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 8, Civitanova - San Benedetto del Tronto, 164 kms:

Yesterday, the final sprint was marred by a bad fall involving the leading sprinters. The accident happened 75 metres from the line with the riders at full tilt. The aftermath of the crash revealed that Baldato and Palumbo both broke collar bones. Mario Cipollini who also was brought down decided not to start this morning. He told the press: "Two falls in five days is too much. Like I flew through the air today .... I can go skiing with the same risks."

The other post-race excitement, if you can call it that, came with the delivery of summons to Bjarne Riis and Abraham Olano by police officials as they were on their way back to their hotels. They have been summoned to appear before the Bolognan Judicial Officer Giovanni Spinosa to account for their involvement in drugs in cycling. The drama goes on. Riis is being sought in relation to the allegations that have been made concerning his days with the Italian team Gewiss.

So at 10.58 today, 161 riders left Civitanova bound for San Benedetto del Tronto 164 kms away. The riders who abandoned overnight were - Jimenez, Piepoli, Minali, Ballerini, Pianegonda, Konyshev, Caravaggio, Richard, Zanetti, Palumbo, Frattini, Van Petegem and Bortolami.

The first hour of the race saw the peloton rolling along at a moderate speed - 32.9 km/h. It got worse and after two hours the peloton was averaging 30.7 km/h. When they arrived on the coast at San Benedetto del Tronto where they faced 8 laps of a 9 km finishing circuit the riders were confronted with a very strong cross wind which forced the formation of the echelons. After three hours of riding the average speed was rising gently to 33.033 km/h. The peloton was complete and on the second of the 8 finishing laps.

During the 4th lap, Bettini won the first intermediate sprint from Pieri, Jenner and Nardello. The second sprint was also won by Bettini in front of Raimondi, Casarotto and Petacchi.

The pace continued to be moderate although as the last laps came the peloton did increase the tempo. The final sprint was won by Jan Svorado from Fagnini and Giovanni Lombardi. The winning time was 4.22.14 and the average speed was 36.609 km/h.

In the end it was a victory in the 34th Tirreno-Adriatico to Michele Bartoli who aggregated a time of 36.01.30 with an average speed of 38.885 km/h.

Stage Results

   1. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              4.22.10 (36.6093 km/h)
   2. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
   3. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom
   4. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti
   5. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola
   6. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux
   7. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina
   8. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
   9. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio
  10. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio
  11. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio
  12. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia
  13. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  14. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  15. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
  16. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
  17. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites
  18. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  19. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
  20. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
  21. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
  22. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  23. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  24. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites
  25. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  26. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  27. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  28. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) Crédit Agricole
  29. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  30. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  31. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
  32. André Korff (Ger) Festina
  33. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin
  34. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin
  35. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
  36. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
  37. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  38. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio
  39. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti
  40. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti
  41. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  42. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti
  43. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  44. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti
  45. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  46. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
  47. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin
  48. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Selle Italia
  49. José Ramon Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Festina
  50. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis
  51. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
  52. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  53. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
  54. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  55. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  56. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina
  57. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  58. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola
  59. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole
  60. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
  61. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat
  62. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  63. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  64. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
  65. Graziano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
  66. Massimiliano Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  67. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina
  68. Jaime Javier Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Festina
  69. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti
  70. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  71. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  72. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  73. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia
  74. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  75. Igor Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
  76. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
  77. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
  78. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  79. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  80. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
  81. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio
  82. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina
  83. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
  84. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  85. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  86. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom
  87. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola
  88. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  89. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
  90. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  91. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  92. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
  93. David Latasa Lasa (Spa) Banesto
  94. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia
  95. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  96. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola
  97. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  98. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
  99. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 100. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 101. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan Alessio
 102. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 103. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 104. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 105. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
 106. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti
 107. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
 108. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto
 109. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 110. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 111. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites
 112. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 113. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia
 114. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 115. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 116. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 117. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 118. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 119. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 120. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis
 121. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 122. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 123. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat
 124. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 125. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                      0.30
 126. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                        0.30
 127. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      0.42
 128. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia                              0.42
 129. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        0.42
 130. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                    0.42
 131. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                             0.42
 132. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                               0.42
 133. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.42
 134. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                 0.42
 135. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                   0.42
 136. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros              0.42
 137. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux                  0.42
 138. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                      0.42
 139. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                        0.42
 140. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                      0.42
 141. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                       0.42
 142. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     0.42
 143. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia                               0.42
 144. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola                         0.42
 145. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                  0.42
 146. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   0.42
 147. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                       0.53
 148. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                  0.53
 149. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            0.53
 150. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     1.04
 151. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      1.18
 152. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                      1.38
 153. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                             1.38
 154. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                          1.44
 155. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           1.44

Started: 161
Finished: 155

Did not start:

José Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto
Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team
Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto
Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
Pascal Richard (Swi) Mobilvetta-Northwave
Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom
Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola

Final GC after Stage 8

   1. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      36.03.30
   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. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola                            19.40
  33. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           19.54
  34. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                            20.02
  35. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            20.03
  36. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           20.05
  37. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      20.05
  38. José Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               20.05
  39. Gianmario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  20.05
  40. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina                            20.05
  41. Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        20.05
  42. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Française des Jeux                         20.05
  43. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     20.05
  44. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  20.05
  45. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               20.05
  46. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   20.14
  47. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola                        20.17
  48. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  20.19
  49. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     20.29
  50. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          20.39
  51. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                       20.47
  52. Denis Zanette (Ita) Polti                                      21.24
  53. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                     21.38
  54. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                      21.45
  55. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        22.20
  56. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              22.54
  57. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     23.02
  58. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                          23.22
  59. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas-Brescialat                     23.47
  60. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                              23.48
  61. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     24.22
  62. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                  25.16
  63. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                       25.23
  64. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                      25.42
  65. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto                                 25.44
  66. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             26.00
  67. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                       26.27
  68. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 26.54
  69. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     27.39
  70. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti                                     27.59
  71. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                    28.04
  72. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         28.24
  73. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      28.46
  74. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           29.12
  75. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Banesto                             29.29
  76. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                29.42
  77. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           29.55
  78. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        31.05
  79. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                          31.05
  80. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     31.13
  81. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti                                   32.21
  82. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                 32.21
  83. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                   32.30
  84. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                            33.00
  85. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan Alessio                     33.04
  86. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia                              33.23
  87. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                 33.40
  88. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina                                  34.02
  89. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         34.05
  90. Maximilian Sciandri (GB) La Française des Jeux                 34.07
  91. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan Alessio                            34.16
  92. Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        34.23
  93. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                        34.34
  94. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                     34.43
  95. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     34.43
  96. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           34.49
  97. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         34.59
  98. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               35.09
  99. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros             35.15
 100. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan Alessio                          37.34
 101. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  37.41
 102. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            37.44
 103. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                 38.01
 104. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                     38.54
 105. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Navigare-Gaerne                            39.20
 106. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          39.54
 107. Jose Manuel Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             40.11
 108. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                                 40.18
 109. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                     41.08
 110. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       41.29
 111. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             41.29
 112. Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                       41.59
 113. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   42.12
 114. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                       42.30
 115. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan Alessio                           42.45
 116. Francisco Tomas Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros       45.30
 117. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         46.24
 118. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                     46.27
 119. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          48.15
 120. Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Selle Italia                          48.54
 121. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                    49.10
 122. Marcel Strauss (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           49.53
 123. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                         50.00
 124. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                50.00
 125. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                          50.01
 126. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      50.54
 127. Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Selle Italia                                51.17
 128. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas-Brescialat                   51.29
 129. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                                  51.31
 130. Oleg Joukov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                             51.37
 131. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          52.00
 132. Dario Pieri (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne                              52.10
 133. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                                      52.16
 134. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     52.21
 135. Cristiano Colleoni (Ita) Polti                                 52.30
 136. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        52.31
 137. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                53.14
 138. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Lampre-Daikin                              53.19
 139. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia                               53.19
 140. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave                       53.19
 141. Alessio Girelli (Ita) Selle Italia                             54.21
 142. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     55.36
 143. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           57.20
 144. Frédéric Delalande (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       59.18
 145. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                 1.00.25
 146. André Korff (Ger) Festina                                    1.00.32
 147. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         1.00.38
 148. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    1.00.47
 149. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                1.01.20
 150. Cristiano Mancini (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  1.02.33
 151. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         1.05.18
 152. Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Selle Italia                          1.05.22
 153. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina                                     1.05.42
 154. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                        1.07.44
 155. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         1.14.00