Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 5-27, 1998


Main Page     Marcel Wust writes

Stage Report

Spaniard Jose Maria Jimenez (Banesto) retained the leader's jersey with Fabrizio Guidi (Polti) sprinting to the Stage victory. Jiminez maintained a lead of 31 seconds on Roberto Heras and 33 on Frenchman Laurent Jalabert, who will be fancied to take the jersey after the ITT on Sunday.

Guidi, took his 2nd victory in front of Peter Van Petegem and Andrei Tchmil. After the start in Mallorca where the riders had to contend with strong winds, the climbers came into their own as there were 3 mountains to climb from the 80 kms mark. The hostilities began as the peloton hit the climb of Sa Batalla (710 metres), where Marcos Serrano went over in front of Jalabert, Pascal Hervé and Jose Luis Rubiera.

Swiss rider Oscar Camenzind went over the next difficultly (Col de Puigmajor, 900 metres), with Laurent Jalabert, inevitably on his wheel. On the descent, Rubiera and the Slovenian rider Martin Hvastija attacked and opened a small gap. Behind, the Banesto team was attempting to counter the attack with the intention of protecting the leader's position of their teammate Jimenez, at least until the ITT on Sunday.

As they went of the climb of Soller (520 metres), the third and last mountain of the day, Rubiera dropped Hvastija. At the top, the teammate of Fernando Escartin had built up a leaed of 1 minute over Jimenez and Jalabert.

Rubiera, 15th on the GC at 1.09, was becoming a serious threat to the position of Jimenez when his lead went up to 1.25. The descent from Parma to Mallorca was the final test for the rider from Asturia. He was clearly aiming to chalk up a legendary solo victory. But Banesto who were defending Jimenez and who still have ambitions for Olano and the sprinters, revved up the chase. The lone attack ended and the sprinters took over.

Stage 8, Palma de Mallorca - Palma de Mallorca, 182 kms:

  1. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     4.16.21 (42.481)
  2. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
  3. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
  4. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi
  5. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team
  6. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo
  7. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
  8. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
  9. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 10. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 11. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 12. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi
 13. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 14. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank
 15. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto
 16. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 17. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco
 18. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 19. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 20. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco
 21. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto
 22. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac
 23. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 24. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 25. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 26. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites
 27. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 28. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 29. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 30. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 31. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 32. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 33. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto
 34. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 35. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto
 36. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 37. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
 38. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 39. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino
 40. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 41. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 42. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 43. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal
 44. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom
 45. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 46. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto
 47. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 48. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 49. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 50. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 51. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 52. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 53. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 54. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto
 55. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto
 56. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 57. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 58. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 59. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                          s.t.
 60. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                        0.44
 61. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.44
 62. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  0.44
 63. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                0.44
 64. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   0.44
 65. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     0.44
 66. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                        0.44
 67. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    0.44
 68. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           0.44
 69. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              0.44
 70. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco                                      0.44
 71. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                  0.44
 72. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      0.44
 73. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                  0.44
 74. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               0.44
 75. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.44
 76. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              0.44
 77. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         0.44
 78. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       0.44
 79. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  0.44
 80. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                         0.44
 81. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                              0.44
 82. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     0.44
 83. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               0.44
 84. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                               0.44
 85. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.44
 86. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          0.44
 87. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 0.44
 88. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                 1.52
 89. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      1.52
 90. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                     5.25
 91. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                5.25
 92. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                       8.49
 93. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                              8.49
 94. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                   10.17
 95. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                               10.17
 96. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                             10.17
 97. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        10.17
 98. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                    10.17
 99. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                          10.17
100. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 10.17
101. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                 10.17
102. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            10.17
103. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       10.17
104. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                      10.17
105. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          10.17
106. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                               10.17
107. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    10.17
108. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                   10.17
109. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        15.56
110. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        15.56
111. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                      15.56
112. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    15.56
113. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                               15.56
114. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   16.22
115. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                         16.22
116. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         16.22
117. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                                           16.22
118. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            16.22
119. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                             16.22
120. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                            16.22
121. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom                                   16.22
122. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                16.22
123. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                         16.22
124. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto                            16.22
125. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                      16.22
126. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             16.22
127. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                      16.22
128. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                            16.22
129. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            16.22
130. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                16.22
131. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                             16.22
132. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                       16.22
133. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac                               16.22
134. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis                                 16.22
135. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                16.22
136. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     16.22
137. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                     16.22
138. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                  16.22
139. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                        16.22
140. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              16.22
141. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                  19.53
142. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                         19.53
143. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                     19.53
144. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        19.53
145. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                 19.53
146. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                               19.53
147. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                  19.53
148. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                               19.53
149. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         19.53
150. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                19.53
151. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               19.53
152. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                               19.53
153. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  19.53
154. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                19.53
155. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             19.53
156. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                        19.53
157. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  19.53
158. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     19.53
159. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                               19.53
160. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          19.53
161. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            19.53
162. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                  19.53
163. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                     19.53
164. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                       23.22
165. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 23.22
166. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                        23.22
167. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                23.22
168. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                        23.22
169. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   23.22

GC after Stage 8

  1. José Maria Jiminez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                       36.44.44
  2. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.31
  3. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.33
  4. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   0.56
  5. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) Banesto                               0.58
  6. Daniel Clavero Sebastian (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.58
  7. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                             0.59
  8. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco                                           0.59
  9. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        0.59
 10. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-Bricobi                               0.59
 11. Michael Claus Moller (Den) TVM-Farm Frites                        0.59
 12. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           0.59
 13. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    0.59
 14. José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  1.06
 15. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 1.12
 16. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  1.13
 17. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        1.14
 18. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                1.14
 19. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              1.14
 20. Melcihor Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      1.25
 21. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                               1.30
 22. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1.30
 23. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                                1.30
 24. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.33
 25. Inaki Aiarzaguena Urkidi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  1.40
 26. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         1.43
 27. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                               1.58
 28. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                       2.02
 29. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     2.02
 30. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 2.02
 31. Ramón Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    2.02
 32. Pascal Hervé (Spa) Festina-Lotus                                  2.12
 33. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          2.25
 34. Jairo Hernandez Montoya (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     2.28
 35. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Avianca-Telecom                   2.28
 36. Ludo Dierickxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            2.38
 37. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo                               2.41
 38. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                                          2.42
 39. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                      2.43
 40. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              2.43
 41. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     2.43
 42. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  2.43
 43. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              2.46
 44. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Polti                                       2.46
 45. David Plaza Romero (Spa) Cofidis                                  2.46
 46. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               2.46
 47. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           2.46
 48. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                        2.52
 49. Iñigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  3.12
 50. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  3.18
 51. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                      3.27
 52. Federico Muñoz Fernandez (Col) Avianca-Telecom                    3.37
 53. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                4.11
 54. Vitali Kokorin (Rus) Saeco                                        4.40
 55. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     4.55
 56. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     4.59
 57. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco                                         5.43
 58. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              5.47
 59. Luis Ricardo Mesa (Col) Avianca-Telecom                           5.58
 60. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             6.30
 61. Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (Col) Avianca-Telecom                 6.34
 62. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto                              6.40
 63. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             7.13
 64. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      7.24
 65. Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                     8.06
 66. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                8.37
 67. Javier Pascual Llorente (Col) Avianca-Telecom                     8.43
 68. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco                                     10.25
 69. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                      10.51
 70. Guiseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                           11.00
 71. Vincent Cali (Fra) Casino                                        11.17
 72. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                                      12.19
 73. Arsenio Gonzalez Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              12.32
 74. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                 12.53
 75. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                 13.49
 76. Georg Totsching (Aut) Telekom                                    15.15
 77. Maurizio Frizzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              15.15
 78. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            15.32
 79. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                                 16.28
 80. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                16.40
 81. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                             17.07
 82. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi                                  17.14
 83. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco                                   17.38
 84. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                                    17.57
 85. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        17.58
 86. Alexandre Moos (Swi) Saeco                                       18.03
 87. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 18.23
 88. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          19.03
 89. Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Banesto                            19.04
 90. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       19.22
 91. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                   22.21
 92. Franz Hotz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                 22.36
 93. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               23.02
 94. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis                               23.03
 95. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                         24.28
 96. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   24.36
 97. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    25.00
 98. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          25.27
 99. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        25.36
100. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto                               26.24
101. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo                               27.32
102. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar                                28.32
103. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank                                     28.55
104. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  30.18
105. José Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          30.39
106. Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                30.49
107. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               33.00
108. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Telekom                                   34.45
109. Serguei Gontchar (Rus) Cantina Tollo                             35.52
110. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                        36.14
111. José Jaime Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     36.14
112. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                        37.16
113. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                                         37.28
114. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                      38.43
115. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                     39.00
116. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                                           39.22
117. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                39.22
118. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Estepona-Brepac                               40.21
119. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis                                 41.36
120. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona-Brepac                                41.39
121. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                 41.50
122. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco                                      41.55
123. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         42.24
124. Micheal Rich (Ger) Saeco                                         42.41
125. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 43.21
126. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                             43.25
127. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                                45.22
128. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                               45.24
129. Ruslan Ivanov (Rus) Brescialat-Liquigas                          46.17
130. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                            46.33
131. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     46.54
132. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                     47.19
133. Francisco Leon Mane (Col) Avianca-Telecom                        47.53
134. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                               48.05
135. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal                                  48.06
136. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             48.29
137. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                  49.15
138. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            50.34
139. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                                  50.42
140. Victor Moratilla Solera (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                    51.09
141. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          51.16
142. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                  51.18
143. Matías Cagigas (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                             51.27
144. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                                51.33
145. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal                            51.39
146. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                               51.58
147. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              52.20
148. Victor Hugo Peña Grisales (Col)Avianca-Telecom                   53.56
149. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         54.57
150. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            55.00
151. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             55.06
152. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            56.04
153. Mark Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                         56.36
154. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                                     58.29
155. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole                                59.12
156. Dirk Müller (Ger) Telekom                                      1.00.33
157. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Polti                                      1.00.39
158. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                     1.03.09
159. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                1.06.54
160. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             1.08.07
161. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Polti                                      1.08.20
162. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas                     1.09.14
163. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                    1.10.20
164. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                 1.10.39
165. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole                                1.12.23
166. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Credit Agricole                           1.12.25
167. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Estepona-Brepac                   1.15.45
168. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                             1.29.02
169. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               1.40.10