Stage 1 - Dinan--Lannion - 233.5 kms

  01 Fabio Baldato (Ita, MG-Technogym 152)	     Time=05:49:18
  02 Laurent Jalabert (Fra, ONCE 61)
  03 Djamolidin Abdujaparov (Uzbek, Novell 161)
  04 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita, Telekom/ZG 204)
  05 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita, Polti 96)
  06 Tony Rominger (Swi, Mapei-GB 41)
  07 Johan Museeuw (Bel, Mapei-GB 47)
  08 Bruno Thibout (Fra, Castorama 149)
  09 Bjarne Riis (Den, Gewiss 18)
  10 Alexander Gontchenkov (Ukr, Lampre 75)
  11 Francois Simon (Fra, Castorama 147)
  12 Miguel Indurain (Spa, Banesto 01)
  13 Laurent Brochard (Fra, Festina 53)
  14 Alvaro Mejia (Col, Motorola 111)
  15 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra, Festina 59)
  16 Evgeni Berzin (Rus, Gewiss 11)
  17 Alex Zulle (Swi, ONCE 69)
  18 Andrei Tchmil (Mol, Lotto, 131)
  19 Erik Zabel (Ger, Telekom/ZG 209)
  20 Dirk Baldinger (Ger, Polti 92)
  21 Melchor Mauri (Spa, ONCE 65)
  22 Lance Armstrong (US, Motorola 113)
  23 Laurent Dufaux (Fra, Festina 54)
  24 Andrea Tafi (Ita, Mapei-GB 49)
  25 Richard Virenque (Fra, Festina 51)
  26 Maximilian Sciandri (GB, MG-Technogym 157)
  27 Thierry Laurent (Fra, Castorama 143)
  28 Fernando Escartin (Spa, Mapei-GB 44)
  29 Arsenio Gonzalez (Spa, Mapei-GB 45)
  30 Arvis Piziks (Lith, Novell 167)
  31 Johan Bruyneel (Bel, ONCE 63)
  32 Marco Pantani (Ita, Carrera 21)
  33 Laurent Madouas (Fra, Castorama 144)
  34 Claudio Chiappucci (Ita, Carrera 24)
  35 Gianni Bugno (Ita, MG-Technogym 151)
  36 Javier Mauleon (Spa, Mapei-GB 46)
  37 Bo Hamburger (Den, TVM 123)
  38 Beat Zberg (Swi, Carrera 29)
  39 Jacky Durand (Fra, Castorama 142)
  40 Jens Heppner (Ger, Telekom/ZG 205)
  41 Eddy Bouwmans (Neth, Novell 162)
  42 Francois Lemarchand (Fra, GAN 86)
  43 Thierry Marie (Fra, Castorama 146)
  44 Yvon Ledanois (Fra, GAN 85)
  45 Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra, Chazal 181)
  46 Vicente Aparicio (Spa, Banesto 03)
  47 Frankie Andreu (US, Motorola 112)
  48 Udo Bolts (Ger, Telekom/ZG 202)
  49 Ivan Gotti (Ita, Gewiss 17)
  50 Thomas Davy (Fra, Banesto 04)
  51 Sergei Outschakov (Rus, Polti 97)        all same time
  52 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita, Brescialat 194)         +17 secs
  53 Antonio Politano (Ita, Mercatone/UNO 179)
  54 Jim Van de Laer (Bel, TVM 128)
  55 Gabriele Colombo (Ita, Gewiss 15)
  56 Lars Michaelsen (Den, Festina 58)
  57 Enrico Zaina (Ita, Carrera 28)
  58 Bruno Cenghialta (Ita, Gewiss 14)
  59 Wilfried Nelissen (Bel, Lotto 137)       all same time
  60 Eric Boyer (Fra, Polti 93)                     +24 secs
  61 Giovanni Fidanza (Ita, Polti 95)
  62 Francisco Cabello (Spa, Kelme 104)
  63 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita, Lampre 71)
  64 Francesco Frattini (Ita, Gewiss 16)
  65 Mario Cipollini (Ita, Mercatone/UNO 171)
  66 Massimo Podenzana (Ita, Brescialat 191)
  67 Bruno Boscardin (Fra, Festina 52)
  68 Silvio Martinello (Ita, Mercatone/UNO 176)
  69 Sean Yates(GB, Motorola 119)
  70 Zenon Jaskula (Pol, Aki 31)
  71 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita, Mapei-GB 43)
  72 Nicola Loda (Ita, MG-Technogym 156)
  73 Andrea Peron (Ita, Motorola 117) +37
  74 Erik Breukink (Neth, ONCE 62) +30
  75 Mario Manzoni (Ita, Brescialat 196)
  76 Olaf Ludwig (Ger, Telekom/ZG 206)
  77 Christophe Capelle (Fra, GAN 82)
  78 Pascal Herve (Fra, Festina 55)
  79 Vladimir Pulnikov (Ukr, Telekom/ZG 207)
  80 Gilles Bouvard (Fra, Chazal 184)
  81 Wilfried Peeters (Bel, Mapei-GB 48)
  82 Mario Scirea (Ita, Polti 99)
  83 Frederic Moncassin (Fra, Novell 166)
  84 Jose Ramon Uriarte (Spa, Banesto 09)
  85 Steve Swart (NZ, Motorola 118)
  86 Steve Bauer (Can, Motorola 114)
  87 Francis Moreau (Fra, GAN 87)
  88 Massimo Donati (Ita, Mercatone/UNO 172)
  89 Davide Cassani (Ita, MG-Technogym 153)
  90 Pavel Tonkov (Rus, Lampre 79)
  91 Mariano Rojas (Spa, ONCE 67)
  92 Mauro Bettin (Ita, Aki 32)
  93 Ramon Gonzalez-Arrieta (Spa, Banesto 06)
  94 Marc Sergeant (Bel, Lotto 138)
  95 Thierry Gouvenou (Fra, GAN 83)              all same time
  96 Aitor Garmendia (Spa, Banesto 05)             +35 secs
  97 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est, Chazal 188)
  98 Marcello Siboni (Ita, Carrera 26)
  99 Rolf Aldag (Ger, Telekom/ZG 201)
 100 Frans Maassen (Neth, Novell 165)
 101 Roberto Petito (Ita, Mercatone/UNO 177)
 102 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus, Novell 164)
 103 Gerard Rue (Fra, Banesto 08)
 104 Neil Stephens (Aus, ONCE 68)
 105 Hendrik Redant (Bel, TVM 126)
 106 Giancarlo Perini (Ita, Brescialat 198)
 107 Laudelino Cubino (Spa, Kelme 101)
 108 Angelo Lecchi (Ita, Brescialat, 195)
 109 Franco Vona (Ita, MG-Technogym 159)
 110 Pascal Lance (Fra, GAN 84)
 111 Didier Rous (Fra, GAN 88)
 112 Fabio Casartelli (Ita, Motorola 115)
 113 Armand De Las Cuevas (Fra, Castorama 141)
 114 Flavio Vanzella (Ita, MG-Technogym 158)
 115 Dimitri Konichev (Rus, Aki 36)
 116 Jesper Skibby (Den, TVM 127)
 117 Alberto Elli (Ita, MG-Technogym 154)
 118 Kaspar Ozers (Latvia, Motorola 116)
 119 Marc Wauters (Bel, Novell 169)
 120 Sammie Moreels (Bel, Lotto 136)          all same time
 121 Christophe Mengin (Fra, Chazal 189)          +48 secs
 122 Eric Vanderaerden (Bel, Brescialat 193)      same time
 123 Marino Alonso (Spa, Banesto 02)              +54 secs
 124 Nelson Rodriguez (Col, Telekom/ZG 208)
 125 Maarten Den Bakker (Neth, TVM 121)
 126 Oscar Pellicioli (Ita, Polti 98)
 127 Georg Totschnig (Austria, Polti 91)
 128 Gilles Delion (Fra, Chazal 186)
 129 Jelle Nijdam (Neth, TVM 125)
 130 Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa, ONCE 64)
 131 Alberto Volpi (Ita, Gewiss 19)
 132 Carlo Bomans (Bel, Mapei-GB 42)
 133 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita, Mercatone/UNO 175)
 134 Fausto Dotti (Ita, Brescialat 192)
 135 Herman Frison (Bel, Lotto 135)
 136 Dario Bottaro (Ita, Gewiss 13)
 137 Guido Bontempi (Ita, Gewiss 12)
 138 Jose Angel Vidal (Spa, Kelme 109)
 139 Leon Van Bon (Neth, Novell 168)
 140 Stephen Hodge (Aus, Festina 56)
 141 Rossano Brasi (Ita, Polti 94)
 142 Mario Chiesa (Ita, Carrera 25)
 143 Federico Munoz (Col, Kelme 108)
 144 Marco Milesi (Ita, Brescialat 197)
 145 Eddy Seigneur (Fra, GAN 89)
 146 Gilberto Simoni (Ita, Aki 38)
 147 Miguel Arroyo (Mex, Chazal 182)
 148 Denis Zanette (Ita, Aki 39)
 149 Bart Voskamp (Neth, TVM 129)
 150 Dante Rezze (Fra, Aki 37)
 151 Luis Maria Diaz de Otazu (Spa, ONCE 66)     all same time
 152 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita, Mercatone/UNO 173)   +1.12
 153 Arturas Kasputis (Lit, Chazal 187)             +1.19
 154 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra, Castorama 145)
 155 Angel Edo (Spa, Kelme 107)
 156 Julio Cesar Aguirre (Col, Kelme 102)
 157 Rolf Jaermann (Swi, MG-Technogym 155)
 158 Gilles Talmant (Fra, Castorama 148)
 159 Gianluca Gorini (Ita, Aki 35)
 160 Jean-Pierre Bourgeot (Fra, Chazal 183)
 161 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita, Carrera 23)
 162 Alessio Galletti (Ita, Lampre 74)
 163 Mario de Clercq (Bel, Lotto 132)
 164 Peter Farazijn (Bel, Lotto 134)
 165 Erik Dekker (Neth, Novell 163)
 166 Sergio Barbero (Ita, Carrera 22)
 167 Eros Poli (Ita, Mercatone/UNO 178)
 168 Leonardo Sierra (Ven, Carrera 27)           all same time
 169 Hernan Buenahora (Col, Kelme 103)       +1.35
 170 Rene Foucachon (Fra, Aki 34)            +1.49
 171 Angel Yesid Camargo (Col, Kelme 105)
 172 Mauro Radaelli (Ita, Brescialat 199)    both same time
 173 Stefano Colage (Ita, Telekom/ZG 203)    +2.07
 174 Fabian Jeker (Swi, Festina 57)          +2.32
 175 Tristan Hoffman (Neth, TVM 124)         +2.42
 176 Bruno Cornillet (Fra, Chazal 185)       +3.35
 177 Rosario Fina (Ita, Mercatone/UNO 174)   +3.41
 178 Jeroen Blijlevens (Neth, TVM 122)       same time
 179 Peter de Clercq (Bel, Lotto 133)        +4.07
 180 Wladimir Belli (Ita, Lampre 72)         +5.08
 181 Marco Serpellini (Ita, 77)
 182 Davide Perona (Ita, Lampre 76)
 183 Carmelo Miranda (Spa, Banesto 07)
 184 Jan Svorada (Slov, Lampre 78)
 185 Giuseppe Citterio (Ita, Aki, 33)      all same time
 186 Rudy Verdonck (Bel, Lotto 139)          +5.50
 187 Hector Manuel Castano (Col, Kelme 106)  +8.56
 188 Roberto Conti (Ita, Lampre 73)         +10.37
Note: All safely home. The largish time gaps at the end of the field reflect a number of crashes at the back of the peloton on the slippery roads in the last few kilometres.

General Classification (Stage 1)

  01 Jacky Durand (Fra, Castorama 142)       5:58:18
  02 Laurent Brochard (Fra, Festina 53)          +02 secs
  03 Thierry Laurent (Fra, Castorama 143)   same time
  04 Arsenio Gonzalez (Spa, Mapei-GB 45)          +4
  05 Frankie Andreu (US, Motorola 112)            +5
  06 Laurent Jalabert (Fra, ONCE 61)              +7
  07 Bruno Thibout (Fra, Castorama 149)           +9
  08 Yvon Ledanois (Fra, GAN 85)                 +13
  09 Vicente Aparicio (Spa, Banesto 03)     same time
  10 Javier Mauleon (Spa, Mapei-GB 46)           +18
  11 Thierry Marie (Fra, Castorama 146)          +19
  12 Eddy Bouwmans (Neth, Novell 162)            +21
  13 Ivan Gotti (Ita, Gewiss 17)            same time
  14 Melchor Mauri (Spa, ONCE 65)                +22
  15 Alex Zulle (Swi, ONCE 69)                   +23
  16 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita, Telekom/ZG 204)      +24
  17 Fabio Baldato (Ita, MG-Technogym 152)       +25
  18 Gabriele Colombo (Ita, Gewiss 15)      same time
  19 Tony Rominger (Swi, Mapei-GB 41)            +26
  20 Francis Moreau (Fra, GAN 87)                +27
  21 Sergei Outschakov (Rus, Polti 97)           +28
  22 Johan Bruyneel (Bel, ONCE 63)               +29
  23 Miguel Indurain (Spa, Banesto 01)           +31
  24 Laurent Madouas (Fra, Castorama 144)        +32
  25 Steve Swart (NZ, Motorola 118)         same time
  26 Lance Armstrong (US, Motorola 113)          +33
  27 Dirk Baldinger (Ger, Polti 92)         same time
  28 Udo Bolts (Ger, Telekom/ZG 202)             +34
  29 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra, Festina 59)          +35
  30 Claudio Chiappucci (Ita, Carrera 24)        +37
  31 Fernando Escartin (Spa, Mapei-GB 44)        +38
  32 Giovanni Fidanza (Ita, Polti 95)       same time
  33 Mariano Rojas (Spa, ONCE 67)                +39
  34 Rolf Aldag (Ger, Telekom/ZG 201)            +40
  35 Bjarne Riis (Den, Gewiss 18)                +41
  36 Laurent Dufaux (Fra, Festina 54)       same time
  37 Bruno Boscardin (Fra, Festina 52)           +42
  38 Alexander Gontchenkov (Ukr, Lampre 75)    same time
  39 Antonio Politano (Ita, Mercatone/UNO 179)   +43
  40 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita, Polti 96)           +44
  41 Andrea Tafi (Ita, Mapei-GB 49)              +47
  42 Bo Hamburger (Den, TVM 123)                 +48
  43 Djamolidin Abdujaparov (Uzbek, Novell 161) same time
  44 Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra, Chazal 181)     +49
  45 Marco Pantani (Ita, Carrera 21)             +50
  46 Beat Zberg (Swi, Carrera 29)           same time
  47 Francois Simon (Fra, Castorama 147)         +51
  48 Pascal Lance (Fra, GAN 84)             same time
  49 Neil Stephens (Aus, ONCE 68)           same time
  50 Maximilian Sciandri (GB, MG-Technogym 157)  +52
  51. Zabel (Ger)                                +53
  52. Van de Laer (Bel)                     same time
  53. Breukink (Neth)                            +54
  54. Michaelsen (Den)                      same time
  55. Heppner (Ger)                         same time
  56. Mejia (Col)                                +55
  57. Uriarte (Spa)                         same time
  58. Sergeant (Bel)                             +57
  59. Donati (Ita)                               +58
  60. Tchmil (Rus)                          same time
  61. Cassani (Ita)                         same time
  62. Peeters (Bel)                         same time
  63. Bugno (Ita)                               +59
  64. Zaina (Ita)                           same time
  65. Martinello (Ita)                         +1.01
  66. Tonkov (Rus)                          same time
  67. Peron (Ita)                           same time
  68. Virenque (Fra)                           +1.02
  69. Herve (Fra)                              +1.04
  70. Cenghialta (Ita)                      same time
  71. Piziks (Lit)                             +1.05
  72. Capelle (Fra)                         same time
  73. Loda (Ita)                               +1.06
  74. Davy (Fra)                            same time
  75. Nelissen (Bel)                        same time
  76. Bauer (Can)                              +1.07
  77 Ekimov (Rus)                           same time
  78. Berzin (Rus)                          same time
  79. Cabello (Spa)                         same time
  80. Fondriest (Ita)                          +1.08
  81. Jaskula (Pol)                         same time
  82. Museeuw (Bel)                            +1.09
  83. Lemarchand (Fra)                         +1.10
  84. Frattini (Ita)                        same time
  85. Cipollini (Ita)                       same time
  86. De las Cuevas (Fra)                      +1.11
  87. Mengin (Fra)                          same time
  88. Yates (GB)                               +1.13
  89. Wauters (Bel)                         same time
  90. Rous (Fra)                               +1.14
  91. Lanfranchi (Ita)                      same time
  92. Siboni (Ita)                          same time
  93. Scirea (Ita)                             +1.15
  94. Ludwig (Ger)                             +1.16
  95. Vona (Ita)                            same time
  96. Milesi (Ita)                             +1.17
  97. Bortolami (Ita)                          +1.18
  98. Ozers (Let)                           same time
  99. Moncassin (Fra)                         +1.19
 100. Maasen (Neth)                          +1.21
 101. Poelnikov (Rus)                        +1.22
 102. Brasi (Ita)                            +1.23
 103. Kirsipuu (Est)                         +1.24
 104. Petito (Ita)                           +1.26
 105. Munoz (Col)                         same time
 106. Podenzana (Ita)                        +1.27
 107. Bettin (Ita)                        same time
 108. Elli (Ita)                             +1.28
 109. Seigneur (Fra)                         +1.30
 110. Cassartelli (Ita)                      +1.31
 111. Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa)              same time
 112. Bomans (Bel)                           +1.33
 113. Vanzella (Ita)                         +1.34
 114. Van Bon (Neth)                         +1.36
 115. Bouvard (Fra)                          +1.37
 116. Nijdam (Neth)                          +1.38
 117. Rue (Fra)                           same time
 118. Zanette (Ita)                          +1.39
 119. Diaz Zabala (Spa)                   same time
 120. Manzoni (Ita)                       same time
 121. Kasputis (Lit)                         +1.40
 122. Konichev (Rus)                         +1.41
 123. Garmendia (Spa)                        +1.42
 124. Diaz de Otazu (Spa)                    +1.43
 125. Boyer (Fra)                            +1.44
 126. Skibby (Den)                        same time
 127. Gouvenou (Fra)                         +1.45
 128. Moreels (Bel)                       same time
 129. Redant (Bel)                           +1.46
 130. Dotti (Ita)                            +1.49
 131. Bontempi (Ita)                      same time
 132. Chiesa (Ita)                           +1.50
 133. Bottaro (Ita)                       same time
 134. Bertolini (Ita)                        +1.51
 135. Vanderaerden (Bel)                  same time
 136. Galletti (Ita)                         +1.52
 137. Totschnig (Oos)                     same time
 138. Sierra (Ven)                           +1.53
 139. Lecchi (Ita)                        same time
 140. Perini (Ita)                        same time
 141. Aguirre (Col)                          +1.54
 142. Vidal (Spa)                         same time
 143. Frison (Bel)                           +1.55
 144. Gorini (Ita)                           +1.56
 145. Dekker (Neth)                          +1.57
 146. Hodge (Aus)                         same time
 147. Rodriguez (Col)                        +1.59
 148. Talmant (Fra)                          +2.02
 149. Rezze (Fra)                            +2.04
 150. Den Bakker (Neth)                   same time
 151. Simoni (Ita)                           +2.08
 152. Pellicioli (Ita)                    same time
 153. Voskamp (Neth)                         +2.10
 154. Lelli (Ita)                         same time
 155. Fagnini (Ita)                       same time
 156. Cubino (Spa)                        same time
 157. Delion (Fra)                           +2.11
 158. Jaermann (Swi)                         +2.13
 159. Edo (Spa)                              +2.17
 160. Volpi (Ita)                            +2.20
 161. Farazijn (Bel)                         +2.25
 162. Poli (Ita)                             +2.27
 163. Arroyo (Mex)                           +2.30
 164. Buenahora (Col)                        +2.31
 165. Magnien (Fra)                       same time
 166. Camargo (Col)                          +2.42
 167. M.de Clercq (Bel)                   same time
 168. Radaelli (Ita)                         +2.47
 169. Colage (Ita)                           +2.50
 170. Alonso (Spa)                           +2.51
 171. Foucachon (Fra)                        +2.54
 172. Bourgeot (Fra)                         +2.58
 173. Hoffman (Neth)                         +3.19
 174. Jeker (Swi)                            +3.23
 175. Barbero (Ita)                          +3.43
 176. Fina (Ita)                             +4.17
 177. Blijlevens (Neth)                      +4.40
 178. Cornillet (Fra)                        +4.58
 179. P.de Clercq (Bel)                      +5.38
 180. Citterio (Ita)                         +5.39
 181. Perona (Ita)                           +5.41
 182. Belli (Ita)                            +5.51
 183. Svorada (Slw)                          +6.03
 184. Serpellini (Ita)                       +6.07
 185. Miranda (Spa)                          +6.15
 186. Verdonck (Bel)                         +6.31
 187. Castano (Col)                          +9.49
 188. Conti (Ita)                           +11.29

5:56 PM BALDATO WINS STAGE

Italian Fabio Baldato (Mg-Technogym) won a sprint finish at the end of the 233.5 km stage between Dinan and Lannion. Following right behind was Frenchman Laurent Jalabert, leader of ONCE. Djamolidine Adoujaparov from Uzbekistan, who heads the Novell team, came in third. Frenchman Jacky Durand retains the yellow jersey.

5:33 PM - Jalabert Wins Sprint

French favorite Laurent Jalabert (ONCE) won an intermediate sprint as the pack closed in towards the finish in Lannion. That gives him six bonus points. He finished 28th in Saturday's prologue, coming in 28 seconds behind the winner Jacky Durand.

5:22 PM - Dekker Maintains Short Lead

Dutchman Erik Dekker (Novell) maintained a lead of about 40 seconds as the pack raced the last 20 km to the finish in Lannion. Rain splashed down but the route was not slick, thanks to the past few hours of intermittent sunshine.

4:13 PM - First Breakaway

Dutch rider Erik Dekker (Novell) shot out in front of the pack about 80 km before the finish. Tour leader Jacky Durand and his Castorama team trailed the Dutchman close behind, picking up their pace.

2:28 PM - THE WEATHER CLEARS

The rain stopped as the riders climbed the peak at Cote de Langueux just after the first sprint. Slovakian racer Jan Svorada (Lampre) won the sprint, worth 6 bonus points. The pace has picked up from 33 km/hr to almost 40 km/hr. Castorama, which has the yellow jersey, is still keeping up the pressure.

1:49 PM - Castorama Stays in the Lead

Frenchman Francois Simon of Castorama launched an attack as the pack moved towards its first sprint at Sables-d'Or-les-Pins-Frehel on the Brittany coast. Clearly Castorama is keeping up the pressure after team member Jacky Durand won the leader's yellow jersey in the prologue Saturday. Rain continues to pour down on the wind-swept route westward towards Lannion.

1:30 PM - Castorama Stays in the Lead

Frenchman Francois Simon of Castorama launched an attack as the pack moved towards its first sprint at Sables-d'Or-les-Pins-Frehel on the Brittany coast. Clearly Castorama is keeping up the pressure after team member Jacky Durand won the leader's yellow jersey in the prologue Saturday. Rain continues to pour down on the wind-swept route westward towards Lannion.

12:33 AM - The Tour Cruises Along the Brittany Coast

The pack took off this morning from the historic town of Dinan in Brittany without British time trial specialist Chris Boardman. After crashing in the prologue, Boardman spent the night in the hospital. According to his trainer, Roger Legeay, the Briton is being flown to Manchester to be operated on for a double fracture in his left ankle. Legeay said Boardman is in good spirits but very disappointed.