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 4, Luco dei Marsi - Paglieta, 197 kms:

191 riders left Luco dei Marsi at 10.02 for Stage 4 of the Tirreno-Adriatico. The first hour was very easy and the average speed was 30.5 km/h. The second hour saw this rise to 34.5 km/h but there was nothing happening. At the 70 kms mark, Arrieta made the first attack of the day and within 4 kms he had built a lead of 50 seconds. He was brought back by the peloton at km 78.

The first intermediate sprint for the stage came soon after at Cantoniera Piano delle Cinquemiglia with Fabrizio Guidi winning from Rebellin, Bartoli and Laurent Jalabert. The third hour saw an average speed of 34.1 km/h.

A breakaway went and by Palena (km 117.4) they had a lead of 3.15 on the main bunch. With 50 kms to go, the breakaway comprised some 50 riders and at Selva di Altino they had a lead of 3.30. The 4th hour saw the average speed rise to 37.4 km/h. The first time through Paglieta (km 169.6) coincided with some vigorous riding by Pascal Richard who took a small margin from the leading group. The Mobiletta Design-Northwave rider however could not get away despite riding at a very fast pace. Next to go on the first lap of the finishing circuit was Colombo who took 7 seconds out of the bunch for a break which lasted about a km. He was chased by Ongarato, Balliani and Filippo Casagrande. Ongarato caught Colombo with 8 kms to go and on the final finishing circuit, Loda also made contact. With 3 kms to go, the bunch was back together and setting up for the sprint. With only 500 metres left to ride, Bettini launched a strong attack and was able to hold of Bartoli and Rebellin by 2 seconds.

He won in 5.01.18 at an average speed of 38.633 km/h. Romans Vainsteins maintained the leadership of the GC.

Stage Results 

   1. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         5.01.18 (38.633 km/h)
   2. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          0.02
   3. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti                                     0.02
   4. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    0.02
   5. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                        0.02
   6. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       0.02
   7. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.02
   8. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                         0.02
   9. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto                           0.02
  10. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                           0.02
  11. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       0.02
  12. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                   0.02
  13. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            0.02
  14. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                              0.02
  15. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   0.02
  16. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                             0.02
  17. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave               0.02
  18. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola                          0.02
  19. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                      0.02
  20. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                0.02
  21. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                         0.02
  22. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.02
  23. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      0.02
  24. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                             0.02
  25. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole                        0.02
  26. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       0.02
  27. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           0.02
  28. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                             0.02
  29. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux                          0.02
  30. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites                          0.02
  31. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola                             0.02
  32. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.02
  33. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                             0.02
  34. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom                                      0.02
  35. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         0.02
  36. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.02
  37. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                                0.02
  38. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      0.02
  39. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     0.02
  40. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola                         0.02
  41. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                             0.02
  42. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            0.02
  43. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                       0.02
  44. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia                            0.16
  45. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                   0.16
  46. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     0.16
  47. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.16
  48. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           0.16
  49. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia                               0.21
  50. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       0.21
  51. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                                   0.26
  52. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                       0.26
  53. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat                      0.26
  54. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.26
  55. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina                         0.33
  56. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola                             0.33
  57. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           0.36
  58. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                 1.05
  59. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux                  1.05
  60. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto                                 1.05
  61. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                      1.05
  62. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               1.14
  63. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti                                       1.21
  64. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                  1.21
  65. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi            1.21
  66. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     1.21
  67. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                          1.45
  68. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio                                1.45
  69. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio                             1.56
  70. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      2.17
  71. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         2.17
  72. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                              2.17
  73. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros               2.17
  74. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                      3.01
  75. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     3.50
  76. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                           3.59
  77. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                  4.23
  78. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                      4.23
  79. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                               4.34
  80. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                        9.06
  81. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto                              9.09
  82. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros              9.09
  83. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    9.09
  84. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                              9.09
  85. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            9.09
  86. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                        9.09
  87. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                        9.09
  88. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            9.09
  89. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           9.09
  90. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                9.09
  91. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina                    9.09
  92. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                          9.09
  93. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   9.09
  94. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                           9.09
  95. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           9.09
  96. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                        9.09
  97. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                        9.09
  98. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                         9.09
  99. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                              9.09
 100. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                            9.09
 101. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           9.09
 102. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                  9.09
 103. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      9.09
 104. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      9.09
 105. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                            9.52
 106. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                                       9.52
 107. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      9.52
 108. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              9.52
 109. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       9.52
 110. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         9.52
 111. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                                  9.52
 112. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             9.52
 113. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  9.52
 114. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                        9.52
 115. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         9.52
 116. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  9.52
 117. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti                                      9.52
 118. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros         9.52
 119. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    9.52
 120. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                    9.52
 121. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        9.52
 122. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                           9.52
 123. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                          9.52
 124. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                         9.52
 125. Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 9.52
 126. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                       9.52
 127. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    9.52
 128. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                             9.52
 129. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 12.18
 130. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           12.18
 131. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                            12.54
 132. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola                        12.54
 133. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    15.44
 134. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                              16.22
 135. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     16.22
 136. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                    17.41
 137. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia                            17.41
 138. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                 17.41
 139. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia                             17.41
 140. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     17.41
 141. André Korff (Ger) Festina                                      17.41
 142. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               17.41
 143. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin                              17.41
 144. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                             17.41
 145. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     17.41
 146. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          17.41
 147. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia                                17.41
 148. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     17.41
 149. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                    17.41
 150. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           17.41
 151. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                 17.41
 152. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          17.41
 153. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  17.41
 154. Emanuele Lupi (Ita) Vini Caldirola                             17.41
 155. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         17.41
 156. Jérôme Delbove (Fra) Cofidis                                   17.41
 157. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                     17.41
 158. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           17.41
 159. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                               17.41
 160. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      17.41
 161. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia                          17.41
 162. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto                       17.41
 163. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia                               17.41
 164. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      17.41
 165. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          17.41
 166. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         17.41
 167. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   17.41
 168. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       17.41
 169. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           17.41
 170. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                17.41
 171. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                           17.41
 172. Daniel Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         17.41
 173. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       17.41
 174. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         17.41
 175. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            17.41
 176. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                   17.41
 177. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        17.41
 178. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                       17.41
 179. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           17.41
 180. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     17.41
 181. Cristian Auriemma (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                        17.41
 182. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                17.41
 183. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       17.41
 184. Enrico Degano (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                            17.41
 185. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          17.41
 186. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           17.41
 187. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            17.41
 188. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil

Started: 191
Finished: 188

Abandoned:

Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team
Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne

GC after Stage 4 

   1. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola                      18.31.38
   2. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          0.02
   3. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti                                     0.05
   4. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           0.05
   5. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       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                         0.09
   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. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            0.31
  13. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     0.36
  14. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       0.38
  15. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            0.38
  16. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       0.38
  17. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                             0.38
  18. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                0.38
  19. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto                           0.38
  20. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                             0.38
  21. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                        0.38
  22. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                           0.38
  23. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole                        0.38
  24. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites                          0.38
  25. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.38
  26. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                             0.38
  27. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       0.38
  28. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.38
  29. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      0.38
  30. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux                          0.38
  31. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         0.38
  32. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      0.38
  33. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave               0.38
  34. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom                                      0.38
  35. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                             0.38
  36. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                             0.38
  37. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.38
  38. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                                0.38
  39. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     0.52
  40. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.52
  41. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.52
  42. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                   0.52
  43. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                       1.02
  44. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat                      1.02
  45. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      1.02
  46. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina                         1.09
  47. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola                             1.09
  48. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           1.12
  49. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                      1.41
  50. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti                                       1.57
  51. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi            1.57
  52. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia                            2.01
  53. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                  2.17
  54. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros               2.52
  55. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         2.53
  56. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      2.53
  57. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                      4.57
  58. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   5.49
  59. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                       6.15
  60. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    9.45
  61. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           9.45
  62. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           9.45
  63. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            9.45
  64. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina                    9.45
  65. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      9.45
  66. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     10.05
  67. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           10.28
  68. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     10.28
  69. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         10.48
  70. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto                                12.21
  71. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    12.37
  72. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 12.54
  73. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           12.55
  74. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                     12.55
  75. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia                              13.14
  76. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                                  13.19
  77. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                      13.45
  78. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                13.58
  79. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux                 13.58
  80. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              14.07
  81. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio                               14.38
  82. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         14.38
  83. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio                            14.49
  84. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                        15.07
  85. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                             15.10
  86. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           15.22
  87. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               15.42
  88. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            16.05
  89. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   16.05
  90. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    16.43
  91. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                     16.45
  92. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                          16.51
  93. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          17.09
  94. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 17.16
  95. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                              17.47
  96. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                       17.55
  97. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            18.17
  98. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                  20.45
  99. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         21.55
 100. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       22.02
 101. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  22.02
 102. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto                             22.02
 103. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                       22.02
 104. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio                           22.02
 105. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           22.02
 106. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             22.02
 107. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             22.02
 108. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                       22.02
 109. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                 22.02
 110. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        22.45
 111. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   22.45
 112. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                                 22.45
 113. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                   22.45
 114. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        22.45
 115. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 22.45
 116. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti                                     22.45
 117. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                          22.45
 118. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros       22.45
 119. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 22.45
 120. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                      22.45
 121. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        22.45
 122. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                       23.03
 123. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      23.05
 124. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                            24.10
 125. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        25.26
 126. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                    25.39
 127. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola                        26.07
 128. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           26.15
 129. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          28.48
 130. Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                28.58
 131. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros             29.08
 132. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                                      29.31
 133. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                    29.43
 134. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         30.33
 135. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin                              30.34
 136. André Korff (Ger) Festina                                      30.34
 137. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia                                30.34
 138. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                 30.34
 139. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                     30.34
 140. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                30.34
 141. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  30.34
 142. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     30.34
 143. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       30.34
 144. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     30.34
 145. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        30.34
 146. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                30.34
 147. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          30.34
 148. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      30.34
 149. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia                               30.34
 150. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       30.34
 151. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         30.34
 152. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           30.34
 153. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           30.34
 154. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       30.34
 155. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           30.34
 156. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     30.34
 157. Cristian Auriemma (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                        30.34
 158. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             30.35
 159. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                            30.35
 160. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                           30.40
 161. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          30.54
 162. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                 30.54
 163. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                             30.54
 164. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia                             30.54
 165. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia                          31.21
 166. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                   31.21
 167. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    31.25
 168. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     31.38
 169. Emanuele Lupi (Ita) Vini Caldirola                             31.38
 170. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                               31.38
 171. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        31.48
 172. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                              32.44
 173. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    32.48
 174. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto                       32.50
 175. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         33.19
 176. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     34.11
 177. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               34.33
 178. Enrico Degano (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                            35.43
 179. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           37.16
 180. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia                            37.20
 181. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            37.20
 182. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      37.40
 183. Jérôme Delbove (Fra) Cofidis                                   37.40
 184. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          37.40
 185. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                       37.40
 186. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   37.40
 187. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           38.24
 188. Daniel Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         41.19