29th Etoile de Bessèges, Cat 2.4

France, February 3-7, 1999

Stage 1, La Ciotat - Aubagne, 122 kms:

26-year old French rider David Lefèvre (Casino) won 126.2 kms first stage of the 29th Etoile de Bessèges between La Ciotat and Aubagne (Bouches-du-Rhône) when he outsprinted German Jens Voigt. Voigt was also second in the opening race of the European season, the GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, behind Belgian Frank Vandenbroucke.

The race was animated before the peloton had reached 20 kms when a group of around 20 riders tried to escape. They were caught at the 37 kms mark and the peloton rode complete until a major move was made with 30 kms to go. At that point Andre Tchmil, Laurent Roux, Benoit Salmon, Jens Voigt, Ginés Salmeron and Dominique Rault managed to open a small gap and they were joined about 3 kms further on by Millar, Hunter and Lefèvre. Lefèvre attacked in the last km and went clear of Voigt, who was the only rider who was able to go with him. Lefèvre outsprinted Voigt with Andreï Tchmil 3 seocnd back in front of a very competitive sprint among the remaining breakaway riders.

On Thursday, the second stage is over 135 kms between Nîmes (Gard) and Sète (Hérault). 

  1. David Lefevre (Fra) Casino			             3.02.15 (40.165)
  2. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole
  3. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar				0.03
  4. David Millar (GB) Cofidis					0.03
  5. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones		0.03
  6. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			0.03
  7. Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino					0.03
  8. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin			0.03
  9. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93			0.03
 10. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino					0.03
 11. Glen D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002			0.46
 12. Saulius Ruskis (Lit) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK		0.53
 13. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti				0.53
 14. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar				0.53
 15. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti				0.53
 16. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis 				0.53
 17. Fabian De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar			0.53
 18. Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones		0.53
 19. Stijn De Schoenmaker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002			0.53
 20. Tom Desmet (Bel) Collstrop					0.53
 21. Pasquale Santoro (Ita) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije		0.53
 22. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93			0.53
 23. Andy Flickinger (Fra) Casino
 24. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino
 25. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	
 26. Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK
 27. Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 28. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones
 29. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 30. Fréderic Finot (Fra) Crédit Agricole
 31. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 32. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole
 33. Gonzales De Heredia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 34. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 35. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
 36. Francisco Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 37. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 38. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 39. Christophe Oriol (Fra) Casino
 40. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis
 41. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
 42. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 43. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino
 44. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 45. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK
 46. Christopher Horner (USA) La Francaise des Jeux
 47. Franck Trotel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK
 48. Christopher Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole			0.53
 49. Benoit Luminet (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo		5.28
 50. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin			5.28
 51. Giacomo Battistel (Ita) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
 52. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Francaise des Jeux
 53. Jean Michel Thilloy (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK
 54. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis
 55. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 56. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 57. Bart Brentjens (Ned) Home Market-Ville Charleroi
 58. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
 59. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin
 60. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 61. Miika Hietanen (Fin) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK
 62. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 63. Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 64. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 65. Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo
 66. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis
 67. Jean Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 68. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
 69. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones
 70. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalico-Seguros
 71. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
 72. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis
 73. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin
 74. Gonzales de Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 75. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 76. Denis Lunghi (Ita) Team Polti
 77. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93			5.28
 78. Dany Baeyens (Bel) Collstrop				8.55
 79. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones
 80. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Team Polti
 81. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti
 82. Danny Daelman (Bel) Collstrop
 83. Bart Everaert (Bel) Collstrop
 84. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 85. Francisco Leon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 86. Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop
 87. Grégory Barbier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK
 88. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 89. Juris Silvos (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones
 90. Wesley Huvaere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002			8.55
 91. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 92. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 93. Denis Zanette (Ita) Team Polti
 94. Eligio Requejo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 95. Sergey Yakovlev (Kaz) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo
 96. Ernesto Manchon (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 97. Marc Streel Jacobsen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
 98. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK
 99. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Collstrop
100. Franck Penvole (Fra) Crédit Agricole
101. Nico Renders (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
102. Jérome Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole
103. Eros Poli (Ita) Crédit Agricole
104. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole
105. Jérome Bernard (Fra) Home Market-Ville Charleroi
106. Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis
107. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux			8.55
108. Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca		       14.40
109. Stéphane Auroux (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo 	       14.40
110. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Home Market-Ville Charleroi	       19.20
111. Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop
112. Jean Michel Tessier (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
113. Philippe Mauduit (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo
114. Robert Pintaric (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
115. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Polti
116. Sandi Papez (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije		       19.20
117. Takchiro Mizutani (Jap) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo        27.33
118. Erwin Bollen (Bel) Collstrop
119. Sébastian Laroche (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo
120. Milan Erzen (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
121. Andy Vidts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
122. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
123. Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Home Market-Ville Charleroi	       27.33

Abandoned:

Alberto Contreras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
Daniel Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
Severo Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
Paci Degl'Innoventi (Spa) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
Jorg Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
Jurgen De Bysschere (Bel) Home Market-Ville Charleroi
Stéphane Hennebert (Bel) Home Market-Ville Charleroi

Started: 134
Finished: 123

GC after Stage 1 

  1. David Lefevre (Fra) Casino                            3.02.05
  2. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                         0.04
  3. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                       0.09
  4. David Millar (GB) Cofidis                                0.13
  5. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones           0.13
  6. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   0.13
  7. Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino                                0.13
  8. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                    0.13
  9. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   0.13
 10. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                               0.13
 11. Glen D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                   0.56
 12. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino                              1.00
 13. Andy Flickinger (Fra) Casino                             1.02
 14. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux           1.02
 15. Saulius Ruskis (Lit) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK             1.03
 16. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                          1.03
 17. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                       1.03
 18. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                           1.03
 19. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                              1.03
 20. Fabian De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                     1.03
 21. Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones       1.03
 22. Stijn De Schoenmaker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002               1.03
 23. Tom Desmet (Bel) Collstrop                               1.03
 24. Pasquale Santoro (Ita) KRKA-Telekom Slovenij             1.03
 25. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                  1.03
 26. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                             1.03
 27. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Française des Jeux              1.03
 28. Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK             1.03
 29. Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            1.03
 30. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones             1.03
 31. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                         1.03
 32. Fréderic Finot (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     1.03
 33. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     1.03
 34. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     1.03
 35. Gonzales De Heredia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              1.03
 36. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                    1.03
 37. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                         1.03
 38. Francisco Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros       1.03
 39. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      1.03
 40. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   1.03
 41. Christophe Oriol (Fra) Casino                            1.03
 42. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                          1.03
 43. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                        1.03
 44. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                         1.03
 45. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux             1.03
 46. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK            1.03
 47. Franck Trotel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK              1.03
 48. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux              5.35
 49. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                  5.36
 50. Christopher Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole                5.38
 51. Benoit Luminet (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo          5.38
 52. Giacomo Battistel (Ita) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije           5.38
 53. Jean Michel Thilloy (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK        5.38
 54. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                           5.38
 55. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                 5.38
 56. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                     5.38
 57. Bart Brentjens (Ned) Home Market-Ville Charleroi         5.38
 58. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                          5.38
 59. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                        5.38
 60. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                5.38
 61. Miika Hietanen (Fin) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK             5.38
 62. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                     5.38
 63. Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    5.38
 64. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   5.38
 65. Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Ho       5.38
 66. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                              5.38
 67. Jean Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux           5.38
 68. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije                   5.38
 69. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones                5.38
 70. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalico-Seguros                  5.38
 71. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                               5.38
 72. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                       5.38
 73. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                      5.38
 74. Gonzales de Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             5.38
 75. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   5.38
 76. Denis Lunghi (Ita) Team Polti                            5.38
 77. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     5.38
 78. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                 9.03
 79. Dany Baeyens (Bel) Collstrop                             9.05
 80. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones          9.05
 81. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Team Polti                          9.05
 82. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                          9.05
 83. Danny Daelman (Bel) Collstrop                            9.05
 84. Bart Everaert (Bel) Collstrop                            9.05
 85. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               9.05
 86. Francisco Leon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  9.05
 87. Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop                           9.05
 88. Grégory Barbier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK            9.05
 89. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                       9.05
 90. Juris Silvos (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones                9.05
 91. Wesley Huvaere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                     9.05
 92. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                9.05
 93. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                    9.05
 94. Denis Zanette (Ita) Team Polti                           9.05
 95. Eligio Requejo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  9.05
 96. Sergey Yakovlev (Kaz) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo         9.05
 97. Ernesto Manchon (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  9.05
 98. Marc Streel Jacobsen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones        9.05
 99. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK              9.05
100. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Collstrop                          9.05
101. Franck Penvole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     9.05
102. Nico Renders (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                       9.05
103. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                    9.05
104. Eros Poli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                          9.05
105. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                 9.05
106. Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Home Market-Ville Charleroi         9.05
107. Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis                             9.05
108. Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  9.05
109. Stéphane Auroux (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo        14.50
110. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Home Market-Ville Charleroi       14.50
111. Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop                             19.30
112. Jean Michel Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux         19.30
113. Philippe Mauduit (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo       19.30
114. Robert Pintaric (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije            19.30
115. Andrea Nencino (Ita) Team Polti                         19.30
116. Sandi Papez (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije                19.30
117. Takchiro Mizutani (Jap) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo      27.43
118. Erwin Bollen (Bel) Collstrop                            27.43
119. Sébastian Laroche (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo      27.43
120. Milan Erzen (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije                27.43
121. Andy Vidts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                        27.43
122. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije             27.43
123. Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Home Market-Ville Charleroi      27.43

Stage 2, Nîmes - Sète, 136 kms:

1998 winner Belgian Jo Planckaert won the second stage in a sprint finish in front of Estonian Jaan Kirsipuu (Casino) and the Czech Republic's Jan Svorada (Lampre), who won the race in 1996.

The stage was marked a long breakaway by 4 riders: Frenchma Eddy Seigneur (Saint-Quentin), Belgian Bracke (Collstrop), Latvian Raivis Belohvosciks (Lampre) and the Russian Alexeï Sivakov (Big Mat). They attacked at the 45 kms mark and were caught in the last 5 kms of the stage. les cinq derniers kilomètres de la course. 

  1. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                     3.12.22
  2. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
  3. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
  4. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux
  5. Saulius Ruskis (Lit) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK              0.01
  6. Juris Silvos (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones                 0.01
  7. Tom Desmet (Bel) Collstrop                                0.02
  8. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                         0.02
  9. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                            0.02
 10. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones                 0.02
 11. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        0.02
 12. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                          0.02
 13. Grégory Barbier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK             0.02
 14. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                               0.02
 15. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                              0.02
 16. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      0.02
 17. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                  0.02
 18. Glen D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                    0.02
 19. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          0.02
 20. Andy Flickinger (Fra) Casino                              0.02
 21. Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             0.02
 22. Stijn De Schoenmaker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                0.02
 23. Andy Vidts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                          0.02
 24. David Lefevre (Fra) Casino                                0.02
 25. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones            0.02
 26. David Millar (GB) Cofidis                                 0.02
 27. Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones        0.02
 28. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Française des Jeux               0.02
 29. Fabian De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      0.02
 30. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     0.02
 31. Fréderic Finot (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      0.02
 32. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                       0.02
 33. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones              0.02
 34. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalico-Seguros                   0.02
 35. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                         0.02
 36. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                           0.02
 37. Denis Zanette (Ita) Team Polti                            0.02
 38. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      0.02
 39. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    0.02
 40. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      0.02
 41. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                       0.02
 42. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                   0.02
 43. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino                               0.02
 44. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          0.02
 45. Franck Penvole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      0.02
 46. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                          0.02
 47. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux            0.02
 48. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones           0.02
 49. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                 0.02
 50. Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis                              0.02
 51. Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop                               0.02
 52. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                                0.02
 53. Eros Poli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                           0.02
 54. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    0.28
 55. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   0.28
 56. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    0.28
 57. Giacomo Battistel (Ita) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije            0.28
 58. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                           0.28
 59. Wesley Huvaere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      0.28
 60. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      0.28
 61. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                      0.28
 62. Francisco Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        0.28
 63. Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK              0.28
 64. Marc Streel Jacobsen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones         0.28
 65. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK               0.28
 66. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux              0.28
 67. Christopher Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole                 0.41
 68. Jean Michel Thilloy (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK         0.41
 69. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                        0.41
 70. Miika Hietanen (Fin) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK              0.41
 71. Stéphane Auroux (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo          0.41
 72. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                0.41
 73. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    0.41
 74. Gonzales De Heredia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               0.41
 75. Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop                            0.41
 76. Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     0.41
 77. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                  0.41
 78. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Collstrop                           0.41
 79. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije                    0.41
 80. Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Home Market-Ville Charleroi          0.41
 81. Milan Erzen (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije                  0.41
 82. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                     0.41
 83. Denis Lunghi (Ita) Team Polti                             0.41
 84. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                            0.41
 85. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                     0.41
 86. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK             1.04
 87. Gonzales de Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              1.08
 88. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                  1.08
 89. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Team Polti                           1.23
 90. Benoit Luminet (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo           1.33
 91. Bart Brentjens (Ned) Home Market-Ville Charleroi          1.33
 92. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije               1.33
 93. Christophe Oriol (Fra) Casino                             1.33
 94. Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino                                 1.33
 95. Sergey Yakovlev (Kaz) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo          1.33
 96. Jean Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux            1.33
 97. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                               1.33
 98. Pasquale Santoro (Ita) KRKA-Telekom Slovenij              1.33
 99. Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hod       1.33
100. Sébastian Laroche (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo        1.33
101. Bart Everaert (Bel) Collstrop                             1.33
102. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    1.33
103. Ernesto Manchon (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   1.33
104. Sandi Papez (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije                  1.33
105. Francisco Leon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   1.33
106. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                           1.33
107. Andrea Nencino (Ita) Team Polti                           1.33
108. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Home Market-Ville Charleroi         1.52
109. Erwin Bollen (Bel) Collstrop                              2.58
110. Takchiro Mizutani (Jap) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo        2.58
111. Jean Michel Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux           2.58
112. Dany Baeyens (Bel) Collstrop                              2.58
113. Franck Trotel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK               2.58
114. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 2.58
115. Danny Daelman (Bel) Collstrop                             2.58
116. Nico Renders (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                        2.58
117. Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Home Market-Ville Charleroi        2.58
118. Philippe Mauduit (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo         2.58
119. Eligio Requejo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   2.58
120. Robert Pintaric (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije              2.58
121. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                        2.58
122. Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   4.45
123. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                     7.14


Premie Sprint 1, 36 kms:

  1. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                 3
  2. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones               2
  3. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                   1

Premie Sprint 2, 71 kms:

  1. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                        3
  2. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                  2
  3. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                      1

Premie Sprint 3, Finish:

  1. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          10
  2. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                   6
  3. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              4

Started: 123

GC after Stage 2 

  1. David Lefevre (Fra) Casino                             6.14.29
  2. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                          0.04
  3. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        0.09
  4. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones            0.11
  5. David Millar (GB) Cofidis                                 0.13
  6. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    0.13
  7. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                                0.13
  8. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    0.39
  9. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        0.51
 10. Glen D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                    0.56
 11. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                              1.00
 12. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino                               1.00
 13. Saulius Ruskis (Lit) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK              1.02
 14. Andy Flickinger (Fra) Casino                              1.02
 15. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux            1.02
 16. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                            1.03
 17. Tom Desmet (Bel) Collstrop                                1.03
 18. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                               1.03
 19. Stijn De Schoenmaker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                1.03
 20. Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones        1.03
 21. Fabian De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      1.03
 22. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      1.03
 23. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          1.03
 24. Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             1.03
 25. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Française des Jeux               1.03
 26. Fréderic Finot (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      1.03
 27. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones              1.03
 28. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                       1.03
 29. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      1.03
 30. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                         1.03
 31. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                           1.03
 32. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                          1.03
 33. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          1.03
 34. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   1.29
 35. Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK              1.29
 36. Francisco Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        1.29
 37. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux              1.29
 38. Gonzales De Heredia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               1.42
 39. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    1.42
 40. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                     1.42
 41. Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino                                 1.44
 42. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK             2.05
 43. Pasquale Santoro (Ita) KRKA-Telekom Slovenij              2.34
 44. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                           2.34
 45. Christophe Oriol (Fra) Casino                             2.34
 46. Franck Trotel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK               3.59
 47. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                5.29
 48. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                           5.32
 49. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux               5.33
 50. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                   5.35
 51. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                         5.38
 52. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                  5.38
 53. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones                 5.38
 54. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalico-Seguros                   5.38
 55. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                 5.38
 56. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                       5.38
 57. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      5.38
 58. Giacomo Battistel (Ita) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije            6.04
 59. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      6.04
 60. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    6.04
 61. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                      6.04
 62. Christopher Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole                 6.17
 63. Jean Michel Thilloy (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK         6.17
 64. Miika Hietanen (Fin) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK              6.17
 65. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                            6.17
 66. Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     6.17
 67. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                        6.17
 68. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije                    6.17
 69. Denis Lunghi (Ita) Team Polti                             6.17
 70. Gonzales de Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              6.44
 71. Benoit Luminet (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo           7.09
 72. Bart Brentjens (Ned) Home Market-Ville Charleroi          7.09
 73. Jean Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux            7.09
 74. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                               7.09
 75. Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hod       7.09
 76. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    7.09
 77. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                     7.25
 78. Juris Silvos (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones                 9.04
 79. Grégory Barbier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK             9.05
 80. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones           9.05
 81. Denis Zanette (Ita) Team Polti                            9.05
 82. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     9.05
 83. Franck Penvole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      9.05
 84. Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis                              9.05
 85. Eros Poli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                           9.05
 86. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK               9.29
 87. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                           9.31
 88. Wesley Huvaere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      9.31
 89. Marc Streel Jacobsen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones         9.31
 90. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                     9.41
 91. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                  9.42
 92. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                9.44
 93. Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop                            9.44
 94. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Collstrop                           9.44
 95. Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Home Market-Ville Charleroi          9.44
 96. Fréderic Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                 10.11
 97. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Team Polti                          10.26
 98. Bart Everaert (Bel) Collstrop                            10.36
 99. Sergey Yakovlev (Kaz) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo         10.36
100. Francisco Leon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  10.36
101. Ernesto Manchon (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  10.36
102. Dany Baeyens (Bel) Collstrop                             12.01
103. Danny Daelman (Bel) Collstrop                            12.01
104. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                12.01
105. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                       12.01
106. Eligio Requejo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  12.01
107. Nico Renders (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                       12.01
108. Stéphane Auroux (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo         15.23
109. Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop                              19.30
110. Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  19.33
111. Sandi Papez (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije                 21.01
112. Andrea Nencini (Ita) Team Polti                          21.01
113. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Home Market-Ville Charleroi        21.20
114. Jean Michel Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux          22.26
115. Philippe Mauduit (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo        22.26
116. Robert Pintaric (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije             22.26
117. Andy Vidts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         27.43
118. Milan Erzen (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije                 28.22
119. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije              29.14
120. Sébastian Laroche (Fra) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo       29.14
121. Erwin Bollen (Bel) Collstrop                             30.39
122. Takchiro Mizutani (Jap) Besson Chauss. Nippon-Hodo       30.39
123. Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Home Market-Ville Charleroi       30.39

Overall Points:
 
  1. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          27
  2. David Lefevre (Fra) Casino                                  25
  3. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                            24
  4. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          21
  5. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                  20
  6. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                             16
  7. Saulius Ruskis (Lit) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                16
  8. David Millar (GB) Cofidis                                   14
  9. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                 14
 10. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones              12
 11. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                      10
 12. Juris Silvos (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones                   10
 13. Tom Desmet (Bel) Collstrop                                   9
 14. Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino                                    9
 15. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                            8
 16. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        8
 17. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                               8
 18. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       7
 19. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                                   6
 20. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones                    6
 21. Glen D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                       5
 22. Grégory Barbier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos MBK                3
 23. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                              3
 24. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                                  2
 25. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                 1
Thanks to Roland Fangille, Union Cycliste Bessegeoise for results