Tour de France, Grand Tour

July 11-August 2, 1998


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Stage 6 Brief:

The Tour is over for Silvio Martinello who has broken his pelvis after a fall in the sprint on Stage 5. No operation is required and he will stay one more night in hospital and then return to Italy on Saturday. For their part in the crash, Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) and Jan Svorada (Cze) were declassified by jury to the last places in peloton after the sprint. Kirsipuu especially caused the big fall which involved Martinello, Blijlevens and some others.

Tour leader, Stuart O'Grady has a bruised right knee after falling just before the second intermediate sprint on Stage 5.

Things start getting tough today. There are four major hurdles for the riders: At the 35 kms mark, the Côte du Chêne (a 4.3 km Cat 4 climb at 3.3%); at the 35 kms mark, the Category 3 Côte de la Croix des Bois (6.2 km climb at 4%); at the 80 kms mark, the Côte des Treize Vents (a 3.8 km Cat 4 climb at 3.9%); and finally, at the 117 kms mark, the Côte d'Eymoutiers (a 1.7 km Cat 4 climb at 4.8%).

Stage 6, between La Châtre and Brive (204.5 kms) was likely to produce many attacks as the riders knew that the favourites for the race would be conserving themselves for the first ITT on Saturday.

After 60 kms the prediction proved to be right. After the second climb of the day (the Cat 4 côte de La Croix des Bois), which was won by Pascal Hervé at the 57 kms mark, 13 riders went away: Meier, Moreau, Traversoni, Tafi, Van Bon, Agnolutto, Arrieta, Voigt, Calacaterra, Guesdon, Nicolas Jalabert and Djavanian. They had a gap of 0.25 at the 74 kms mark.

However, the attacking move didn't last long. After they were caught, Cédric Vasseur (Gan), joined quickly by Maximilian Sciandri (Française des Jeux) and José Rodriguez (Kelme), counter attacked. After 90 kms, they were building a sizable lead witht he peloton not seeming to be interested. By the 129 kms mark they had 6 minutes. It was then that the reaction came and little by little the gap came down. At 32 kms it was 2.35, at 25 kms it was 2.05, at 20 kms it was 1.50. Vasseur, realising that they would be caught, stopped working. He cited orders received from the team as the reason.

Casino was trying to enliven things and four riders attacked with less than 20 kms to go (Massi, Chanteur, Hamburger, Elli) . They were accompanied by Verheyen (Lotto) and Ekimov (US Postal) but the peloton reacted quickly. With 10 kms to go the three out front were caught on the last descent to Brive. The work in vain. Then the big combines of Saeco, Telekom and TVM took control to set up the sprinters.

Super Mario won the sprint in front of his compatriat Nicola Minali (Riso Scotti) and Jan Svorada (Mapei). The superb double gives him his 8th Tour victory.

Meanwhile back at the drugs scandal - as reported earlier, the Festina cycling team was expelled from the Tour after Bruno Roussel admitted saying that banned substances were used to maximise the Team's performance. Both Roussel and team doctor Eric Rijckaert were held for further questioning. Jean-Marie Leblance announced the decision after Roussel's lawyer said that the doping was organised by the team to avoid dangerous use outside of medical supervision. The Tour director is reported as saying: These few sentences seemed awful to us, the organisers of the Tour de France, the greatest cycling challenge in the world, because they constituted a confession,"

The lawyer Thibault de Montbrial outlined the practice of "a deliberate management" of doping products organised by the team officials, doctors, support staff and cyclists.

But some riders were defying the ban. Laurent Dufaux is reported as saying: "Tomorrow we will be at the starting line. The Tour management has no right to stop us doing our jobs, our profession. We are going to fight this decision."

Pascal Herve is reported as saying: "I never took EPO. The only products that I took were recuperative to keep me in shape,. I have never taken doping products."

Official Photos

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Stage Profile     Stuart     Mario     Stuart

Stage 6, La Chatre - Brive-la-Gaillarde, 210 kms:

  1. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                               5.05.32 (40.159)
  2. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti
  3. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei
  4. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN
  5. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
  6. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei
  7. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno
  8. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM
  9. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 10. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal
 11. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics
 12. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank
 13. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN
 14. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti
 15. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei
 16. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics
 17. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto
 18. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN
 19. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
 20. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
 21. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis
 22. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
 23. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 24. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino
 25. Viacheslav Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 26. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 27. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina
 28. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank
 29. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
 30. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco
 31. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal
 32. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto
 33. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
 34. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei
 35. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno
 36. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei
 37. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina
 38. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis
 39. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina
 40. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti
 41. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis
 42. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino
 43. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 44. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom
 45. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom
 46. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto
 47. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom
 48. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco
 49. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto
 50. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
 51. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei
 52. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
 53. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti
 54. Dimitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno
 55. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino
 56. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal
 57. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom
 58. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme
 59. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme
 60. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN
 61. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto
 62. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina
 63. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom
 64. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina
 65. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno
 66. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme
 67. Aleksandre Shefer (Kaz) Asics
 68. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE
 69. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina
 70. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 71. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal
 72. Alex Zulle (Swi) Festina
 73. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto
 74. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto
 75. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE
 76. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics
 77. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal
 78. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto
 79. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti
 80. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei
 81. Sergei Ivanov (Rus) TVM
 82. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN
 83. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
 84. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN
 85. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 86. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme
 87. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis
 88. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 89. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom
 90. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei
 91. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM
 92. Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM
 93. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto
 94. Viacheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal
 95. Neil Stephens (Aus) Festina
 96. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto
 97. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal
 98. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE
 99. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE
100. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino
101. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
102. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto
103. Melchior Mauri (Spa) ONCE
104. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM
105. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme
106. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
107. Peter Meinert (Den) US Postal
108. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino
109. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto
110. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto
111. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Lotto
112. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto
113. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics
114. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto
115. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco
116. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM
117. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti
118. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti
119. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE
120. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
121. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics
122. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
123. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
124. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
125. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
126. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino
127. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics
128. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom
129. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux
130. Jose De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme
131. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN
132. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme
133. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti
134. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis
135. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto
136. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis
137. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN
138. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank
139. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti
140. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
141. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
142. Ar.Meier (Swi) Festina
143. Oliveiro Rincon (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
144. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal
145. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
146. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics
147. Jose Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme
148. Jose Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme
149. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino
150. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM
151. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
152. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM
153. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino
154. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE
155. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM
156. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti
157. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
158. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno
159. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno
160. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno
161. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno
162. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
163. Cesar Solaun (Spa) Banesto
164. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco
165. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti
166. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno
167. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE
168. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
169. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti
170. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE
171. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
172. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                  0.25
173. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                 0.37
174. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti                            0.37
175. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti                          0.37
176. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      1.06
177. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco                               1.15
178. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                    1.15
179. Maximilian Sciandri (Gbr) La Francaise des Jeux               1.20
180. Roberto Pistore (Ita) Riso Scotti                             3.29
181. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                  4.21

Did not start:

Guidi (Ita) Polti
Martinello (Ita) Polti

GC after Stage 6

  1. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                  30.07.48
  2. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                               0.09
  2. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino                                     0.13
  4. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                    0.16
  5. Xavier Jan (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        0.34
  6. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina                                    0.35
  7. Vicent Garcia-Acosta (Spa) Banesto                            0.36
  8. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                                  0.41
  9. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                      0.43
 10. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                       0.47
 11. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme                                 1.00
 12. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                  1.06
 13. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                        1.14
 14. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                   1.16
 15. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto                                     1.21
 16. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                     1.23
 17. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto                                   1.23
 18. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE                                   1.24
 19. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                 1.24
 20. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                    1.24
 21. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina                               1.24
 22. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                     1.24
 23. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                               1.25
 24. Alex Zulle (Swi) Festina                                      1.26
 25. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                                1.27
 26. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina                                  1.28
 27. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   1.28
 28. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal                             1.30
 29. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                1.30
 30. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          1.30
 31. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina                                1.31
 32. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom                                     1.31
 33. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                                      1.31
 34. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei                                1.32
 35. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                    1.36
 36. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal                            1.36
 37. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  1.36
 38. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                                 1.36
 39. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                             1.37
 40. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         1.37
 41. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                                      1.37
 42. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                          1.37
 43. Peter Meinert (Den) US Postal                                 1.38
 44. Aleksandre Shefer (Kaz) Asics                                 1.38
 45. Melchor Mauri (Spa) ONCE                                      1.38
 46. Jose Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme                                    1.38
 47. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                 1.38
 48. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                      1.39
 49. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei                                       1.39
 50. Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis                                1.39
 51. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                     1.40
 52. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti                                       1.40
 53. Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto                               1.41
 54. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina                                     1.41
 55. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Lotto                                  1.41
 56. Neil Stephens (Aus) Festina                                   1.41
 57. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                   1.41
 58. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                       1.41
 59. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti                                       1.42
 60. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei                                       1.42
 61. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                                    1.42
 62. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM                                   1.42
 63. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                     1.43
 64. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                     1.43
 65. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                               1.43
 66. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN                                    1.43
 67. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                    1.43
 68. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                1.44
 69. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                1.44
 70. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal                                1.44
 71. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                     1.44
 72. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM                                        1.44
 73. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE                               1.45
 74. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                             1.45
 75. Marcos Serrano (Spa) Kelme                                    1.45
 76. Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) Banesto                               1.46
 77. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                 1.46
 78. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  1.46
 79. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                1.46
 80. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme                                   1.46
 81. Simone Borgheresi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                         1.47
 82. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme                                 1.47
 83. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                 1.47
 84. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                    1.47
 85. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal                              1.47
 86. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei                                  1.47
 87. Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                       1.47
 88. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE                                  1.48
 89. Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Polti                                      1.48
 90. Jose Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme                                  1.48
 91. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno                            1.49
 92. Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                                1.49
 93. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis                            1.49
 94. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    1.49
 95. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics                                   1.49
 96. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti                            1.50
 97. David Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          1.50
 98. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          1.51
 99. Kevin Livingston (USA) Cofidis                                1.51
100. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics                                     1.51
101. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti                               1.51
102. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom                                       1.51
103. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                      1.51
104. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN                                           1.52
105. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             1.52
106. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                              1.53
107. Oliveiro Rincon (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       1.53
108. Francisco Benitez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1.54
109. Ar.Meier (Swi) Festina                                        1.54
110. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics                                    1.54
111. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                  1.54
112. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto                                    1.55
113. Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE                                     1.56
114. Franck Bouyer (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     1.56
115. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei                                  1.56
115. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto                                   1.56
117. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros                      1.56
118. Carlo Bianchi (Ita) Asics                                     1.57
119. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto                                      1.57
120. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE                                     1.57
121. Benoit Salmon (Fra) Casino                                    1.57
122. Dimitri Konychev (Rus) Mercatone Uno                          1.57
123. Carlos Contreras (Col) Kelme                                  1.58
124. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM                                     1.58
125. Jose Javier Gomez (Spa) Kelme                                 2.00
126. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                              2.00
127. Cesar Solaun (Spa) Banesto                                    2.00
128. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                               2.01
129. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto                                    2.01
130. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto                                    2.02
131. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco                                  2.03
132. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                  2.03
133. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti                                    2.05
134. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto                                2.05
135. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                  2.06
136. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                              2.07
137. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno                             2.07
138. Jose De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme                               2.10
139. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics                                   2.14
140. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                                        2.19
141. Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM                                     2.23
142. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti                            2.29
143. Maximilian Sciandri (Gbr) La Francaise des Jeux               2.53
144. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                                2.53
145. Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto                                   3.04
146. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                                      3.06
147. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN                                       3.16
148. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone Uno                          3.16
149. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM                                      3.19
150. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti                                    3.20
151. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino                                    4.56
152. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto                                    5.01
153. Johan Bruyneel (Bel) ONCE                                     5.08
154. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                         5.10
155. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                            5.13
156. Denis Leproux (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                          5.19
157. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        5.20
158. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino                                  5.22
159. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal                                 5.24
160. Viatchesla Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                   5.24
161. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE                                   5.27
162. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics                                       5.28
163. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Asics                                  5.28
164. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                        5.31
165. Roberto Pistore (Ita) Riso Scotti                             5.32
166. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                     5.34
167. Roberto Caruso (Ita) Riso Scotti                              5.38
168. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Riso Scotti                      5.49
169. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                   6.02
170. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco                                      6.14
171. Sergei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM                                   6.24
172. Herminio Diaz Zabala (Spa) ONCE                               7.36
173. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN                                      7.40
174. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti                          8.25
175. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                                    9.19
176. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco                              10.15
177. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     10.57
178. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                   11.58
179. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco                               12.34
180. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                 13.18
181. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco                                17.40

Green Jersey:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       151
  2. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                                        137
  3. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN                                   126
  4. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei                                         107
  5. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                                106
  6. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus) Rabobank                                  100
  7. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                                     96
  8. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                 87
  9. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                                        79
 10. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM                                     75

Mountains Jersey:

  1. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina                                      47
  2. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei                                      16
  3. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN                                            13
  4. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino                               12
  5. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino                                       12
  6. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino                                        7
  7. Jacky Durand (Fra) Casino                                        6
  8. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei                                     6
  9. Jose Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme                                       5
 10. Damien Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                         5

Teams:

  1. Casino                                                    90.26.02
  2. GAN                                                           0.31
  3. Festina                                                       0.32
  4. Telekom (Disqualified for Cheating)                           0.38
  5. US Postal                                                     0.49
  6. La Francaise des Jeux                                         0.51
  7. Banesto                                                       1.02
  8. Kelme                                                         1.32
  9. Mapei                                                         1.55
 10. TVM                                                           1.55
 11. Cofidis                                                       1.56
 12. Lotto                                                         1.56
 13. Rabobank                                                      2.01
 14. ONCE                                                          2.03
 15. Polti                                                         2.22
 16. Vitalicio Seguros                                             2.22
 17. Mercatone Uno                                                 2.35
 18. ASICS                                                         2.40
 19. Riso Scotti                                                   2.44
 20. Saeco                                                         5.56
 21. Big Mat Auber                                                 5.58