 Lebaube, 6 Perez-Frances, 7 De Rosso, 8 Brands, 9 Janssen, 10 Gabica).- Pantani is the 7th rider in history who has won the Giro and Tour de France in the same year. The following list shows the other riders who have done this feat:
1949 Fausto Coppi (Ita) 1952 Fausto Coppi (Ita) 1964 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1970 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1972 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1974 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1982 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1985 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1987 Stephen Roche (Ire) 1992 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 1993 Miguel Indurain (Spa) - Tom Steels won 4 stages. Ten years ago (1988) Jean-Paul van Poppel was the last rider who won 4 stages in the Tour. History of Tour de France 1998Individual Stage VictoriesPrologue (Dublin 5.6 km) - Chris Boardman (GB) GAN Stage 1 (Dublin-Dublin 180 km) - Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei Stage 2 (Enniscorthy-Cork 205 km) - Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei Stage 3 (Roscoff-Lorient 169 km) - Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom Stage 4 (Plouay-Cholet 252 km) - Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM Stage 5 (Cholet-Chateauroux 228 km) - Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco Stage 6 (La Chatre-Gaillarde 204 km) - Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco Stage 7 (Meyrignac-Correze 58 km) - Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom Stage 8 (Gaillarde-Montauban 190 km) - Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino Stage 9 (Montauban-Pau 210 km) - Leon van Bon (Ned) Rabobank Stage 10 (Pau-Luchon) - Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino Stage 11 (Luchon-Plateau B. 170 km) - Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno Stage 12 (Tarascon-Cap d'Agde 222 km) - Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei Stage 13 (Frontigna-Carpentras) - Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei Stage 14 (Valreas-Grenoble 186 km) - Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN Stage 15 (Grenoble-Deux Alpes 189 km) - Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno Stage 16 (Vizille-Albertville 204 km) - Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom Stage 17 (Albertville-Aix l-B 149 km) - Abandoned Stage 18 (A.Bains-Neuchatel (218 km) - Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei Stage 19 (Chaux d.Fonds-Autun 242 km) - Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN Stage 20 (Montceau-Creussot 52 km) - Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom Stage 21 (Melun-Parijs 147 km) - Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei Team Victories: Mapei 6 Telekom 4 GAN 3 Casino 2 Mercatone Uno 2 Saeco 2 Rabobank 1 TVM 1 Official PhotosThese photos were sent to me by the official organisation of the Tour de France. The Official WWW Site is at http://www.letour.comStage 21, Melun - Paris Champs Elysees, 147 kms:1. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei 3.44.36 (39.403) 2. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei 3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN 4. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal 5. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 6. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank 7. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno 8. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN 9. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 10. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics 11. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank 12. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco 13. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN 14. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino 15. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti 16. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 17. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino 18. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN 19. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal 20. Viatcheslav Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 21. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco 22. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino 23. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics 24. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto 25. Viacheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal 26. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics 27. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto 28. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 29. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto 30. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 31. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti 32. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei 33. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics 34. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 35. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 36. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino 37. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Lotto 38. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 39. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 40. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom 41. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei 42. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal 43. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco 44. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno 45. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno 46. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno 47. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto 48. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank 49. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti 50. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 51. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 52. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 53. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 54. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco 55. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal 56. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei 57. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis 58. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 59. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal 60. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics 61. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom 62. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto 63. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti 64. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis 65. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 66. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis 67. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis 68. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal 69. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis 70. Peter Meinert (Den) US Postal 71. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom 72. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 73. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom 74. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 75. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom 76. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN 77. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 78. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 79. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto 80. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei 81. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 82. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco 83. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino 84. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN 85. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 86. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom 87. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal 88. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno 89. Yevgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux 90. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom 91. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno 92. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 93. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti 94. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno 95. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei 96. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom 2.33 Final GC
1. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno 92.49.46 2. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom 3.21 3. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 4.08 4. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis 9.16 5. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 11.26 6. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal 14.57 7. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis 15.13 8. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei 16.07 9. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei 17.35 10. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti 17.39 11. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom 19.10 12. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal 19.58 13. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 20.57 14. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco 22.45 15. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino 26.39 16. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto 27.20 17. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis 34.03 18. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti 35.41 19. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto 36.10 20. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Lotto 37.03 21. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom 37.25 22. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto 39.54 23. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto 41.23 24. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN 42.14 25. Yevgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux 42.51 26. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 43.53 27. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom 50.13 28. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino 51.18 29. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino 1.00.13 30. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.05.55 31. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino 1.11.03 32. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics 1.14.54 33. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 1.16.21 34. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank 1.16.49 35. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 1.19.32 36. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis 1.20.15 37. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno 1.20.47 38. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal 1.22.40 39. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.25.05 40. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 1.26.08 41. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.28.19 42. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei 1.29.22 43. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom 1.29.27 44. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 1.29.37 45. Peter Meinert (Den) US Postal 1.29.52 46. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno 1.30.33 47. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti 1.31.53 48. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal 1.34.27 49. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 1.38.45 50. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco 1.38.59 51. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal 1.39.53 52. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno 1.40.04 53. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal 1.40.39 54. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN 1.46.04 55. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics 1.47.19 56. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom 1.50.43 57. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN 1.52.41 58. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal 1.53.44 59. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 1.55.20 60. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno 1.55.33 61. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis 1.56.28 62. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 1.56.57 63. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 1.57.30 64. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto 1.58.02 65. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino 1.59.42 66. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 2.00.35 67. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 2.05.08 68. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei 2.06.16 69. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto 2.06.17 70. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN 2.08.30 71. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco 2.10.19 72. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno 2.11.37 73. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei 2.12.11 74. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics 2.14.12 75. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti 2.15.05 76. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics 2.15.46 77. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 2.15.51 78. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 2.16.13 79. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics 2.17.53 80. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom 2.19.52 81. Viatcheslav Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 2.21.31 82. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti 2.22.10 83. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN 2.25.14 84. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal 2.26.25 85. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei 2.26.30 86. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN 2.31.56 87. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 2.33.19 88. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank 2.35.06 89. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank 2.36.32 90. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco 2.37.50 91. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco 2.38.12 92. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei 2.39.43 93. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom 2.43.16 94. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 2.43.45 95. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno 2.44.42 96. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 3.12.15 Green Jersey:
1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 327 2. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN 230 3. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei 221 4. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank 196 5. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal 151 6. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN 149 7. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 114 8. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino 111 9. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics 99 10. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno 90 Mountains Jersey:
1. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis 200 2. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno 175 3. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino 165 4. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN 156 5. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 152 6. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom 126 7. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 98 8. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 92 9. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco 90 10. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis 89 Teams:
1. Cofidis 278.29.58 2. Casino 29.09 3. US Postal 41.40 4. Telekom 46.01 5. Lotto 1.04.14 6. Polti 1.06.32 7. Rabobank 1.46.20 8. Mapei 1.59.53 9. Big Mat Auber 2.03.32 10. Mercatone Uno 2.23.04 11. La Francaise des Jeux 2.23.35 12. Saeco 3.25.23 13. GAN 3.33.11 14. Asics 4.05.11 |
