, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 1999. It was won by
, his first of 7 consecutive wins, the most in Tour history. There were no French stage winners for the first time since 1926.
had two bizarre moments. The first was on stage 2 when a 25 rider pile-up occurred at
. Passage du Gois is a two mile causeway which depending on the tide can be under water. The second bizarre incident was on stage 10, one kilometre from the summit of L'Alpe d'Huez. Leading Italian rider
was confronted by a spectator holding a camera in the middle of the road. Guerini hit the spectator but recovered and went on to win the stage.
| Stage |
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| P |
Puy du FouPuy du Fou is a historical theme park in Les Epesses in the heart of the Vendée region of Western France...
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6.8 km |
Individual time trial |
Saturday, July 3 |
| 1 |
Montaigu Montaigu is a commune of the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire région of France.-External links:* at Institut Géographique National* at Insee* at Quid* at Localisation Interactive Orthodromie et Navigation...
- ChallansChallans is a commune of the Vendée département in France....
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209 km |
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Sunday, July 4 |
| 2 |
Challans - Saint-NazaireSaint-Nazaire , is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.The town has a major harbour, on the right bank of the Loire River estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean. The town is at the south of the second-largest swamp in France, called "la Brière"...
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202 km |
|
Monday, July 5 |
| 3 |
NantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, while its metropolitan area is the eighth with 804,833 inhabitants at a 2008 estimate....
- LavalLaval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...
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194 km |
|
Tuesday, July 6 |
| 4 |
Laval - Blois Blois is the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.-Sights:...
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191 km |
|
Wednesday, July 7 |
| 5 |
Bonneval Bonneval is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France.-References:*...
- AmiensAmiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardie.-History:The Paleolithic culture named Acheulean was named for its first identified site, in Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens...
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228 km |
|
Thursday, July 8 |
| 6 |
Amiens - MaubeugeMaubeuge is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is situated on both banks of the Sambre , east of Valenciennes and about from the Belgian border.-History:...
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169 km |
|
Friday, July 9 |
| 7 |
Avesnes-sur-HelpeAvesnes-sur-Helpe is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department Nord-Pas Calais. Avesnes-sur-Helpe is known as "the little Switzerland of the north." This region is filled with spacious country parks areas and leisure facilities, including Val...
- ThionvilleThionville , is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.The city is located near the Moselle River.-Demographics:...
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223 km |
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Saturday, July 10 |
| 8 |
MetzMetz is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. It is located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers....
- Metz |
56 km |
Individual time trial |
Sunday, July 11 |
| Rest day |
Monday, July 12 |
| 9 |
Le Grand-Bornand Le Grand-Bornand is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The commune is a ski resort and owes its name to the river which runs through it...
- Sestrières |
215 km |
Mountain stage |
Tuesday, July 13 |
| 10 |
Sestrières - L'Alpe d'Huez |
218 km |
Mountain stage |
Wednesday, July 14 |
| 11 |
Bourg d'Oisans - Saint-ÉtienneSaint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France.It lies 60 km southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region and is the capital of the Loire département. It is situated in the Massif Central.-Geography:...
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199 km |
|
Thursday, July 15 |
| 12 |
Saint-Galmier Saint-Galmier is a commune in the Loire department in central France.Its residents are called Baldomériens.-People:*Gilbert Bostsarron, a member of the French Resistance was born here....
- Saint-FlourSaint-Flour is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.Its inhabitants are called Sanflorains.-Geography:Saint-Flour is located on the Planèze plateau of Cantal, on the banks of the Ander River.-People:...
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197 km |
|
Friday, July 16 |
| 13 |
Saint-Flour - AlbiAlbi is a commune in southern France. It is the capital of the Tarn department. It is located on the River Tarn northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called Albigensians...
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237 km |
|
Saturday, July 17 |
| 14 |
CastresCastres is a town, commune, and arrondissement capital in the Tarn department and Midi-Pyrenées region of France...
- Saint-Gaudens |
189 km |
|
Sunday, July 18 |
| Rest day |
Monday, July 19 |
| 15 |
Saint-Gaudens - Piau-Engaly |
174 km |
Mountain stage |
Tuesday, July 20 |
| 16 |
Lannemezan Lannemezan is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
- Pau |
192 km |
Mountain stage |
Wednesday, July 21 |
| 17 |
Mourenx Mourenx is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
- Bordeauxis a port city on the Garonne River in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department...
|
184 km |
|
Thursday, July 22 |
| 18 |
Jonzac Jonzac is a commune of the Charente-Maritime département in south-western France.-Geography:The river Seugne flows northwestward through the commune and crosses the town....
- FuturoscopeFuturoscope, or Parc du Futuroscope is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic futorscope and audio-visual techniques...
|
182 km |
|
Friday, July 23 |
| 19 |
Futuroscope - Futuroscope |
57 km |
Individual time trial |
Saturday, July 24 |
| 20 |
Arpajon Arpajon is a commune in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region in northern France.Seat of the canton of 9,159 inhabitants, the commune is located south of Paris, accessible by the N20, and to in the north of Étampes...
- ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
Champs-ÉlyséesThe Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the world, and with rents as high as USD1.5 million per 1,000 square feet of...
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160 km |
|
Sunday, July 25 |
| Total |
3870 km |
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| Stage |
Winner |
General classification The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...
Maillot jaune |
Mountains classification The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification...
Maillot à pois rouges |
Points classification The points classification is an award category in road bicycle racing that recognizes the most consistent finisher in a stage race. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification; however, some stage races these...
Maillot vert |
Young rider classification Young rider classification is a cycling jersey competition in multi-day stage race events, such as the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and many others, which awards the current leader by overall time for riders below the age of twenty-five years old depending on the race rules...
Maillot blanc |
Team classificationThe team classification is a prize given in cycling races to the best team. The best known team classification is in the cycling race Tour de France.-History:In the early years of the Tour de France, cyclists entered as individuals...
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Combativity awardThe combativity award, , is a prize given in the Tour de France. It favours constant attackers and since 1981 the winner of the award has not won the whole Tour.- History :...
Prix de combativité |
| P |
Lance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support....
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Lance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support....
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Mariano Piccoli Mariano Piccoli is an Italian former road bicycle racer.-External links:*...
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Lance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support....
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Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. In 1996, Verbrugghe turned pro and has since become a Belgian time trial champion, competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, won a stage at the Tour de France, three stages at the Giro d'Italia, and the one-day Ardennes classics—La...
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| 1 |
Jaan Kirsipuu Jaan Kirsipuu is an Estonian road bicycle racer, living in Estonia. Kirsipuu initially retired at the end of the 2006, but participated in the 2007 Estonian championship, becoming time trial champion for the sixth time. In 2008 he was the manager of Latvian UCI Continental cycling team Rietumu...
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Jaan Kirsipuu Jaan Kirsipuu is an Estonian road bicycle racer, living in Estonia. Kirsipuu initially retired at the end of the 2006, but participated in the 2007 Estonian championship, becoming time trial champion for the sixth time. In 2008 he was the manager of Latvian UCI Continental cycling team Rietumu...
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| 2 |
Tom Steels Tom Steels is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races....
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Jaan Kirsipuu Jaan Kirsipuu is an Estonian road bicycle racer, living in Estonia. Kirsipuu initially retired at the end of the 2006, but participated in the 2007 Estonian championship, becoming time trial champion for the sixth time. In 2008 he was the manager of Latvian UCI Continental cycling team Rietumu...
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Christian VandeveldeChristian Vande Velde is an American professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for Garmin-Slipstream. The son of United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee John Vande Velde, Christian became professional in 1998 for US Postal.He twice rode on the Tour de France team that brought...
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| 3 |
Tom Steels Tom Steels is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races....
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| 4 |
Mario CipolliniMario Cipollini , often abbreviated to "Cipo", is an Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance and his colourful personality. His nicknames include Il Re Leone and Super Mario...
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Mario CipolliniMario Cipollini , often abbreviated to "Cipo", is an Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance and his colourful personality. His nicknames include Il Re Leone and Super Mario...
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| 6 |
Mario CipolliniMario Cipollini , often abbreviated to "Cipo", is an Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance and his colourful personality. His nicknames include Il Re Leone and Super Mario...
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Mario CipolliniMario Cipollini , often abbreviated to "Cipo", is an Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance and his colourful personality. His nicknames include Il Re Leone and Super Mario...
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Lance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support....
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Lance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support....
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Magnus Bäckstedt Magnus Bäckstedt is a retired Swedish professional road bicycle racer.He began as a skier, selected for the national team when he was 14. His greatest achievement in cycling is winning Paris-Roubaix in 2004. Bäckstedt is 1m93 tall and weighs 94kg...
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| 9 |
Lance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support....
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Richard VirenqueRichard Virenque [Richard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank...]
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Stuart O'GradyStuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI Pro Tour , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
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Benoît SalmonBenoît Salmon is a French professional road racing cyclist. He competes for the Agritubel Pro Cycling Team. In 1999, Salmon won the maillot blanc as the best young rider at the Tour de France and the overall title of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre.- Major achievements :1996 –...
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Giuseppe Guerini Giuseppe Guerini is an Italian professional road bicycle racer.A native of Gazzaniga, Lombardy, he currently rides with the T-Mobile Team and has done so since 1999. He has, however, been a professional cyclist since 1993 - being a member of two other teams: Navigare and Polti...
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ONCE ONCE cycling team, also known as Liberty Seguros, Liberty Seguros-Würth and in succession in its final year, Astana-Würth and Astana was a Spanish cycling team...
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| 11 |
Ludo Dierckxsens Ludo Dierckxens is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He is best known for winning 11th stage of 1999 Tour de France, while competing for .-1999 Tour de France:...
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Festina Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...
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| 12 |
David Etxebarria David Etxebarria Alkorta is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist.- Major wins :1996;**Win stage 12: Saint-Galmier - Saint-Flour**Win stage 16: Lannemezan - Pau*2000 - not finished*2001 - finished 34th...
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Erik ZabelErik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced for UCI ProTour Team Milram. With over 200 professional career wins he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of cycling history...
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Salvatore Commesso Salvatore Commesso is an Italian professional road bicycle racer that rides for the professional continental team Preti Mangimi....
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ONCE ONCE cycling team, also known as Liberty Seguros, Liberty Seguros-Würth and in succession in its final year, Astana-Würth and Astana was a Spanish cycling team...
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| 14 |
Dimitri Konishev |
Festina Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...
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| 15 |
Fernando Escartín Fernando Escartín Coti is a Spanish former road racing cyclist. He won a stage and finished third overall in the 1999 Tour de France.- Major achievements :Tour de France record* 1992: 45th overall...
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David Etxebarria David Etxebarria Alkorta is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist.- Major wins :1996;**Win stage 12: Saint-Galmier - Saint-Flour**Win stage 16: Lannemezan - Pau*2000 - not finished*2001 - finished 34th...
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| 17 |
Tom Steels Tom Steels is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races....
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| 18 |
Gianpaolo Mondini Gianpaolo Mondini is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He won the 18th stage in 1999 Tour de France and the 2003 Italian National Time Trial Championship. In 2002 Mondoni was sacked from US Postal after police found EPO and growth hormones in his hotel room during 2001 Giro d'Italia...
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| 19 |
Lance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support....
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| 20 |
Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for the Katusha team on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes...
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Lance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support....
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Richard VirenqueRichard Virenque [Richard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank...]
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Erik ZabelErik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced for UCI ProTour Team Milram. With over 200 professional career wins he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of cycling history...
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Benoît SalmonBenoît Salmon is a French professional road racing cyclist. He competes for the Agritubel Pro Cycling Team. In 1999, Salmon won the maillot blanc as the best young rider at the Tour de France and the overall title of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre.- Major achievements :1996 –...
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Jacky DurandJacky Durand is a retired French professional road bicycle racer. Durand was notable for his attacking style of riding, winning the cycling Monument race the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1992 with a breakaway, and three stages in the Tour de France.Durand turned professional in 1990...
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Country |
Team |
Time
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Lance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support....
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91h 32'16"
(40.276 km/h) |
| 2 |
Alex ZülleAlex Zülle is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the best cyclists in the world, winning the Vuelta a España twice and taking the second place in 1999 Tour de France. He was also Time Trial World Champion in Lugano 1996.-Early career:Zülle was born and...
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| 7'37" |
| 3 |
Fernando Escartín Fernando Escartín Coti is a Spanish former road racing cyclist. He won a stage and finished third overall in the 1999 Tour de France.- Major achievements :Tour de France record* 1992: 45th overall...
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| 10'26" |
| 4 |
Laurent Dufaux Laurent Dufaux was a professional road cyclist from 1991 - 2003.- Major results :1993199419951996-External links:**...
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| 14'43" |
| 5 |
Ángel Casero Ángel Luis Casero Moreno is a retired Spanish road bicycle racer who raced professionally between 1994 and 2005....
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| 15'11" |
| 6 |
Abraham OlanoAbraham Olano Manzano ,Gipuzkoa is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. His crowning achievement came in 1995 when he became World Road Champion...
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| 16'47" |
| 7 |
Daniele Nardello Daniele Nardello is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist. His career ran from 1994 to 2009, with highlights including winning the 2001 Italian national road race championship, the 2003 Züri-Metzgete, and three straight top-10 finishes and one stage win at the Tour de France.- Major...
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| 17'02" |
| 8 |
Richard VirenqueRichard Virenque [Richard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank...]
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| 17'28" |
| 9 |
Wladimir Belli Wladimir Belli is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional between 1992 and 2007.- Palmares :19901993...
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| 17'37" |
| 10 |
Andrea PeronAndrea Peron is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Peron turned professional in 1993, riding for team Gatorade...
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| 23'10" |
| 11 |
Kurt Van De Wouwer |
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| 23'32" |
| 12 |
David Etxebarria David Etxebarria Alkorta is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist.- Major wins :1996;**Win stage 12: Saint-Galmier - Saint-Flour**Win stage 16: Lannemezan - Pau*2000 - not finished*2001 - finished 34th...
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| 26'41" |
| 13 |
Tyler HamiltonTyler Hamilton is a former American professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist, whose career and reputation were repeatedly marred by doping scandals. He counts a 2008 U.S. National Championship and a gold medal from the 2004 Olympic games among his palmarès...
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| 26'53" |
| 14 |
Stéphane HeulotStéphane Heulot is a former French road racing cyclist. He wore the yellow jersey in 1996 Tour de France during three stages.- Major achievements :1992...
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| 27'58" |
| 15 |
Roland Meier |
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| 28'44" |