34th Tirreno-Adriatico, Hors Category

Italy, March 10-17, 1999


  • Stage 1 - Sorrento - Sorrento, 131 kms.
  • Stage 2 - Sorrento - Santa Maria Capua Vetere, 178 kms.
  • Stage 3 - S. Maria Capua Vetere - Luco dei Marsi, 214 kms.
  • Stage 4 - Luco dei Marsi - Paglieta, 197 kms.
  • Stage 5 - Paglieta - Torricella Sicura, 198 kms.
  • Stage 6 - Teramo - Alba Adriatica, 170 kms.
  • Stage 7 - Alba Adriatica - Civitanova Marche, 160 kms.
  • Stage 8 - Civitanova - San Benedetto del Tronto, 164 kms.

Stage 3, Santa Maria Capua Vetere - Luco dei Marsi, 214 kms:

192 riders left Santa Maria Capua Vetere at 9.49 bound for Luco dei Marsi. 5 kms into the stage, Frenchman Franck Pencole attacked and by 20 kms he already had a lead of 5.50. The average speed of the first hour with him at the front was 39.2 km/h.

By 50 kms, the Crédit Agricole rider had a lead of 9.10.. At Cassino (km 66) the first sprint of the day came and Pencole won with Pena, Fabrizio Guidi and Colleoni taking the positions in the peloton some time behind. The average speed for the second hour was 40.5 km/h.

By the 90 kms mark, the peloton was now at 10 minutes to Pencole (which was the maximum lead he was able to establish). The next intermediate sprint came at Sora (km 114.3) with Pencole winning and in the peloton Klemencic, Alvaro Gonzalez and Leonardo Guidi taking the placings. Pencole continued to pedal well and by the time he reached Civita d'Antino Scalo (74 kms to go) he had still maintained an advantage of 9.05. The average speed (for Pencole) for the 4 hours was 38.6 km/h.

On the climb of Valico Monte Salviano there was action in the peloton. Berges followed Richard and they set about chasing Pencole. At Capistrello the gap was down to 6.12. Soon after the gap had fallen to 3 minutes on the chasing riders which now included Gutierrez and 3.40 on the main peloton. At Avezzano, Pencole maintained a lead of 2.40. At the 186 kms mark, the daring 181 km break by the French rider was over. The average speed for the 5th hour was 38.20 km/h. Going through San Benedetto dei Marsi the peloton was strung out in indian file and going at a very high speed. Andrea Tafi was prominent. In the sprint it was Mario Cipollini who beat Stefano Zanini and Endrio Leoni. The time was 5.38.30 for an average of 38.641 km/h. was furious

Stage Results

   1. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       5.38.30 (38.641 km/h)
   2. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
   3. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
   4. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan Alessio
   5. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
   6. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
   7. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
   8. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
   9. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin
  10. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  11. Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  12. Enrico Degano (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  13. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  14. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti
  15. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola
  16. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  17. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
  18. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti
  19. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  20. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio
  21. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia
  22. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  23. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
  24. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
  25. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
  26. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis
  27. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  28. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto
  29. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto
  30. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  31. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  32. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  33. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
  34. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  35. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  36. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti
  37. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  38. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  39. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola
  40. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  41. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  42. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
  43. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio
  44. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  45. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  46. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin
  47. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  48. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
  49. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina
  50. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  51. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  52. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio
  53. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti
  54. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team
  55. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti
  56. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
  57. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio
  58. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites
  59. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti
  60. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti
  61. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole
  62. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
  63. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
  64. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  65. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  66. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  67. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  68. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  69. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina
  70. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
  71. André Korff (Ger) Festina
  72. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
  73. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
  74. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  75. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  76. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
  77. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola
  78. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom
  79. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites
  80. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  81. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  82. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  83. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team
  84. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
  85. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
  86. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
  87. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  88. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia
  89. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
  90. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  91. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  92. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  93. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio
  94. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  95. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis
  96. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola
  97. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
  98. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
  99. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 100. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom
 101. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
 102. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 103. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio
 104. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
 105. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 106. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom
 107. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole
 108. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 109. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 110. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 111. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 112. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina
 113. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 114. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 115. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola
 116. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti
 117. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 118. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 119. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 120. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 121. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia
 122. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
 123. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom
 124. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 125. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia
 126. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 127. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave
 128. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto
 129. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
 130. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
 131. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina
 132. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto
 133. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto
 134. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto
 135. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 136. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola
 137. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux
 138. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 139. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 140. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 141. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 142. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto
 143. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
 144. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio
 145. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola
 146. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 147. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia
 148. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
 149. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat
 150. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis
 151. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 152. Emanuele Lupi (Ita) Vini Caldirola
 153. Cristian Auriemma (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
 154. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin
 155. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
 156. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites
 157. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 158. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto
 159. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 160. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 161. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 162. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
 163. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux
 164. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 165. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom
 166. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
 167. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia                           0.27
 168. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                          0.27
 169. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                    0.27
 170. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       0.31
 171. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                      0.31
 172. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     0.31
 173. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         0.54
 174. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      0.57
 175. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              6.46
 176. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                        6.46
 177. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia                             6.46
 178. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros              6.46
 179. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            6.46
 180. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                       6.46
 181. Jérôme Delbove (Fra) Cofidis                                    6.46
 182. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                            6.46
 183. Daniel Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          6.46
 184. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                   6.46
 185. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             6.46
 186. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    6.46
 187. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                             6.46
 188. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           6.46
 189. Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 6.46
 190. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                           6.46
 191. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                                       6.46

Abandoned:

Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom

GC after Stage 3

   1. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola                      13.30.18
   2. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          0.05
   3. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           0.05
   4. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti                                     0.07
   5. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      0.07
   6. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                         0.08
   7. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    0.08
   8. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola                         0.08
   9. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola                             0.13
  10. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                              0.29
  11. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                         0.29
  12. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros               0.37
  13. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       0.38
  14. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                      0.38
  15. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            0.38
  16. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       0.38
  17. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                             0.38
  18. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                0.38
  19. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                             0.38
  20. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto                           0.38
  21. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    0.38
  22. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     0.38
  23. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            0.38
  24. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                        0.38
  25. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.38
  26. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites                          0.38
  27. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.38
  28. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole                        0.38
  29. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           0.38
  30. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                           0.38
  31. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti                                       0.38
  32. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           0.38
  33. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                             0.38
  34. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.38
  35. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                            0.38
  36. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi            0.38
  37. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             0.38
  38. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.38
  39. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                   0.38
  40. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       0.38
  41. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina                         0.38
  42. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      0.38
  43. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola                             0.38
  44. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            0.38
  45. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         0.38
  46. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         0.38
  47. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux                          0.38
  48. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           0.38
  49. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      0.38
  50. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                       0.38
  51. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  0.38
  52. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      0.38
  53. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat                      0.38
  54. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina                    0.38
  55. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.38
  56. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom                                      0.38
  57. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      0.38
  58. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave               0.38
  59. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                             0.38
  60. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                             0.38
  61. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     0.38
  62. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.38
  63. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                                0.38
  64. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                      0.38
  65. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.38
  66. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      0.58
  67. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                  0.58
  68. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                          1.41
  69. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia                            1.47
  70. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   5.49
  71. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                         6.00
  72. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                       6.15
  73. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             6.15
  74. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    6.15
  75. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                            6.15
  76. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                6.35
  77. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     8.00
  78. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           8.02
  79. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                        8.05
  80. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    11.18
  81. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                            11.18
  82. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto                                11.18
  83. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                    12.04
  84. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         12.05
  85. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         12.54
  86. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       12.55
  87. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin                              12.55
  88. André Korff (Ger) Festina                                      12.55
  89. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          12.55
  90. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                12.55
  91. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  12.55
  92. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                 12.55
  93. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio                               12.55
  94. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia                                12.55
  95. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        12.55
  96. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                     12.55
  97. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto                             12.55
  98. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           12.55
  99. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              12.55
 100. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio                           12.55
 101. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   12.55
 102. Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                        12.55
 103. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                       12.55
 104. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       12.55
 105. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  12.55
 106. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     12.55
 107. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                   12.55
 108. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           12.55
 109. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                                 12.55
 110. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        12.55
 111. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             12.55
 112. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 12.55
 113. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti                                     12.55
 114. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                             12.55
 115. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                12.55
 116. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          12.55
 117. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     12.55
 118. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                          12.55
 119. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                          12.55
 120. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          12.55
 121. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                                  12.55
 122. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros       12.55
 123. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       12.55
 124. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 12.55
 125. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia                               12.55
 126. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                      12.55
 127. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      12.55
 128. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                     12.55
 129. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         12.55
 130. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         12.55
 131. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio                            12.55
 132. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia                              12.55
 133. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       12.55
 134. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             12.55
 135. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           12.55
 136. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           12.55
 137. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           12.55
 138. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                       12.55
 139. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        12.55
 140. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 12.55
 141. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    12.55
 142. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                12.55
 143. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     12.55
 144. Cristian Auriemma (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                        12.55
 145. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux                 12.55
 146. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                 12.55
 147. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                           13.01
 148. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           13.05
 149. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                 13.15
 150. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         13.15
 151. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                             13.15
 152. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola                        13.15
 153. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                              13.15
 154. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia                             13.15
 155. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      13.15
 156. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                      13.26
 157. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia                          13.42
 158. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                   13.42
 159. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                     13.46
 160. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    13.46
 161. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           13.59
 162. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     13.59
 163. Emanuele Lupi (Ita) Vini Caldirola                             13.59
 164. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                       13.59
 165. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                               13.59
 166. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        14.09
 167. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto                       15.11
 168. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        15.36
 169. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         15.40
 170. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                              16.24
 171. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               16.54
 172. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    17.06
 173. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     17.51
 174. Enrico Degano (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                            18.04
 175. Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                19.08
 176. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           19.37
 177. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                                      19.41
 178. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          19.41
 179. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            19.41
 180. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia                            19.41
 181. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      19.41
 182. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros             20.01
 183. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                       20.01
 184. Jérôme Delbove (Fra) Cofidis                                   20.01
 185. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          20.01
 186. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   20.01
 187. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             20.45
 188. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           20.45
 189. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                  20.45
 190. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                            20.45
 191. Daniel Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         23.40