59th Paris-Nice - 2.HC

France, March 11-18, 2001

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Stage 3 - March 14: Saint-Etienne - Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, 217.9 km

Koerts makes a Mercury double

By Séverine Cottin, cyclingnews.com correspondent
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Jans Koerts
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Dutch sprinter Jans Koerts has given Mercury-Viatel its second win in two days, as he took the bunch sprint into Villeneuve-lez-Avignon ahead of Jean Patrick Nazon (FDJ) and Danilo Hondo (Telekom). Koerts was the quickest of the 157 riders that arrived at the finish together, and his teammate Peter Van Petegem kept the leader's white jersey.

The race started with a fairly quiet ascent of the Col de la République, the only difficulty of the day, where young Jérôme Bernard (Jean Delatour) confirmed his place as leader of the mountains classification. The peloton then travelled at high speed through the Rhône valley under the pale sun.

There were many attacks throughout the day, and 25 riders went clear at one stage. However, they couldn't work together, despite being well represented, and were caught by kilometre 148. Just after this, Cofidis' Philippe Gaumont tried his luck on his own. After 50 kilometres of solo effort, the bunch spurred on by Mercury Viatel and Phonak, captured Gaumont.

Mercury Viatel continued their good work by leading out Jans Koerts to win the sprint, and he did so with few difficulties. A 46 km/h average for the longest stage of Paris-Nice demonstrated that without doubt, the riders were all in a hurry to travel south to the sun.

Tomorrow's stage 4 from Tarascon to Sisteron (195.6 km) is the toughest of the tour, with a partial ascent of Mont Ventoux (1420 m) coming at the halfway point. A few smaller climbs follow before the finish in Sisteron.

Results

1 Jans Koerts (Ned) Mercury-Viatel                 4.43.28 (46.12 km/h)
2 Jean Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
3 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
4 Damien Nazon (Fra) Bonjour
5 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis
6 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Mercury-Viatel
7 Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe
8 Christophe Capelle (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93
9 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance
10 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
11 Fabian De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
12 Saulius Ruskis (Ltu) Gerolsteiner
13 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast
14 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
15 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
16 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour
17 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis
18 Arvis Piziks (Lat) CSC-World Online
19 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole
20 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
21 Dario Cioni (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
22 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance
23 Raphael Jeune (Fra) CSC-World Online
24 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom
25 Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Festina
26 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Bigmat-Auber 93
27 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina
28 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93
29 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
30 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
31 Inaki Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
32 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Festina
33 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Lotto-Adecco
34 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
35 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Fassa Bortolo
36 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites
37 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93
38 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
39 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
40 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) iBanesto.com
41 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Gerolsteiner
42 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
43 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
44 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
45 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) CSC-World Online
46 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
47 Alexis Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
48 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour
49 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
50 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
51 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
52 Franck Renier (Fra) Bonjour
53 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E
54 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bonjour
55 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
56 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems
57 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Credit Agricole
58 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93
59 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93
60 Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
61 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Domo-Farm Frites
62 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
63 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour
64 Floyd Landis (USA) Mercury-Viatel
65 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Jean Delatour
66 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com
67 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
68 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe
69 Bobby Julich (USA) Credit Agricole
70 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe
71 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
72 Steve Vermaut (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
73 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
74 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
75 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
76 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
77 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour
78 Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
79 Koen Beeckman (Bel) CSC-World Online
80 Florent Brard (Fra) Festina
81 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis
82 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Credit Agricole
83 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean Delatour
84 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
85 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
86 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Cofidis
87 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
88 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
89 José Azevedo (Por) O.N.C.E
90 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
91 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
92 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel
93 Federico Morini (Ita) Gerolsteiner
94 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) iBanesto.com
95 Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) Bonjour
96 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
97 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe
98 Christopher Jenner (Fra) Credit Agricole
99 Rolf Huser (Swi) Team Coast
100 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis
101 Andrei Mizourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom
102 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
103 David Canada Garcia (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
104 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Mercury-Viatel
105 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
106 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Mercury-Viatel
107 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis
108 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.
109 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Mercury-Viatel
110 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole
111 Francisco Tomas Garcia (Spa) O.N.C.E.
112 René Andrle (Cze) O.N.C.E
113 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E
114 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
115 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
116 Pascal Derame (Fra) Bonjour
117 Anton Chantyr (Rus) Team Coast
118 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe
119 Michael Giebelmann (Ger) Team Coast
120 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe
121 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) iBanesto.com
122 Alex Zulle (Swi) Team Coast
123 Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
124 Udo Bölts (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
125 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Jean Delatour
126 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour
127 Patxi Vila (Spa) iBanesto.com
128 Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
129 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) O.N.C.E
130 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis
131 Thierry Loder (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
132 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
133 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Team Coast
134 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites
135 David Navas Chica (Spa) iBanesto.com
136 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
137 Cesar Solaun (Spa) iBanesto.com
138 Jean Nuttli (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
139 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com
140 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93
141 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour
142 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
143 Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina
144 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) CSC-World Online
145 Jacky Durand (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
146 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mercury-Viatel
147 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
148 Martin Rittsel (Swe) CSC-World Online
149 Nicolas Dumont (Fra) Phonak 
150 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
151 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) CSC-World Online
152 Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Festina
153 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
154 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
155 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner
156 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe
157 Jakob Storm Piil (Den) CSC-World Online
158 René Stadelmann (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems          3.22
159 Lukas Zumsteg (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
160 Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Team Coast
161 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                        5.10
 
DNF Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Mercury-Viatel              15.13.03
2 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E                              0.11
3 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Fassa Bortolo                    0.15
4 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         0.16
5 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                        0.27
6 Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                          0.29
7 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis
8 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom             0.33
9 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe
10 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                    0.36
11 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) iBanesto.com
12 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Gerolsteiner                  0.39
13 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
14 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                 0.45
15 José Azevedo (Por) O.N.C.E                             0.46
16 Rolf Huser (Swi) Team Coast                            0.57
17 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux           1.11
18 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93                  1.12
19 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour                   1.20
20 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi      1.29
21 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean Delatour                       1.36
22 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               1.39
23 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis                              1.40
24 Bobby Julich (USA) Credit Agricole                     1.42
25 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                             1.48
26 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.
27 Florent Brard (Fra) Festina                            1.49
28 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour                              1.59
29 Christopher Jenner (Fra) Credit Agricole               2.09
30 Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Festina                          2.13
31 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bonjour                            2.17
32 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Cofidis                           2.22
33 Alex Zulle (Swi) Team Coast                            2.29
34 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E                        2.31
35 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                        2.33
36 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems             2.34
37 Steve Vermaut (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                       2.38
38 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                2.43
39 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour                     2.44
40 Udo Bölts (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                       2.46
41 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Team Coast                        2.50
42 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Credit Agricole                   3.09
43 Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux          3.14
44 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance              3.15
45 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
46 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Credit Agricole                   3.18
47 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) iBanesto.com                  3.22
48 Floyd Landis (USA) Mercury-Viatel
49 Dario Cioni (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     3.24
50 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                    3.26
51 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems              3.29
52 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Domo-Farm Frites                   3.30
53 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux            3.34
54 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Domo-Farm Frites                   3.41
55 Francisco Tomas Garcia (Spa) O.N.C.E.                  3.51
56 Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi         4.03
57 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93                   4.06
58 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                     4.30
59 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux            4.43
60 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                  4.55
61 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) iBanesto.com                      5.22
62 Franck Renier (Fra) Bonjour                            5.38
63 Arvis Piziks (Lat) CSC-World Online                    5.46
64 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) CSC-World Online                 5.54
65 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour                   6.04
66 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems        6.05
67 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                6.12
68 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux           6.16
69 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Jean Delatour                      6.24
70 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Jean Delatour                   7.30
71 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour                           8.17
72 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Lotto-Adecco                  9.00
73 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 9.54
74 René Andrle (Cze) O.N.C.E
75 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
76 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93                    9.55
77 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                9.56
78 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com                      10.02
79 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Mercury-Viatel                  10.07
80 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) CSC-World Online               10.10
81 Andrei Mizourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom                10.11
82 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe           10.13
83 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                    10.16
84 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step           10.22
85 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                     10.23
86 Damien Nazon (Fra) Bonjour                            10.25
87 David Navas Chica (Spa) iBanesto.com                  10.28
88 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                  10.30
89 Cesar Solaun (Spa) iBanesto.com                       10.41
90 Thierry Loder (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                   10.51
91 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mercury-Viatel                     11.04
92 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis                           11.27
93 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                    11.49
94 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       12.11
95 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance            12.12
96 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                     12.30
97 Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) Bonjour                    12.57
98 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Mercury-Viatel                   12.58
99 Patxi Vila (Spa) iBanesto.com                         13.00
100 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               13.24
101 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com                     13.43
102 Lukas Zumsteg (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems           14.18
103 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                 17.07
104 Fabian De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                   17.27
105 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93                17.31
106 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) O.N.C.E                      17.36
107 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93                 17.42
108 Federico Morini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                   17.51
109 David Canada Garcia (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step           17.53
110 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe           17.58
111 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom               18.05
112 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom              18.23
113 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole             18.25
114 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                         18.47
115 Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina                        18.50
116 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca       18.52
117 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe   19.50
118 Saulius Ruskis (Ltu) Gerolsteiner                    19.54
119 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                      20.06
120 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                20.19
121 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                   21.02
122 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         21.44
123 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                     21.47
124 Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Festina                          21.49
125 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Team Coast                      21.54
126 Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                   21.55
127 Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Team Coast                    21.56
128 Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe        21.57
129 Christophe Capelle (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93             22.14
130 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                       22.36
131 Michael Giebelmann (Ger) Team Coast                  22.38
132 Inaki Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 22.40
133 Pascal Derame (Fra) Bonjour                          22.43
134 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Mercury-Viatel                    23.09
135 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe   23.10
136 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             25.15
137 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Festina                          25.19
138 Jacky Durand (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux             25.45
139 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca      25.56
140 Jakob Storm Piil (Den) CSC-World Online              27.09
141 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe     27.41
142 Raphael Jeune (Fra) CSC-World Online                 27.42
143 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites               27.52
144 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                      28.18
145 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi              28.32
146 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis                        28.50
147 Anton Chantyr (Rus) Team Coast                       28.54
148 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
149 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) CSC-World Online              28.59
150 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina                        29.46
151 Jean Nuttli (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems             30.36
152 Koen Beeckman (Bel) CSC-World Online                 31.53
153 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Bigmat-Auber 93                 31.55
154 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems          32.46
155 Jean Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
156 René Stadelmann (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems         33.40
157 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel                     34.00
158 Jans Koerts (Ned) Mercury-Viatel                     34.06
159 Alexis Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            38.47
160 Nicolas Dumont (Fra) Phonak                          39.00
161 Martin Rittsel (Swe) CSC-World Online                39.51
 
Points classification
 
1 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                       40 pts
2 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Mercury-Viatel                    31
3 Fabian De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                        30
4 Jans Koerts (Ned) Mercury-Viatel                          25
5 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis                                 24
6 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                      24
7 Jean Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux            22
8 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom               22
9 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           20
10 Damien Nazon (Fra) Bonjour                               18
11 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                   18
12 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                         17
13 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis                              16
14 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93                    16
15 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe            14
16 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                               12
17 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Mercury-Viatel                      12
18 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                12
19 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) iBanesto.com               12
20 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E                               11
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour                        20 pts
2 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour                       15
3 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                11
4 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        10
5 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) CSC-World Online                    8
6 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe         6
7 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                                 6
8 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom                5
9 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe              4
10 Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Festina                             2
11 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                             1
12 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Gerolsteiner                     1
 
Most combative classification
 
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom               18 pts
2 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        15
3 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe             10
4 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                10
5 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco Macchine Per Caffe        10
6 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                            10
7 José Azevedo (Por) O.N.C.E                                 8
8 Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Credit Agricole                       5
 
Teams classification
 
1 ONCE                                                45.41.05
2 Lotto-Adecco                                            1.07
3 Jean Delatour                                           1.08
4 Cofidis                                                 1.40
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     3.02
6 Crédit Agricole                                         3.46
7 Coast                                                   3.56
8 DOMO-Farm Frites                                        4.15
9 La Française des Jeux                                   4.55
10 Mapei-Quick Step                                       5.53
11 Ibanesto.com                                           7.20
12 Bonjour                                                7.30
13 Fassa Bortolo                                          8.13
14 Phonak                                                 9.40
15 Deutsche Telekom                                      10.45
16 Team Gerolsteiner                                     10.55
17 Mercury-Viatel                                        11.19
18 Big Mat - Aubervillers 93                             12.08
19 CSC Worldonline                                       16.11
20 Festina                                               20.08
21 Ag2r Prévoyance                                       20.59
22 Saeco                                                 26.37
23 Kelme-Costa Blanca                                    47.21

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Course Profile

Start :
Estimated time of Arrival :
11:00
16:45
   
Major difficulties : République Pass Alt : 1160 m 6,5 kms at 3%

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