82nd Giro d'Italia, Grand Tour

Italy, May 15-June 6, 1999

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The strong wind affected Stage 6 between Lauria and Foggia, with Latvian Romans Vainsteins winning a mass sprint and Frenchman maintaining his leadership of the overall GC.

A strong cross wind hit the peloton as they came onto the grand plain of Pouilles, in the south of Italy, and surprised all the riders. There were several attacks at this stage and with about 60 kms to go, the pace quickened noticably. The long break of Italian Andrea Tafi and Colombian Victor Pena was doomed once the peloton accelerated.

This was to be a long stage of 257 kms but it was shorted to 245 kms because of road works being carried out on the parcours. The stage, however, was significant because it provided some firm and clear signals about the form of the top riders as they end the first week of the race.

The stage showed how well Marco Pantani is going. Pantani, who contrary to his tactics on the flat stages in the Tour de France, has been making sure he gets in a good position each day. He had his Mercatone Uno riders were active in this stage and put Ivan Gotti in trouble at one stage.

Laurent Jalabert, who has often been active throughout the race, found himself in trouble along with World Champion Oscar Camenzind. He told the press afterwards: "I had one difficult moment but came back in a few minutes again." But the attacking move by Pantani pushed Jalabert's teammate Austrian Peter Luttenberger back around 5 minutes as he struggled with the increased pace. His final gap to the leading group was 4.47.

Richard Virenque was also careless and came in with Luttenberger at 4.47. He did have ambitions in this race but lost time today and is now not in a good position. He especially surrendered time to the climbers in the race like Roberto Heras, Oscar Sevilla, and 'Chepe' Gonzalez.

The finale of the stage came down to a mass sprint involving 70 riders. Italian Gabriele Missaglia, helped by Camenzind, tried his chance in the last kilometre. But in the final metres Romans Vainsteins and Italian Fabrizio Guidi passed him.

Vainsteins turned professional in 1998 and was 11th in the World road race last yera. This was his first Giro victory. The 25-year old (1.83 m and 65 kgs) came through the junior Russian team before living in Belgium for 6 years. He told the press afterwards: "That is where I learnt to ride in the wind."

Stage 6, Lauria - Foggia, 242 kms:

  1. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec             5.55.43 (41.325 km/h)
  2. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti
  3. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
  4. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan-Alessio
  5. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  6. Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  7. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  8. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  9. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 10. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 11. Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
 12. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 13. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros
 14. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 15. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin
 16. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 17. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros
 18. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 19. Orlando Sergio Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto
 20. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto
 21. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
 22. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 23. Andrea Noe' (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 24. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 25. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 26. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti
 27. David Canada Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 28. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites
 29. Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
 30. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 31. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 32. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Siguros
 33. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 34. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti
 35. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 36. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
 37. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 38. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
 39. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto
 40. Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 41. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 42. Sergei Gontchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec
 43. Aleksandr Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 44. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 45. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 46. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 47. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Navigare-Gaerne
 48. Eugeni Berzin (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 49. Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros
 50. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Mobilvetta-Northwave
 51. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
 52. Jose' Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto
 53. Felice Puttini (Swi) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 54. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria
 55. Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
 56. Alex Zuelle (Swi) Banesto
 57. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan-Alessio
 58. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Ballan-Alessio
 59. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 60. Danilo Di luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
 61. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti
 62. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 63. Denis Zanette (Ita) Team Polti
 64. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 65. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 66. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 67. Victor Pena (Col) Vitalicio Siguros
 68. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 69. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
 70. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 71. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 0.12
 72. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.20
 73. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       0.27
 74. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                0.32
 75. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                               0.51
 76. José Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             2.39
 77. Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  2.39
 78. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               2.39
 79. José Jaime Gonzalez Pico (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca              2.39
 80. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 2.39
 81. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Siguros                      2.39
 82. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Siguros                      2.39
 83. Francisco J. Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros            2.39
 84. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas-Pata                              2.39
 85. Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                    2.39
 86. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec               2.39
 87. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                2.39
 88. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              2.39
 89. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                          2.39
 90. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                              2.39
 91. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          2.39
 92. Francesco Arazzi (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria               2.39
 93. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan-Alessio                           2.39
 94. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                        2.39
 95. Dirk Muller (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step                             2.39
 96. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                        2.39
 97. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     2.39
 98. Nicola Miceli (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                              2.39
 99. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                             2.39
100. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          2.39
101. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria              2.39
102. William Chann Mcrae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                     2.39
103. Fausto Dotti (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                               2.39
104. Pieter Vries (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             2.39
105. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                             2.39
106. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan-Alessio                     2.39
107. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                            2.39
108. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                            2.39
109. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Pata                           2.39
110. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                   2.39
111. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Navigare-Gaerne                           2.39
112. Filippo Baldo (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                             2.39
113. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     2.55
114. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                             3.20
115. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    4.47
116. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          4.47
117. Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                  4.47
118. David Navas Chica (Spa) Banesto                                4.47
119. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                    4.47
120. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                                4.47
121. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step                        4.47
122. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        4.47
123. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                4.47
124. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                   4.47
125. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     4.47
126. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                         4.47
127. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     4.47
128. Ivan Basso (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                           4.47
129. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      4.47
130. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                  4.47
131. Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       4.47
132. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        4.47
133. Luca Cei (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                                 4.47
134. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti                              4.47
135. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites                         4.47
136. Marco Gili (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                     4.47
137. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     4.47
138. Guido Trombetta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     4.47
139. Stephan Goubert (Fra) Team Polti                               4.47
140. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                             4.47
141. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                           4.47
142. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti                               4.47
143. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     4.47
144. Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti                              4.47
145. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                             4.47
146. Gines Salmeron Martinez (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                4.47
147. Inigo Cuesta Lopez de Castro (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          4.47
148. Stefano Faustini (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                           4.47
149. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                 4.47
150. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        4.47
151. Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         4.47
152. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  4.47
153. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                      7.36
154. Eduardo Hernandez Bailo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               7.36
155. Hendrik Van dyck (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                         7.36
156. Olivier Asmaker (Fra) TVM-Farm Frites                          7.36
157. Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank        9.27

Points:

  1. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                  25
  2. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                                  20
  3. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           16
  4. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                              14
  5. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             12
  6. Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                          10
  7. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                          9
  8. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                         8
  9. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           7
 10. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          6
 11. Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                           5
 12. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       4
 13. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                        3
 14. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                   2
 15. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                               1

Mountains:

  1. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                              3
  2. Danilo Di luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                         2
  3. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               1

GC after Stage 6 

  1. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  27.22.01
  2. Danilo Di luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                      0.07
  3. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                               0.14
  4. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        0.16
  5. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.16
  6. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             0.16
  7. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti                                    0.16
  8. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                           0.19
  9. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                            0.26
 10. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Navigare-Gaerne                          0.26
 11. Andrea Noe' (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             0.27
 12. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       0.27
 13. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        0.27
 14. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                         0.27
 15. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     0.27
 16. Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                    0.27
 17. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                           0.31
 18. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                         0.38
 19. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.38
 20. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 0.38
 21. Aleksandr Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     0.38
 22. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                 0.45
 23. Sergei Gontchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                  0.45
 24. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria               0.45
 25. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan-Alessio                            0.45
 26. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                0.54
 27. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave              0.54
 28. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  1.01
 29. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      1.02
 30. Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                  1.02
 31. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     1.13
 32. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       1.13
 33. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         1.17
 34. Alex Zuelle (Swi) Banesto                                      1.26
 35. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Siguros                       1.35
 36. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   1.48
 37. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              1.50
 38. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                1.54
 39. Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                                1.55
 40. Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              1.57
 41. Eugeni Berzin (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                  2.13
 42. Felice Puttini (Swi) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                 2.13
 43. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           3.01
 44. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Siguros                      3.06
 45. Nicola Miceli (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                              3.17
 46. Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  3.17
 47. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               3.17
 48. José Jaime Gonzalez Pico (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca              3.19
 49. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       3.38
 50. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                            3.39
 51. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                          3.53
 52. Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                    3.59
 53. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                        4.00
 54. José Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             4.05
 55. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          4.13
 56. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Pata                           4.45
 57. Francisco J. Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros            4.48
 58. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  5.04
 59. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            5.07
 60. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    5.14
 61. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                   6.04
 62. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          6.08
 63. Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti                              6.20
 64. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     6.35
 65. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                6.38
 66. Inigo Cuesta Lopez de Castro (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          6.49
 67. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria              7.47
 68. William Chann Mcrae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                     7.50
 69. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          7.50
 70. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Navigare-Gaerne                           8.25
 71. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                                8.28
 72. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec               8.47
 73. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                             9.58
 74. Jose' Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                              10.25
 75. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                     10.25
 76. Orlando Sergio Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                  12.04
 77. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     12.37
 78. Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        12.50
 79. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria             13.04
 80. Fausto Dotti (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                              13.52
 81. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            13.57
 82. David Canada Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  14.19
 83. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                               15.08
 84. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                    15.34
 85. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                           15.47
 86. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     15.53
 87. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       16.37
 88. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       16.39
 89. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      16.48
 90. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    16.51
 91. Victor Pena (Col) Vitalicio Siguros                           16.57
 92. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  16.59
 93. Guido Trombetta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                    17.04
 94. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        17.10
 95. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                           17.13
 96. Stephan Goubert (Fra) Team Polti                              17.59
 97. Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                       18.34
 98. Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       18.48
 99. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                19.00
100. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                               19.04
101. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            19.13
102. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas-Pata                             19.17
103. Dirk Muller (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step                            19.20
104. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    19.36
105. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan-Alessio                    19.48
106. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan-Alessio                          19.58
107. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                             20.11
108. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                         20.11
109. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           20.27
110. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                            20.36
111. Filippo Baldo (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                            20.36
112. Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank       20.40
113. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   21.01
114. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       21.14
115. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                21.18
116. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         21.27
117. Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                 21.28
118. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti                             21.28
119. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                              22.10
120. Marco Gili (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                    22.23
121. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step                       22.31
122. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                22.44
123. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 23.14
124. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                              23.24
125. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     23.27
126. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec               23.29
127. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       24.08
128. Ivan Basso (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                          24.10
129. Eduardo Hernandez Bailo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              24.17
130. Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                      24.27
131. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                          26.03
132. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Siguros                     26.19
133. Gines Salmeron Martinez (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros               26.29
134. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti                              26.30
135. David Navas Chica (Spa) Banesto                               26.52
136. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                  27.57
137. Francesco Arazzi (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria              28.09
138. Denis Zanette (Ita) Team Polti                                28.10
139. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                            29.55
140. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                            30.33
141. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                        30.44
142. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             30.54
143. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    31.17
144. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                      32.20
145. Pieter Vries (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            33.15
146. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    33.39
147. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                 33.46
148. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites                        34.14
149. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    34.58
150. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       35.05
151. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                               35.28
152. Luca Cei (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                                37.18
153. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                   37.34
154. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       40.49
155. Olivier Asmaker (Fra) TVM-Farm Frites                         40.54
156. Stefano Faustini (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                          41.12
157. Hendrik Van dyck (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        43.47


Overall Points:

  1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          78
  2. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                                  56
  3. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           55
  4. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                  48
  5. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       42
  6. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                        41
  7. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           40
  8. Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                         37
  9. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                              35
 10. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                      31
 11. José Jaime Gonzalez Pico (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                25
 12. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                                 24
 13. Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                          24
 14. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                  24
 15. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                                23
 16. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                              22
 17. Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          21
 18. Danilo Di luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                        20
 19. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          19
 20. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan-Alessio                       19
 21. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                         19
 22. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                        18
 23. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                                 18
 24. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                        13
 25. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti                                      12
 26. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             12
 27. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                               11
 28. Andrea Noe' (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                               10
 29. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                         10
 30. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                  10
 31. Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          10
 32. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                                 10
 33. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                  10
 34. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                          9
 35. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          8
 36. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                         8
 37. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                 8
 38. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                                8
 39. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    8
 40. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                                8
 41. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                      8
 42. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Ballan-Alessio                              7
 43. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               7
 44. Francesco Arazzi (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                  7
 45. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                           6
 46. Victor Pena (Col) Vitalicio Siguros                               6
 47. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       6
 48. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Navigare-Gaerne                             5
 49. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         5
 50. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Navigare-Gaerne                              5
 51. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      4
 52. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                     4
 53. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Pata                              3
 54. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                                3
 55. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                        3
 56. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Siguros                         3
 57. Luca Cei (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                                    3
 58. Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Vitalicio Siguros                       2
 59. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                   2
 60. Orlando Sergio Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                      2
 61. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       1

Overall Mountains:

  1. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             22
  2. Danilo Di luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                        17
  3. José Jaime Gonzalez Pico (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                17
  4. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               9
  5. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         6
  6. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                         4
  7. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                         3
  8. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti                                       2
  9. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             1
 10. Marco Gili (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria                        1

Overall Teams:

  1. Team Polti                                                 82.07.22
  2. Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                                          0.02
  3. Vitalicio Seguros                                              0.02
  4. Banesto                                                        0.24
  5. Saeco-Cannondale                                               0.26
  6. ONCE-Deutsche Bank                                             0.37
  7. Cantina Tollo-Alexia                                           0.43
  8. Lampre-Daikin                                                  2.18
  9. Mapei-Quick Step                                               2.23
 10. Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria                                   2.33
 11. Liquigas-Pata                                                  4.11
 12. Navigare-Gaerne                                                5.18
 13. Vini Caldirola-Sidermec                                        5.31
 14. Kelme-Costa Blanca                                             8.04
 15. Mobilvetta-Northwave                                           9.07
 16. Riso Scotti-Vinavil                                           10.27
 17. Ballan-Alessio                                                15.38
 18. TVM-Farm Frites                                               31.59