Tour de France, Grand Tour

July 11-August 2, 1998


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Stage 8 Brief:

The riders start climbing today. Several obstacles confront them. At 12.5 kms, the Cat 3 Côte de Chavagnac (a 6.7 km climb at 3.4%); at 66.5 kms, the Cat 4 Côte de Saint-Martial-de-Nabirat (a 3.2 km climb at 2.3%); at 125.5 kms, the Cat 4 Côte de Bourlens (a 1.9 km climb at 4.7%); at 135 kms, the Cat 4 Côte de Maurets (a 3.5 km climb at 3.7%); at 140 kms, the Cat 4 Côte de Montaigu-de-Quercy (a 2 km climb at 4.6%); and at 157 kms, the Cat 4 Côte de Saint-Avit (a 1.8 km climb at 5.8%).

Prior to the stage, 55 riders from 6 teams were subjected to blood tests and all were found to be negative. The officials are saying that this shows that doping is a minority issue. We all know better. The doctors from the 20 teams in the Tour also issued a statement of protest that the Festina affair was being generalised to bring their own operations into disrepute. They argue that it was the teams that had pressured the UCI for blood testing. The statement said: "... from next season, a personal health card for riders will be created which will improve prevention thanks to checks of the biological and functional parameters of cyclists."

Festina fans waved banners along the Stage 8 roads to protest against the decision to expel the team. "Free the Festina" was the catchcry. The main "rational" sentiment was that the decision was selective and other teams, particularly, TVM should have also been expelled. This came after the revelation that a large quantity of drugs were seized by French police in March from a TVM vehicle returning from Spain. This case has now been re-opened following a suggestion that the cops went easy on the team. Jean-Marie LeBlanc mounted the same defence that he did last week when he said TVM would stay because the incident was a "long way from the Tour" (in March). Ho hum.

Under hot sun, Stage 8 was marked by a major breakaway of 6 riders - Laurent Desbiens, Jacky Durand, Andrea Tafi, Fabio Sacchi, Philippe Gaumont, Eddy Mazzoleni and Joona Laukka - from the 74 kms mark. They stayed away until the end and Jacky Durand (Casino) won the sprint with Desbiens (28) taking the maillot jeune. Desbiens won a stage last year (at Perpignan) and told the media: "I won a stage last year and I was hoping to do the same again this season. But this is even better." It was also a chance for Desbiens to show that the cloud over his past was gone. His stage win last year was questionable (Ukrainian Serguei Outschakov was disqualified if you recall) and in 1996 he tested positive to the steroid nandrolone.

Last year, Durand watched the Tour on TV after being dropped by his team director Vincent Lavenu wrong. He said after the win that: "I attacked every day since the start of the Tour...I knew my chance would come. It hurt me a lot last year and I'm not the kind of rider to sit on a defeat. I think I deserved to be here this year, didn't I?"

He signed with Casino in 1996 but had a fairly easy winter. By spring 1997 his shape had changed and he was carrying more than 15 extra kilos. He explains: "I had a winter a little like Ullrich. I had become very heavy. But by June I was back to normal weight." However, it didn't impress the manager Vincent Lavenu who did not select him for the Tour.

Meanwhile Bernard Hinault and Laurent Fignon, both past winners of the Tour called for the suppliers of the drugs to be eliminated and the investigation to "go until the end." Nothing must block justice they said. They say it is the companies and suppliers rather than the riders who are to blame.

Official Photos

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Stage Profile    

Stage 8, Brive - Montauban, 189 kms:

  1. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                  4.40.55 (40.688)
  2. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei
  3. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti
  4. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco
  5. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
  6. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto					   s.t.
  7. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                1.34
  8. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                      7.45
  9. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM                                      7.45
 10. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                       7.45
 11. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      7.45
 12. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                 7.45
 13. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto                                    7.45
 14. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto                                    7.45
 15. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                  7.45
 16. François Simon (Fra) GAN                                      7.45
 17. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                    7.45
 18. Bo Hamburger (Dan) Casino                                     7.45
 19. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                          7.45
 20. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti                      7.45
 21. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto                                   7.45
 22. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  7.45
 23. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     7.45
 24. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                  7.45
 25. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                    7.45
 26. Bjarne Riis (Dan) Telekom                                     7.45
 27. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal                            7.45
 28. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                     7.45
 29. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                               7.45
 30. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                    7.45
 31. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics                                    7.45
 32. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                    7.45
 33. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                  7.45
 34. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei                                       7.45
 35. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   7.45
 36. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                             7.45
 37. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme                                 7.45
 38. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                     7.45
 39. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                             7.45
 40. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme                                    7.45
 41. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme                                    7.45
 42. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme                                 7.45
 43. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                7.45
 44. Michaël Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                7.45
 45. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Casino                                    7.45
 46. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                7.45
 47. Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE                                      7.45
 48. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE                                   7.45
 49. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal                                 7.45
 50. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis                            7.45
 51. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme                                  7.45
 52. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                               7.45
 53. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                 7.45
 54. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics                                     7.45
 55. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                              7.45
 56. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    7.45
 57. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics                                     7.45
 58. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE                               7.45
 59. Aleksandre Shefer (Kzk) Asics                                 7.45
 60. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                    7.45
 61. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                      7.45
 62. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                     7.45
 63. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                7.45
 64. Magnus Backstedt (Suè) GAN                                    7.45
 65. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                         7.45
 66. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE                               7.45
 67. José De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme                               7.45
 68. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                7.45
 69. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                      7.45
 70. Andreï Teteriouk (Kzk) Lotto                                  7.45
 71. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                     7.45
 72. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        7.45
 73. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                               7.45
 74. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                              7.45
 75. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        7.45
 76. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom                                       7.45
 77. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto                                   7.45
 78. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                 7.45
 79. Viatchesla Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                   7.45
 80. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                7.45
 81. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                                    7.45
 82. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto                                    7.45
 83. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                          7.45
 84. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    7.45
 85. Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Mercatone Uno                          7.45
 86. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco                                  7.45
 87. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE                                     7.45
 88. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti                                       7.45
 89. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                              7.45
 90. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                               7.45
 91. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                              7.45
 92. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti                                       7.45
 93. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                     7.45
 94. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto                                7.45
 95. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics                                   7.45
 96. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE                                  7.45
 97. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                        7.45
 98. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei                                  7.45
 99. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          7.45
100. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE                                     7.45
101. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                   7.45
102. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       7.45
103. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                  7.45
104. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                                        7.45
105. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                                      7.45
106. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno                            7.45
107. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             7.45
108. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                                        7.45
109. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                                      7.45
110. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          7.45
111. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM                                     7.45
112. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         7.45
113. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         7.45
114. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                  7.45
115. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          7.45
116. Lars Michaelsen (Dan) TVM                                     7.45
117. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                   7.45
118. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN                                       7.45
119. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM                                   7.45
120. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                    7.45
121. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti                            7.45
122. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                       7.45
123. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                      7.45
124. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto                                    7.45
125. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     7.45
126. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei                                  7.45
127. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                    7.45
128. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme                                 7.45
129. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                             7.45
130. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti                                      7.45
131. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics                                       7.45
132. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto                                   7.45
133. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        7.45
134. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             7.45
135. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis                                7.45
136. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                               7.45
137. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme                                  7.45
138. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                            7.45
139. César Solaun (Spa) Banesto                                    7.45
140. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     7.45
141. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti                            7.45
142. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                  7.45
143. Peter Meinert (Dan) US Postal                                 7.45
144. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei                                7.45
145. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                 7.45
146. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                 7.45
147. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti                              7.45
148. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti                               7.45
149. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                    7.45
150. Stéfano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti                          7.45
151. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco                                      7.45
152. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          7.45
153. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                               7.45
154. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics                                   7.45
155. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                      7.45
156. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                                 7.45
157. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE                                     7.45
158. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE                                   7.45
159. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme                                   7.45
160. Maximilian Sciandri (G-B) La Francaise des Jeux               7.45
161. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco                               7.45
162. Andreï Tchmil (Bel) Lotto                                     7.45
163. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                  7.45
164. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                                           7.45
165. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                                   7.45
166. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                            7.45
167. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  7.45
168. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                   7.45
169. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                                8.13
170. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics                                 20.50

Outside time limit:

Roberto Pistore (Ita) Riso Scotti
Oliveiro Rincon (Col) Vitalicio Seguros

GC after Stage 8

  1. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                            36.09.56
  2. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei                                       0.14
  2. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                     0.43
  4. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto                                      2.54
  5. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                     3.21
  6. Bo Hamburger (Dan) Casino                                     4.39
  7. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                    4.39
  8. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE                                   4.45
  9. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                4.51
 10. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                             5.07
 11. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                            5.11
 12. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                      5.14
 13. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto                                   5.33
 14. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                    5.38
 15. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   5.47
 16. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                     6.01
 17. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis                            6.08
 18. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti                                       6.24
 19. Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE                                      6.32
 20. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                6.44
 21. Michaël Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                6.57
 22. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                      6.58
 23. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme                                 7.04
 24. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                 7.08
 25. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                                 7.08
 26. Bjarne Riis (Dan) Telekom                                     7.12
 27. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                               7.14
 28. Aleksandre Shefer (Kzk) Asics                                 7.23
 29. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         7.35
 30. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                  7.39
 31. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                      7.46
 32. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                     7.49
 33. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          7.52
 34. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                    7.54
 35. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme                                   7.57
 36. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE                               7.58
 37. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis                                8.00
 38. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                     8.01
 39. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal                            8.04
 40. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                              8.06
 41. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                               8.15
 42. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                          8.18
 43. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                  8.18
 44. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                8.19
 45. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    8.21
 46. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti                                      8.22
 47. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             8.25
 48. César Solaun (Spa) Banesto                                    8.25
 49. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                   8.35
 50. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                 8.38
 51. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM                                      8.39
 52. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                  8.40
 53. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme                                 8.44
 54. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                              8.50
 55. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti                                       8.50
 56. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        8.51
 57. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                    9.04
 58. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                      9.06
 59. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                                        9.07
 60. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                                   9.08
 61. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto                                9.11
 62. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme                                  9.12
 63. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei                                9.15
 64. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          9.20
 65. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                9.23
 66. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  9.27
 67. Andreï Teteriouk (Kzk) Lotto                                  9.34
 68. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                                      9.34
 69. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                      9.37
 70. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  9.38
 71. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN                                       9.42
 72. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme                                    9.43
 73. Peter Meinert (Dan) US Postal                                 9.44
 74. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                                      9.52
 75. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                9.53
 76. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             9.54
 77. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          9.55
 78. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                               9.58
 79. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE                                    10.02
 80. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                     10.05
 81. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme                                   10.11
 82. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom                                      10.18
 83. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                            10.19
 84. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                              10.26
 85. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti                           10.35
 86. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                 10.35
 87. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE                                    10.40
 88. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto                                   10.40
 89. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco                                 10.45
 90. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics                                  10.47
 91. Andreï Tchmil (Bel) Lotto                                    10.52
 92. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto                                   10.52
 93. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Casino                                   10.52
 94. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei                                      10.54
 95. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                      10.55
 96. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                  10.56
 97. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      10.59
 98. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                11.01
 99. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                            11.02
100. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                              11.03
101. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme                                 11.05
102. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti                           11.07
103. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                   11.07
104. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme                                11.11
105. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    11.13
106. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics                                    11.15
107. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto                                  11.17
108. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei                                 11.20
109. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                11.25
110. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                 11.30
111. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                      11.32
112. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto                                   11.37
113. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                             11.41
114. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                                          11.48
115. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                    11.49
115. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                    12.01
117. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno                           12.02
118. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        12.05
119. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                       12.16
120. José De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme                              12.16
121. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti                              12.22
122. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           12.23
123. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics                                    12.23
124. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics                                   12.42
125. Lars Michaelsen (Dan) TVM                                    12.44
126. Magnus Backstedt (Suè) GAN                                   12.53
127. Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Mercatone Uno                         12.56
128. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto                                  13.09
129. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics                                  13.14
130. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto                                   13.17
131. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                             13.19
132. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   13.20
133. Maximilian Sciandri (G-B) La Francaise des Jeux              13.21
134. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         13.23
135. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics                                      13.33
136. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                                       13.36
137. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                               13.44
138. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE                                    13.47
139. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei                                 13.48
140. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                 13.53
141. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                   14.00
142. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM                                    14.09
143. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                              14.18
144. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal                                14.36
145. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         14.36
146. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                   14.38
147. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                        14.41
148. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                       15.00
149. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE                                  15.07
150. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                   15.14
151. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    15.17
152. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE                                 15.23
153. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       16.38
154. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM                                  16.42
155. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                   16.44
156. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco                                     16.56
157. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE                              16.58
158. Viatchesla Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                  17.20
159. François Simon (Fra) GAN                                     17.24
160. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                                   17.40
161. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                  19.05
162. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti                             19.46
163. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco                              19.59
164. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti                     20.06
165. Stéfano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti                         21.17
166. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     21.37
167. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                               23.54
168. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                 25.17
169. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                26.48
170. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics                                 29.36

Green Jersey:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       175
  2. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                        157
  3. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                   126
  4. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                  114
  5. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                         107
  6. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                                106
  7. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                     96
  8. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                 87
  9. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                  87
 10. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                        79

Mountains Jersey:

  1. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                      26
  2. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                            21
  3. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                  15
  4. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                       15
  5. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                  13
  6. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                               13
  7. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                  10
  8. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                        7
  9. Bo Hamburger (Dan) Casino                                        7
 10. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                         6

Teams:

  1. Cofidis                                                  108.33.26
  2. Casino                                                        9.24
  3. Polti                                                        12.03
  4. Telekom                                                      12.18
  5. US Postal                                                    12.52
  6. Mapei                                                        13.05
  7. Lotto                                                        14.46
  8. Banesto                                                      15.11
  9. ONCE                                                         15.31
 10. La Française des Jeux                                        16.11
 11. GAN                                                          17.52
 12. Rabobank                                                     17.52
 13. Kelme                                                        19.44
 14. TVM                                                          21.04
 15. Vitalicio Seguros                                            21.09
 16. Mercatone Uno                                                21.53
 17. Saeco                                                        23.22
 18. Asics                                                        24.28
 19. Big Mat Auber                                                26.50
 20. Riso Scotti                                                  29.38