Tour of Normandy, Cat 2.5

France, March 23-29, 1998

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The Stages

  • March 23, Prologue - ITT at Mondeville.
  • March 24, Stage 1 - Mondeville-Forges les Eaux
  • March 25, Stage 2 - Forges-Elbeuf
  • March 26, Stage 3 - Elbeuf-Flers
  • March 27, Stage 4 - Flers-Beaumont-hague
  • March 28, Stage 5 - Beaumont-hague - St Hilaire du harcouët
  • March 29, Stage 6 - Vire-Vire (TTT)
  • March 29, Stage 7 - Vire-Caen
  • Final GC

Prologue, ITT at Mondeville

 1. Andreas Kloden (Ger)				6.56
 2. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		0.03
 3. Stephan Schreck (Ger)				0.04
 4. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		0.07
 5. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team 		0.08
 6. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 	0.09
 7. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Team EC/Bayer Worringen 	0.10
 8. Guillaume Auger (Fra)  Big Mat-Auber 93		0.10
 9. Stephane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93  		0.14
10. Franck Perque (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 		0.14
11. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 		0.14
12. Remko Van de Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland		0.16
13. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team 		0.16
14. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) KRKA 				0.17
15. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team 		0.18
16. Sebastien Hatton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		0.18
17. Stéphane Conan (fra)				0.19
18. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		0.19
19. Saso Sviben (Slo) KRKA 				0.20
20. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World 			0.21

Stage 1, Mondeville-Forges les Eaux, 207 kms:

 1. Ivan Quaranta (Ita) KRKA 		          	5.27.41
 2. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA
 3. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz
 4. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita
 5. Marcel Luppes (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
 6. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 7. Sylvain Lajoie (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 
 8. Eric Beaune (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise 
 9. Klaus Diewald (Ger) Nurnberger
10. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA
11. Saso Sviben (Slo) KRKA
12. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
13. Gino Paolini (Ita) Amore e Vita
14. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team
15. Benoit Legrix (Fra) Normandie
16. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team
17. Oyund Karlbom (Nor) Norway
18. Josef Christen (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger
19. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
20. Pawel Rychlicki (Pol) Mroz
21. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World
22. Svein-Gaute Holestol (Den) Team Chicky World
23. Taketio Mizutani (Jap) Besson Aulnat 63
24. Jacques Jolidon (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger
25. Marcin Gebka (Pol) Mroz
26. Patrick Classens (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
27. Remko Van de Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland
28. Pavel Khamidouline (Rus) Lada-CSKA
29. Ivan Peeters (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
30. Arnaud Auguste (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute	            all s.t.

GC after Stage 1 

                            
 1. Andreas Kloden (Ger)			             5.34.37
 2. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93			0.03
 3. Stephan Schreck (Ger)					0.04
 4. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93			0.07
 5. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team			0.07
 6. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 		0.09
 7. Guillaume Auger (Fra)  Big Mat-Auber 93			0.09
 8. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Team EC/Bayer Worringen 		0.10
 9. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 			0.11
10. Stephane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93  			0.14
11. Franck Perque (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 			0.14
12. Remko Van de Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland			0.16
13. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team 			0.16
14. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team 			0.16
15. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) KRKA 					0.17
16. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team 			0.18
17. Stéphane Conan (Fra)					0.19
18. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux			0.19
19. Saso Sviben (Slo) KRKA 					0.20
20. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World 				0.21

Stage 2, Forges-Elbeuf, 158 kms:

 1. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World	             3.50.13
 2. Taketio Mizutani (Jap) Team Besson-Aulnat 		0.42
 3. Pawel Rychlicki (Pol) Mroz				0.42
 4. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World		s.t.
 5. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz			s.t.
 6. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA				s.t.
 7. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita		0.42
 8. Guillaume Auger (Fra)  Big Mat-Auber 93		0.42
 9. Gabriel Rash (Fra) Normandie			s.t.
10. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) KRKA				0.44
11. Vincent Templier (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes		0.48
12. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team			0.50
13. Marcin Gebka (Pol) Mroz				0.56
14. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	s.t.
15. Patrick Classens (Ned) Axa Cycling Team		s.t.
16. Morten Hegerberg (Nor) Norway			s.t.
17. Oyund Karlbom (Nor) Norway				s.t.
18. Remko Van de Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland		s.t.
19. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team			s.t.
20. Benoit Legrix (Fra) Normandie			s.t.
21. Sylvain Lajoie (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes		s.t.
22. Marcel Luppes (Ned) Axa Cycling Team		s.t.
23. Mickael Leveau (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise		s.t.
24. Eric Beaune	(Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise		s.t.
25. Serge Oger (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes			s.t.
26. Grzegorz Rosolinski (Pol) Mroz			s.t.
27. Carlo Meneghetti (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute	s.t.
28. Svein-Gaute Holestol (Nor) Team Chicky World	s.t.
29. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team		s.t.
30. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		s.t.

Abandoned: 

Holger Loew (Ger)
Angelo Van Melis (Ned)

GC after Stage 2 

 1. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World 		     9.25.01
 2. Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		0.39
 3. Andreas Kloden (Ger)				0.45
 4. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		0.48
 5. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		0.49
 6. Stephan Schreck (Ger)				0.49
 7. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) KRKA 				0.50
 8. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 	0.52
 9. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team 		0.52
10. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Team EC/Bayer Worringen 	0.55
11. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 		0.56
12. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz			0.57
13. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World		0.57
14. Stephane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93  		0.59
15. Franck Perque (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 		0.59
16. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita		1.00
17. Remko Van de Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland		1.01
18. Sebastien Hatton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		1.01
19. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team 		1.01
20. Vincent Templier (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes		1.02
21. Pawel Rychlicki (Pol) Mroz				1.02
22. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team 		1.03
23. Stéphane Conan (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes		1.04
24. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		1.04
25. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA				1.05
26. Saso Sviben (Slo) KRKA				1.05
27. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team			1.06
28. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA				1.08
29. Jerome Leroyer (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute		1.08
30. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World		1.08

Stage 3, Elbeuf-Flers, 206 kms:

                             
 1. Thorvald Veneberg (Ned) AGU Nederland  	     5.43.07
 2. Vincent Templier (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes		1.06
 3. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA				1.06
 4. Marcel Luppes (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
 5. Taketio Mizutani (Jap) Team Besson-Aulnat
 6. Benoit Legrix (Fra) Normandie
 7. Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) Mroz
 8. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita
 9. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team
10. Mike Weissmann (Ger) Nurnberger
11. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz
12. Roman Stoffel (Ger) Nurnberger
13. Sylvain Lajoie (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes
14. Morten Hegerberg (Nor) Norway
15. Pawel Rychlicki (Pol) Mroz
16. Carlo Meneghetti (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute
17. Mirko Puglioli (Ita) Amore e Vita 
18. Oyund Karlbom (Nor) Norway
19. Remko Van de Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland
20. Jacques Jolidon (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger 
21. Urs Graf (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger 
22. Emend Engelsvoll
23. Josef Christen (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger
24. Mickael Leveau (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
25. Sébastien Foure (Fra) Normandie
26. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World
27. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
28. Jean-Marie Mauduit
29. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA
30. Jérôme Leroyer (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute 		1.06

Abandoned:

Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
Sebastien Hatton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
Stéphane Ravaleu (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
Grzegorz Rosolinski (Pol) Mroz
Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) LADA-CSKA
Frank Schinck (Ger) Nurnberger
Arne Hohenstein (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
Philippe Mauduit (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute 
Sébastien Laroche (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes
Jean-Philippe Duracka
Eric Beaune (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
Jean-Claude Thilloy (Fra)  CC Nogent-sur-Oise 
Arthur Farenhout (Ned) AGU Nederland
Gert-Magne Gundersen (Ned) AGU Nederland

GC after Stage 3 

                          
 1. Thorvald Veneberg (Ned) AGU Nederland
 2. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World			0.00.33
 3. Guillaume Auger (Fra)  Big Mat-Auber 93		0.37
 4. Andreas Kloden (Ger)  Germany 			0.42
 5. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 		0.48
 6. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 		0.49
 7. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Germany			0.49
 8. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) KRKA				0.50
 9. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team		0.51
10. Vincent Templier (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes		0.56
11. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz 			0.57
12. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World 		0.57
13. Stephane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93  		0.59
14. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita		1.00
15. Remko Van de Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland		1.01
16. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team 		1.01
17. Pawel Rychlicki (Pol) Mroz				1.02
18. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team		1.03
19. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA				1.04
20. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		1.04
21. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA				1.05
22. Saso Sviben (Slo) KRKA				1.05
23. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team			1.06
24. Jerome Leroyer (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute		1.08
25. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World		1.08
26. Ivan Quaranta (Ita) KRKA				1.09
27. Marcel Luppes (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 		1.09
28. Carlo Meneghetti (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute 	1.10
29. Sébastien Foure (Fra) Normandie			1.11
30. Frederico Profeti (Ita) Amore e Vita 		1.12

Stage 4, Flers-Beaumont-hague, 203 kms:

                       
 1. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93	     4.43.47
 2. Andres Klöden (Ger) Germany				s.t.
 3. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita		s.t.
 4. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		s.t.
 5. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team		s.t.
 6. Simone Leporatti (Ita) Amore e Vita			s.t.
 7. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team		s.t.
 8. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World			s.t.
 9. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA				0.26
10. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World 		0.26
11. Roman Stoffel (Ger) Nurnberger			0.26
12. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team		0.26
13. Jacques Jolidon (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger 		1.07
14. Saso Sviben (Slo) KRKA				1.07
15. Remko Van der Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland 		1.38
16. Cedric Loué (Fra) Normandie 			2.05
17. Torsten Nitsche (Ger) Germany			6.17
18. Vincent Moreels (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute 	6.17
19. Stéphane Conan (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 		6.20
20. Wally Buurstede (Ned) AGU Nederland 		7.58
21. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz                   29.28
22. Benoit Legrix (Fra) Normandie		       29.28
23. Emend Engelsvoll				       29.28
24. Mark-Tune Madsen (Den) Team Chicky World	       29.28
25. Robertino Ivanov (Nor) Norway		       29.28
26. Oyund Karlbom (Nor) Norway		               29.28
27. Faat Zakirov (Rus) Lada-CSKA		       29.28
28. Frederico Profeti (Ita) Amore e Vita	       29.28
29. Marcin Gebka (Pol) Mroz		               29.28
30. Gino Paolini (Ita) Amore e Vita		       29.28

Abandoned:

Eric Potiron (Fra) Besson Aulnat 63
Patrick Classens (Ned) Axa Cycling Team

GC after Stage 4 

                                  
 1. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World               19.52.57
 2. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93  		 0.38
 3. Andreas Klöden (Ger)  Germany			 0.40
 4. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team		 0.55
 5. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita 		 1.00
 6. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team		 1.07
 7. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World  		 1.27
 8. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team  		 1.31
 9. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA 				 1.35
10. Roman Stoffel (Ger) Nurnberger  			 1.46
11. Saso Sviben (Slo) KRKA 		 		 2.16
12. Jacques Jolidon (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger  		 2.34
13. Remko Van der Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland  		 2.40
14. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		 4.20
15. Cedric Loué (Fra) Normandie				 8.08
16. Wally Buurstede (Ned) AGU Nederland			 9.40
17. Simone Leporatti (Ita) Amore e Vita  		 9.43
18. Torsten Nitsche (Ger) Germany		        11.56
19. Vincent Moreels (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute		12.45
20. Thorvald Veneberg (Ned) AGU Nederland 		29.32
21. Guillaume Auger (Fra)  Big Mat-Auber 93 		30.09
22. Stéphane Conan (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 		30.16
23. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 		30.20
24. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Germany 			30.21
25. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) KRKA 				30.22
26. Vincent Templier (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 		30.28
27. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz 			30.29
28. Stephane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 		30.31
29. Pawel Rychlicki (Pol) Mroz 				30.34
30. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA 				30.37

Stage 5, Beaumont-hague-St Hilaire du Harcouet, 188 kms:

 
 1. Franck Perque (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 	     4.22.47
 2. Simone Leporatti (Ita) Amore e Vita			
 3. Klaus Diewald (Ger) Nurnberger			0.02
 4. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz
 5. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 6. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA
 7. Benoit Legrix (Fra) Normandie
 8. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita
 9. Manuel Scopsi (Ita) Amore e Vita
10. Mike Weissmann (Ger) Nurnberger
11. Taketio Mizutani (Jap) Team Besson-Aulnat
12. Oyund Karlbom (Nor) Norway
13. Pawel Rychlicki (Pol) Mroz
14. Pavel Khamidouline (Rus) Lada-CSKA
15. Josef Christen (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger
16. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team
17. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World
18. Guillaume Auger (Fra)  Big Mat-Auber 93
19. Morten Hegerberg (Nor) Norway
20. Pascal Carlot (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
21. Carlo Meneghetti (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute
22. Vincent Moreels (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute
23. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
24. Arnaud Auguste (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute
25. Gino Paolini (Ita) Amore e Vita
26. Ivan Quaranta (Ita) KRKA
27. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Team EC/Bayer Worringen
28. Ivan Kravtsov (Rus)  Lada-CSKA
29. Remko Van der Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland
30. Alexandre Karnatov

Abandoned:

Marcin Gebka
Martin Müller
Jacques Jolidon
Tony Jousset
Wally Buurstede
Marcel Luppes

GC after Stage 5 

 
 1. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World              24.15.46
 2. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		0.36
 3. Andreas Klöden (Ger)  Germany			0.40
 4. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team	 	0.55
 5. Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Amore e Vita  		0.59
 6. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team		1.07
 7. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World		1.27
 8. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team	 	1.31
 9. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA	 			1.35
10. Roman Stoffel (Ger) Nurnberger		 	1.46
11. Saso Sviben (Slo) KRKA		 		2.16
12. Remko Van der Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland 		2.40
13. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		4.20
14. Cedric Loué (Fra) Normandie				8.08
15. Simone Leporatti (Ita) Amore e Vita			9.35
16. Torsten Nitsche (Ger) Germany		       11.56
17. Vincent Moreels (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute        12.45
18. Thorvald Veneberg (Ned) AGU Nederland	       29.32
19. Guillaume Auger (Fra)  Big Mat-Auber 93	       30.06
20. Stéphane Conan (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes	       30.16
21. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93	       30.20
22. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Germany		       30.21
23. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) KRKA			       30.22
24. Vincent Templier (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes 	       30.28
25. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz		       30.29
26. Stephane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93	       30.31
27. Pawel Rychlicki (Pol) Mroz			       30.32
28. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA			       30.36
29. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	       30.36
30. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team		       30.38

Stage 6, Vire-Vire, Team Time Trial, 30 kms:

 1. Germany			       38.07
 2. Big Mat-Auber 93			0.06
 3. Chicky World		  	0.22
 4. Jean Floc'H-Mantes 			0.32
 5. KRKA				0.38
 6. Post Swiss Team	  		0.57
 7. Nürnberger		  		1.16
 8. VC Roubaix		  		1.41
 9. AGU				  	1.59
10. Norway			  	2.51
11. Normandie          			3.06
12. Agro Adler		  		3.13
13. Lada-CSKA	      			3.25
14. MROZ				3.34
15. CC Nogent/Oise	  		3.51
16. Ericsson-Villiger  			4.50
17. AXA				  	5.06
18. Amore e Vita		  	8.11
19. La Francaise Des Jeux 		9.31

Retired:
 
Sandro Giacomelli
Klaus Diewald

GC after Stage 6: 

  1. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World              24.54.15
  2. Andreas Klöden (Ger)  Germany			0.18
  3. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		0.20
  4. Allan Johansen (Den) Chicky World	   		1.27
  5. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team		1.42

Vire - Caen, 97 kms:

 1. Thonvald Veneberg (Ned) AGU Nederland	     2.18.18
 2. Gabriel Rash (Fra) Normandie			s.t.
 3. Gino Paolini (Ita) Amore e Vita			0.05
 4. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 5. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) KRKA
 6. Mark-Tune Madsen (Den) Team Chicky World
 7. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 8. Volker Ordowski (Ger)Agro-Adler Brandenburg
 9. Stephan Schreck (Ger) German
10. Frederico Profeti (Ita) Amore e Vita	
11. Remmert Wielinga (Ned) AGU Nederland     		0.15
12. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		0.27
13. Mirko Puglioli (Ita) Amore e Vita		 	1.28
14. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA		 		2.31
15. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		
16. Remco Van der Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland
17. Benoit Legrix (Fra) Normandie
18. Oyund Karlbom (Nor) Norway
19. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA
20. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Germany			2.31

Retired:

Patrick D'Hondt
Lukas Zumsteg
Arnaud Auguste
Fabrice Paumier
Pascal Appeldoorn
Gerben Van den Broeck

Final GC:

 1. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World              27.15.04
 2. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Germany 		 	 0.17
 3. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93	 	 0.18
 4. Allan Johansen (Den) Chicky World		 	 1.27
 5. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team		 1.42
 6. Uros Murn (Slo) KRKA				 1.51
 7. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team		 2.06
 8. Saso Sviben (Slo) KRKA				 2.32
 9. Roman Stoffel (Ger) Nurnberger			 2.40
10. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team		 3.02
11. Remco Van der Ven (Ned) AGU Nederland	  	 4.17
12. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		11.03
13. Cédric Loué (Fra) Normandie			 	11.12
14. Vincent Moreels (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute		14.24
15. Torsten Nitsche (Ger) Germany		 	15.40
16. Simone Leporatti (Ita) Amore e Vita		 	17.44
17. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Germany		 	27.33
18. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		27.38
19. Stéphane Berges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93		28.11
20. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) KRKA				28.12
21. Thonvald Veneberg (Ned) AGU Nederland	 	28.32
22. Guillaume Auger (Fra)  Big Mat-Auber 93		30.21
23. Laurent Paumier (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute		30.56
24. Vincent Templier (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes		30.58
25. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA		 	 	31.07
26. Volker Ordowski (Ger)Agro-Adler Brandenburg	 	31.11
27. Sylvain Lajoie (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes		31.22
28. Serge Oger (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes			31.25
29. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team			31.33
30. Jerôme Leroyer (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute		31.59
31. Stéphane Conan (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes		32.05
32. Mike Weissmann (Ger) Nurnberger		 	32.11
33. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World	 	32.17
34. Carlo Meneghetti (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute	32.21
35. Oyund Karlbom (Nor) Norway		 	 	33.15
36. Harry Trumheller (Ger) Team EC/Bayer Worringen 	33.36
37. Benoit Legrix (Fra) Normandie		 	33.46
38. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz   	 		33.47
39. Ole Simensen (Nor) Agro-Adler Brandenburg		33.53
40. Sébastien Fouré (Fra) Normandie		 	33.57
41. Pawel Rychlicki (Pol) Mroz		 	 	33.58
42. Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Norway		 	34.11
43. Frédéric Lecrosnier (Fra) Normandie	 	 	34.15
44. Faat Zakirov (Rus) LADA-CSKA			34.18
45. Gaetan Secher (Fra) Normandie		 	34.33
46. Mickaël Leveau (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise		34.36
47. Vincent Klaes (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise		34.38
48. Ivan Quaranta (Ita) KRKA		 	 	34.48
49. Gabriel Rash (Fra) Normandie			35.11
50. Dirk Ronellenfitsch (Ger) Nurnberger	 	35.23
51. Gerd Audehm (Ger) Nurnberger		 	35.24
52. David Dumont (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise		35.30
53. Urs Graf (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger			35.34
54. Jean-Philippe Yon (Fra) Normandie	 	 	35.46
55. Jozef Christen (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger		35.54
56. Frederico Profeti (Ita) Amore e Vita	 	36.04
57. Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) Mroz		 		36.06
58. Gino Paolini (Ita) Amore e Vita			36.07
59. Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Team Chicky World		37.00
60. Taketio Mizutani (Jap) Team Besson-Aulnat		37.00
61. Remmert Wielinga (Ned) AGU Nederland		37.35
62. Emend Engelsvoll		 	 		37.45
63. Mirko Puglioli (Ita) Amore e Vita		 	37.45
64. Ivan Peeters (Ned) Axa Cycling Team			39.08
65. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		40.05
66. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team		 	40.08
67. Christoph Göhring (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger	 	40.17
68. Manuel Scopsi (Ita) Amore e Vita		 	41.13
69. Jean-Marie Mauduit (Fra) VC Roubaix-La Redoute	41.23
70. Svein-Gaute Holestol (Nor) Team Chicky World  	44.14
71. Robert Pintaric (Slo) KRKA		 	 	44.41
72. Mark-Tune Madsen (Den) Team Chicky World		45.48
73. Franck Perque (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		47.52
74. Uwe Hardter (Ger) Germany				48.12
75. Alexandre Karnatov		 			52.27
76. Pavel Khamidouline (Rus) Lada-CSKA	 	 	52.37
77. Paul Van den Akker (Ned) AGU Nederland	 	54.24
78. Mathias Jandt (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg		54.57
79. Pascal Carlot (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise		58.52
80. Richard Chassot (Swi) Post Swiss Team		59.41
81. Sylvain Desbois (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes	      1.03.48
82. Ivan Kravtsov (Rus)  Lada-CSKA		      1.04.01
83. Osamu Kurimura (Jap) MROZ			      1.05.49
84. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux	      1.07.08
85. Simon Steiner (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger	      1.09.35
86. Nikolai Koudriavtsev (Rus) LADA-CSKA 	      1.11.51
87. Robertino Ivanov (Nor) Norway		      1.12.41
Results are sent by my friend Stephane David in Paris


Teams

Elite with Contract:

Mroz (Pol)
Lada-Cska
La Francaise des Jeux (Fra)
Amore e Vita (Ita)
KRKA-Telekom (Slo)
Ericsson-Villiger (Swi)
Big Mat-Auber 93 (Fra)
Agro-Adler (Ger)
Nurnberger (Ger)

Elite without Contract:

Normandie (Fra)
VC Roubaix (Fra)
Besson-Aulnat 63 (Fra)
Jean Floc’H-Mantes (Fra)
CC Nogent-sur Oise (Fra)
Germany (Ger) 
Nederland-AGU (Ned)
Norway (Nor)
AXA Cycling team (Ned)
Chicky World (Den)

Complete Starting List

Amore e Vita			La Francaise des Jeux

1 Simone Leporatti (Ita)	11 Patrick D'Hondt (Bel)
2 Sandro Giacomelli (Ita)	12 Jimmy Casper (Fra)
3 Gino Paolini (Ita)		13 Damien Nazon (Fra) 
4 Manuel Scopsi (Ita) 		14 Franck Bouyer (Fra) 
5 Mirko Puglioli (Ita)		15 Franck Perque (Fra)
6 Frederico Profeti (Ita) 	16 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) 

Big Mat-Auber 93		MROZ

21 Guillaume Auger (Fra)	31 Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol)
22 Laurent Genty (Fra)		32 Pawel Rychlicki (Pol)
23 Thierry Gouvenou (Fra)	33 Grzegorz Rosolinski (Pol)
24 Sebastien Hatton (Fra)	34 Marcin Gebka (Pol)
25 Stephan Ravaleu (Fra)	35 Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol)
26 Stephane Berges (Fra) 	36 Osamu Kurimura (Jpn)

LADA-CSKA			NURNBERGER

41 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus)	51 Gerd Audehm (Ger)
42 Nikolai Koudriavtsev (Rus)	52 Klaus Diewald (Ger)
43 Faat Zakirov (Rus)		53 Dirk Ronellenfitsch (Ger)
44 Pavel Khamidouline (Rus) 	54 Frank Schinck (Ger)
45 Alexandre Kornatov (Rus)	55 Roman Stoffel (Ger)
46 Ivan Kravtsov (Rus)		56 Mike Weissmann (Ger)

KRKA				Post Swiss Team

61 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo)	71 Roger Beuchat (Swi)
62 Uros Murn (Slo)		72 Richard Chassot (Swi)
63 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) 		73 Daniel Paradis (Swi)
64 Robert Pintaric (Slo)	74 Daniel Schnider (Swi)
65 Saso Sviben (Slo)		75 Patrick Vetsch (Swi)
66 Bostjan Mervar (Slo)		76 Guido Wirz (Swi)

Agro-Adler Brandenburg		Ericsson-Villiger

81 Ole Sigurd Simensen (Nor)	91 Simon Steiner (Swi)
82 Volker Ordowski (Ger)	92 Josef Christen (Swi)
83 Martin Müller (Ger)		93 Jacques Jolidon (Swi)
84 Arne Hohenstein (Ger)	94 Urs Graf (Swi)
85 Matthias Jandt (Ger) 	95 Christoph Göhring (Swi)
86 DNS				96 Lukas Zumsteg (Swi)

Normandie			VC Roubaix-La Redoute

101 Sébastien Foure		111 Arnaud Auguste
102 Frederic Lecrosnier		112 Jerome Leroyer
103 Benoit Legris 		113 Jean-marie Mauduit
104 Cedric Loue 		114 Carlo Meneghetti
105 Secher Gaetan 		115 Vincent Moreels
106 Yon Jean-Philippe 		116 Fabrice Paumier

Besson Aulnat 63		Jean Floc'h-Mantes

121 Jacek Bodyk 		131 Stéphane Conan 
122 Taketio Mizutani 		132 Sylvain Desbois
123 Sebastien Laroche 		133 Sylvain Lajoie 
124 Tony Jousset 		134 Serge Oger
125 Eric Potiron 		135 Vincent Templier 
126 Dominique Terrier 		136 Laurent Paumier

CC Nogent-sur-Oise		Germany

141 Eric Beaune 		151 Andreas Kloden 
142 Pascal Carlot 		152 Holger Loew 
143 David Dumont 		153 Torsten Nitsche 
144 Vincent Klaes 		154 Harry Trumheller *
145 Mickael Leveau 		155 Uwe Hardter 
146 Jean-Claude Thilloy		156 Stephan Schreck

AGU Nederland			Norway

161 Paul Van den Akker 		171 Oyvind Karlbom 
162 Wally Buurstede 		172 Erlend Engesnoll 
163 Arthur Farenhout 		173 Morten Hegerberg 
164 Remmert Wielinga 		174 Gert-magne Gundersen 
165 Remko Van de Ven 		175 Robertino Ivanov 
166 Thorvald Veneberg 		176 Gabriel Rasch 

AXA CYCLING TEAM (NL)		Team Chicky World

181 Marcel Luppes 		191 Allan Johansen
182 Angelo Van Melis 		192 Torsten Schmidt 
183 Ivan Peeters 		193 Steffen Kjaergaard 
184 Pascal Appeldoorn 		194 Svein-Gaute Holestol
185 Patrick Classens 		195 Dennis Rasmussen 
186 Gerben Van den Broek 	196 Marc Tune Madsen
Thanks to my friend Daniel Schamps for the list

* Younger brother of Heinrich Trumheller formerly professional with Castorama and Velo Schauff