Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 5-27, 1998


Main Page     Marcel Wust writes

Stage Report

Jeroen Blijlevens declared that: "I am the best sprinter here." This was after he won his second stage in 3 days when he held out his big rival Giovanni Lombardi (Telekom) in the mass sprint into Olula del Rio. Lombardi is appearing to be the "man who almost" having taken three 2nds and a 3rd in 5 stages but just cannot get the measure of Blijlevens. As we reported earlier, the two have resumed their rivalry that occurred in August during the Ronde van Nederland. Blijlevens was equally superior then.

He told the press: "I feel so strong and full of confidence. I am the best here and that's what I like to show. I could have won on Tuesday but I made a mistake by leaving my sprint too late."

Blijlevens has been supported by a strong showing of TVM riders who have organised the final sprints beautifully. They claim that the events of the Tour de France have brought them together into an even more effective unit.

The only feature of the stage was a long 8 rider break (of non-sprinters) which was mostly caught well before the end. Two of the group, Rolf Sorensen and Anthony Rokia were finally caught with 35 kms to go.

No change in the GC occurred.

Stage 5, Olula del Rio - Murcia, 166 kms:

  1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       3.41.31 (44.827)
  2. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom
  3. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal
  4. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  5. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
  6. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo
  7. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti
  8. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac
  9. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 10. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus
 11. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 12. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole
 13. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 14. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi
 15. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 16. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 17. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 18. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
 19. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole
 20. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 21. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole
 22. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 23. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 24. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 25. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 26. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 27. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 28. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 29. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis
 30. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank
 31. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto
 32. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 33. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 34. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 35. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti
 36. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco
 37. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 38. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto
 39. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 40. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 41. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino
 42. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 43. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto
 44. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
 45. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino
 46. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti
 47. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco
 48. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 49. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 50. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto
 51. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites
 52. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi
 53. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 54. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 55. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 56. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom
 57. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom
 58. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 59. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 60. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 61. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 62. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 63. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 64. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 65. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 66. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo
 67. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 68. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 69. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco
 70. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis
 71. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 72. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 73. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 74. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites
 75. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar
 76. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 77. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 78. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 79. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
 80. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 81. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 82. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 83. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 84. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 85. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 86. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino
 87. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis
 88. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 89. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 90. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti
 91. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 92. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom
 93. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 94. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole
 95. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 96. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 97. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto
 98. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal
 99. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
100. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom
101. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole
102. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom
103. Carmelo Miranda Gonzalez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
104. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Credit Agricole
105. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus
106. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom
107. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal
108. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites
109. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
110. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom
111. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal
112. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
113. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
114. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto
115. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team
116. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino
117. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
118. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team
119. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar
120. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis
121. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom
122. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
123. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
124. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
125. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
126. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
127. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
128. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom
129. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto
130. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
131. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
132. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
133. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus
134. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco
135. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
136. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco
137. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco
138. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto
139. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo
140. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
141. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom
142. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole
143. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal
144. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti
145. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco
146. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
147. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team
148. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team
149. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis
150. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
151. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
152. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
153. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
154. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal
155. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino
156. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
157. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco
158. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal
159. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis
160. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team
161. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom
162. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco
163. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac
164. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom
165. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
166. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank
167. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
168. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal
169. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo
170. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas
171. Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Credit Agricole
172. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino
173. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
174. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti
175. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                                1.00
176. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.16
177. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                    1.16
178. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                           1.28
179. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                         1.32
180. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                           1.32
181. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           1.39
182. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                5.32
183. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                  6.52
184. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                       12.43

GC after Stage 5

  1. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                    23.06.28
  2. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.02
  3. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                0.05
  4. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                    0.12
  5. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                              0.13
  6. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             0.13
  7. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.16
  8. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     0.18
  9. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.18
 10. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          0.18
 11. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            0.19
 12. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.19
 13. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto                               0.20
 14. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        0.20
 15. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.20
 16. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto                             0.20
 17. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                0.21
 18. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         0.21
 19. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                                   0.21
 20. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  0.21
 21. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco                                           0.21
 22. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                             0.21
 23. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        0.21
 24. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                      0.21
 25. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                               0.21
 26. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.21
 27. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.21
 28. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                          0.21
 29. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                       0.21
 30. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi                               0.21
 31. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.21
 32. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                                0.21
 33. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo                          0.21
 34. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        0.21
 35. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.21
 36. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                0.21
 37. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.21
 38. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              0.21
 39. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo                               0.21
 40. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              0.21
 41. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     0.21
 42. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites                        0.21
 43. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     0.21
 44. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom                                      0.21
 45. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 0.21
 46. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              0.21
 47. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    0.21
 48. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      0.21
 49. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                           0.21
 50. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   0.21
 51. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     0.21
 52. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   0.21
 53. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           0.21
 54. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  0.21
 55. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.21
 56. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                        0.21
 57. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     0.21
 58. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.21
 59. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    0.21
 60. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.21
 61. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                               0.21
 62. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         0.21
 63. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.21
 64. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              0.21
 65. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             0.21
 66. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                       0.21
 67. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                     0.21
 68. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       0.21
 69. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                       0.21
 70. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               0.21
 71. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    0.21
 72. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                              0.21
 73. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.21
 74. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  0.21
 75. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco                                         0.21
 76. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             0.21
 77. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco                                      0.21
 78. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                                0.21
 79. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                    0.31
 80. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  0.31
 81. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          0.31
 82. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    0.31
 83. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.31
 84. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           3.33
 85. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                                3.33
 86. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                         3.33
 87. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 3.43
 88. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        3.43
 89. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                 3.43
 90. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     5.41
 91. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      5.43
 92. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                           7.17
 93. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac                                8.38
 94. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                  8.38
 95. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                         8.38
 96. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis                                  8.38
 97. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               8.38
 98. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                                8.38
 99. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                                8.38
100. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                                            8.38
101. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                       8.38
102. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                    8.38
103. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            8.38
104. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 8.38
105. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                     8.38
106. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                 8.38
107. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               8.38
108. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          10.17
109. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                11.30
110. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         11.40
111. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                         11.40
112. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        11.50
113. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                      11.50
114. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                 11.50
115. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                         11.50
116. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                            11.50
117. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     13.51
118. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               14.10
119. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          14.44
120. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                  14.44
121. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                  15.04
122. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                  15.08
123. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        15.12
124. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          15.12
125. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         15.12
126. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                     15.12
127. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                 15.12
128. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                     15.12
129. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 15.12
130. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom                                   15.12
131. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                15.12
132. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         15.12
133. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  15.12
134. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            15.12
135. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                       15.12
136. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                  16.09
137. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             17.23
138. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole                              18.24
139. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               18.24
140. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                            18.24
141. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 18.24
142. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             18.24
143. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                             18.24
144. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 18.24
145. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis                                   18.24
146. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis                                      18.44
147. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                        18.59
148. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            19.41
149. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            19.45
150. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  19.50
151. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                             20.34
152. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                     20.34
153. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                     20.50
154. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                               20.55
155. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                22.33
156. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              22.33
157. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                        23.09
158. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                           23.25
159. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   23.49
160. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     24.34
161. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                   25.19
162. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                        26.24
163. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                         26.31
164. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                               26.31
165. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                       28.42
166. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole                         28.54
167. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                29.08
168. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                       29.41
169. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                       29.59
170. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                             30.31
171. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    31.09
172. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                          31.09
173. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                        31.15
174. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  32.06
175. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                             33.50
176. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               33.52
177. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                      37.31
178. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                               39.19
179. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     40.06
180. Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         43.41
181. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Credit Agricole                              43.48
182. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 46.58
183. Carmelo Miranda Gonzalez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                   50.54
184. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                       52.21