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 5, Paglieta - Torricella Sicura, 198 kms:

188 riders left Paglieta at 9.59 for the 198 kms journey to Torricella Sicura. Unlike previous days, the pace was on from the start and the first hour passed with an average speed of 40.8 km/h. The first intermediate sprint came at Francavilla al Mare (km 41.8) and it was Michele Bartoli who took the sprint in front of Fabrizio Guidi, Roman Vainsteins and Bettini. At that moment, Michele Bartoli was the GC leader "on the road" - the virtual white jersey holder. But of-course there was still a lot of riding to be done.

At km 45 Hvastija and Biagio Conte attacked. They worked well together and by the 80 kms mark at Rosato degli Abruzzi their advantage was 5.45 on the peloton. That was as far as they got. The average for the second hour was 42.4 km/h. The peloton started to organise the chase and by Castelnuovo Vomano (km 95.8) the lead was down to 3.50. 30 kms later it was down to 1.40. The average speed for the third hour was 41.9 km/h. By the 130 kms mark it was clear that Hvastija and Conte were going to fail in their attempt to stay clear. They were absorbed into the fast moving peloton at that point.

On the climb of Crognaleto six riders attacked - Jiminez, Meier, Barbero, Peron, Sastre Candil and Gianetti. They rode very hard together but were chased by another small group comprising World Champion Oskar Camenzind, Andrea Tafi, Bjarne Riis and Stefano Zanini. However, the reaction from the peloton was strong and soon there were 6 men in command of the race - Davide Rebellin, Michele Bartoli, Laurent Jalabert, Garzelli, Spezialetti and Igor Gonzalez. Vainsteins was in difficulty behind and he was 12 seconds behind these top riders. Soon after Vainsteins, being piloted by Donati was 40 seconds further back.

With 50 kms to go, the leading group had 28 seconds on a group of 12 riders - Vainsteins, Bettini, Petito, Filipo Casagrande, Garcia, Urgumov, Piepoli, Mancebo, Van Petegem, Moncoutie, Palumbo and Sastre Candil. At Pagliaroli (km 155.1) the second intermediate sprint was won by Bartoli from Garzelli, Jalabert and Rebellin. The top group reunited after the sprint and were some 45 seconds clear. At Teramo, the chase was splitting - a group with Tafi and Camenzind was around 2.00 to the leaders but the Vainsteins was losing ground badly and his group was now around 10 minutes behind.

As the top riders arrived for the finishing circuit, the gap at the first passage past the finishing line was 2.52 and they were riding strongly together. Both Jalabert and Bartoli were driving the break. With 3 kms to go, Igor Gonzalez tried a coup and gained 10 seconds. The others could not react and the Spanish rider from Vitalicio Seguros went on to win alone. Next came Bartoli, the new overall leader with Rebellin third. The time was 4.57.34 with an average speed of 40.529 km/h.

Stage Results 

   1. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        4.57.34 (40.529 km/h)
   2. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          0.10
   3. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti                                     0.10
   4. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    0.10
   5. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.17
   6. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave               0.21
   7. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole                        3.51
   8. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi            3.52
   9. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                             3.52
  10. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                             3.52
  11. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       3.52
  12. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            3.52
  13. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia                            3.52
  14. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio                                3.52
  15. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                             3.52
  16. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                         3.52
  17. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites                          3.52
  18. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           3.52
  19. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                   3.52
  20. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     3.52
  21. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                             4.01
  22. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                              4.01
  23. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti                                      4.01
  24. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         4.01
  25. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina                         4.01
  26. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     4.06
  27. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                               4.06
  28. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      4.12
  29. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                      4.12
  30. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     4.12
  31. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto                              4.12
  32. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                  4.12
  33. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina                    4.12
  34. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto                                 4.12
  35. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros              4.12
  36. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  4.12
  37. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    4.12
  38. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       4.28
  39. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          4.28
  40. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                        4.28
  41. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                 4.28
  42. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  4.37
  43. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                      4.37
  44. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                             4.53
  45. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                        6.15
  46. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            8.23
  47. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         8.23
  48. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  8.23
  49. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                           8.23
  50. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                      8.23
  51. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           8.23
  52. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   8.23
  53. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              8.23
  54. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros         8.23
  55. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                    8.23
  56. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                  8.23
  57. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      8.23
  58. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros               8.23
  59. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               8.50
  60. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia                          14.18
  61. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                                 14.18
  62. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto                       14.18
  63. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       19.30
  64. André Korff (Ger) Festina                                      19.30
  65. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           19.30
  66. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                                      19.30
  67. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         19.30
  68. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux                         19.30
  69. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          19.30
  70. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                                  19.30
  71. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        19.30
  72. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                             19.30
  73. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                             19.30
  74. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto                          19.30
  75. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     19.30
  76. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                           19.30
  77. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                    19.30
  78. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               19.30
  79. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      19.30
  80. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        19.30
  81. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               19.30
  82. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                 19.30
  83. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                 19.30
  84. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                            19.30
  85. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                       19.30
  86. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           19.30
  87. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                19.30
  88. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      19.30
  89. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                            19.30
  90. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                            19.30
  91. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         19.30
  92. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     19.30
  93. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                   19.30
  94. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  19.30
  95. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     19.30
  96. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia                             19.30
  97. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  19.30
  98. Daniel Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         19.30
  99. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia                            19.30
 100. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   19.30
 101. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin                              19.30
 102. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                      19.30
 103. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          19.30
 104. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros       19.30
 105. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia                                19.30
 106. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  19.30
 107. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 19.30
 108. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia                               19.30
 109. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          19.30
 110. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti                                      19.30
 111. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                   19.30
 112. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     19.30
 113. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     19.30
 114. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      19.30
 115. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        19.30
 116. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               19.30
 117. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat                     19.30
 118. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    19.30
 119. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         19.30
 120. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia                              19.30
 121. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           19.30
 122. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola                         19.30
 123. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    19.30
 124. Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                19.30
 125. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                      19.30
 126. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola                            19.30
 127. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         19.30
 128. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           19.30
 129. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola                        19.30
 130. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   19.30
 131. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                  19.30
 132. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           19.30
 133. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         19.30
 134. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                      19.30
 135. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                     19.30
 136. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                              19.30
 137. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           19.30
 138. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             19.30
 139. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  19.30
 140. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               19.30
 141. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     19.30
 142. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        19.30
 143. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                     19.30
 144. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          19.30
 145. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       19.30
 146. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                      19.30
 147. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                             19.30
 148. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                  19.30
 149. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       19.30
 150. Emanuele Lupi (Ita) Vini Caldirola                             19.30
 151. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                          19.30
 152. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     19.30
 153. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                       19.30
 154. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       19.30
 155. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          19.30
 156. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           19.30
 157. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux                 19.30
 158. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                               19.30
 159. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio                            19.30
 160. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                      19.30
 161. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio                           19.30
 162. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                          19.30
 163. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           19.30
 164. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          19.30
 165. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          19.30
 166. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           19.30
 167. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        19.30
 168. Cristian Auriemma (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                        19.30
 169. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                        19.30
 170. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           19.30
 171. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        19.30
 172. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            19.30
 173. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      19.30
 174. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                    19.30
 175. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                19.30
 176. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          19.30
 177. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom                                     19.30
 178. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                       19.30
 179. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     19.30
 180. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     19.30
 181. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                     19.30
 182. Jérôme Delbove (Fra) Cofidis                                   19.30
 183. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           19.30
 184. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            19.30
 185. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola                        19.30
 186. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    19.30
 187. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola                            19.30
 
Abandoned:
 
Enrico Degano (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne

GC after Stage 5 

   1. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      23.39.17
   2. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti                                     0.09
   3. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    0.12
   4. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.19
   5. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.28
   6. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave               1.54
   7. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                         3.55
   8. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole                        4.24
   9. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       4.25
  10. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                             4.25
  11. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites                          4.25
  12. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                             4.25
  13. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                   4.39
  14. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         4.46
  15. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     4.59
  16. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina                         5.05
  17. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi            5.44
  18. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia                            5.48
  19. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros              11.10
  20. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          13.32
  21. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina                   13.52
  22. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto                                16.28
  23. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    16.38
  24. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           16.42
  25. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 17.26
  26. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          18.03
  27. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     18.03
  28. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                18.21
  29. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio                               18.25
  30. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola                         19.25
  31. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          19.30
  32. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola                        19.33
  33. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola                            19.38
  34. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                             19.54
  35. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        19.54
  36. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           19.56
  37. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            20.01
  38. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    20.01
  39. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           20.03
  40. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      20.03
  41. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto                          20.03
  42. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               20.03
  43. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                            20.03
  44. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  20.03
  45. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                            20.03
  46. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       20.03
  47. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                          20.03
  48. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux                         20.03
  49. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        20.03
  50. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     20.03
  51. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     20.03
  52. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                      20.03
  53. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                            20.03
  54. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  20.03
  55. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom                                     20.03
  56. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               20.03
  57. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   20.12
  58. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  20.17
  59. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                      20.27
  60. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     20.27
  61. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat                     20.27
  62. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    20.30
  63. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola                            20.34
  64. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          20.37
  65. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                     21.06
  66. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti                                      21.22
  67. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                 21.42
  68. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                              21.48
  69. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        22.18
  70. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     22.18
  71. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              22.52
  72. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                       24.05
  73. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     24.21
  74. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                  25.14
  75. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                      25.40
  76. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             25.58
  77. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto                             26.09
  78. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                       26.25
  79. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti                                     26.41
  80. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 26.52
  81. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      27.28
  82. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                            28.58
  83. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                   29.10
  84. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           29.10
  85. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     29.30
  86. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     29.53
  87. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           29.53
  88. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         30.13
  89. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  30.20
  90. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           30.20
  91. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                 30.20
  92. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        31.03
  93. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                   31.03
  94. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        31.03
  95. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                          31.03
  96. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 31.03
  97. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                     32.20
  98. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia                              32.39
  99. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                                  32.44
 100. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                      33.10
 101. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros             33.15
 102. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux                 33.23
 103. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         34.03
 104. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio                            34.14
 105. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                            34.22
 106. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                        34.32
 107. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                             34.35
 108. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                 34.41
 109. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                     34.41
 110. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     34.41
 111. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           34.47
 112. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         34.57
 113. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     35.06
 114. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               35.07
 115. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                     36.10
 116. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                          36.16
 117. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          36.34
 118. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 36.41
 119. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                                 36.58
 120. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            37.42
 121. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     38.52
 122. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             38.53
 123. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                  40.10
 124. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         41.20
 125. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       41.27
 126. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio                           41.27
 127. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             41.27
 128. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                       41.27
 129. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   42.10
 130. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros       42.10
 131. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                      42.10
 132. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        42.10
 133. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                       42.28
 134. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        44.51
 135. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                    45.04
 136. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola                        45.32
 137. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia                          45.34
 138. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           45.40
 139. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto                       47.03
 140. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          48.13
 141. Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                46.23
 142. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                                      48.56
 143. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                    49.08
 144. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         49.58
 145. André Korff (Ger) Festina                                      49.59
 146. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin                              49.59
 147. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia                                49.59
 148. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                49.59
 149. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  49.59
 150. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       49.59
 151. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          49.59
 152. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      49.59
 153. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          49.59
 154. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia                               49.59
 155. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       49.59
 156. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                49.59
 157. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           49.59
 158. Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           49.59
 159. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           49.59
 160. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       49.59
 161. Cristian Auriemma (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                        49.59
 162. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                           50.05
 163. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          50.19
 164. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                 50.19
 165. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                             50.19
 166. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia                             50.19
 167. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                   50.46
 168. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    50.50
 169. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia                              51.03
 170. Emanuele Lupi (Ita) Vini Caldirola                             51.03
 171. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                               51.03
 172. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        51.13
 173. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                              52.09
 174. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    52.13
 175. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         52.44
 176. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     53.36
 177. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                               53.58
 178. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           56.41
 179. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia                            56.45
 180. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            56.45
 181. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      56.45
 182. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   57.05
 183. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                       57.05
 184. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          57.05
 185. Jérôme Delbove (Fra) Cofidis                                   57.05
 186. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           57.49
 187. Daniel Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       1.00.44