52nd Grand Prix Midi Libre - 2.1France, May 16-21, 20001999 Results Preview Start List Past WinnersThe Stages
PreviewJan Ullrich will be the man to watch in GP Midi Libre, from May 16-21, where he makes his reentry into the peloton after suffering from influenza. This race is traditionally the start of the Tour de France preparations in the area of Cévenole and Languedoc. The third stage will have five mountains to overcome, not on the same scale as the Alps or the Pyrenees but hard enough in the expected high temperatures. 160 riders from 20 teams will take part, among them of course last year's winner Benoït Salmon (Ag2R). Ullrich will bring along Alberto Elli, Alpe d' Huez winner Guiseppe Guerini or Alexander Vinokourov which means that this is a trial for the mountain stages of the Tour. Nine French teams will take part. Among the Tour qualified teams are Crédit Agricole, with Americans Bobby Julich and Jonathan Vaughters as candidates for the victory. Bonjour, with Jean-Cyrille Robin, and Jean Delatour, with Laurent Brochard, will of course do their best to gain tickets to the Tour. Possibly BigMat Auber will as well but the chances for the latter, without any real stars, are slim. There are three seats left and Spanish Kelme, with last year's third Fernando Escartin ought to be qualified. In the Midi Libre, their team will be represented by Javier Pascual Rodriguez.
Start List
Ag2R Prévoyance Deutsche Telekom
1 Benoït Salmon (Fra) 11 Jan Ullrich (Ger)
2 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) 12 Alberto Elli (Ita)
3 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) 13 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita)
4 Pascal Chanteur (Fra) 14 Jens Heppner (Ger)
5 David Delrieu (Fra) 15 Giovani Lombardi (Ita)
6 Andreï Kivilev (Kaz) 16 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz)
7 Gilles Maignan (Fra) 17 Georg Totschnig (Aut)
8 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) 18 Andreï Mizourov (Kaz)
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21 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) 31 Chris Boardman (Gbr)
22 Jakob Storm Piil (Den) 32 Frédéric Finot (Fra)
23 Martin Rittsel (Swe) 33 Fabrice Gougot (Fra)
24 Michael Blaudzun (Den) 34 Sébastien Hinault (Fra)
25 Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) 35 Bobby Julich (USA)
26 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) 36 Anthony Langella (Fra)
27 René Jörgensen (Den) 37 Anthony Morin (Fra)
28 Bo Hamburger (Den) 38 Jonathan Vaughters (USA)
Festina-Lotus Fassa Bortolo
41 Pascal Lino (Fra) 51 Gabriele Balducci (Ita)
42 Laurent Madouas (Fra) 52 Marco Fincato (Ita)
43 Christophe Moreau (Fra) 53 Leonardo Giordani (Ita)
44 Jonathan Hall (Aus) 54 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr)
45 Stéphane Auge (Fra) 55 Luca Mazzanti (Ita)
46 Michel Klinger (Swi) 56 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita)
47 Florent Brard (Fra)
48 Iban Sastre Estevez (Spa) 58 Tadej Valjavec (Slo)
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71 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) 81 Jamie Burrow (Gbr)
72 Sven Montgomery (Swi) 82 Julian Dean (Nzl)
73 Xavier Jan (Fra) 83 David George (RSA)
74 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) 84 Benoit Joachim (Lux)
75 Frank Høj (Den) 85 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor)
76 Lars Michaelsen (Den) 86 Levy Leipheimer (USA)
77 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) 87 Cédric Vasseur (Fra)
78 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) 88 Steve Vermaut (Bel)
Jean Delatour Kelme-Costa Blanca
91 Laurent Brochard (Fra) 101 Antonio Tauler (Spa)
92 Christophe Bassons (Fra) 102 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa)
93 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) 103 Eligio Requejo Dominguez (Spa)
94 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) 104 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa)
95 Patrice Halgand (Fra) 105 Aitor Gonzales Jimenez (Spa)
96 Christophe Oriol (Fra) 106 Alvaro Forner (Spa)
97 Francisque Teyssier (Fra) 107 Isaac Galvez Lopez (Spa)
98 Bruno Thibout (Fra) 108 Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa)
Besson Chaussures Collstrop
111 Nicolas Dumont (Fra) 121 Tony Bracke (Bel)
112 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) 122 Eric de Clercq (Bel)
113 Sergey Beloussov (Kaz) 123 Hans de Meester (Bel)
114 Sergey Yakovlev (Kaz) 124 Roger Hammond (GBr)
115 Médéric Clair (Fra) 125 Geert Omloop (Bel)
116 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) 126 Oleg Pankov (Ukr)
117 Sébastien Laroche (Fra) 127 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel)
118 Lorenzo Di Silvestro (Ita) 128 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel)
Bonjour-Toupargel Cofidis
131 Franck Bouyer (Fra) 141 Laurent Desbiens (Fra)
132 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) 142 Claude Lamour (Fra)
133 Charles Guilbert (Fra) 143 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra)
134 Damien Nazon (Fra) 144 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita)
135 Franck Renier (Fra) 145 Thierry Loder (Fra)
136 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) 146 Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita)
137 Didier Rous (Fra) 147 David Millar (GBr)
138 François Simon (Fra) 148 David Moncoutié (Fra)
Euskaltel-Euskadi Big Mat-Auber 93
151 Peio Arreitunandia Quintero (Spa) 161 Ludovic Auger (Fra)
152 Angel Castresena del Val (Spa) 162 Stéphane Berges (Fra)
153 Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) 163 Thierry Bourguignon (Fra)
154 Aitor Kintana Zarate (Spa) 164 Lylian Lebreton (Fra)
155 Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) 165 Christophe Capelle (Fra)
156 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) 166 Thierry Gouvenou (Fra)
157 Mikel Pradera Rodriguez (Spa) 167 Denis Leproux (Fra)
158 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) 168 Dominique Rault (Fra)
Liquigas-Pata Cantina Tollo
171 Fausto Dotti (Ita) 181 Alessandro Baronti (Ita)
172 Olexander Fedenko (Ukr) 182 Paolo Bossoni (Ita)
173 Fabio Marchesin (Ita) 183 Gabriele Colombo (Ita)
174 Mirko Marini (Ita) 184 Frederico Colonna (Ita)
175 185 Marco A.Di Renzo (Ita)
176 Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) 186 Rodolfo Massi (Ita)
177 187 Cristian Pepoli (Ita)
178 188 Germanico Pierdomenico (Ita)
Mobilvetta-Rossin
191 Laurent Roux (Fra)
192 Raffaele Bosi (Ita)
193 Corrado Serina (Ita)
194 Sergeï Lelekin (Rus)
195 Michele Gobbi (Ita)
196 Domenico Gualdi (Ita)
197 Daniele Gadenz (Ita)
198 Devis Miorin (Ita)
Past winners1949 Henri Massal (Fra) 1950 Antonin Rolland (Fra) 1951 Raphael Geminiani (Fra) 1952 Siro Bianchi (Ita) 1953 Pierre Nardi (Fra) 1954 Jesus Martinez (Spa) 1955 Miguel Poblet (Spa) 1956 Antonin Rolland (Fra) 1957 Jean Pierre Schmitz (Lux) 1958 Francis Pipelin (Fra) 1959 Jean Brankaert (Fra) 1960 Valentin Hout (Fra) 1961 Joseph Groussard (Fra) 1962 Mies Stolker (Ned) 1963 Fernando Manzaneque (Spa) 1964 André Foucher (Fra) 1965 André Foucher (Fra) 1966 Jean Claude Theilliere (Fra) 1967 Michel Grain (Fra) 1968 1969 Luis Ocana (Spa) 1970 Walter Ricci (Fra) 1971 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1972 Cyrille Guimard (Fra) 1973 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1974 Jean Pierre Danguilaume (Fra) 1975 Francesco Moser (Ita) 1976 Alain Meslet (Fra) 1977 Wladimiro Panizza (Ita) 1978 Claudio Bortolotto (Ita) 1979 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) 1980 Jean René Bernaudeau (Fra) 1981 Jean René Bernaudeau (Fra) 1982 Jean René Bernaudeau (Fra) 1983 Jean René Bernaudeau (Fra) 1984 Domenique Garde (Fra) 1985 Silvano Contini (Ita) 1986 Claude Criquielion (Bel) 1987 Patrice Esnault (Fra) 1988 Claude Criquielion (Bel) 1989 Jérome Simon (Fra) 1990 Gerard Rué (Fra) 1991 Gilbert Duclos Lassalle (Fra) 1992 Luc Leblanc (Fra) 1993 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) 1994 Jan Svorada (Svk) 1995 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 1996 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 1997 Alberto Elli (Ita) 1998 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina 1999 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Casino Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin |