Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 5-27, 1998


Main Page     Marcel Wust writes

Stage Report

Young Spanish climber José Maria Jiminez from the Banesto team is the first local rider to wear the leader's jersey in the Vuelta since 1996 (when Abraham Olano wore it for 2 days). Jiminez attacked with 4 kms to go and shook the foundations of the Tour by taking the stage by 27 seconds in front of Roberto Heras (Kelme-Costa Blanca). Laurent Jalabert led a group of 12 riders home at 47 seconds including Lance Armstrong, who is showing that his comeback is progressing well.

He told the press later: "I was very proud to take the jersey, especially because I was criticised for quitting the Tour de France when I was ill. I wanted to come back strong for the Vuelta and now I intend to defend the jersey at least until Sunday's time trial. I am not so good in races against the clock."

But climb he can. He attacked very hard on the short but steep climb of Alto de Cali and made Lance look as if he was standing still. Roberto Heras was the only one who could chase but even he was dropped by Jiminez.

Overnight leader Fabrizio Guidi kept the jersey, but only just, and lost 3.20 to Jiminez on the climb. He had earlier won time at the premie sprints before the mountains.

Stage 6, Murcia - Xorret de Cat, 202 kms:

  1. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        5.17.57 (38.025)
  2. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.27
  3. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.47
  4. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   0.47
  5. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi                               0.47
  6. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto                               0.47
  7. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        0.47
  8. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco                                           0.47
  9. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                             0.47
 10. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           0.47
 11. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         0.47
 12. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    0.47
 13. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites                        0.47
 14. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.47
 15. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  1.02
 16. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  1.02
 17. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              1.02
 18. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                1.02
 19. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        1.02
 20. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 1.02
 21. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                               1.02
 22. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    1.02
 23. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  1.07
 24. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.11
 25. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1.18
 26. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                                1.18
 27. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                               1.18
 28. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  1.18
 29. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      1.18
 30. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   1.32
 31. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                                1.41
 32. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     1.50
 33. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                       1.50
 34. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                         1.50
 35. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 1.50
 36. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              1.50
 37. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                              1.50
 38. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           1.50
 39. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                       1.50
 40. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                       1.50
 41. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       1.50
 42. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    1.50
 43. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo                          1.50
 44. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  1.50
 45. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      1.50
 46. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           1.50
 47. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     1.50
 48. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               1.50
 49. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                        2.16
 50. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 2.16
 51. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     2.16
 52. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  2.16
 53. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          2.16
 54. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     2.31
 55. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    2.31
 56. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                          2.31
 57. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  2.31
 58. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            2.31
 59. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto                             2.31
 60. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                      2.31
 61. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              2.31
 62. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                         2.31
 63. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo                               2.31
 64. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            2.31
 65. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             2.31
 66. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      2.31
 67. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  3.06
 68. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                        3.20
 69. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom                                    3.20
 70. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                  3.20
 71. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  3.20
 72. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                  3.20
 73. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                                3.20
 74. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                        3.34
 75. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                                3.34
 76. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                 3.41
 77. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                           4.03
 78. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                     4.03
 79. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        4.03
 80. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     4.03
 81. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis                                    4.03
 82. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                  4.03
 83. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               4.03
 84. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                4.03
 85. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     4.03
 86. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                4.03
 87. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                4.03
 88. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          4.03
 89. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                  4.21
 90. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                     4.46
 91. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                                4.46
 92. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                              4.46
 93. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               4.46
 94. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     4.46
 95. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco                                      4.51
 96. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              4.51
 97. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             5.03
 98. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                         5.15
 99. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           5.19
100. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                        5.19
101. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      5.19
102. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 5.19
103. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        5.31
104. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         5.31
105. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco                                         5.31
106. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                      6.04
107. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                          6.04
108. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             6.18
109. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                              6.43
110. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                      6.43
111. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                  6.54
112. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                    6.59
113. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 7.15
114. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     8.31
115. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                         8.31
116. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           8.55
117. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               13.34
118. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                13.34
119. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              13.34
120. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                13.34
121. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                         13.52
122. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 13.52
123. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                      13.52
124. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             13.52
125. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                            13.52
126. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                  13.52
127. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                         13.52
128. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                   13.52
129. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                      13.52
130. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                   13.52
131. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                        13.52
132. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        13.52
133. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                     13.52
134. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                  14.31
135. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         14.31
136. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            14.31
137. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                        14.31
138. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    14.31
139. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                                           14.31
140. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                14.31
141. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  14.31
142. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  14.31
143. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            14.31
144. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               14.31
145. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                             14.40
146. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                     14.40
147. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                             14.53
148. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac                               15.30
149. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                15.30
150. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                       15.30
151. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  15.55
152. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     15.55
153. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                        16.11
154. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis                                 16.45
155. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                  16.45
156. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                16.45
157. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole                              17.02
158. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                            17.02
159. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         17.02
160. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             17.02
161. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                               17.02
162. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            17.02
163. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                                  17.02
164. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis                                      17.02
165. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                               17.02
166. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          17.02
167. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          17.02
168. Carmelo Miranda Gonzalez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                   17.02
169. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                           17.02
170. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                  17.02
171. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     17.02
172. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                      17.02
173. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                               17.10
174. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 17.10
175. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Credit Agricole                              17.15
176. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                             17.44
177. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   17.48
178. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom                                     17.48
179. Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         18.27
180. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole                         18.27
181. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                       18.42
182. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                       18.50
183. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        19.39

GC after Stage 6

  1. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                       28.24.34
  2. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.31
  3. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.36
  4. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto                               0.58
  5. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco                                           0.59
  6. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                             0.59
  7. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        0.59
  8. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi                               0.59
  9. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.59
 10. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites                        0.59
 11. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    0.59
 12. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   0.59
 13. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           0.59
 14. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         0.59
 15. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  1.09
 16. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 1.12
 17. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  1.13
 18. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        1.14
 19. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                1.14
 20. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              1.14
 21. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    1.14
 22. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                               1.14
 23. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      1.27
 24. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  1.29
 25. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                               1.30
 26. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                                1.30
 27. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1.30
 28. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.33
 29. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  1.40
 30. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   1.44
 31. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                                1.53
 32. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                         2.02
 33. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                       2.02
 34. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo                          2.02
 35. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     2.02
 36. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 2.02
 37. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              2.02
 38. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                       2.02
 39. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                       2.02
 40. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       2.02
 41. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                              2.02
 42. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    2.02
 43. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               2.02
 44. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  2.02
 45. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           2.02
 46. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          2.25
 47. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     2.28
 48. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  2.28
 49. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             2.35
 50. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            2.41
 51. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                          2.42
 52. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto                             2.42
 53. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                      2.43
 54. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     2.43
 55. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              2.43
 56. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo                               2.43
 57. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      2.43
 58. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  2.43
 59. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    2.53
 60. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                        3.04
 61. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  3.18
 62. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  3.32
 63. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                        3.56
 64. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                3.59
 65. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        4.14
 66. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                4.15
 67. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     4.15
 68. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     4.55
 69. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                     4.58
 70. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              5.03
 71. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco                                      5.03
 72. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           5.14
 73. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             5.15
 74. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         5.43
 75. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco                                         5.43
 76. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 5.50
 77. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                         5.55
 78. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             6.30
 79. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                              6.47
 80. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                                6.58
 81. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                    7.21
 82. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     7.22
 83. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      7.24
 84. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 7.27
 85. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     8.43
 86. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        9.05
 87. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                           11.00
 88. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 11.49
 89. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                               11.49
 90. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                12.10
 91. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              12.32
 92. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                    12.32
 93. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              13.15
 94. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    14.43
 95. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                 15.44
 96. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                16.40
 97. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                17.08
 98. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                                  17.14
 99. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                       17.19
100. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                         17.35
101. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom                                     18.20
102. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 18.23
103. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom                                   18.23
104. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          19.03
105. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         19.06
106. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        20.18
107. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          20.22
108. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                     21.46
109. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                 21.57
110. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               22.18
111. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis                                   22.18
112. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                      22.21
113. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                   22.21
114. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 22.36
115. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                                           23.00
116. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                23.00
117. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac                               23.59
118. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          24.10
119. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis                                 25.14
120. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                               25.31
121. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        25.33
122. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                      25.33
123. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                         25.33
124. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                            25.33
125. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         26.02
126. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                     26.29
127. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               27.35
128. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        28.18
129. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                     28.55
130. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                  29.26
131. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  29.34
132. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            29.34
133. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     29.44
134. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                  29.52
135. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                30.33
136. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     30.37
137. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                               31.08
138. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                        31.31
139. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          31.34
140. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                  31.37
141. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                  31.44
142. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         32.05
143. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             32.07
144. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 32.07
145. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                             33.08
146. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            34.07
147. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  34.12
148. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             34.16
149. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                        35.01
150. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                          35.03
151. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                             35.05
152. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                             35.08
153. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                       35.09
154. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    35.13
155. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole                              35.17
156. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                            35.17
157. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                     35.21
158. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis                                      35.37
159. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              35.58
160. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            36.34
161. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                               37.48
162. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                   39.02
163. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                39.19
164. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                         40.14
165. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                           40.18
166. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                        40.46
167. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   41.28
168. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                42.33
169. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                       44.03
170. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                        44.58
171. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole                         47.12
172. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  47.52
173. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                       48.14
174. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               48.14
175. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                             51.25
176. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                      54.24
177. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     55.52
178. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                               56.20
179. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Credit Agricole                            1.00.54
180. Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) Credit Agricole                       1.01.59
181. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               1.03.59
182. Carmelo Miranda Gonzalez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 1.07.47
183. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     1.11.02