28th Tour Méditerranéen - 2.3France, February 14-18, 20012000 Results Stage list Preview Starting list Past winners The Stages
PreviewThe 28th edition of the Tour Méditerranéen (2.3) will run from Wednesday, February 14 to Sunday, February 18. The six stage race will feature 23 teams of 8 riders, and is considered an important part of many team's early season build up. Last year's winner, Laurent Jalabert will not be present in his new CSC-World Online colours due to a freak lightbulb changing accident, and this is a big blow to the CSC team. Saeco Macchine per Caffe will be without Mario Cipollini, but will bring the in-form Fabio Sacchi who has already won three races this year. In addition, Salvatore Commesso, Mirko Celestino, Biagio Conte, Nicola Gavazzi, Armin Meier, Torsten Nitsche and Justin Spinelli will fly the flag for Saeco. DOMO-Farm Frites also have one win under their belts, and will take Belgians Steve De Wolf, Leif Hoste, Steven Kleynen, Axel Merckx, as well as Tomas Konecny (Cze), Servais Knaven (Ned), Robbie McEwen (Aus) and Piotr Wadecki (Pol). The other teams registered for the race are Crédit Agricole, Liquigas-Pata, Lampre-Daikin, Mapei-Quick Step, Fassa Bortolo, Team Deutsche Telekom, Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola, Rabobank, Ag2r Prévoyance, Vlaanderen-T Interim, Festina, iBanesto.com, Cofidis, Bonjour, Big Mat-Auber 93, Lotto-Adecco, La Française des Jeux, Jean Delatour, Team Colpack, and Ville de Charleroi-Newsystems.
Starting listCSC-World Online Credit Agricole 1 9 Bobby Julich (USA) 2 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) 10 Anthony Morin (Fra) 3 Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) 11 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) 4 Rolf Sorensen (Den) 12 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) 5 Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) 13 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) 6 Olivier Asmaker (Fra 14 Frédéric Finot (Fra) 7 Koen Beeckman (Bel) 15 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) 8 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) 16 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Liquigas-Pata Lampre-Daikin 17 Davide Rebellin (Ita) 25 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) 18 Daniele Contrini (Ita) 26 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) 19 Fabio Malberti (Ita) 27 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) 20 Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) 28 Robert Hunter (RSA) 21 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) 29 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) 22 Cristian Salvato (Ita) 30 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) 23 Denis Zanette (Ita) 31 Jan Svorada (Cze) 24 Marco Zanotti (Ita) 32 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step Fassa Bortolo 33 Michele Bartoli (Ita) 41 Fabio Baldato (Ita) 34 Tom Steels (Bel) 42 Ivan Basso (Ita) 35 Franco Ballerini (Ita) 43 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) 36 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) 44 Nicola Loda (Ita) 37 David Tani (Ita) 45 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) 38 Bart Leysen (Bel) 46 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) 39 Daniele Nardello (Ita) 47 Filippo Casagrande (Ita) 40 Stefano Zanini (Ita) 48 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Deutsche Telekom Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola 49 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) 57 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) 50 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) 58 Nicola Minali (Ita) 51 Alberto Elli (Ita) 59 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) 52 Udo Bolts (Ger) 60 Zoran Klemencic (Slo) 53 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) 61 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) 54 Danilo Hondo (Ger) 62 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) 55 Andrei Mizourov (Kaz) 63 Mauro Radaelli (Ita) 56 Stephan Schreck (Ger) 64 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Rabobank Domo-Farm Frites 65 Beat Zberg (Swi) 73 Axel Merckx (Bel) 66 Marcus Zberg (Swi) 74 Steve De Wolf (Bel) 67 Marc Lotz (Ned) 75 Steven Kleynen (Bel) 68 Grischa Niermann (Ger) 76 Servais Knaven (Ned) 69 Geert Verheyen (Bel) 77 omas Konecny (Cze) 70 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) 78 Robbie McEwen (Aus) 71 Bram De Groot (Ned) 79 Leif Hoste (Bel) 72 Marcel Duijn (Ned) 80 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe Vlaanderen-T Interim 81 Nicola Gavazzi (Ita) 89 Davy Daniels (Bel) 82 Mirko Celestino (Ita) 90 Geoffrey Demeyer (Bel) 83 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) 91 Kris Gerits (Bel) 84 Biagio Conte (Ita) 92 Jurgen Guns (Bel) 85 Armin Meier (Swi) 93 Björn Leukemans (Bel) 86 Torsten Nitsche (Ita) 94 Tom Stremersch (Bel) 87 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) 95 Jurgen Van Roosbroeck (Bel) 88 Justin Spinelli (USA) 96 Jehudi Schoonaker (Bel) Festina iBanesto.com 97 Christophe Moreau (Fra) 105 Alberto Benito (Spa) 98 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) 106 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) 99 Pascal Chanteur (Fra) 107 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) 100 Pascal Lino (Fra) 108 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) 101 Laurent Madouas (Fra) 109 Denis Menchov (Rus) 102 Stéphane Augé (Fra) 110 David Navas Chica (Spa) 103 Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) 111 Aitor Osa (Spa) 104 David Clinger (USA) 112 José-Luis Arrieta (Spa) Cofidis Ag2r Prevoyance 113 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) 121 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) 114 Robert Hayles (GBr) 122 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) 115 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) 123 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) 116 Claude Lamour (Fra) 124 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) 117 David Millar (GBr) 125 Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) 118 David Moncoutie (Fra) 126 Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) 119 Jean Michel Tessier (Fra) 127 David Delrieu (Fra) 120 Janek Tombak (Est) 128 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Lotto-Adecco La Francaise Des Jeux 129 Steve Vermaut (Bel) 137 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) 130 Mario Aerts (Bel) 138 Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) 131 Serge Baguet (Bel) 139 Yvon Ledanois (Fra) 132 Christophe Brandt (Bel) 140 Christophe Mengin (Fra) 133 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) 141 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) 134 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) 142 Sandy Casar (Fra) 135 Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) 143 Jimmy Casper (Fra) 136 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel) 144 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Jean Delatour Team Colpack 145 Laurent Brochard (Fra) 153 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) 146 Patrice Halgand (Fra) 154 Rafael Mateos (Spa) 147 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) 155 Matteo Carrara (Ita) 148 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) 156 Michele Colleoni (Ita) 149 Ivailo Gabrovski (Rus) 157 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) 150 Christophe Oriol (Fra) 158 Denis Lunghi (Ita) 151 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) 159 Massimiliano Razzari (Ita) 152 Olivier Trastour (Fra) 160 Miguel Angel Meza Flores (Mex) Bonjour Ville De Charleroi-New Systems 161 François Simon (Fra) 170 Frank Corvers (Bel) 162 Franck Bouyer (Fra) 171 Jurgen Landrie (Bel) 163 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) 172 Sebastien Laroche (Fra) 164 Pascal Derame (Fra) 173 Marc Chanoine (Bel) 165 Noan Lelarge (Fra) 174 Grégory Barbier (Fra) 166 Damien Nazon (Fra) 175 Morten Hegreberg (Nor) 167 Franck Renier (Fra) 176 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) 168 Didier Rous (Fra) 169 Geoffrey Gremelpont (Bel) Bigmat-Auber 93 177 Guillaume Auger (Fra) 178 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) 179 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) 180 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) 181 Patrick Jonker (Aus) 182 Xavier Jan (Fra) 183 Franck Pencole (Fra) 184 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Start list courtesy of velomania.net/Henri Isnard Past winners2000 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |