Tour de France, Grand Tour

France, July 3-25, 1999

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Belgian Tom Steels won the second stage into Saint-Nazaire and Estonian Jaan was second. Kirsipuu did enough to take the maillot jaune from American Lance Armstrong. But the stage was really marked by the fact that several fancied riders went out of contention for the overall. So early!

The riders had sunny conditions as they road alongside the ocean. The Tour's scenic qualities remain undiminished by all the rest of the problems it has been facing. There was a large fall on the road - the Gois - which connects the island of Noirmoutier to the mainland and this badly split the peloton and cost several riders their chances.

In the end, when the riders reached the Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire, there were 70 riders up for the sprint. 6.03 later another group arrived - chances gone and upset. Riders like Ivan Gotti (Giro winner), Alex Zulle (on his birthday), Festina's Wladimir Belli, Michael Boogerd, Christophe Rinero and Jean-Cyril Robin (the top two French riders last year). So after only 400 kms has been ridden, these riders are now a long way down on GC.

This is the first crossing of the Gois since 1993. In that year, 40 riders went away in mist and clouds and were later caught. The crossing can only be made during low tide in a 4 hour period. Care is always required.

As they came out of the Gois, at Beauvoir-sur-Mer (with 92 kms to go), the crowd saw Mario Cipollini lead a group of 15 riders and behind him a peloton split into 5 parts. Lance Armstrong, accompanied by George Hincapie, was there. Jaan Kirsipuu, was within reach of taking the jersey. Other riders like Dufaux, Vinokourov, and Garzelli were notably in the front pack.

Once the crash occurred and it was realised who was being delayed by it, the teams went into action to maximise the loss. Others worked to minimise the loss. Spaniard Abraham Olano had ONCE working hard as did American Bobby Julich and his Cofidis teammates. But a second fall damaged the continuity of the peloton even further.

The gaps between the front and trailing groups then began to grow. It was 1.10 at the intermediate sprint of Machecoul twenty-five kilometers further on but from then on grew quickly. Four teams were hammering - ONCE, US Postal, Cofidis, and Casino. The evidence was clear. The avs in the first hour was 32.9 km/h and in the hour after the crash it was 46.822 km/h.

It was clearly going to come down to a mass sprint among the top 70 riders. As they came over the bridge of Saint-Nazaire, the only climb on the stage the riders made a grand scene. With 100 metres to go, Jimmy Casper tried his hand. He was too early and finished 5th behind German Erik Zabel (4th).

Steels, who won 4 stages last year, was supreme. It was his first sprint victory since April 7 when he won Gent-Wevelgem.

Prologue winner Lance Armstrong lost his leader's jersey but also had further bad news. US Postal lost Jonathan Vaughters after he was caught up in the second fall over the Gois. He was part of Lance's plan in the mountains.

Michael Boogerd was distraught at the end. With a lot of blood on his face (after his tooth cut through his lip) he said he was glad he didn't break the tooth. He also sustained an injured knee. Boogerd told on Dutch radio just after his finish (at 6.02): "I don't have any morale at this moment. My Tour hopes are over. I hope i didn't break any bones. Which crazy guy send us over such an road in the sea? I think Rintje Ritsma (a famous Dutch speedskater on ice) could win that part of the stage easily. Hopefully I'm in a good shape in the Alps for a stage win."

Stage 2, Challans - Saint-Nazaire, 202 kms:

AVS: 46.822

  1. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           3.45.32
  2. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
  3. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
  4. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
  5. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux
  6. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal
  7. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
  8. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti
  9. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole
 10. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
 11. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 12. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
 13. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina
 14. Fabien De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 15. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin
 16. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole
 17. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
 18. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 19. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina
 20. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole
 21. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 22. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 23. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 24. Alexandre Vinokoerov (Kaz) Casino
 25. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 26. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 27. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 28. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal
 29. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 30. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank
 31. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 32. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale
 33. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole
 34. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 35. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 36. Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 37. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 38. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 39. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino
 40. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo
 41. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 42. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis
 43. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 44. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom
 45. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 46. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
 47. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 48. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 49. Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti
 50. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 51. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 52. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 53. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step
 54. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal
 55. Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom
 56. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
 57. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Telekom
 58. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
 59. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina
 60. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 61. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina
 62. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 63. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 64. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom
 65. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino
 66. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 67. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal
 68. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux
 69. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 70. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino
 71. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom                                 0.18
 72. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                 0.48
 73. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                 4.43
 74. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                                    5.03
 75. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Polti                                  6.03
 76. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   6.03
 77. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina                                     6.03
 78. Marco Fincato (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      6.03
 79. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      6.03
 80. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   6.03
 81. Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina                                  6.03
 82. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                       6.03
 83. José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                                6.03
 84. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                   6.03
 85. Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                       6.03
 86. Pedro Horillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          6.03
 87. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti                                    6.03
 88. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                 6.03
 89. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        6.03
 90. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              6.03
 91. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina                                   6.03
 92. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           6.03
 93. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     6.03
 94. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       6.03
 95. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              6.03
 96. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      6.03
 97. Armin Meier (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                             6.03
 98. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                 6.03
 99. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        6.03
100. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                   6.03
101. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                          6.03
102. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                                6.03
103. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                           6.03
104. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              6.03
105. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               6.03
106. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino                                    6.03
107. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            6.03
108. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                                6.03
109. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     6.03
110. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        6.03
111. Javier Ochoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          6.03
112. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      6.03
113. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      6.03
114. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                       6.03
115. Dimitri Konishev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   6.03
116. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            6.03
117. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           6.03
118. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          6.03
119. Christophe Oriol (Fra) Casino                                  6.03
120. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                          6.03
121. Francisco Tomas Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 6.03
122. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                   6.03
123. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Team Polti                                6.03
124. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                                 8.39
125. Vicente Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                            9.20
126. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        15.16
127. José Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    15.16
128. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             15.16
129. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        15.16
130. Chris Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole                           15.16
131. César Solaun (Spa) Banesto                                    15.16
132. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti                             15.16
133. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Cantina Tollo                         15.16
134. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis                                   15.16
135. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    15.16
136. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                          15.16
137. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    15.16
138. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     15.16
139. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                               15.16
140. José de Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  15.16
141. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                              15.16
142. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                                15.16
143. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Team Polti                             15.16
144. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                     15.16
145. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                            15.16
146. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Festina                                 15.16
147. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           15.16
148. Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto                               15.16
149. Alessandro Baronti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                        15.16
150. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo                           15.16
151. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        15.16
152. Leon van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                   15.16
153. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        15.16
154. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    15.16
155. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                 15.16
156. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                  19.23
157. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                                   19.23
158. Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      19.23
159. Christophe Bassons (Fra) La Française des Jeux                19.23
160. Pascal Deramé (Fra) US Postal                                 19.23
161. Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto                                   19.23
162. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                             19.23
163. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         19.23
164. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                             19.23
165. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis                                  19.23
166. Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 19.23
167. David Navas (Spa) Banesto                                     19.23
168. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                            19.23
169. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                    19.23
170. Massimiliano Napolitano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi           19.23
171. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93                              19.23
172. Marco Artunghi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    19.23
173. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                19.23
174. Gianpaolo Mondeni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                         19.23
175. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Telekom                                    19.23
176. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    19.23
177. Raivis Belohvosciks (Let) Lampre-Daikin                       28.52
178. Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              46.42

Abandoned:

Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal
Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank

Points premie 1, Givrand, km 35.5:

  1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                        6
  2. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              4
  3. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                   2

Points premie 2, Machecoul, km 109.5:

  1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                        6
  2. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              4
  3. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                   2

Points premie 3, Chauve, km 142.5

  1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                        6
  2. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              4
  3. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                   2

Mountains premie 1, Pont de Saint-Nazaire, km 166.50:

  1. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          6
  2. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              4
  3. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                                2

GC after Stage 2 

  1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                  8.49.38
  2. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                0.14
  3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                           0.22
  4. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.25
  5. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina                                0.29
  6. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                              0.31
  7. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                0.32
  8. Alexandre Vinokoerov (Kaz) Casino                              0.35
  9. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.35
 10. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          0.37
 11. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                           0.37
 12. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                          0.37
 13. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.40
 14. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            0.42
 15. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           0.42
 16. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                     0.42
 17. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               0.43
 18. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     0.43
 19. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        0.45
 20. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                                  0.46
 21. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                                     0.46
 22. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole                         0.47
 23. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       0.48
 24. Stéphane Heulot (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    0.49
 25. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               0.49
 26. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina                                      0.49
 27. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              0.50
 28. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.50
 29. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.51
 30. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                    0.52
 31. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom                                        0.52
 32. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        0.52
 33. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  0.52
 34. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                  0.53
 35. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                               0.54
 36. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         0.54
 37. Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Casino                                    0.55
 38. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      0.55
 39. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                             0.55
 40. Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                        0.56
 41. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom                                 0.56
 42. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                   0.58
 43. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           0.58
 44. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Telekom                                 0.59
 45. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                           1.00
 46. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal                               1.01
 47. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          1.01
 48. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina                                  1.01
 49. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     1.02
 50. Alberto Elli (Ita) Telekom                                     1.02
 51. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                  1.03
 52. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   1.04
 53. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     1.05
 54. Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Polti                              1.05
 55. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                1.08
 56. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                              1.08
 57. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                             1.08
 58. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                       1.09
 59. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                      1.09
 60. Bo Hamburger (Den) Cantina Tollo                               1.10
 61. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   1.10
 62. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                       1.10
 63. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            1.10
 64. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                                    1.11
 65. Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          1.12
 66. Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom                                 1.18
 67. Fabien De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           1.18
 68. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                            1.24
 69. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        1.29
 70. Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                           1.29
 71. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina                                       1.31
 72. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                 1.39
 73. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                 5.50
 74. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                                    6.19
 75. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                       6.24
 76. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino                                    6.40
 77. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                 6.44
 78. Christophe Oriol (Fra) Casino                                  6.50
 79. José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                                6.53
 80. Marco Fincato (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      6.54
 81. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            6.54
 82. Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina                                  6.54
 83. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina                                     6.56
 84. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              6.56
 85. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina                                   6.56
 86. Armin Meier (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                             6.58
 87. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                               6.58
 88. Pedro Horillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          6.59
 89. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo                           6.59
 90. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        7.00
 91. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      7.01
 92. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                   7.01
 93. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       7.02
 94. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          7.02
 95. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                          7.03
 96. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                   7.04
 97. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   7.04
 98. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        7.04
 99. Ivan Gotti (Ita) Team Polti                                    7.04
100. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Polti                                  7.04
101. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                          7.05
102. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   7.06
103. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      7.07
104. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              7.08
105. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                   7.10
106. Francisco Tomas Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 7.13
107. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      7.13
108. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                                7.15
109. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                       7.17
110. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Team Polti                                7.17
111. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                                7.18
112. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                 7.19
113. Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                       7.20
114. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           7.21
115. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      7.21
116. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            7.23
117. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        7.23
118. Dimitri Konishev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   7.25
119. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     7.32
120. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                           7.33
121. Javier Ochoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          7.35
122. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     7.36
123. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              7.54
124. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                                 9.34
125. Vicente Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                           10.12
126. Chris Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole                           15.46
127. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           15.48
128. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                                15.51
129. César Solaun (Spa) Banesto                                    15.59
130. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                          16.02
131. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        16.03
132. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Festina                                 16.06
133. Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto                               16.06
134. José Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    16.14
135. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                               16.14
136. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                 16.16
137. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    16.16
138. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                     16.17
139. Leon van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                   16.18
140. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     16.20
141. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             16.21
142. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                              16.22
143. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Cantina Tollo                         16.25
144. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                            16.25
145. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        16.26
146. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis                                   16.30
147. Alessandro Baronti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                        16.33
148. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Team Polti                             16.34
149. Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        16.37
150. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        16.38
151. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti                             16.46
152. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo                           16.52
153. José de Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  16.56
154. José Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    17.00
155. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                             20.13
156. Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto                                   20.15
157. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                    20.20
158. Christophe Bassons (Fra) La Française des Jeux                20.21
159. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Telekom                                    20.25
160. Gianpaolo Mondeni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                         20.26
161. Pascal Deramé (Fra) US Postal                                 20.28
162. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                            20.31
163. Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 20.32
164. David Navas (Spa) Banesto                                     20.33
165. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93                              20.37
166. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    20.38
167. Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      20.38
168. Massimiliano Napolitano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi           20.41
169. Marco Artunghi (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    20.42
170. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                         20.42
171. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                  20.44
172. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis                                  20.45
173. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                20.52
174. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                             20.56
175. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                                   21.04
176. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    29.34
177. Raivis Belohvosciks (Let) Lampre-Daikin                       30.03
178. Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              47.49

Overall Points:

  1. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                       87
  2. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                                65
  3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                             59
  4. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                         52
  5. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                  46
  6. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                         42
  7. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                               40
  8. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina                                  37
  9. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             33
 10. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        29
 11. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           26
 12. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          25
 13. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                  19
 14. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo                                19
 15. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                            15
 16. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           15
 17. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                                  15
 18. Fabien De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             14
 19. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93                                 13
 20. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo                              12
 21. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                         12
 22. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                          12
 23. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                              11
 24. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                10
 25. Leon van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                      10
 26. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        9
 27. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                              9
 28. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                      9
 29. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  8
 30. Pedro Horillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                             8
 31. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina                                          7
 32. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                      7
 33. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                                  6
 34. Gianpaolo Mondeni (Ita) Cantina Tollo                             6
 35. Alexandre Vinokoerov (Kaz) Casino                                 6
 36. Chris Boardman (GB) Crédit Agricole                               6
 37. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                              5
 38. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               5
 39. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                              4
 40. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole                            4
 41. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                                3
 42. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          3
 43. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                                    2
 44. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal                              2
 45. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux                          2
 46. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                               1
 47. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                       1
 48. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Casino                                       1

Overall Mountains:

  1. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               8
  2. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          5
  3. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                                    5
  4. Dimitri Konishev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      4
  5. François Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              3
  6. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                                1
  7. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                        1

Overall Teams:

  1. US Postal                                                  26.30.27
  2. ONCE-Deutsche Bank                                             0.04
  3. Crédit Agricole                                                0.19
  4. Festina                                                        0.20
  5. Casino                                                         0.25
  6. Vitalicio Seguros                                              0.37
  7. Saeco-Cannondale                                               0.44
  8. Rabobank                                                       0.45
  9. Team Deutsche Telekom                                          0.55
 10. Mapei-Quick Step                                               0.56
 11. La Française des Jeux                                          0.01
 12. Lampre-Daikin                                                  0.04
 13. Big Mat-Auber 93                                               0.40
 14. Lotto-Mobistar                                                 6.41
 15. Team Polti                                                     7.27
 16. Cofidis                                                       10.47
 17. Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                                         13.31
 18. Cantina Tollo-Alexia                                          13.40
 19. Kelme-Costa Blanca                                            13.50
 20. Banesto                                                       18.30