Tour de France, Grand Tour

July 11-August 2, 1998


1997 Results     Tour Database     Stages and Riders    

Stage 9 Brief:

A fairly flat stage today with 3 challenges: At 52.5 kms, the Cat 4 Côte de Saint Léonard (a 2.6 km climb at 3.3%); at 82.5 kms, the Cat 4 Côte de Loubère (a 1.2 km climb at 5.3%); and at the 160.5 kms mark, the Cat 4 Côte de Lahitte-Toupière (a 2.1 km climb at 5.2%).

Rabobank's Leon Van Bon won the last stage before the mountains raced under oppressive conditions. He had been part of a 4 man breakaway with Jens Voigt (GAN), Massimiliano Lelli (Cofidis) and Christophe Agnolutto (Casino) and won his second Tour stage of his career. The main bunch nearly ran them down, only failing by 12 seconds, with Erik Zabel winning the bunch sprint and retaining his green jersey. They had stayed away for over 169 kms and at one stage had a maximum lead of 4 minutes.

With the peloton rapidly approaching, Voigt went for the sprint first with Van Bon on his wheel. He just came over Voigt at the line. Laurent Desbiens retained the yellow by 14 seconds on Andrea Tafi.

Van Bon who has never completed a Tour in 4 tries told the press that This is the best result ever in my career, better than my bronze medal at the world championships."

The blazing sun opened up a new controversy for Tour organisers. At one stage the temperature approached 44 degrees and drink restrictions were abandoned by the organisation. Riders were thus able to get new bidons whenever they needed them. The first casuality of the heat was Super Mario who did his normal trick of abandoning as the race approached the mountains. With 20 kms left to ride in this stage, he stopped and said the heat had given him an upset stomach.

With the heat wave certain to continue and the race going upwards tomorrow, the race organisation told the press that the time gaps will blow out and many riders will abandon.

The talk is less of Festina and more about heat and climbing now. Tomorrow they have to ride over 5 classic mountains - Aubisque, Tourmalet, Soulor, Aspin and Peyresourde. And as if we had forgotten him, the talk is focusing on Marco Pantani who has been sitting quietly in the peloton waiting for the next two days. With the expulsion of Richard Virenque, Pantani is the only real climber left in the Tour.

Luc Leblanc, no mean climber himself, even said to the press that he thought Pantani could win the Tour. Telekom are certain to attack him early to break his resolve. However, he lost a lot of time in the first ITT and sits in 47th place, notably, 5.04 behind Ullrich.

While Telekom will be trying to attack Pantani, everyone else knows that they have to attack Ullrich now, before the last ITT on the final Saturday.

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    

Stage 9, Montauban-Pau, 210 kms:

  1. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                               5.21.10 (39.231)
  2. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN
  3. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
  4. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino
  5. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                      0.12
  6. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank
  7. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei
  8. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno
  9. François Simon (Fra) GAN
 10. Lars Michaelsen (Dan) TVM
 11. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 12. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM
 13. Bjarne Riis (Dan) Telekom
 14. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
 15. Andreï Tchmil (Bel) Lotto
 16. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 17. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
 18. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics
 19. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino
 20. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN
 21. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
 22. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM
 23. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 24. Magnus Backstedt (Suè) GAN
 25. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 26. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti
 27. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto
 28. Viatchesla Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 29. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco
 30. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei
 31. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis
 32. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
 33. Bo Hamburger (Dan) Casino
 34. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal
 35. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti
 36. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom
 37. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei
 38. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti
 39. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto
 40. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom
 41. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti
 42. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto
 43. Michaël Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
 44. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 45. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM
 46. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto
 47. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom
 48. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal
 49. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis
 50. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE
 51. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 52. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto
 53. Roland Meier (Sui) Cofidis
 54. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto
 55. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom
 56. Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE
 57. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal
 58. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti
 59. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal
 60. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics
 61. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
 62. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme
 63. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 64. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto
 65. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme
 66. Beat Zberg (Sui) Rabobank
 67. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme
 68. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto
 69. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei
 70. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 71. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE
 72. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti
 73. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 74. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
 75. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei
 76. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino
 77. José De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme
 78. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE
 79. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto
 80. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis
 81. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 82. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 83. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE
 84. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM
 85. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics
 86. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE
 87. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme
 88. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal
 89. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
 90. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti
 91. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics
 92. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme
 93. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco
 94. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE
 95. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino
 96. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal
 97. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 98. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto
 99. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto
100. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti
101. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei
102. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
103. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis
104. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Casino
105. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom
106. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal
107. Aleksandre Shefer (Kzk) Asics
108. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom
109. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
110. Andreï Teteriouk (Kzk) Lotto
111. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto
112. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE
113. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics
114. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti
115. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno
116. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno
117. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno
118. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
119. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto
120. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno
121. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN
122. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti
123. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno
124. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE
125. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno
126. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei
127. Peter Meinert (Dan) US Postal
128. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux
129. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Francaise des Jeux
130. César Solaun (Spa) Banesto
131. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme
132. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto
133. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco
134. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics
135. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) GAN
136. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto
137. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
138. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank
139. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme
140. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco
141. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
142. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM
143. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco
144. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme
145. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei
146. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
147. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno
148. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
149. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis
150. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti
151. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco
152. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco
153. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                     0.12
154. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                                0.44
155. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                         6.17
156. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                                      6.46
157. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                   6.46
158. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti                            9.35
159. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti
160. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN
161. Stéfano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti
162. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei
163. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
164. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
165. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                                   9.35
166. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                               18.18
167. Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Mercatone Uno                         18.26
168. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                 18.26

Did not finish:

Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics
Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco

GC after Stage 9

  1. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                            41.31.18
  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. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                             5.07
 10. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                            5.11
 11. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                      5.14
 12. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto                                   5.33
 13. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                    5.38
 14. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   5.47
 15. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                     6.01
 16. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis                            6.08
 17. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti                                       6.24
 18. Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE                                      6.32
 19. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                6.44
 20. Michaël Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                6.57
 21. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                      6.58
 22. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme                                 7.04
 23. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                 7.08
 24. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                                 7.08
 25. Bjarne Riis (Dan) Telekom                                     7.12
 26. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                               7.14
 27. Aleksandre Shefer (Kzk) Asics                                 7.23
 28. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         7.35
 29. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                  7.39
 30. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                      7.46
 31. Beat Zberg (Sui) Rabobank                                     7.49
 32. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                          7.50
 33. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          7.52
 34. Roland Meier (Sui) 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. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                   8.03
 40. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal                            8.04
 41. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                              8.06
 42. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                               8.15
 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. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                              8.30
 50. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                 8.38
 51. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM                                      8.39
 52. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme                                 8.44
 53. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti                                       8.50
 54. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        8.51
 55. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                    9.04
 56. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                      9.06
 57. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                                        9.07
 58. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto                                9.11
 59. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme                                  9.12
 60. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei                                9.15
 61. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          9.20
 62. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                9.23
 63. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  9.27
 64. Andreï Teteriouk (Kzk) Lotto                                  9.34
 65. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                      9.37
 66. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  9.38
 67. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme                                    9.43
 68. Peter Meinert (Dan) US Postal                                 9.44
 69. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                             9.51
 70. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                                      9.52
 71. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                9.53
 72. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             9.54
 73. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          9.55
 74. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                               9.58
 75. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE                                    10.02
 76. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                     10.05
 77. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme                                   10.11
 78. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom                                      10.18
 79. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                              10.26
 80. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti                           10.35
 81. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                 10.35
 82. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE                                    10.40
 83. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto                                   10.40
 84. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco                                 10.45
 85. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics                                  10.47
 86. Andreï Tchmil (Bel) Lotto                                    10.52
 87. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto                                   10.52
 88. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Casino                                   10.52
 89. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei                                      10.54
 90. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                      10.55
 91. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      10.59
 92. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                11.01
 93. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                            11.02
 94. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                              11.03
 95. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme                                 11.05
 96. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                   11.07
 97. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme                                11.11
 98. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    11.11
 99. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics                                    11.15
100. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto                                  11.17
101. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei                                 11.20
102. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                11.25
103. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                 11.30
104. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto                                   11.37
105. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                             11.41
106. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                                          11.48
107. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                    12.01
108. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno                           12.02
109. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        12.05
110. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                       12.16
111. José De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme                              12.16
112. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti                              12.22
113. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           12.23
114. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics                                    12.23
115. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics                                   12.42
115. Lars Michaelsen (Dan) TVM                                    12.44
117. Magnus Backstedt (Suè) GAN                                   12.53
118. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto                                  13.09
119. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics                                  13.14
120. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto                                   13.17
121. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                             13.19
122. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   13.20
123. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Francaise des Jeux               13.21
124. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         13.23
125. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics                                      13.33
126. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                                       13.36
127. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                               13.44
128. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE                                    13.47
129. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei                                 13.48
130. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                 13.53
131. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                   14.00
132. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM                                    14.09
133. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal                                14.36
134. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         14.36
135. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                   14.38
136. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                       15.00
137. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE                                  15.07
138. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                   15.14
139. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    15.17
140. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE                                 15.23
141. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                                     16.04
142. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       16.38
143. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM                                  16.42
144. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco                                     16.56
145. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE                              16.58
146. Viatchesla Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                  17.20
147. François Simon (Fra) GAN                                     17.24
148. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                  17.30
149. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                                   17.40
150. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                                  18.31
151. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN                                      19.05
152. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti                             19.46
153. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco                              19.59
154. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti                     20.06
155. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti                           20.30
156. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                        20.46
157. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                      20.55
158. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                    21.12
159. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     21.37
160. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                               22.57
161. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                              23.41
162. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                               24.26
163. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                 25.17
164. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                   26.07
165. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                26.48
166. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                 26.54
167. Stéfano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti                         30.30
168. Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Mercatone Uno                         31.10

Green Jersey:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       197
  2. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                        157
  3. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                  134
  4. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                         126
  5. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                   126
  6. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                                106
  7. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                 87
  8. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                  87
  9. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                        85
 10. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                    78

Mountains Jersey:

  1. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                            36
  2. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                      26
  3. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                  15
  4. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                       15
  5. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                               14
  6. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                       14
  7. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                  13
  8. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                  10
  9. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                        7
 10. Bo Hamburger (Dan) Casino                                        7

Teams:

  1. Cofidis                                                  124.37.20
  2. Casino                                                        9.24
  3. Polti                                                        12.15
  4. Telekom                                                      12.30
  5. US Postal                                                    13.04
  6. Mapei                                                        13.17
  7. Lotto                                                        14.58
  8. Banesto                                                      15.23
  9. ONCE                                                         15.43
 10. La Française des Jeux                                        16.23
 11. GAN                                                          17.52
 12. Rabobank                                                     17.52
 13. Kelme                                                        19.56
 14. TVM                                                          21.16
 15. Vitalicio Seguros                                            21.21
 16. Mercatone Uno                                                22.05
 17. Saeco                                                        23.34
 18. Asics                                                        24.40
 19. Big Mat Auber                                                27.02
 20. Riso Scotti                                                  29.50