- Team leader Cyrille Guimard will leave Cofidis because of 'personal problems'.
He is afraid that media attention will "do damage to the team".
In October there was an investigation about an affair with sponsors. There are
still no official reports but the rumours are that Guimard abused of his position.
18 Victories
Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
17 Victories
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE
16 Victories
Jan Svorada (Czech R) Mapei-GB
15 Victories
Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco
12 Victories
Jay Sweet (Aus) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS
11 Victories
Norman Alvis (USA) Saturn
Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-GB
10 Victories
Jeremy Hunt (UK) Banesto
9 Victories
Niki Aebersold (Swi) Swiss Postal
Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM
Jan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
Nicola Minali (Ita) Batik
Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-GB
Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-GB
8 Victories
Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina
7 Victories
Michele Bartoli (Ita) MG-Technogym
Chris Boardman (UK) GAN
Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-GB
Fulvio Frigo (Ita) Kross
Aitor Garmendia (Spa) ONCE
Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom
Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto
Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Com
6 Victories
Cándido Barbosa (Por) Mai
Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal
Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM
Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) BOA
Robbie Vandaele (Bel) Ipso
Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei-GB
5 Victories
Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina
Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM
Ludo Dierckxens (Bel) Tonnissteiner-Saxon
Juan C. Domínguez (Spa) Kelme
César Goyeneche (Col) Kross
Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Scrigno
Frank Hoj (Den) Collstrop
Dimitri Konyshev (Rus) Roslotto
Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom
Frank McCormack (USA) Saturn
Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-GB
Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom
Michael Van der Wolf (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff
Hendrick Van Dyck (Bel) TVM
Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom
4 Victories
D. Abdoujaparov (Uzb) Lotto
Dariusz Baranowski (Pol-US Postal
Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom
Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Festina
Bart Bowen (USA) Saturn
Tony Bracke (Bel) Ipso
José Castelblanco (Col) Tek
Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-GB
A. Gontchenkov (Rus) Roslotto
Patrice Halgand (Fra) Festina
Martin Hvastija (Esl-CAN)
José María Jiménez (Spa) Banesto
Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis
Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Amore e Vita
Silvio Martinello (Ita) Saeco
Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank
Jacek Mickiewicz (Pol) Mroz
Anthony Morin (Fra) BigMat Auber
Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-GB
Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN
Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) Polti
Dainis Ozols (Lat) Mroz
Delmino Pereira (Por) Boa
Uwe Peschel (Ger) Sch
Juri Silovs (Lat) Sch
Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Dep
Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Roslotto
John Talen (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff
Andrei Tchmil (Ukr) Lotto
Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank
Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM
Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Mroz
Brian Walton (Can) Saturn
Beat Zberg (Swi) Mercatone Uno
Alex Zulle (Swi) ONCE
3 Victories
Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino
Lauri Aus (Est) Casino
José Azevedo (Por) Mai
Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino
Santiago Blanco Gil (Spa) Banesto
Godert De Leeuw (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff
Hans De Meester (Bel) Palmans
Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
Viatcheslav Djavanian (Rus) Roslotto
Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina
Fernando Escartín (Spa) Kelme
Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) MG-Technogym
Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) AKI
Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Ipso
Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom
Zenon Jaskula (Pol) Mapei-GB
Harm Jensen (Ned) Ply
Levi Leipheimer (USA) Com
Endrio Leoni (Ita) AKI
Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Festina
Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE
Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM
Gian Paolo Mondini (Ita) Amore e Vita
Damien Nazon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno
Davide Rebellin (Ita) Francaise des Jeux
Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom
Fred Rodríguez (USA) Saturn
Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank
Peter Spaenhoven (Bel) Palmans
Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Refin
A. Sypytkowski (Pol) Mroz
Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom
Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno
John Van den Akker (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff
Kurt Van den Wouwer (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002
Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Ipso
Jens Voigt (Aus) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS
Andreas Walzer (Ger) Sch
Mike Weissmann (Ger) Nuremburg
Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-GB
Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE
Simone Zucchi (Ita) Amore e Vita
2 Victories
Julio César Aguirre (Col) Tek
Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto
Joaquim Andrade (Por) Mai
Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno
Alessandro Baronti (Ita) Asics
Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) MG-Technogym
Evgueni Berzin (Rus) BAT)
Cyrille Bos (Fra) GAN
Leonardo Cardona (Col) Med
Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Saeco
Angel Casero (Spa) Banesto
Dylan Casey (USA) Ply
Richard Chassot (Swi) Swiss Postal
Biagio Conte (Ita) Scrigno
Michel Cornelisse (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff
Johan De Geyter (Bel) Palmans
Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom
David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE
Manuel Fdez. Ginés (Spa) Banesto
Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Roslotto
Marcelino García (Spa) ONCE
Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Francaise des Jeux
Joaquim Gomes (Por) Alu
Ivan Gotti (Ita) Saeco
Ralf Grabsch (Ger) PSV
Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti
Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal
Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme
Danilo Hondo (Ger) AGR
Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis
Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM
Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti
Yvon Ledanois (Fra) GAN
Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Festina
Tim Lenaers (Bel) Collstrop
John Lieswyn (USA) Sha
Todd Littlehalles (USA) Nav
Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis
Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino
David McCook (USA) Ply
Mark McCormack (USA) Saturn
Scott McGrory (Aus) Die Continentale
Roland Meier (Swi) Swiss Postal
Raymond Meijs (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff
Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Mapei-GB
Dirk Muller (Ger) ECB
Martin Muller (Ger) AGR
Hernán Muñoz (Col) Med
Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco
Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat
Roberto Pistore (Ita) MG-Technogym
Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto
Ollaf Pollack (Ger) AGR
Dubán Ramírez (Col) Med
Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Scrigno
Daniel Schnider (Swi) Swiss Postal
Luca Scinto (Ita) MG-Technogym
Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
José Manuel Uría (Spa) Dep
Wim V. de Meulenhof (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff
Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans
Peter Verbeken (Bel) Collstrop
Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto
Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina
Eric Wohlberg (Can) Sha
Javier Zapata (Col) Med
1 Victory
Yoshiyuki Abe (Jap) Mapei-GB
Mario Aerts (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002
Matthew Allen (Aus) RDM-Asfra-Citra
Uwe Ampler (Ger) Mroz
Michael Andersson (Swe) TVM
Frankie Andreu (USA) Cofidis
Dario Andriotto (Ita) Amore e Vita
Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Dep
Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Scrigno
Francesco Arazzi (Ita) Brescialat
Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Lada
Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Palmans
Danny Baeyens (Bel) Collstrop
Adriano Baffi (Ita) US Postal
Darren Baker (USA) US Postal
Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Refin
Andreas Beikirch (Ger) EPS
Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Banesto
Wladimir Belli (Ita) Brescialat
Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Batik
Simone Biasci (Ita) Kross
Jesús Blanco Villar (Spa) Alu
Steffen Blochwitz (Ger) AGR
Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
Fabrizio Bontempi (Ita) Brescialat
Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Casino
Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Festina
Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme
Derek Bouchard-Hall (USA) Sha
Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Festina
Eddy Bouwmans (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff
Davide Bramati (Ita) Mapei-GB
Erik Breukink (Ned) Rabobank
Johan Bruyneel (Bel) Rabobank
Hernán Buenahora (Col) Kelme
Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei-GB
Johan Capiot (Bel) TVM
James Carney (USA) Sha
Roberto Caruso (Ita) RMA
Davide Casarotto (Ita) Scrigno
Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
Daniel Clavero (Spa) Dep
Federico Colonna (Ita) Asics
Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat
Michele Coppolillo (Ita) MG-Technogym
Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002
Franky De Buyst (Bel) Tonnissteiner-Saxon
Eric De Clerq (Bel) Collstrop
Hans De Clerq (Bel) Palmans
Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto
Lucien De Louw (Fra) Foreldorado-Golff
Andy De Smet (Bel) Ipso
Patrick De Wael (Bel) ECB
Julian Dean (USA) Sha
Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) TVM
Brett Dennis (Aus) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS
Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto
Fausto Dotti (Ita) RMA)
Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme
Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto
Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino
Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco
Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-GB
Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto
Igor Flores (Spa) Euskadi
Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis
Scott Fortner (USA) Saturn
Gordon Fraser (Can) Mutuelle Seine
Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Mutuelle Seine
Roberto Gaggioli (Ita) Ply
Chente García Acosta (Spa) Banesto
I. García Camacho (Spa) Kelme
Félix García Casas (Spa) Festina
José M. García García (Spa) Dep
Nick Gates (Aus) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS
Luca Gelfi (Ita) Brescialat
Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002
Marcel Gono (Aus) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS
Chepe González (Col) Kelme
Santos González (Spa) Kelme
Igor Glez. de Galdeano (Spa) Euskadi
Eddy Gragus (USA) US Postal
Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank
Bo Hamburger (Den) TVM
Slavomir Heger (Czech R) ZVVZ-Giant-AIS
Stéphane Hennebert (Bel) Tonnissteiner-Saxon
Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom
Jairo Hernández (Col) Tek
Pascal Hervé (Fra) Festina
George Hincapié (USA) US Postal
Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM
Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Casino
Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal
Jacques Jolidon (Swi) PSV
Patrick Jonker (Ned) Rabobank
Andreas Kappes (Ger) PSV
Patrick Kohler (Ger) Nuremburg
Nikolai Koudriavtsev (Rus) Lada
Michael Kyneb (Den) PSV
Michele Laddomada (Ita) Amore e Vita
Nicolai Bo Larsen (Den) Amore e Vita
Joona Laukka (Fin) Festina
Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Festina
Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Saeco
Emmanuele Lupi (Ita) Amore e Vita
Mario Manzoni (Ita) Roslotto
Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cedico
Mike McCarthy (USA) Saturn
David McKenzie (Aus) Kross
W. Chann McRae (USA) Saturn
Raymond Meijs (Ned) Foreldorado-Golff
Filippo Meloni (Ita) Amore e Vita
Erwan Menthéour (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
David Millar (UK) Cofidis
Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
Scott Moninger (USA) Nav
Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco
Federico Muñoz (Col) Tek
Wilfried Nelissen (Bel) Palmans
Israel Ochoa (Col) Boy
Wim Omloop (Bel) Palmans
Volker Ordowski (Ger) Sch
Germán Ospina (Col) Med
Héctor Iván Palacio (Col) Tek
Daniel Paradis (Swi) Swiss Postal
Karl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans
Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-GB
Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Mapei-GB
Frédéric Pontier (Fra) Casino
Gancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat
Dubán Ramírez (Col) Med
Juan Diego Ramírez (Col) Tek
Dominique Rault (Fra) Mutuelle Seine
Hendrik Redant (Bel) TVM
Steffen Rein (Ger) Nuremburg
Nico Renders (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002
Marcel Renggli (Swi) Swiss Postal
Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto
Quintino Rodrigues (Por) Boa
José Rodríguez (Spa) Kelme
Bert Roesems (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002
Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics
Gregorz Rosolinski (Pol) Mroz
Didier Rous (Fra) Festina
José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme
Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz
Ginés Salmerón (SAE)
Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Cofidis
Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Roslotto
Dirk Schumann (Ger) Die Continentale
Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat
Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat
Gilberto Simoni (Ita) MG-Technogym
Skip Spagenburg (USA) Nav
Neil Stephens (Aus) Festina
Carlos Teixeira (Por) Boa
Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal
Francisque Teyssier (Fra) GAN
Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002
André Tieteriouk (Kaz) Lotto
Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Sch
José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Banesto
Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002
Adri Van der Poel (Ned) Rabobank
F. Van Haesebroucke (Bel) Ipso
Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank
S. Van Malderghem (Bel) Palmans
Cédric Vasseur (Fra) GAN
Marco Velo (Ita) Brescialat
Geert Verheyen (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002
Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Vlaanderen-2002
Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN
Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
Alberto Volpi (Ita) Batik
Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM
Kirk Willet (USA) Com
Cezary Zamana (Pol) Mroz
Argiro Zapata (Col) Med
Markus Zberg (Swi) Mercatone Uno
Jens Zemke (Ger) Nuremburg
Meta2Mil 1997 Teams Rankings
84 Victories
MAPEI-GB (Ita)
62 Victories
TELEKOM (Ger)
41 Victories
TVM (Ned)
39 Victories
FESTINA-LOTUS (Fra)
37 Victories
ONCE (Spa)
33 Victories
BANESTO (Spa)
32 Victories
SATURN (USA)
29 Victories
SAECO (San Marino)
25 Victories
CASINO (Fra)
23 Victories
FORELDORADO (Ned)
RABOBANK (Ned)
20Victories
MROZ (Pol)
ROSLOTTO (Rus)
19 Victories
MG-TECHNOGYM (Ita)
18 Victories
IPSO (Bel)
KELME-COSTA BLANCA (Spa)
US POSTAL SERVICE (USA)
17 Victories
GAN (Fra)
LA FRANÇAISE DES JEUX (Fra)
POST SWISS (Swi)
ZVVZ-Giant-AIS (Australia)
16 Victories
COFIDIS (Fra)
LOTTO (Bel)
PALMANS (Bel)
15 Victories
AMORE E VITA (Ita)
14 Victories
KROSS (Col)
13 Victories
BATIK (M)
MERCATONE UNO (San Marino)
12 Victories
BOAVISTA (Por)
SCHAUFF OSCHELBRONN (Ger)
VLAANDEREN 2002 (Bel)
11 Victories
BRESCIALAT (Ita)
COMPTEL (USA)
LOTERIA MEDELLIN (Col)
MAIA (Por)
SCRIGNO (Ita)
10 Victories
COLLSTROP (Bel)
TELECOM-KELME (Col)
9 Victories
DEPORTPUBLIC (Spa)
8 Victories
POLTI (Ita)
PLYMOUTH (USA)
7 Victories
AGRO (Ger)
NURNBERGER (Ger)
TONISSTEINER (Bel)
6 Victories
AKI (M)
CANTINA TOLLO (Ita)
SHAKLEE (USA)
5 Victories
PSV COLONIA (Ger)
4 Victories
ASICS (Ita)
BIG MAT (Fra)
NAVIGATORS (USA)
REFIN (Ita)
3 Victories
DIE CONTINENTALE (Ger)
EC-BAYER WORRINGEN (Ger)
EUSKADI (Spa)
LA-ALUMINIOS (Por)
MUTUELLE DE SEINE ET MARNE (Fra)
ROS MARY (Swi)
2 Victories
LADA (Rus)
1 Victory
CEDICO (Bel)
E-PLUS SERVICE (Ger)
LOTERIA BOYACA (Col)
RDM (Bel)