Tour de France, Grand Tour

July 11-August 2, 1998


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Stage 7 Brief:

The only obstacle for the riders on the ITT comes at km 12.5 where they encounter the Cat 3 Côte de Chavagnac (6.7 km climb at 3.4%).

The interim team manager for Festina Moreno prior to their expulsion said he will talk with the directors of the Tour de France today. If they are not allowed to start, he has said he will sue them. And Richard Virenque (and the rest of Festina) wants to start in the ITT this afternoon. They argue that nothing is proven yet. He is reported as saying: "We will have a lawyer and a bailiff with us, because we have the right to work! We have nothing to do with this decision. I can tell you we shall all be at the start. You can work with people and not be aware of everything about them."

Virenque has disassociated himself from Bruno Roussel's statement and again denied that any of the riders were taking banned substances. The lawyer will be at the start in Brive today to witness the denial of work. Festina chairman Miguel Rodriguez will also be at the start with the company's legal team.

This morning the medical committee of the UCI conducted blood tests on 53 riders from 6 teams: TVM, Riso Scotti, Lotto, Banesto and Saeco and another. All the riders were permitted to start. After a discussion between Legrand and Virenque, the riders of Festina decided to leave the Tour.

Jan Ullrich, as expected, took the yellow jersey after a very powerful display in the ITT over 58 kms of undulating roads in the Correze region. American Tyler Hamilton surprised with a second place 1.18 down on Ullrich.

Despite previous claims that they would start, the Festina team quit the Tour. Virenque said to the press as he announced the decision to quit: "Today we made the decision to leave the Tour de France in the interest of cycling. He then burst into tears.

Ullrich said to the press afterwards that: "I was not expecting to take the jersey so early in the Tour. I'm glad. It shows the work paid off."

French president who hails from this region was there to present the jersey. He commented to the press on the Festina case: "It is a pity that the Festina riders should go because they're a good team but when a team director confesses, there is no other solution but stopping the team. Doping is first of all dishonesty, it is cheating and, as such, it must be condemned and punished as firmly as possible. "But I won't talk about the current problem, the Tour authorities have made their decision, I don't have to make any comment"

The major rivals to Ullrich failed to match him. Only World ITT Champion Laurent Jalabert (1.24) got close and moved into 4th place overall. Ullrich had expected Jalabert to win. Olano was 7th and Bjarne Riis was 22nd at 3.44.

The ITT was held under hot sunny skies.

Official Photos

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Stage Profile     Jan 1     Jalabert     Jan 2     Tyler    

Stage 7, Merygnac L'Eglise - Correze, ITT 58 kms:

  1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                  1.15.25 (46.143)
  2. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                1.10
  3. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                    1.18
  4. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE                                   1.24
  5. Viacheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                             1.40
  6. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto                                   2.13
  7. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                     2.21
  8. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis                            2.22
  9. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   2.22
 10. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino                                     2.29
 11. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                            2.38
 12. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti                                       2.45
 13. Melchior Mauri (Spa) ONCE                                     2.57
 14. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                3.16
 15. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                      3.17
 16. Sergei Ivanov (Rus) TVM                                       3.23
 17. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                 3.24
 18. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                    3.25
 19. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                3.29
 20. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                                 3.35
 21. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                  3.39
 22. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                     3.44
 23. Aleksandre Shefer (Kaz) Asics                                 3.48
 24. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                      3.58
 25. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         4.01
 26. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                4.05
 27. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme                                 4.07
 28. Beat Zberg (Sui) Rabobank                                     4.09
 29. Roland Meier (Sui) Cofidis                                    4.10
 30. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis                                4.12
 31. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme                                   4.14
 32. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE                               4.16
 33. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             4.21
 34. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                              4.22
 35. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                     4.24
 36. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          4.25
 37. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                  4.27
 38. Cesar Solaun (Spa) Banesto                                    4.28
 39. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN                                       4.29
 40. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal                            4.31
 41. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                               4.35
 42. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti                                      4.37
 43. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei                                       4.39
 44. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto                                    4.39
 45. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    4.41
 46. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                          4.44
 47. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                              4.46
 48. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                 4.55
 49. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                   4.57
 50. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme                                 5.00
 51. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                               5.08
 52. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto                                5.09
 53. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                            5.13
 54. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti                                       5.13
 55. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme                                  5.17
 56. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                    5.25
 57. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                                        5.26
 58. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                                   5.29
 59. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          5.33
 60. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                     5.34
 61. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                  5.37
 62. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                5.42
 63. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei                                5.46
 64. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  5.46
 65. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Lotto                                  5.56
 66. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                      6.01
 67. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             6.05
 68. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                                      6.06
 69. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                          6.07
 70. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  6.07
 71. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          6.07
 72. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics                                       6.08
 73. Jose Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme                                    6.08
 74. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti                            6.09
 75. Peter Meinert (Den) US Postal                                 6.09
 76. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE                                     6.09
 77. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                      6.12
 78. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                                      6.18
 79. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        6.20
 80. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                               6.20
 81. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                                    6.24
 82. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                6.26
 83. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme                                    6.29
 84. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom                                       6.30
 85. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                      6.32
 86. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                  6.34
 87. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE                                     6.42
 88. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                               6.43
 89. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                             6.45
 90. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco                                  6.45
 91. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto                                      6.45
 92. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE                                     6.46
 93. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto                                    6.48
 94. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto                                    6.54
 95. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                                    6.58
 96. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics                                   7.01
 97. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                               7.05
 98. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                 7.11
 99. Jose Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme                                 7.14
100. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       7.15
101. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei                                       7.15
102. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal                                 7.15
103. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                       7.17
104. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                             7.20
105. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme                                  7.20
106. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti                            7.20
107. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     7.22
108. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto                                   7.24
109. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE                               7.25
110. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                  7.27
111. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics                                     7.27
112. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                         7.34
113. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                    7.34
114. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto                                     7.34
115. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei                                  7.36
116. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                  7.40
117. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        7.43
118. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                   7.43
119. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE                                   7.43
120. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     7.46
121. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco                               7.47
122. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN                                      7.47
123. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                 7.50
124. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                              7.51
125. Oliveiro Rincon (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       7.53
126. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     7.56
127. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                  7.57
128. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                                           7.59
129. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto                                   8.08
130. Jose De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme                               8.09
131. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno                            8.16
132. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                     8.20
133. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         8.21
134. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM                                   8.21
135. Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM                                     8.24
136. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics                                     8.29
137. Maximilian Sciandri (Gbr) La Francaise des Jeux               8.31
138. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti                               8.34
139. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      8.43
140. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco                                      8.45
141. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics                                    8.51
142. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                       8.52
143. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                                8.55
144. Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Mercatone Uno                          9.02
145. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics                                   9.03
146. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                    9.04
147. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                        9.05
148. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics                                  9.06
149. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        9.10
150. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN                                    9.13
151. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto                                    9.18
152. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                                        9.20
153. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                    9.21
154. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                              9.22
155. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          9.23
156. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                9.25
157. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    9.34
158. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                      9.48
159. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                    9.51
160. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei                                  9.55
161. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                    9.58
162. Viacheslav Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                   9.59
163. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                               10.01
164. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                 10.02
165. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM                                    10.14
166. Roberto Pistore (Ita) Riso Scotti                            10.45
167. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti                         10.55
168. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                              10.56
169. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                  11.06
170. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE                                 11.38
171. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti                             12.11
172. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti                     12.20

Did not start:

Alex Zulle (Swi) Festina
Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina
Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina
Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina
Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina
Armin Meier (Swi) Festina
Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina
Didier Rous (Fra) Festina
Neil Stephens (Aus) Festina

GC after Stage 7

  1. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                 31.24.37
  2. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino                                     1.18
  2. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                    1.18
  4. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE                                   1.24
  5. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                1.30
  6. Viacheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                             1.46
  7. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                            1.50
  8. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                      1.53
  9. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto                                   2.12
 10. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                    2.17
 11. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   2.26
 12. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                     2.40
 13. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis                            2.47
 14. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti                                       3.03
 15. Melchior Mauri (Spa) ONCE                                     3.11
 16. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                3.36
 17. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme                                 3.43
 18. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                 3.47
 19. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                                 3.47
 20. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                     3.51
 21. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                               3.53
 22. Aleksandre Shefer (Kaz) Asics                                 4.02
 23. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         4.14
 24. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                  4.18
 25. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                      4.25
 26. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                     4.28
 27. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                4.30
 28. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          4.31
 29. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                    4.33
 30. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme                                   4.36
 31. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE                               4.37
 32. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis                                4.39
 33. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                     4.40
 34. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal                            4.43
 35. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                              4.45
 36. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                               4.54
 37. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei                                       4.54
 38. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                          4.57
 39. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                  4.57
 40. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                4.58
 41. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    5.00
 42. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti                                      5.01
 43. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             5.04
 44. Cesar Solaun (Spa) Banesto                                    5.04
 45. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                   5.14
 46. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                 5.17
 47. Sergei Ivanov (Rus) TVM                                       5.18
 48. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                  5.19
 49. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme                                 5.23
 50. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                              5.29
 51. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti                                       5.29
 52. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        5.30
 53. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                     5.33
 54. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                    5.43
 55. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                                        5.46
 56. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                                   5.47
 57. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto                                5.50
 58. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                      5.51
 59. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme                                  5.51
 60. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei                                5.54
 61. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          5.59
 62. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                6.02
 63. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  6.08
 64. Andrei Teteriuk (Kaz) Lotto                                   6.13
 65. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                                      6.13
 66. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                      6.16
 67. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  6.19
 68. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN                                       6.21
 69. Jose Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme                                    6.22
 70. Peter Meinert (Den) US Postal                                 6.23
 71. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                                      6.31
 72. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                6.32
 73. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             6.33
 74. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          6.34
 75. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                               6.37
 76. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE                                     6.41
 77. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                      6.44
 78. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme                                    6.50
 79. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom                                       6.57
 80. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                             6.58
 81. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                               7.05
 82. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti                            7.14
 83. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                  7.14
 84. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto                                      7.18
 85. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE                                     7.19
 86. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto                                    7.19
 87. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco                                  7.24
 88. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics                                   7.26
 89. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto                                     7.31
 90. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto                                    7.31
 91. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                                    7.31
 92. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei                                       7.33
 93. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                       7.34
 94. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                   7.35
 95. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       7.38
 96. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                  7.40
 97. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                             7.41
 98. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                               7.42
 99. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme                                  7.44
100. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti                            7.46
101. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                    7.46
102. Jose Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme                                 7.50
103. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     7.52
104. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics                                     7.54
105. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto                                   7.56
106. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei                                  7.59
107. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                 8.04
108. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                  8.09
109. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                       8.15
110. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto                                    8.16
111. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                              8.20
112. Oliveiro Rincon (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       8.22
113. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                                           8.27
114. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     8.28
115. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                     8.40
115. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno                            8.41
117. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         8.44
118. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                        8.55
119. Jose De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme                               8.55
120. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti                               9.01
121. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                            9.02
122. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics                                     9.02
123. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics                                    9.21
124. Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM                                     9.23
125. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN                                    9.32
126. Dimitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno                          9.35
127. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                9.40
128. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto                                   9.48
129. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics                                   9.53
130. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto                                    9.56
131. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                              9.58
132. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    9.59
133. Maximilian Sciandri (Gbr) La Francaise des Jeux              10.00
134. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         10.02
135. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics                                      10.12
136. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                                       10.15
137. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                               10.23
138. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE                                    10.26
139. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei                                 10.27
140. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                 10.32
141. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                   10.39
142. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM                                    10.48
143. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                              10.57
144. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal                                11.15
145. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         11.15
146. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                   11.17
147. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                        11.20
148. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                     11.30
149. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                       11.39
150. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE                                  11.46
151. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    11.56
152. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE                                 12.02
153. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics                                 13.10
154. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       13.17
155. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM                                  13.21
156. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                   13.23
157. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco                                     13.35
158. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE                              13.37
159. Viacheslav Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                  13.59
160. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN                                     14.03
161. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                                   14.19
162. Roberto Pistore (Ita) Riso Scotti                            14.53
163. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                  15.44
164. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti                             16.25
165. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco                              16.38
166. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti                     16.45
167. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti                         17.56
168. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     18.16
169. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                   19.38
170. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                               20.05
171. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                 21.56
172. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                23.27

Green Jersey:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       151
  2. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                        137
  3. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                   126
  4. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                         107
  5. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                                106
  6. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                   100
  7. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                     96
  8. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                 87
  9. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                        79
 10. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                     75

Mountains Jersey:

  1. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                      16
  2. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                            13
  3. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                               12
  4. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                       12
  5. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                  10
  6. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                        7
  7. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino                                        7
  8. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                        6
  9. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                     6
 10. Jose Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme                                       5

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  1. Telekom                                                   94.19.44
  2. US Postal                                                     0.34
  3. Cofidis                                                       1.38
  4. Banesto                                                       2.53
  5. ONCE                                                          3.13
  6. La Francaise des Jeux                                         3.53
  7. Casino                                                        4.51
  8. GAN                                                           5.34
  9. Rabobank                                                      5.34
 10. Kelme                                                         7.26
 11. Polti                                                         7.30
 12. Mapei                                                         8.32
 13. TVM                                                           8.46
 14. Vitalicio Seguros                                             8.51
 15. Mercatone Uno                                                 9.35
 16. Lotto                                                        10.13
 17. ASICS                                                        12.10
 18. Big Mat Auber                                                14.32
 19. Riso Scotti                                                  17.20
 20. Saeco                                                        18.49