Tour de France, Grand Tour

France, July 3-25, 1999

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Estonian sprinter Jaan Kirsipuu won the first mass sprint in the 1999 Tour contested between Montaigu and Challans over 209 kms. Lance Armstrong retained the yellow jersey. Kirsipuu got his first bike when he was 10 years old and 20 years later in the east of France he achieved his biggest moment in his career - a Tour stage victory. He has won 5 races in the Vendée region since 1997 but none as sweet as this.

He won in front of two Tour sprint specialists Tom Steels (4 Tour wins) and Erik Zabel (3 times points jersey winner). Kirsipuu, who has improved out of sight in the last few years and won his nation's road title last weekend, said afterwards: "Now I believe that I can win in the sprints." He has been with team manager at Casino, Vincent Lavenu since he turned pro in 1992. The team has won 36 times this season already.

The stage was marred by heavy rain but was enlivened by a lone attack by Thierry Gouvenou (a Big Mat rider from the Normandy region). He was away for 114 kms and had a maximum lead of nearly 6 minutes at one stage. He was caught some 16 kms out of Challans after the combines started to get serious for the sprint.

Belgian champion Ludo Dierckxsens immediately went on the attack as Gouvenou was reeled in. He was caught with 4 kms to go as the sprinter's teams went into action to control the end. La Française des Jeux trying to set Jimmy Casper up (he eventually go 6th) were particularly prominent.

Lance Armstrong finished safely in the peloton. It was the American national day and with Lance in yellow it was something special.

Stage 1, Montaigu - Challans, 209 kms:

AVS: 42.119

  1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                  4.56.18
  2. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
  3. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
  4. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole
  5. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti
  6. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  7. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo
  8. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal
  9. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
 10. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina
 11. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 12. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 13. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 14. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 15. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
 16. Leon van Bon (Ned) Rabobank
 17. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
 18. Pedro Horillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 19. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank
 20. Gianpaolo Mondeni (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 21. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 22. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole
 23. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino
 24. Fabien De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 25. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux
 26. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
 27. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 28. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina
 29. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 30. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 31. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar
 32. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 33. Marco Artunghi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 34. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 35. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole
 36. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin
 37. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole
 38. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
 39. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina
 40. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
 41. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis
 42. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal
 43. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino
 44. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 45. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 46. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis
 47. Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 48. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal
 49. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 50. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Polti
 51. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 52. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 53. Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom
 54. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 55. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
 56. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 57. Armin Meier (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale
 58. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 59. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank
 60. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 61. Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
 62. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 63. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti
 64. Massimiliano Napolitano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 65. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale
 66. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 67. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino
 68. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 69. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 70. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto
 71. Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto
 72. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 73. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 74. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 75. Christophe Bassons (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 76. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto
 77. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom
 78. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 79. Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti
 80. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 81. Alexandre Vinokoerov (Kaz) Casino
 82. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti
 83. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole
 84. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti
 85. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom
 86. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 87. David Navas (Spa) Banesto
 88. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 89. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina
 90. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 91. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina
 92. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 93. Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 94. Marco Fincato (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 95. Raivis Belohvosciks (Let) Lampre-Daikin
 96. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 97. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 98. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Team Polti
 99. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
100. José Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
101. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
102. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom
103. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal
104. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis
105. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux
106. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo
107. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
108. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
109. Pascal Deramé (Fra) US Postal
110. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal
111. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina
112. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
113. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom
114. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina
115. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
116. Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto
117. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo
118. Alessandro Baronti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
119. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
120. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
121. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Team Polti
122. Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina
123. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
124. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
125. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step
126. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
127. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
128. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
129. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom
130. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
131. José de Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
132. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Cantina Tollo
133. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
134. Christophe Oriol (Fra) Casino
135. José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto
136. Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
137. Javier Ochoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
138. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
139. Vicente Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto
140. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
141. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Telekom
142. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
143. Francisco Tomas Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
144. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino
145. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino
146. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis
147. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
148. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
149. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
150. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis
151. Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca
152. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis
153. Chris Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole
154. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
155. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Festina
156. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca
157. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto
158. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
159. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
160. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
161. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Telekom
162. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal
163. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
164. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal
165. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
166. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
167. César Solaun (Spa) Banesto
168. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis
169. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
170. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
171. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux
172. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
173. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti
174. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal
175. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
176. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
177. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
178. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole
179. Dimitri Konishev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
180. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    13.09

Points premie 1, Mont-Mercure, km 39.5:

  1. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                      6
  2. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              4
  3. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                          2

Points premie 2, Mareuil-sur-lay, km 129.00:

  1. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           6
  2. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                        4
  3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              2

Points premie 3, La Roche-sur-Yon, km 163:

  1. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           6
  2. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                   4
  3. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                              2

Mountains premie 1, Mont-Mercure, km 39.5:

  1. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                                    5
  2. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               3
  3. Dimitri Konishev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      1

GC after Stage 1 

  1. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                             5.04.20
  2. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                       0.07
  3. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.11
  4. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina                                0.15
  5. Chris Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole                            0.16
  6. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                     0.16
  7. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            0.18
  8. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                           0.20
  9. Alexandre Vinokoerov (Kaz) Casino                              0.21
 10. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.21
 11. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                                 0.21
 12. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                0.22
 13. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino                                    0.23
 14. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          0.23
 15. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                           0.23
 16. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                          0.23
 17. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom                                 0.24
 18. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.26
 19. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                 0.27
 20. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal                             0.27
 21. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            0.28
 22. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           0.28
 23. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                     0.28
 24. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               0.29
 25. César Solaun (Spa) Banesto                                     0.29
 26. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     0.29
 27. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        0.31
 28. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                                  0.32
 29. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           0.32
 30. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                                     0.32
 31. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole                         0.33
 32. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.33
 33. Christophe Oriol (Fra) Casino                                  0.33
 34. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       0.34
 35. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    0.35
 36. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina                                      0.35
 37. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               0.35
 38. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                    0.35
 39. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Festina                                  0.36
 40. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              0.36
 41. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              0.36
 42. José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                                0.36
 43. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.36
 44. Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto                                0.36
 45. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                              0.37
 46. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.37
 47. Marco Fincato (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.37
 48. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            0.37
 49. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                 0.37
 50. Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina                                  0.37
 51. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                    0.38
 52. Vicente Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                            0.38
 53. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom                                        0.38
 54. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        0.38
 55. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  0.38
 56. Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto                                    0.38
 57. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                  0.39
 58. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina                                     0.39
 59. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              0.39
 60. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina                                   0.39
 61. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                               0.40
 62. Armin Meier (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                             0.41
 63. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                                 0.41
 64. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                    0.41
 65. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               0.41
 66. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      0.41
 67. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                             0.41
 68. Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                        0.42
 69. Pedro Horillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          0.42
 70. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                           0.42
 71. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                     0.43
 72. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        0.43
 73. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                   0.44
 74. Christophe Bassons (Fra) La Française des Jeux                 0.44
 75. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      0.44
 76. José Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.44
 77. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           0.44
 78. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                                0.44
 79. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                   0.44
 80. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       0.45
 81. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          0.45
 82. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Telekom                                 0.45
 83. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                          0.46
 84. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                  0.46
 85. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.46
 86. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     0.46
 87. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                   0.47
 88. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal                               0.47
 89. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                      0.47
 90. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   0.47
 91. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        0.47
 92. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          0.47
 93. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti                                    0.47
 94. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina                                  0.47
 95. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Polti                                  0.47
 96. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     0.48
 97. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Telekom                                     0.48
 98. Leon van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                    0.48
 99. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom                                     0.48
100. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         0.48
101. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                          0.48
102. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.49
103. Gianpaolo Mondeni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                          0.49
104. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                  0.49
105. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.50
106. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.50
107. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.50
108. Pascal Deramé (Fra) US Postal                                  0.51
109. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     0.51
110. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              0.51
111. Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti                              0.51
112. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              0.51
113. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               0.52
114. Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               0.53
115. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                 0.53
116. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                   0.53
117. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                0.54
118. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                             0.54
119. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                              0.54
120. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                             0.54
121. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Cantina Tollo                          0.55
122. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                       0.55
123. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      0.55
124. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                             0.55
125. Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.55
126. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo                               0.56
127. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   0.56
128. Francisco Tomas Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 0.56
129. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                       0.56
130. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         0.56
131. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      0.56
132. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            0.56
133. David Navas (Spa) Banesto                                      0.56
134. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                    0.57
135. Raivis Belohvosciks (Let) Lampre-Daikin                        0.57
136. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          0.58
137. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                                0.58
138. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93                               1.00
139. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Team Polti                                1.00
140. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis                                    1.00
141. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                                1.01
142. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     1.01
143. Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                       1.01
144. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                       1.02
145. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                 1.02
146. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                                    1.02
147. Alessandro Baronti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                         1.03
148. Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.03
149. Massimiliano Napolitano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi            1.04
150. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           1.04
151. Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom                                 1.04
152. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      1.04
153. Fabien De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           1.04
154. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Team Polti                              1.04
155. Marco Artunghi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     1.05
156. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                          1.05
157. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1.06
158. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        1.06
159. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                   1.07
160. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         1.07
161. Dimitri Konishev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   1.08
162. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         1.08
163. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis                                   1.08
164. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                            1.10
165. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1.15
166. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        1.15
167. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           1.15
168. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 1.15
169. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti                              1.16
170. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           1.16
171. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina                                       1.17
172. Javier Ochoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          1.18
173. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     1.19
174. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              1.19
175. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo                            1.22
176. José de Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   1.26
177. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                                    1.27
178. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     1.30
179. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              1.37
180. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    14.04

Overall Points:

 1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                        39
 2. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                                 30
 3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              30
 4. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                          28
 5. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina                                   24
 6. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                                22
 7. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                   22
 8. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                          20
 9. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                 19
10. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              17
11. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                             15
12. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                   15
13. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         14
14. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93                                  13
15. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo                               12
16. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                          12
17. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           12
18. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           11
19. Leon van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                       10
20. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                            10
21. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                               9
22. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                       9
23. Pedro Horillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                              8
24. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                       7
25. Gianpaolo Mondeni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              6
26. Chris Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole                                6
27. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                               5
28. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                5
29. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole                             4
30. Alexandre Vinokoerov (Kaz) Casino                                  4
31. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           3
32. Fabien De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               2
33. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                                     2
34. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                               2
35. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                        1
36. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino                                        1

Overall Mountains:

  1. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               8
  2. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                                    5
  3. Dimitri Konishev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      4
  4. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                        1

Overall Teams:

  1. US Postal                                                  15.13.51
  2. ONCE-Deutsche Bank                                             0.04
  3. Crédit Agricole                                                0.19
  4. Festina                                                        0.20
  5. Banesto                                                        0.21
  6. CASINO                                                         0.25
  7. Vitalicio Seguros                                              0.37
  8. Lotto-Mobistar                                                 0.38
  9. Saeco-Cannondale                                               0.44
 10. Rabobank                                                       0.45
 11. Team Deutsche Telekom                                          0.55
 12. Mapei-Quick Step                                               0.56
 13. La Française des Jeux                                          0.01
 14. Cofidis                                                        0.01
 15. Lampre-Daikin                                                  0.04
 16. Team Polti                                                     0.24
 17. Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                                          0.25
 18. Cantina Tollo-Alexia                                           0.34
 19. Big Mat-Auber 93                                               0.40
 20. Kelme-Costa Blanca                                             0.44