Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 5-27, 1998


Main Page     Marcel Wust writes

Stage Report

Today's stage took the riders across the Andalusian plains which are called the "frying pan" of Spain, due to the intense heat that is often experienced there. The peloton did not ride hard and the real action came in the final five kilometers when TVM worked hard to put their sprinter Jeroen Blijlevens into the slot. Prior to that, Lotto-Mobistar's Ludo Dierckxens tried a solo attack which generated a maximum gap of 1 minute. He gave up the attempt with 50 kms to go given the intense heat. broke the lull with a solo that took him more than

As they raced into the port on the Atlantic, TVM was prominent and they reaped the fruits of their work. Dutchman Jeroen Blijlevens won the mass sprint into Cadiz which was marred by a four-man crash less than 50 metres before and Robbie McEwen from the Rabobank team. These three riders had also had a head to head sprint battle in the recently completed Ronde van Nederland. Robbie is just short of a major Tour win now. The crash occured when the Swedish rider, Martin Rittsel hit another wheel and the 4 riders were not badly injured.

It is rumoured that Blijlevens was to leave the controversy-racked TVM team which still has their Doctor in prison in France and Cees Priem under detention in France, both awaiting drug charge trials. Blijlevens told the press afterwards that: "This victory should strengthen my asking price when I talk with those teams who have made me offers for next year."

Blijlevens has now won 12 races in 1998 and has shown he can win against the best in the tough long stages. He told the press: I have won two of the longest in the Tour de France, and now the longest in the Tour of Spain."

Bonuses from intermediate sprints saw Laurent Jalabert close on Marcus Zberg who retained the GC leadership.

The only other notable "injury" was that of Franck Vandenbroucke who did not start the stage because he had a bad toothache! He is seeking out a dentist today and will now prepare for the worlds.

Stage 2, Cordoba - Cadiz, 235 kms:

  1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        6.30.24 (36.055)
  2. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom
  3. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank
  4. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei-Bricobi
  5. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole
  6. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
  7. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal
  8. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti
  9. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 10. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus
 11. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac
 12. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole
 13. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole
 14. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 15. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 16. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 17. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco
 18. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 19. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
 20. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 21. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 22. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
 23. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Credit Agricole
 24. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank
 25. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti
 26. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 27. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 28. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 29. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 30. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi
 31. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 32. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites
 33. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto
 34. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 35. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 36. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 37. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 38. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 39. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi
 40. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto
 41. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto
 42. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
 43. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 44. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco
 45. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 46. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 47. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 48. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 49. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis
 50. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 51. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino
 52. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 53. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto
 54. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 55. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 56. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 57. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 58. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 59. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis
 60. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 61. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti
 62. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino
 63. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
 64. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 65. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 66. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 67. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 68. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 69. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo
 70. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 71. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 72. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 73. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 74. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 75. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom
 76. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 77. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 78. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis
 79. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 80. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 81. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco
 82. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 83. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 84. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal
 85. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 86. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 87. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 88. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal
 89. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank
 90. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites
 91. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto
 92. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 93. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 94. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom
 95. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 96. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 97. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
 98. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 99. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
100. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom
101. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti
102. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
103. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole
104. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
105. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole
106. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
107. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino
108. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom
109. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom
110. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
111. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo
112. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac
113. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
114. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino
115. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
116. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus
117. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
118. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom
119. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo
120. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar
121. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto
122. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco
123. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom
124. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
125. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom
126. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco
127. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
128. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal
129. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis
130. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti
131. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
132. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco
133. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto
134. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
135. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco
136. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
137. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis
138. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
139. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom
140. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank
141. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
142. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal
143. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
144. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
145. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
146. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
147. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus
148. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
149. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto
150. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team
151. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom
152. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites
153. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti
154. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom
155. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto
156. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas
157. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino
158. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
159. Andrei Teteriouk (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
160. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
161. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco
162. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
163. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Credit Agricole
164. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal
165. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team
166. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team
167. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti
168. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
169. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Polti
170. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis
171. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco
172. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo
173. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team
174. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
175. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti
176. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team
177. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
178. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
179. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
180. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom
181. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Cofidis
182. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar
183. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
184. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team
185. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
186. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                 2.44
187. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                                2.44
188. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 2.44
189. Anton Villatoro (Gua) US Postal                                   7.26
190. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino                                     7.26
191. Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          7.26
192. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                                7.26
193. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                              7.26
194. Carmelo Miranda Gonzalez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    7.26
195. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                        7.26
196. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Cofidis                                      7.26

GC after Stage 2

  1. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            10.41.20
  2. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.01
  3. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             0.04
  4. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                        0.05
  5. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     0.09
  6. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     0.10
  7. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                    0.11
  8. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                              0.12
  9. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                0.12
 10. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         0.12
 11. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                    0.12
 12. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                                   0.12
 13. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            0.12
 14. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                      0.12
 15. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto                               0.12
 16. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  0.12
 17. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                           0.12
 18. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi                               0.12
 19. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                           0.12
 20. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.12
 21. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.12
 22. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.12
 23. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                          0.12
 24. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              0.12
 25. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                             0.12
 26. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco                                           0.12
 27. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 0.12
 28. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              0.12
 29. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        0.12
 30. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.12
 31. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.12
 32. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.12
 33. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  0.12
 34. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                       0.12
 35. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        0.12
 36. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                               0.12
 37. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo                          0.12
 38. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.12
 39. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites                        0.12
 40. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     0.12
 41. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   0.12
 42. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              0.12
 43. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   0.12
 44. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        0.12
 45. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    0.12
 46. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     0.12
 47. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                              0.12
 48. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          0.12
 49. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.12
 50. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     0.12
 51. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                                0.12
 52. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.12
 53. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo                               0.12
 54. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom                                      0.12
 55. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          0.12
 56. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                0.12
 57. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           0.12
 58. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    0.12
 59. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.12
 60. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 0.12
 61. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.12
 62. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      0.12
 63. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco                                         0.12
 64. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    0.12
 65. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.12
 66. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                        0.12
 67. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                       0.12
 68. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.12
 69. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              0.12
 70. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                         0.12
 71. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                              0.12
 72. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       0.12
 73. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                               0.12
 74. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.12
 75. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                       0.12
 76. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                     0.12
 77. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     0.12
 78. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                                0.12
 79. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    0.12
 80. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             0.12
 81. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                 0.12
 82. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.12
 83. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  0.12
 84. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto                             0.12
 85. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             0.12
 86. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               0.12
 87. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  0.12
 88. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         0.12
 89. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco                                      0.12
 90. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           0.12
 91. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 0.12
 92. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                                0.12
 93. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        0.12
 94. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Polti                                      0.12
 95. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.12
 96. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      0.35
 97. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                         0.35
 98. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          0.35
 99. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac                                0.35
100. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.35
101. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     0.35
102. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                  0.35
103. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                         0.35
104. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                                0.35
105. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                                            0.35
106. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis                                  0.35
107. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                          0.35
108. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           0.35
109. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                                0.35
110. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               0.35
111. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            0.35
112. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                    0.35
113. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.35
114. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                  0.35
115. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                    0.35
116. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                         0.35
117. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                   0.35
118. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                       0.35
119. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                              0.35
120. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                       0.35
121. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                     0.35
122. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                          0.35
123. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                0.35
124. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                           0.35
125. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                             0.35
126. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               0.35
127. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                 0.35
128. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           0.62
129. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                   0.62
130. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                      0.62
131. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei-Bricobi                                   0.63
132. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                            0.63
133. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             0.63
134. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                   0.63
135. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                   0.63
136. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Credit Agricole                               0.63
137. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                        0.63
138. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                          0.63
139. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                 0.63
140. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                         0.63
141. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole                          0.63
142. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              0.63
143. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                          0.63
144. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.63
145. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                      0.63
146. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom                                    0.63
147. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                      0.63
148. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                  0.63
149. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole                               0.63
150. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           0.63
151. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                0.63
152. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        0.63
153. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                      0.63
154. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   0.63
155. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                                0.63
156. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                         0.63
157. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                                0.63
158. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                             0.63
159. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                      0.63
160. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                              0.63
161. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              0.63
162. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                0.63
163. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis                                       0.63
164. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                    0.63
165. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                              0.63
166. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                  0.63
167. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                  0.63
168. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                  0.63
169. Andrei Teteriouk (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             0.63
170. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                              0.63
171. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             0.63
172. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          0.63
173. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                  0.63
174. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                 0.63
175. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             0.63
176. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.63
177. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        0.63
178. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                         0.63
179. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                        0.63
180. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                       0.63
181. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                      0.63
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