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 7, Alba Adriatica - Civitanova Marche, 160 kms:

At 10.59, 177 riders left Alba Adriatica for the 160 kms journey to Civitanova Marche. Nothing happened at all in the first hour with an average speed of only 29.7 km/h. The first intermediate sprint of the day came at Palmiano and was won by Davide Rebellin from Camenzind, Bettini and Zanini. After two hours of riding the average speed had not risen - 29.3 km/h.

The teams of the sprinters were in control of the race but with the speed so slow there was clearly an allure for anyone who wanted to have a go. The average speed after 4 hours was 34.7 km/h. The second intermediate sprint came at Porto Sant'Epidio and this time it was Bartoli who won from Ferrigato, Pieri and Salvato.

With 10 kms to go, Mengin finally took the initiative but was soon brought back and with 5 kms left the peloton was complete. In the final phase, the Saeco-Cannondale and Ballan-Alessio teams dominated at the front of a now fast moving peloton and clearly aimed to stop any possible last minute moves. The mass sprint started to form but with 200 metres to ride there was a huge crash involving several of the major sprinters including Mario Cipollini, Minali, Baldato, Conte, Leoni and Peter Van Petegem. In the confusion, Dutch rider Steven De Jongh took the stage from Spruch then Fabrizio Guidi. The time was 4.19.10 and the average speed was a slow 35.653 km/h.

Stage Results

   1. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        4.19.10 (35.653 km/h)
   2. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin
   3. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti
   4. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux
   5. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
   6. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
   7. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
   8. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
   9. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti
  10. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  11. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux
  12. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  13. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia
  14. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia
  15. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
  16. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
  17. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
  18. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  19. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
  20. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  21. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti
  22. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  23. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  24. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  25. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin
  26. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
  27. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
  28. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  29. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
  30. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti
  31. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  32. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
  33. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
  34. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  35. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites
  36. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina
  37. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole
  38. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  39. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  40. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  41. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  42. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  43. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina
  44. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  45. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  46. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  47. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  48. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  49. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
  50. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
  51. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
  52. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola
  53. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  54. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  55. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  56. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  57. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto
  58. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  59. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  60. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  61. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  62. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  63. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio
  64. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto
  65. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
  66. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  67. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
  68. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  69. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  70. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  71. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
  72. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis
  73. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
  74. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  75. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola
  76. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  77. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina
  78. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
  79. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  80. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
  81. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites
  82. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  83. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites
  84. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  85. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom
  86. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
  87. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola
  88. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio
  89. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  90. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  91. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
  92. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola
  93. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio
  94. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom
  95. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
  96. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  97. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola
  98. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
  99. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 100. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom
 101. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
 102. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio
 103. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     1.16
 104. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                         1.16
 105. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                                   1.16
 106. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        1.16
 107. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  1.16
 108. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                               1.16
 109. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                        1.16
 110. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                       1.16
 111. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                       1.16
 112. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      1.16
 113. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         1.16
 114. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      1.16
 115. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                              1.16
 116. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                  1.16
 117. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            1.16
 118. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                        1.16
 119. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                    1.16
 120. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia                                 1.16
 121. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros              1.16
 122. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti                                      1.16
 123. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia                             1.16
 124. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       1.16
 125. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              1.16
 126. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio                            1.16
 127. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                           1.16
 128. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                        1.16
 129. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia                              3.18
 130. André Korff (Ger) Festina                                       3.18
 131. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                             3.18
 132. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin                               3.18
 133. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto                              3.18
 134. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros         3.18
 135. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    3.18
 136. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           3.18
 137. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia                           3.18
 138. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                                3.18
 139. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                            3.18
 140. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                          3.18
 141. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat                      3.18
 142. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        3.18
 143. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         3.18
 144. Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 3.18
 145. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia                                3.18
 146. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                                  3.18
 147. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           3.18
 148. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                 3.18
 149. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                      3.18
 150. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                 3.18
 151. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                              3.18
 152. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                           3.18
 153. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   3.18
 154. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            3.18
 155. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                   3.18
 156. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto                        3.18
 157. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                  3.18
 158. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       3.18
 159. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                            3.18
 160. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                  3.18
 161. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                      3.18
 162. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                            3.18
 163. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                        3.18
 164. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                  3.18
 165. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                       3.18
 166. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    3.18
 167. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                                       3.18
 168. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                  3.18
 169. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                             3.18
 170. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                         3.18
 171. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           3.18
 172. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     3.18

Started: 177
Finished: 172

Retired:

Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team

Did not finish:

Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan Alessio
Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil

GC after Stage 7

   1. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      31.39.16
   2. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti                                     0.09
   3. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    0.14
   4. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.21
   5. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.30
   6. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave               1.56
   7. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                         3.57
   8. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole                        4.26
   9. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                             4.26
  10. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites                          4.27
  11. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                             4.27
  12. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                   4.41
  13. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         4.50
  14. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina                         5.07
  15. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi            5.46
  16. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia                            5.50
  17. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                     6.17
  18. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros              11.12
  19. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          11.45
  20. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina                   13.54
  21. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto                                16.30
  22. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    16.40
  23. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           16.44
  24. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 17.28
  25. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola                         17.30
  26. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          18.05
  27. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     18.05
  28. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                            18.21
  29. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio                               18.27
  30. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola                            18.49
  31. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          19.32
  32. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola                        19.35
  33. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola                            19.40
  34. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           19.58
  35. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                            20.02
  36. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            20.03
  37. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           20.05
  38. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      20.05
  39. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               20.05
  40. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  20.05
  41. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                            20.05
  42. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto                          20.05
  43. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       20.05
  44. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        20.05
  45. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux                         20.05
  46. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     20.05
  47. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     20.05
  48. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  20.05
  49. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               20.05
  50. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   20.14
  51. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  20.19
  52. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     20.29
  53. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    20.32
  54. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          20.39
  55. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                     21.08
  56. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        21.12
  57. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti                                      21.24
  58. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                      21.45
  59. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        22.20
  60. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     22.20
  61. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              22.54
  62. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                              23.06
  63. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                          23.22
  64. Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave                      23.23
  65. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat                     23.47
  66. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     24.22
  67. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                 25.02
  68. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                  25.16
  69. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                       25.23
  70. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                      25.42
  71. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             26.00
  72. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                       26.27
  73. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 26.54
  74. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    27.22
  75. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom                                     27.24
  76. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     27.42
  77. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti                                     27.59
  78. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         28.24
  79. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      28.46
  80. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                29.00
  81. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           29.12
  82. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto                             29.29
  83. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     29.55
  84. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           29.55
  85. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           30.22
  86. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        31.05
  87. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                          31.05
  88. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                            32.18
  89. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                   32.21
  90. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 32.21
  91. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                     32.22
  92. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                   32.30
  93. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia                              32.41
  94. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux                 33.25
  95. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                 33.40
  96. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                                  34.02
  97. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         34.05
  98. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio                            34.16
  99. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        34.23
 100. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros             34.33
 101. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                        34.34
 102. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                     34.43
 103. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     34.43
 104. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           34.49
 105. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         34.59
 106. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               35.09
 107. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                          37.34
 108. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  37.41
 109. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                            37.42
 110. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            37.44
 111. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                             37.55
 112. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                 38.01
 113. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     38.54
 114. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                     39.30
 115. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          39.54
 116. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                                 40.01
 117. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             40.11
 118. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                                 40.18
 119. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       41.29
 120. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             41.29
 121. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                       41.29
 122. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   42.12
 123. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                       42.30
 124. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio                           42.45
 125. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                      43.28
 126. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         44.40
 127. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros       45.30
 128. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        45.30
 129. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola                        45.34
 130. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     45.45
 131. José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        48.11
 132. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          48.15
 133. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia                          18.54
 134. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           49.00
 135. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                    49.10
 136. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         50.00
 137. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      50.01
 138. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          50.01
 139. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                50.01
 140. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          50.16
 141. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto                       50.23
 142. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                   50.48
 143. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                  50.49
 144. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia                                51.17
 145. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       51.17
 146. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                 51.37
 147. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                             51.37
 148. Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                51.43
 149. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                              52.11
 150. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                                      52.16
 151. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     52.21
 152. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        52.31
 153. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         52.46
 154. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin                              53.19
 155. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                53.19
 156. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          53.19
 157. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia                               53.19
 158. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       53.19
 159. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia                             53.39
 160. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                               54.23
 161. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     54.54
 162. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           57.20
 163. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       58.36
 164. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    1.00.05
 165. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                 1.00.25
 166. André Korff (Ger) Festina                                    1.00.32
 167. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                1.00.38
 168. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         1.00.38
 169. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  1.01.29
 170. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         1.05.18
 171. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia                          1.05.22
 172. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                     1.05.42
 173. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                        1.07.44
 174. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         1.08.28
 175. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         1.14.00

 There is a discrepancy in the official results sheets from RCS. 172 riders
 were recorded as finishing yet 175 are still listed on the GC. The riders
 who abandoned Leoni, Conte and Palumbo are still in the GC. That is 
 probably not correct.