Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 5-27, 1998


Main Page     Marcel Wust writes

Stage Report

Marcus Zberg (23) continued to assert the strong Swiss presence which has dominated the Vuelta a Espagna over the last 6 years, first with Tony Rominger and then Alex Zulle (1996-97 winner). Zberg outsprinted Mapei's Giuliano Figueras and Laurent Jalabert (1995 winner). He told the press afterwards: " It was an ideal course for me because the stronger finishing sprinters had problems with the climbs." Tell that to Marcel!

95 riders contested the sprint with a huge number of riders forming a grupetto and losing over 14 minutes. Earlier, two brothers from the Euskaltel-Euskadi team - Alvaro and Igor Galdeano had attacked with the dangerous Belgian Ludo Dierickxsens. The brothers were only caught with 500 metres to go.

The field of 198 was split into 3 because of the hills and the heat (36 degrees). The peloton started to chase Francisco Cerezo and Unai Etxebarria who had been away for 35 kms who led for 30 kilometres. The pace over the Cat 2 hills was too much for 32 riders who lost 8.17 and the remaining 69 riders who lost 14.51.

Stage 1, Cordoba - Cordoba, 162 kms:

  1. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             4.11.08
  2. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
  3. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  4. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
  5. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo
  6. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
  7. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
  8. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  9. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi
 10. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti
 11. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco
 12. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 13. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 14. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
 15. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 16. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 17. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti
 18. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 19. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom
 20. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 21. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto
 22. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto
 23. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto
 24. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites
 25. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi
 26. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 27. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 28. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 29. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 30. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 31. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal
 32. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto
 33. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 34. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 35. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 36. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 37. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 38. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 39. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco
 40. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino
 41. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto
 42. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 43. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco
 44. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 45. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 46. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto
 47. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 48. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 49. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 50. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 51. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 52. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto
 53. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 54. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 55. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti
 56. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco
 57. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 58. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 59. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 60. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar
 61. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 62. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 63. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 64. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 65. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 66. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 67. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino
 68. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 69. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 70. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 71. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo
 72. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 73. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto
 74. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 75. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 76. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 77. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 78. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 79. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 80. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis
 81. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino
 82. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 83. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 84. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Polti
 85. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti
 86. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 87. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 88. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac
 89. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 90. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco
 91. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom
 92. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 93. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto
 94. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco
 95. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 96. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                         8.17
 97. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                         8.17
 98. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                    8.17
 99. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          8.17
100. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                          8.17
101. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                                8.17
102. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                          8.17
103. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                8.17
104. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                   8.17
105. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                     8.17
106. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               8.17
107. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           8.17
108. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 8.17
109. Carlos Osorio (Col) Avianca-Telecom                               8.17
110. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     8.17
111. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                   8.17
112. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                                8.17
113. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                         8.17
114. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                                            8.17
115. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                  8.17
116. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                           8.17
117. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac                                8.17
118. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                       8.17
119. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis                                  8.17
120. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            8.17
121. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                    8.17
122. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                       8.17
123. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      8.17
124. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               8.17
125. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                              8.17
126. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                             8.17
127. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                  8.17
128. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                 8.17
129. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                  14.51
130. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 14.51
131. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                       14.51
132. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                               14.51
133. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom                                   14.51
134. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Credit Agricole                              14.51
135. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                               14.51
136. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Cofidis                                     14.51
137. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino                                    14.51
138. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 14.51
139. Carmelo Miranda Gonzalez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                   14.51
140. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     14.51
141. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         14.51
142. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         14.51
143. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 14.51
144. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                           14.51
145. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                     14.51
146. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                     14.51
147. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                       14.51
148. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                  14.51
149. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole                              14.51
150. Anton Villatoro (Gua) US Postal                                  14.51
151. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            14.51
152. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                        14.51
153. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             14.51
154. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                            14.51
155. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  14.51
156. Andrei Teteriouk (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            14.51
157. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                     14.51
158. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                             14.51
159. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        14.51
160. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei-Bricobi                                  14.51
161. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               14.51
162. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                       14.51
163. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                        14.51
164. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   14.51
165. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                14.51
166. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                        14.51
167. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             14.51
168. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            14.51
169. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                         14.51
170. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Cantina Tollo                             14.51
171. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                     14.51
172. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     14.51
173. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis                                      14.51
174. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          14.51
175. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis                                   14.51
176. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          14.51
177. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                             14.51
178. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                14.51
179. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  14.51
180. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                          14.51
181. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            14.51
182. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                14.51
183. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                             14.51
184. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Credit Agricole                              14.51
185. Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         14.51
186. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                     14.51
187. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                 14.51
188. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                               14.51
189. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              14.51
190. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 14.51
191. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole                         14.51
192. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                       14.51
193. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Cofidis                                 14.51
194. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                      14.51
195. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                       14.51
196. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                  14.51
197. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                       14.51
198. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               14.51

GC after Stage 1

  1. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             4.10.56
  2. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             0.04
  3. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.04
  4. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                        0.09
  5. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     0.09
  6. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     0.10
  7. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                0.12
  8. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                                0.12
  9. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                              0.12
 10. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                           0.12
 11. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         0.12
 12. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                                   0.12
 13. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                    0.12
 14. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     0.12
 15. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              0.12
 16. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                    0.12
 17. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                      0.12
 18. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        0.12
 19. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                          0.12
 20. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            0.12
 21. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom                                      0.12
 22. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  0.12
 23. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto                               0.12
 24. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          0.12
 25. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                           0.12
 26. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites                        0.12
 27. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi                               0.12
 28. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.12
 29. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    0.12
 30. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.12
 31. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  0.12
 32. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  0.12
 33. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   0.12
 34. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                              0.12
 35. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          0.12
 36. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.12
 37. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              0.12
 38. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.12
 39. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.12
 40. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo                          0.12
 41. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco                                           0.12
 42. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                       0.12
 43. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                             0.12
 44. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.12
 45. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                        0.12
 46. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        0.12
 47. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           0.12
 48. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                                0.12
 49. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.12
 50. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        0.12
 51. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   0.12
 52. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.12
 53. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     0.12
 54. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                               0.12
 55. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                              0.12
 56. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.12
 57. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       0.12
 58. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                       0.12
 59. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 0.12
 60. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.12
 61. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              0.12
 62. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              0.12
 63. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           0.12
 64. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             0.12
 65. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     0.12
 66. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 0.12
 67. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.12
 68. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.12
 69. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                         0.12
 70. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      0.12
 71. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    0.12
 72. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 0.12
 73. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo                               0.12
 74. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         0.12
 75. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto                             0.12
 76. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.12
 77. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    0.12
 78. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     0.12
 79. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    0.12
 80. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                0.12
 81. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  0.12
 82. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                       0.12
 83. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.12
 84. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Polti                                      0.12
 85. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                               0.12
 86. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.12
 87. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        0.12
 88. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                 0.12
 89. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               0.12
 90. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco                                         0.12
 91. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                     0.12
 92. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             0.12
 93. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                                0.12
 94. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco                                      0.12
 95. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.12
 96. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      8.24
 97. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                         8.29
 98. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                         8.29
 99. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                    8.29
100. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          8.29
101. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                          8.29
102. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                                8.29
103. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                          8.29
104. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                8.29
105. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                   8.29
106. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                     8.29
107. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               8.29
108. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           8.29
109. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 8.29
110. Carlos Osorio (Col) Avianca-Telecom                               8.29
111. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     8.29
112. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                   8.29
113. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                                8.29
114. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                         8.29
115. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                                            8.29
116. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                  8.29
117. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                           8.29
118. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac                                8.29
119. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                       8.29
120. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis                                  8.29
121. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            8.29
122. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                    8.29
123. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                       8.29
124. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               8.29
125. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                              8.29
126. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                             8.29
127. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                  8.29
128. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                 8.29
129. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            15.02
130. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                  15.03
131. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 15.03
132. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                       15.03
133. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                               15.03
134. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom                                   15.03
135. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Credit Agricole                              15.03
136. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                               15.03
137. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Cofidis                                     15.03
138. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino                                    15.03
139. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 15.03
140. Carmelo Miranda Gonzalez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                   15.03
141. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     15.03
142. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         15.03
143. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         15.03
144. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 15.03
145. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                           15.03
146. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                     15.03
147. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                     15.03
148. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                       15.03
149. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                  15.03
150. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole                              15.03
151. Anton Villatoro (Gua) US Postal                                  15.03
152. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            15.03
153. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                        15.03
154. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             15.03
155. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                            15.03
156. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  15.03
157. Andrei Teteriouk (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            15.03
158. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                     15.03
159. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                             15.03
160. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        15.03
161. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei-Bricobi                                  15.03
162. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               15.03
163. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                       15.03
164. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                        15.03
165. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   15.03
166. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                15.03
167. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                        15.03
168. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             15.03
169. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                         15.03
170. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Cantina Tollo                             15.03
171. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                     15.03
172. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     15.03
173. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis                                      15.03
174. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          15.03
175. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis                                   15.03
176. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          15.03
177. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                             15.03
178. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                15.03
179. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  15.03
180. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                          15.03
181. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            15.03
182. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                15.03
183. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                             15.03
184. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Credit Agricole                              15.03
185. Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         15.03
186. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                     15.03
187. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                 15.03
188. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                               15.03
189. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              15.03
190. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 15.03
191. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole                         15.03
192. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                       15.03
193. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Cofidis                                 15.03
194. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                      15.03
195. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                       15.03
196. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                  15.03
197. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                       15.03
198. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               15.03