Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 5-27, 1998


Main Page     Marcel Wust writes

Stage Report

The early action in the stage came from Juan Carlos Vicario (Estepona-Brepac), who wanted to give his sponsor (who has its base in Estepona) the exposure. He was away for 77 kms along the Costa del Sol, in strong cross winds. It was a very strong performance. He was caught with 45 kms to go and given the average speed of the day (around 45 km/h) there was never a chance that he would reach the finish alone.

Laurent Jalabert took the position at the head of the field after today's stage and many believe he will remain there. It should be noted that past winner Alex Zulle, who would normally be considered the favourite for this event, is now without Festina's "medical" support and the normal hypothesis would be that his performances will suffer somewhat. Anyway, it was a great battle between Jalabert and Stage 2 GC leader Marcus Zberg. The intermediate sprints were strategically targettd by Jalabert and his team despite the vigilance of Zberg's Post Swiss teammates. Jalabert took the the overall on the road by winning the last 3 intermediate sprints to take the overall lead on the road by 2 seconds, 37 kms before the end.

At the end of the cooler day, a mass sprint saw Jann Kirsipuu just edge out Marcel Wust. Just before the sprint, Swiss rider Oscar Camenzind, who seemed intent on giving his depleted Mapei-Bricobi team, some glory attacked just before the final kms but was quickly caught by a fast moving peloton.

Mapei-Bricobi has had a tour start that they would rather forget. On day 2, they lost team leader Frank Vandenbroucke (dental problems), then their main sprinter, Jan Svorada (who abandoned on Stage 3), and finally Paolo Lanfranchi was caught in a nasty fall and was taken to hospital. He is suffering from head injuries and is under observation in the hospital in Marbella. crashed out.

Stage 3, Cadiz - Estepona, 193 kms:

  1. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                     4.16.24 (45.07)
  2. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus
  3. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom
  4. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  5. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac
  6. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
  7. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo
  8. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank
  9. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole
 10. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 11. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 12. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti
 13. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 14. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal
 15. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
 16. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi
 17. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 18. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank
 19. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco
 20. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 21. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 22. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 23. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 24. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco
 25. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 26. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 27. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto
 28. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites
 29. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Credit Agricole
 30. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 31. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto
 32. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto
 33. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 34. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 35. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 36. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 37. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 38. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti
 39. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 40. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 41. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto
 42. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 43. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 44. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 45. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 46. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto
 47. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 48. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 49. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 50. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
 51. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 52. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 53. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
 54. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 55. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 56. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 57. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 58. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino
 59. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 60. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 61. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 62. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 63. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti
 64. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 65. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 66. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom
 67. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 68. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 69. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 70. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 71. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 72. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco
 73. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 74. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
 75. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto
 76. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 77. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom
 78. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar
 79. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 80. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco
 81. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 82. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 83. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 84. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 85. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 86. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 87. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 88. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto
 89. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis
 90. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco
 91. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi
 92. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis
 93. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 94. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 95. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 96. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti
 97. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti
 98. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino
 99. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
100. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto
101. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal
102. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo
103. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino
104. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo
105. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
106. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco
107. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
108. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom
109. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom
110. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
111. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
112. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto
113. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis
114. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar
115. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team
116. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites
117. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
118. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis
119. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
120. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team
121. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo
122. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites
123. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco
124. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                 s.t.
125. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                              0.40
126. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          3.02
127. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             3.02
128. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             3.02
129. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                          3.02
130. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                         3.02
131. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                                3.02
132. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                           3.02
133. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                         3.12
134. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 3.12
135. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                             3.12
136. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole                               3.12
137. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                       3.12
138. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis                                       3.12
139. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              3.12
140. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                  3.12
141. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           3.12
142. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                          3.12
143. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                      3.12
144. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                         3.12
145. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        3.12
146. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                  3.12
147. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                3.12
148. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                         3.12
149. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        3.12
150. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                         3.12
151. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                             3.12
152. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                              3.12
153. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                 3.12
154. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                                3.12
155. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis                                    3.12
156. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   3.12
157. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                  3.12
158. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                    5.22
159. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     5.22
160. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                              5.22
161. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                                5.22
162. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                      5.22
163. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      5.22
164. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      5.22
165. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                            7.21
166. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                   7.21
167. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                    7.21
168. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                       7.21
169. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      7.21
170. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Polti                                      7.21
171. Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          7.21
172. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                 7.21
173. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        7.21
174. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                7.21
175. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               7.21
176. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                        7.21
177. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                11.12
178. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                          11.12
179. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                             11.12
180. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                        11.12
181. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                11.12
182. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 11.12
183. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  11.12
184. Andrei Teteriouk (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            11.12
185. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    11.12
186. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     11.12
187. Anton Villatoro (Gua) US Postal                                  28.16
188. Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Casino                                    28.16
189. Carmelo Miranda Gonzalez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                   28.16
190. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Credit Agricole                              28.16
191. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Cofidis                                 28.16
192. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Cantina Tollo                             28.16

GC after Stage 3

  1. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     14.57.51
  2. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                0.02
  3. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                    0.06
  4. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             0.07
  5. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                        0.08
  6. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     0.12
  7. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            0.13
  8. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.14
  9. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                0.15
 10. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                    0.15
 11. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                                   0.15
 12. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         0.15
 13. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                              0.15
 14. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  0.15
 15. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto                               0.15
 16. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.15
 17. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.15
 18. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco                                           0.15
 19. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                             0.15
 20. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                          0.15
 21. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        0.15
 22. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.15
 23. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.15
 24. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo                          0.15
 25. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                               0.15
 26. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                      0.15
 27. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                           0.15
 28. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        0.15
 29. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites                        0.15
 30. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.15
 31. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              0.15
 32. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo                               0.15
 33. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.15
 34. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.15
 35. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi                               0.15
 36. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                       0.15
 37. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        0.15
 38. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    0.15
 39. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  0.15
 40. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     0.15
 41. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              0.15
 42. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.15
 43. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                                0.15
 44. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          0.15
 45. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              0.15
 46. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   0.15
 47. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          0.15
 48. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                0.15
 49. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     0.15
 50. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 0.15
 51. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   0.15
 52. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.15
 53. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     0.15
 54. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      0.15
 55. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    0.15
 56. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.15
 57. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  0.15
 58. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    0.15
 59. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                               0.15
 60. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                       0.15
 61. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom                                      0.15
 62. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.15
 63. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.15
 64. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                        0.15
 65. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              0.15
 66. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    0.15
 67. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                     0.15
 68. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           0.15
 69. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco                                         0.15
 70. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     0.15
 71. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       0.15
 72. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                       0.15
 73. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             0.15
 74. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                              0.15
 75. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto                             0.15
 76. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.15
 77. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  0.15
 78. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.15
 79. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             0.15
 80. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         0.15
 81. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco                                      0.15
 82. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               0.15
 83. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                                0.15
 84. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                           3.17
 85. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           3.27
 86. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 3.27
 87. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                         3.27
 88. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                                3.27
 89. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                 3.27
 90. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        3.27
 91. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     5.35
 92. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      5.37
 93. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Polti                                      7.36
 94. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                         8.32
 95. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac                                8.32
 96. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                  8.32
 97. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               8.32
 98. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis                                  8.32
 99. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                                            8.32
100. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                                8.32
101. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            8.32
102. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                       8.32
103. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                    8.32
104. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           8.32
105. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 8.32
106. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                                8.32
107. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                     8.32
108. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                              8.32
109. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                8.32
110. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               8.32
111. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                 8.32
112. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                11.24
113. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         11.34
114. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                         11.34
115. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        11.44
116. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                        11.44
117. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                 11.44
118. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                      11.44
119. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                         11.44
120. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                            11.44
121. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     13.45
122. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                   13.54
123. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                       14.54
124. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          14.54
125. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                  14.54
126. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                  14.58
127. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                     15.02
128. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                  15.06
129. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Credit Agricole                              15.06
130. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole                         15.06
131. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                     15.06
132. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        15.06
133. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         15.06
134. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          15.06
135. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                 15.06
136. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                         15.06
137. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom                                   15.06
138. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 15.06
139. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                               15.06
140. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         15.06
141. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                     15.06
142. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            15.06
143. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  15.06
144. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                15.06
145. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                       15.06
146. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             15.46
147. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                  15.53
148. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            18.07
149. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                        18.08
150. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                               18.08
151. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            18.08
152. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                       18.16
153. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                        18.18
154. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 18.18
155. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole                              18.18
156. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               18.18
157. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                     18.18
158. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  18.18
159. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             18.18
160. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                            18.18
161. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis                                      18.18
162. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                             18.18
163. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 18.18
164. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis                                   18.18
165. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    19.44
166. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  19.44
167. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                          19.44
168. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                     20.28
169. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                             20.28
170. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                22.27
171. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                           22.27
172. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   22.27
173. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               22.27
174. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                      22.27
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