Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 5-27, 1998


Main Page     Marcel Wust writes

Stage Report

Sometimes the eternal also ran reverses the trend. Giovanni Lombardi did that in Stage 7 when he outsprinted his nemesis Jeroen Blijlevens. Their rivalry was highlighted last year in an acrimonious appeal by Blijlevens in the first stage of the Ronde van Nederland at Alkmaar where Lombardi was disqualified for sprint infractions. The Dutchman has since dominated the Italian. 4 times in the last 3 weeks. This time it was Lombardi's turn to get the narrow win with our own correspondent Marcel Wust coming third.

Breakaway specialist, Ludo Dierckxens (Lotto-Mobistar) once again put the hammer down early and tried another of his as yet unsuccessful long flights. Today he was away for 170 kms with two Italians Maurizio Frizzo and Mariano Piccoli. Their maximum gap was around 5.00 over the flat roads of the Costa Blanca region. Dierckxens broke away from the Italians who were caught by the peloton as the sprinter's teammates started to organise the finish. Lombardy, in particular, benefitted from the hard work of his Telekom team.

Dierckxens held them off for another 8 kms and reached Valencia alone. With 6 kms left to ride he was also caught and another bold venture proved futile. The fury of the mass sprint followed.

The riders (174 left) then had a plane flight to Mallorca for the 2 days of racing there.

Young Spanish climber José Maria Jiminez from the Banesto team retained overall lead by 31 seconds over Roberto Heras.

Stage 7, Alicante - Valencia, 186 kms:

  1. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                 4.03.49 (45.526)
  2. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  3. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus
  4. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino
  5. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  6. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco
  7. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti
  8. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank
  9. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 10. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 11. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo
 12. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi
 13. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 14. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal
 15. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 16. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 17. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac
 18. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 19. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco
 20. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 21. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole
 22. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 23. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 24. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole
 25. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 26. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 27. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 28. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto
 29. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino
 30. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 31. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 32. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti
 33. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 34. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 35. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 36. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco
 37. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites
 38. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 39. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 40. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi
 41. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 42. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto
 43. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 44. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco
 45. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 46. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 47. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 48. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 49. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 50. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 51. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto
 52. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank
 53. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 54. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 55. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 56. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto
 57. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 58. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 59. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti
 60. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 61. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 62. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal
 63. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
 64. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 65. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 66. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 67. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 68. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 69. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 70. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 71. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal
 72. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 73. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 74. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 75. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 76. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti
 77. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 78. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 79. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom
 80. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 81. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom
 82. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
 83. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto
 84. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 85. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 86. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto
 87. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto
 88. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 89. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 90. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 91. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo
 92. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 93. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 94. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino
 95. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco
 96. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 97. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 98. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 99. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal
100. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
101. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team
102. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti
103. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
104. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
105. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
106. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus
107. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
108. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco
109. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar
110. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
111. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom
112. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
113. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom
114. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom
115. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar
116. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis
117. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
118. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal
119. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
120. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
121. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
122. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
123. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo
124. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis
125. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
126. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
127. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti
128. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis
129. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco
130. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                          0.46
131. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                      0.52
132. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                 0.57
133. Carmelo Miranda Gonzalez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    0.57
134. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                                0.57
135. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.57
136. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                  0.57
137. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                      0.57
138. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                           0.57
139. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                                0.57
140. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                              0.57
141. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               1.20
142. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                           1.25
143. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                              1.31
144. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                         1.31
145. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             2.04
146. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             2.04
147. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                         2.10
148. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                          2.59
149. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                      3.15
150. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                         4.38
151. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      4.38
152. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                    4.38
153. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco                                      4.38
154. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             4.38
155. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis                                    4.38
156. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                            4.38
157. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                              4.38
158. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                4.38
159. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                 4.38
160. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                                4.38
161. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                             4.38
162. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                              4.38
163. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             4.38
164. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   4.38
165. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                 4.38
166. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          4.38
167. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        4.38
168. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                        4.38
169. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                                4.38
170. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole                              12.49
171. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   12.49
172. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 12.49
173. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                               12.49
174. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  12.49

GC after Stage 7

  1. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                       32.28.23
  2. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.31
  3. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.34
  4. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto                               0.58
  5. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                             0.59
  6. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco                                           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. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           0.59
 13. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   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. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                               1.14
 22. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    1.14
 23. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      1.27
 24. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  1.29
 25. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1.30
 26. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                                1.30
 27. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.33
 28. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                               1.40
 29. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   1.44
 30. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  1.50
 31. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                         2.02
 32. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                       2.02
 33. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     2.02
 34. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 2.02
 35. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              2.02
 36. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                       2.02
 37. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                       2.02
 38. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       2.02
 39. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    2.02
 40. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  2.02
 41. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               2.02
 42. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           2.12
 43. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          2.25
 44. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     2.28
 45. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  2.28
 46. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            2.38
 47. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                          2.42
 48. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                      2.43
 49. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo                               2.43
 50. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              2.43
 51. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     2.43
 52. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      2.43
 53. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  2.43
 54. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto                             2.52
 55. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    2.53
 56. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                        3.04
 57. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  3.18
 58. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  3.32
 59. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                        3.56
 60. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        4.14
 61. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                4.15
 62. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     4.15
 63. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     4.55
 64. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                     4.58
 65. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              5.03
 66. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           5.14
 67. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             5.25
 68. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         5.43
 69. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco                                         5.43
 70. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 5.50
 71. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             6.30
 72. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                                6.31
 73. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                              6.40
 74. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             7.13
 75. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                    7.21
 76. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     7.22
 77. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      7.24
 78. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 7.37
 79. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                              8.18
 80. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                8.37
 81. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     8.43
 82. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        9.05
 83. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco                                      9.41
 84. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                        10.33
 85. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                           11.00
 86. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                               11.46
 87. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 11.49
 88. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                12.10
 89. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              12.32
 90. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                    12.32
 91. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                               12.46
 92. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              14.31
 93. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    14.43
 94. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                 15.44
 95. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                16.40
 96. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                                  17.14
 97. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                       17.19
 98. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                         17.35
 99. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 18.23
100. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom                                   18.23
101. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          19.03
102. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        20.18
103. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          20.22
104. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                21.46
105. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                 21.57
106. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               22.18
107. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                      22.21
108. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                   22.21
109. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 22.36
110. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                     22.38
111. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                                           23.00
112. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                23.00
113. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         23.44
114. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac                               23.59
115. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis                                 25.14
116. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                      25.33
117. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          25.35
118. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                               25.41
119. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         26.02
120. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                         26.19
121. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis                                   26.56
122. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        26.59
123. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                     27.26
124. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               27.35
125. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                     28.55
126. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                  29.22
127. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  29.34
128. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                            30.11
129. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     30.34
130. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                  30.49
131. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                  31.25
132. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          31.26
133. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                        31.31
134. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                  31.44
135. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                               32.05
136. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             32.07
137. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 33.04
138. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                             33.38
139. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            34.12
140. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     34.22
141. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         35.04
142. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                             35.05
143. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                             35.08
144. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                35.11
145. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    35.13
146. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             35.13
147. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                            35.17
148. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              35.58
149. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                          36.10
150. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            36.11
151. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                        37.11
152. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                               37.48
153. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                     38.36
154. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            38.48
155. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                39.19
156. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                       39.47
157. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                         40.14
158. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                        40.46
159. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                43.30
160. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                   43.59
161. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                           44.56
162. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                        44.58
163. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  47.01
164. Chris Boardman (GB) Credit Agricole                              48.06
165. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               48.24
166. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  52.30
167. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                       52.52
168. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   54.17
169. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                      54.24
170. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     55.52
171. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                             56.03
172. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                             1.09.09
173. Carmelo Miranda Gonzalez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 1.09.14
174. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               1.16.48