Criterium International de la Route, Cat 2.2

France, March 27-28, 1999

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Stage 1, Mazan Beaumes-de-Venise, 178 kms:

167 riders departed at 13.01 in rainy weather. The first attack came at km 6 as 10 riders went away. Their acceleration was fatal for 20 other riders. The peloton driven by Casino reacted and by km 20 the attack was over and the peloton was complete.

At Aubignan (km 42.5) the first of three sprint premies (for bonifications) was contested with Stéphane Barthe (3 seconds) in front of Ronny Assez (2) and Ludovic Capelle (1 second). The speed at this point prompted the first of several abandons - Fabio Malberti, Robert Lyne and Armand de Las Cuevas dropped out one after another. After 2 hours the average speed was 37.3 km/h.

On Côte de Nesque (km 88.5) the pave forced Samuel Plouhinec out. Over the top it was Patrice Halgand then Igor Flores then Laurent Roux. The second sprint for bonifications came at km 123 - Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux - and was won by Philippe Bordenave (3), the Big Mat-Auber rider who attacked at the 120 kms mark. Second was Cédric Vasseur (2) then Stéphane Berges (1). Philippe Bordenave was caught on the Côte de Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux (km 128). Over the top it was Patrice Halgand, Igor Flores and Victor Hugo Pena in that order.

On the descent the speed was very fast. ONCE-Deutsche Bank was trying to prevent any further attacks. Cédric Vasseur attacked on the climb of Pas-du-Voltigeur and over the top (km 136.5) he was first in front of Igor Flores and Bobby Julich. Vasseur was caught very quickly after that.

The third sprint for time bonuses was contested at Vaison-la-Romaine (km 143.5). Stéphane Barthe (3) won from Christophe Capelle (2) then Pascal Chanteur (1). At the 150 kms mark, 3 riders went clear of the peloton - Pascal Chanteur, Jens Voigt and Jesper Skibby. The gained a gap of 24 seconds by km 158. But the attackers were not working together. Skibby decided to go it alone and he gained 20 seconds on the peloton with the others back in the bunch. At km 168, he was joined by a fast-moving Sébastien Hinault. Immediately, Wladimir Belli, Michaël Blaudzun and Aitor Osa attacked and attempted to join them. But the break was short-lived. Casino rode like a train aiming to give the sprint to Stéphane Barthe, who was already carrying 6 seconds in time bonuses and wanted the final 10 seconds available for the final sprint.

The peloton arrived at Beaumes-de-Venise and Stéphane Barthe won the final sprint and took the leader's yellow jersey with 16 seconds in bonifications.

He won the sprint from Jean-Patrick Nazon, the sprinter from La Française des Jeux, by millimetres - the judges took several minutes to give the decision to the Casino rider.

In 1997, Barthe surprised the cycling world when he won the first stage of this race at Rabastens. He confirmed his talents when he won the French Championship 3 months later at Montlhéry.

Casino manager Vincent Lavenu said later: "Stéphane has not had any success since last May when he won a stage in the Tour de l'Oise. And he has been searching for this for a long time. He has a competitive temperament. But he is without doubt impatient. He often attacks and uses a lot of energy." 

   1. Stèphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                          4.25.08 (40.281 km/h)
   2. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux
   3. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
   4. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
   5. François Simon (Fra) Crèdit Agricole
   6. Janeck Tombak (Est) Cofidis
   7. Cèdric Vasseur (Fra) Crèdit Agricole
   8. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Pata
   9. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
  10. Charles Guilbert (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi
  11. Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto
  12. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  13. Yvon Ledanois (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  14. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti
  15. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
  16. Laurent Pillon (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi
  17. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti
  18. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis
  19. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  20. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
  21. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina
  22. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina
  23. David Millar (Gbr) Cofidis
  24. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
  25. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
  26. Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto
  27. Josè Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  28. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
  29. Sèbastien Hinault (Fra) Crèdit Agricole
  30. Michaîl Blaudzun (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
  31. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  32. Carlos Sastre (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  33. Christopher Jenner (NZ) Crèdit Agricole
  34. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service
  35. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis
  36. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Festina
  37. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis
  38. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  39. Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi
  40. Florent Brard (Fra) Festina
  41. Stèphane Heulot (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  42. Frèdèric Delalande (Fra) Crèdit Agricole
  43. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina
  44. Bruno Boscardin (Ita) Post Swiss Team
  45. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  46. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  47. Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto
  48. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
  49. Marc Streel (Bel) Team Home-Jack & Jones
  50. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Festina
  51. Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino
  52. Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  53. Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
  54. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina
  55. Aleksandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
  56. Chris Boardman (Gbr) Crèdit Agricole
  57. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
  58. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  59. Sergey Gontchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec
  60. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  61. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria
  62. Stèphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
  63. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino
  64. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  65. David Latasa (Spa) Banesto
  66. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
  67. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
  68. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
  69. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina
  70. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti
  71. Daniel Atienza (Spa) Team Polti
  72. Vincent Cali (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi
  73. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crèdit Agricole
  74. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino
  75. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
  76. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
  77. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
  78. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis
  79. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  80. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
  81. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
  82. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service
  83. Francisco Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  84. Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  85. Inigo Gonzalez Heredia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  86. Josè De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  87. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria
  88. Jesper Skibby (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
  89. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria
  90. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
  91. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria
  92. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal Service
  93. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto
  94. Gatza Lejarreta Martin (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  95. Javier Otxoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  96. Christian Charriere (Swi) Post Swiss Team
  97. Cèsar Solaun (Spa) Banesto
  98. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto
  99. Frèderic Bessy (Fra) Casino
 100. Emiliano Murtas (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria
 101. David Lefevre (Fra) Casino
 102. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino
 103. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 104. Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 105. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service
 106. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   1.25
 107. Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   6.19
 108. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                8.26
 109. Josè Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               8.26
 110. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team                    8.26
 111. Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     8.26
 112. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti                        8.26
 113. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Post Swiss Team                    8.26
 114. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal Service                 8.26
 115. Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria      8.26
 116. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service                      8.26
 117. Mirco Puglioli (Ita) Amore e Vita                        8.26
 118. Frèdèric Vifian (Swi) Post Swiss Team                    8.26
 119. Harry Lodge (Gbr) Amore e Vita                           8.26
 120. Mikel Pradera (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    8.26
 121. Josè Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                8.26
 122. Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               8.26
 123. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  8.26
 124. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux           8.26
 125. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      8.26
 126. Timothy Jones (Zim) Amore e Vita                         8.26
 127. Sèbastien Demarbaix (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                 8.26
 128. Frèdèric Finot (Fra) Crèdit Agricole                     8.26
 129. Stèphane Cueff (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi               8.26
 130. Vicente Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                      8.26
 131. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   8.26
 132. Frèdèric Gabriel (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi             8.26
 133. Ruggero Borghi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec             8.26
 134. Matthew White (Aus) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec              8.26
 135. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Team Polti                         8.26
 136. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi              8.26
 137. Michael Sandstod (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones            8.26
 138. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                       8.26
 139. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones         10.38
 140. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Riso Scotti-Vinavil             10.38
 141. Ronny Assez (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi                 10.38
 142. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil              10.38
 143. Steve Tibbitts (USA) Amore e Vita                       11.55
 144. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec           11.55
 145. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   11.55
 146. Cristian Bianchini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil            11.55
 147. Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec             11.55
 148. Jean-Denis Vandenbroucke (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar           11.55
 149. Guido Trentin (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec             11.55

Mountain premie 1, Côte de Nesque, km 88.5:

   1. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                              10
   2. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         8
   3. Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino                                   6
 
Mountain premie 2, Côte de St-Lèger-du-Ventoux, km 128:
 
   1. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                               4
   2. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2
   3. Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                    1

Mountain premie 1, Pas du Voltigeur, km 136.5:
 
   1. Cèdric Vasseur (Fra) Crèdit Agricole                        4
   2. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2
   3. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                  1

Intermediate sprint 1, Aubignan, km 42.5:

   1. Stèphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                3
   2. Ronny Assez (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi                     2
   3. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi                 1

Intermediate sprint 2, Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux, km 123:

   1. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   3
   2. Cèdric Vasseur (Fra) Crèdit Agricole                        2
   3. Stèphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      1

Intermediate sprint 3, Vaison-la-Romaine, km 143.5:

   1. Stèphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                3
   2. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   2
   3. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                1

GC after Stage 1 

   1. Stèphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                          4.24.52
   2. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux           0.10
   3. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                0.10
   4. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 92                0.13
   5. Cèdric Vasseur (Fra) Crèdit Agricole                     0.14
   6. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                             0.15
   7. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   0.15
   8. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.16
   9. François Simon (Fra) Crèdit Agricole                     0.16
  10. Janeck Tombak (Est) Cofidis                              0.16
  11. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Pata                     0.16
  12. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                     0.16
  13. Charles Guilbert (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi             0.16
  14. Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto                          0.16
  15. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                0.16
  16. Yvon Ledanois (Fra) La Française des Jeux                0.16
  17. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                       0.16
  18. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                0.16
  19. Laurent Pillon (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi               0.16
  20. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                         0.16
  21. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                               0.16
  22. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.16
  23. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     0.16
  24. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina                            0.16
  25. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina                             0.16
  26. David Millar (Gbr) Cofidis                               0.16
  27. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              0.16
  28. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones             0.16
  29. Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto                                  0.16
  30. Josè Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca          0.16
  31. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones          0.16
  32. Sèbastien Hinault (Fra) Crèdit Agricole                  0.16
  33. Michaîl Blaudzun (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones            0.16
  34. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 0.16
  35. Carlos Sastre (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.16
  36. Christopher Jenner (NZ) Crèdit Agricole                  0.16
  37. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                        0.16
  38. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                               0.16
  39. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Festina                            0.16
  40. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                            0.16
  41. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros         0.16
  42. Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi               0.16
  43. Florent Brard (Fra) Festina                              0.16
  44. Stèphane Heulot (Fra) La Française des Jeux              0.16
  45. Frèdèric Delalande (Fra) Crèdit Agricole                 0.16
  46. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina                             0.16
  47. Bruno Boscardin (Ita) Post Swiss Team                    0.16
  48. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux             0.16
  49. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           0.16
  50. Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                             0.16
  51. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 0.16
  52. Marc Streel (Bel) Team Home-Jack & Jones                 0.16
  53. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Festina                        0.16
  54. Laurent Roux (Fra) Casino                                0.16
  55. Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         0.16
  56. Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                 0.16
  57. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                            0.16
  58. Aleksandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil              0.16
  59. Chris Boardman (Gbr) Crèdit Agricole                     0.16
  60. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               0.16
  61. Sergey Gontchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec            0.16
  62. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               0.16
  63. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeri      0.16
  64. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                               0.16
  65. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               0.16
  66. David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                               0.16
  67. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93               0.16
  68. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                   0.16
  69. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 0.16
  70. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                 0.16
  71. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                          0.16
  72. Daniel Atienza (Spa) Team Polti                          0.16
  73. Vincent Cali (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi                 0.16
  74. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crèdit Agricole                         0.16
  75. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                        0.16
  76. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                  0.16
  77. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                      0.16
  78. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                          0.16
  79. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank            0.16
  80. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                           0.16
  81. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    0.16
  82. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service                    0.16
  83. Francisco Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros       0.16
  84. Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  0.16
  85. Inigo Gonzalez Heredia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           0.16
  86. Josè De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             0.16
  87. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria         0.16
  88. Jesper Skibby (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones               0.16
  89. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeri      0.16
  90. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.16
  91. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria       0.16
  92. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal Service            0.16
  93. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                          0.16
  94. Gatza Lejarreta Martin (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          0.16
  95. Javier Otxoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    0.16
  96. Christian Charriere (Swi) Post Swiss Team                0.16
  97. Cèsar Solaun (Spa) Banesto                               0.16
  98. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto                            0.16
  99. Frèderic Bessy (Fra) Casino                              0.16
 100. Emiliano Murtas (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria       0.16
 101. David Lefevre (Fra) Casino                               0.16
 102. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino                              0.16
 103. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   0.16
 104. Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    0.16
 105. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                   0.16
 106. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                   1.40
 107. Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   6.35
 108. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                8.42
 109. Josè Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               8.42
 110. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team                    8.42
 111. Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     8.42
 112. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti                        8.42
 113. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Post Swiss Team                    8.42
 114. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal Service                 8.42
 115. Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria      8.42
 116. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service                      8.42
 117. Mirco Puglioli (Ita) Amore e Vita                        8.42
 118. Frèdèric Vifian (Swi) Post Swiss Team                    8.42
 119. Harry Lodge (Gbr) Amore e Vita                           8.42
 120. Mikel Pradera (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    8.42
 121. Josè Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                8.42
 122. Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               8.42
 123. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  8.42
 124. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux           8.42
 125. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      8.42
 126. Timothy Jones (Zim) Amore e Vita                         8.42
 127. Sèbastien Demarbaix (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                 8.42
 128. Frèdèric Finot (Fra) Crèdit Agricole                     8.42
 129. Stèphane Cueff (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi               8.42
 130. Vicente Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                      8.42
 131. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   8.42
 132. Frèdèric Gabriel (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi             8.42
 133. Ruggero Borghi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec             8.42
 134. Matthew White (Aus) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec              8.42
 135. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Team Polti                         8.42
 136. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi              8.42
 137. Michael Sandstod (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones            8.42
 138. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                       8.42
 139. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones         10.54
 140. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Riso Scotti-Vinavil             10.54
 141. Ronny Assez (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi                 10.54
 142. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil              10.54
 143. Steve Tibbitts (USA) Amore e Vita                       12.09
 144. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec           12.09
 145. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   12.09
 146. Cristian Bianchini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil            12.09
 147. Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec             12.09
 148. Jean-Denis Vandenbroucke (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar           12.09
 149. Guido Trentin (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec             12.09