2001 Tour de France

The 2001 Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

was particularly difficult, having contained a 67-km long team time trial, two individual time trials and five mountain-top finishes on consecutive days, the second of which being the Chamrousse

Chamrousse

Chamrousse is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.The majestic mountain scenery towering above Grenoble is, for the most part, formed by the Belledonne range...

 special category climb time trial. Thus, all the high-mountain stages were grouped one after the other, with one rest day in between, following the climbing time trial. France was ridden 'clockwise', and thus the Alps

Alps

The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

 were visited before the Pyrenees

Pyrenees

The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...

. The Tour started in France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, but in the first week Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 was visited as well. The traditional finish was on the Champs-Élysées

Champs-Élysées

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets and one of the most expensive strip of real estate in the world. The name is...

 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

.

The great favorite was the winner of 1999 and 2000, the American Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong

Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...

. His major opponent, like last year, would probably be German Jan Ullrich

Jan Ullrich

Jan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...

. Other major contenders seemed to be Joseba Beloki

Joseba Beloki

Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer.-Biography:Beloki turned professional in 1998 with Euskaltel-Euskadi, joined Festina in 2000, and then Team ONCE in 2001...

 from Spain, Christophe Moreau

Christophe Moreau

Christophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005...

 from France and Francesco Casagrande

Francesco Casagrande

Francesco Casagrande is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Casagrande was a professional cyclist between 1992 and 2005.-Biography:He is a proven performer in the Grand Tours and the major one-day races...

 from Italy. Not starting, because their teams were not selected, were Swiss Alex Zülle

Alex Zülle

Alex 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 world time-trial champion in Lugano in 1996.-Early career:Zülle was born and...

, Italian climber Marco Pantani

Marco Pantani

Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professional road bicycle racing...

 and Italian sprinter Mario Cipollini

Mario Cipollini

Mario Cipollini , often abbreviated to "Cipo", is a retired 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...

.

Erik Zabel

Erik Zabel

Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...

 won his record sixth consecutive points classification

Points classification in the Tour de France

The points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...

 victory.

Participants

After the Tour organisation felt that the 2000 Tour de France included not enough French teams, they changed the selection procedure as follows. was selected because it included the winner of the previous edition (Lance Armstrong). was selected because it included the winner of the 2000 UCI Road World Cup (Erik Zabel

Erik Zabel

Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...

). was selected because it won the team classification

Team classification

The team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed throughout the years.-Calculation:...

s in the 2000 Giro d'Italia

2000 Giro d'Italia

The 2000 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 83rd running of the race, was held from 13 May to 4 June 2000. It consisted of a prologue plus 21 stages, for a total of 3,676 km, ridden at an average speed of 37.684 km/h...

 was selected because it won the team classification

Team classification

The team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed throughout the years.-Calculation:...

s in both the 2000 Tour de France

2000 Tour de France

The 2000 Tour de France was the 87th Tour de France, and took place from July 1 to July 23, 2000. It was won by American cyclist Lance Armstrong. The Tour started with an individual time trial in Futuroscope and ended traditionally in Paris. The distance travelled was 3662.5 km...

 and 2000 Vuelta a España

2000 Vuelta a España

The 55th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from August 26 to September 17, 2000. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,904 km, and was won by Roberto Heras of the cycling team.-External links:**...

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• This was extended to 16 teams based on the UCI ranking in the highest UCI division at the end of 2001, after compensating for transfers. The teams selected in this way were:
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• Although initially it was announced that four wildcards would be given, the tour organisation decided to add five teams:

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In total, 21 teams participated, each with 9 cyclists, for a total of 189 cyclists.

Stages

Stage results

Stage	Date	Route	Terrain	Length	Winner
P	7 July	Dunkerque	Individual time trial Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...	8.2 km (5.1 mi)
1	8 July	Saint-Omer Saint-Omer Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....  – Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer -Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....	Plain stage	194.5 km (120.9 mi)
2	9 July	Calais Calais Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....  – Anvers	Plain stage	220.5 km (137 mi)
3	10 July	Anvers – Seraing Seraing Seraing is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liege. The municipality of Seraing includes the old communes of Boncelles, Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, and Ougrée. With Liège, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, Ans, and Flémalle it forms the greater Liège agglomeration...	Plain stage	198.5 km (123.3 mi)
4	11 July	Huy Huy Huy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia, home to about two-thirds of the Walloon population...  – Verdun Verdun Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.- History :...	Plain stage	215 km (133.6 mi)
5	12 July	Verdun Verdun Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.- History :...  – Bar-le-Duc Bar-le-Duc Bar-le-Duc, formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the préfecture . The department is in Lorraine in north-eastern France-Geography:...	Team time trial Team time trial A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...	67 km (41.6 mi)
6	13 July	Commercy Commercy Commercy is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is the home of the madeleines referred to by Marcel Proust in A la Recherche du Temps Perdu.-History:...  – Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...	Plain stage	211.5 km (131.4 mi)
7	14 July	Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...  – Colmar Colmar Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....	Hilly stage	162.5 km (101 mi)
8	15 July	Colmar Colmar Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....  – Pontarlier Pontarlier Pontarlier is a commune and one of the two sub-prefectures of the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-History:...	Plain stage	222.5 km (138.3 mi)
9	16 July	Pontarlier Pontarlier Pontarlier is a commune and one of the two sub-prefectures of the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-History:...  – Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...	Plain stage	185 km (115 mi)
10	17 July	Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...  – L'Alpe d'Huez	Stage with mountain(s)	209 km (129.9 mi)
11	18 July	Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...  – Chamrousse Chamrousse Chamrousse is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.The majestic mountain scenery towering above Grenoble is, for the most part, formed by the Belledonne range...	Individual time trial Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...	32 km (19.9 mi)
12	20 July	Perpignan Perpignan -Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...  – Plateau de Bonascre	Stage with mountain(s)	166.5 km (103.5 mi)
13	21 July	Foix Foix Foix is a commune, the capital of the Ariège department in southwestern France. It is the least populous administrative centre of a department in all of France, although it is only very slightly smaller than Privas...  – Saint-Lary-Soulan Saint-Lary-Soulan Saint-Lary-Soulan is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-Geography:Saint-Lary is located in Hautes-Pyrénées 80 km south of the départements capital Tarbes, next to the Le Néouvielle Nature Reserve and the Pyrenees National Park and is a 20 minute drive to...	Stage with mountain(s)	194 km (120.5 mi)
14	22 July	Tarbes Tarbes Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants....  – Luz Ardiden Luz Ardiden Luz Ardiden is a ski resort in the Pyrenees. It is situated in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Midi-Pyrénées. The ski resort, which lies at a height of 1720 meters, opened on January 16, 1975...	Stage with mountain(s)	141.5 km (87.9 mi)
15	24 July	Pau – Lavaur Lavaur, Tarn Lavaur is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It lies 37 km southeast of Montauban by rail.-History:Lavaur was taken in 1211 by Simon de Montfort during the wars of the Albigenses, a monument marking the site where Dame Giraude de Laurac was killed, being thrown down a well...	Plain stage	232.5 km (144.5 mi)
16	25 July	Castelsarrasin Castelsarrasin Castelsarrasin is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in Midi-Pyrénées region of France. The inhabitants are called Castelsarrasinois.-History:The first signs of life in the town is from 961...  – Sarran Sarran Sarran is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.It is the home of the Jacques Chirac presidential museum.-Population:-References:*...	Plain stage	229.5 km (142.6 mi)
17	26 July	Brive-la-Gaillarde Brive-la-Gaillarde Brive-la-Gaillarde is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Corrèze department. The population of the urban area was 89,260 as of 1999. Although it is by far the biggest commune in Corrèze, the capital is Tulle.-History:...  – Montluçon Montluçon Montluçon is a commune in central France. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's préfecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as Montluçonnais...	Plain stage	194 km (120.5 mi)
18	27 July	Montluçon Montluçon Montluçon is a commune in central France. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's préfecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as Montluçonnais...  – Saint-Amand-Montrond Saint-Amand-Montrond Saint-Amand-Montrond is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A small town of farming and a little light industry situated some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D951 with the D300 and D2144 roads....	Individual time trial Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...	61 km (37.9 mi)
19	28 July	Orleans Orléans -Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...  – Évry	Plain stage	149.5 km (92.9 mi)
20	29 July	Corbeil-Essonnes Corbeil-Essonnes Corbeil-Essonnes is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although neighboring Évry is the official seat of the Arrondissement of Évry, the sub-prefecture building and administration are located inside the commune of Corbeil-Essonnes.In the 19th...  – Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...	Plain stage	160.5 km (99.7 mi)

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification Points classification in the Tour de France The points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...	Mountains classification	Young rider classification Young rider classification in the Tour de France -History:From 1968 to 1975, there was a white jersey awarded in the Tour de France to the lead rider in the combination classification . In 1975, this classification was removed, and replaced by the Best Young Rider Classification...	Team classification Team classification The team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed throughout the years.-Calculation:...	Combativity award Combativity award The 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 :...
P	Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005...	Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005...	Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005...	N/A	Florent Brard Florent Brard Florent Brard is a retired French road bicycle racer. He won three national championships, including the professional road race. He became a professional in 1999 and stopped racing in November 2009 after not finding a place in a team.-Childhood:Florent Brard was born into a cycling family...	Festina Festina cycling team 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:...	N/A
1	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...		Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...	Jacky Durand Jacky Durand Jacky Durand is a retired French professional road bicycle racer. Durand had an attacking style, winning the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1992 after a breakaway, and three stages in the Tour de France....			Jacky Durand Jacky Durand Jacky Durand is a retired French professional road bicycle racer. Durand had an attacking style, winning the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1992 after a breakaway, and three stages in the Tour de France....
2	Marc Wauters Marc Wauters Marc Wauters is a former Belgian cyclist who was professional from 1991 until 2006. The 2004 Olympian, nicknamed The Soldier was a member of the Rabobank cycling team of the UCI ProTour since 1998 and had to end his career several weeks short because of a broken collarbone which he suffered during...	Marc Wauters Marc Wauters Marc Wauters is a former Belgian cyclist who was professional from 1991 until 2006. The 2004 Olympian, nicknamed The Soldier was a member of the Rabobank cycling team of the UCI ProTour since 1998 and had to end his career several weeks short because of a broken collarbone which he suffered during...	Jaan Kirsipuu 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...		Robert Hunter Robert Hunter (cyclist) Robert Hunter is a South African professional road cyclist, for UCI ProTour team . He became in 2001 the first South African to compete in the Tour de France. In 2006 he rode for the Phonak Hearing Systems team on the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits...		Jens Voigt Jens Voigt Jens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton...
3	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...	Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics...	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...	Benoît Salmon Benoit Salmon Benoît Salmon is a French former professional road racing cyclist. In 1999, Salmon won the young rider classification in the Tour de France and the overall title of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre.- Major achievements :...	Florent Brard Florent Brard Florent Brard is a retired French road bicycle racer. He won three national championships, including the professional road race. He became a professional in 1999 and stopped racing in November 2009 after not finding a place in a team.-Childhood:Florent Brard was born into a cycling family...		Nicolas Jalabert Nicolas Jalabert thumbNicolas Jalabert is a French former road racing cyclist. In 1997 he turned professional with the French team Cofidis. He is the younger brother of Laurent Jalabert, and followed him to ONCE in 2000 and Team CSC in 2001. In 2004, after his brother's retirement, he followed Tyler Hamilton to...
4	Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...			Patrice Halgand Patrice Halgand Patrice Halgand is a French professional road racing cyclist, who is not currently signed to any team. He was one of only three Festina team riders who were named as clean during the Festina doping scandal during the 1998 Tour de France.Halgand indicated on 28 December 2008 that he is considering...			Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...
5					Jörg Jaksche Jörg Jaksche Jörg Jaksche is a German road bicycle racer.He has been cycling professionally since 1997, racing for the teams Polti , Team Telekom , ONCE , CSC , Liberty Seguros-Würth/Astana and Tinkoff Credit Systems in 2007.In 2004, he won the Tour Mediterranean and the Paris–Nice race.In the 2005 Tour de...		N/A
6	Jaan Kirsipuu 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...						Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe is a Belgian former 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...
7	Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...	Jens Voigt Jens Voigt Jens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton...					Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...
8	Erik Dekker Erik Dekker Hendrik "Erik" Dekker is a retired Dutch professional road racing cyclist active from 1992 until 2006. He was a member of the Rabobank cycling team from 1996 till 2006. In 2007 he became one of Rabobank's team managers.-Amateur career:...	Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics...	Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics...				Aitor Gonzalez Aitor González Aitor González Jiménez is a former Spanish road bicycle racer who raced as a professional from 1998 to 2005. He turned professional in 1998 with Avianca-Telecom; his last was Euskaltel-Euskadi. He won the 2002 Vuelta a España with Kelme after attacking his teammate leading the race. He won and the...
9	Sergei Ivanov						Bradley McGee Bradley McGee Bradley John McGee OAM is an Australian former professional racing cyclist. He is currently a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank and the personal coach of young Australian rider Richie Porte. He started cycling in 1986 at the age of ten...
10	Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...	François Simon François Simon François Simon is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1991 to 2002. He is the brother of Régis, Pascal and Jérôme, all professional cyclists. In the 2001 Tour de France, Simon wore the maillot jaune for three days and finished as best French finisher in that...		Laurent Roux Laurent Roux Laurent Roux is a French former road bicycle racer. In 1999, he was found guilty of using amphetamines and was suspended for six months. In 2002, he was tested non-negative for amphetamines after an out of competition control...	Óscar Sevilla Oscar Sevilla Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera , nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times...		Laurent Roux Laurent Roux Laurent Roux is a French former road bicycle racer. In 1999, he was found guilty of using amphetamines and was suspended for six months. In 2002, he was tested non-negative for amphetamines after an out of competition control...
11	Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
12	Félix Cárdenas Félix Cárdenas Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld until the team's demise.-Palmarès:*1996...						Paolo Bettini Paolo Bettini Paolo Bettini is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of the strongest of all times, he won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics road race and in the 2006...
13	Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...	Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...		Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...		Kelme-Costa Blanca	Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...
14	Roberto Laiseka Roberto Laiseka Roberto Laiseka Jaio is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He retired on 2006 after he couldn't recover from a knee injury in 2006 Giro d'Italia. He spent his whole professional career in Euskaltel-Euskadi cycling team.- Major results :1999 - Euskaltel-Euskadi...						Wladimir Belli Wladimir Belli Wladimir Belli is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional between 1992 and 2007.- Palmares :19901993...
15	Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe is a Belgian former 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...						Marco Pinotti Marco Pinotti Marco Pinotti is an Italian road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . Pinotti is a specialist of individual time trial, in which he is a five-time Italian Time Trial Champion ....
16	Jens Voigt Jens Voigt Jens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton...						Jens Voigt Jens Voigt Jens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton...
17	Serge Baguet Serge Baguet Serge Baguet is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer.He is the son of the ex-cyclist Roger Baguet. He is married to Sandra Rasschaert and he has a son . Baguet started his professional cycling career in 1991. He worked for Lotto for five years and one year for Vlaanderen 2002...						Jacob Piil
18	Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...						N/A
19	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...						Guillaume Auger
20	Ján Svorada Ján Svorada Ján Svorada is a retired Slovak and Czech road racing cyclist.- Palmarès :19901994Ján Svorada is a retired Slovak and Czech road racing cyclist.- Palmarès :1990:Peace Race1994...		Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...				Alexandre Vinokourov
Final		Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...	Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...	Óscar Sevilla Oscar Sevilla Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera , nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times...	Kelme-Costa Blanca	Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...

Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:

• In stage 1, Igor González de Galdeano
  Igor González de Galdeano
  Igor González de Galdeano Aranzabal is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer and current team manager of UCI ProTeam...
  
   wore the green jersey.
• In stages 8 and 9, Erik Zabel
  Erik Zabel
  Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...
  
   wore the green jersey.

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1		US Postal Service	86h 17' 28"
2		Telekom	+6' 44"
3		ONCE	+9' 05"
4		Cofidis	+9' 53"
5		ONCE	+13' 28"
6		Bonjour	+17' 22"
7		Kelme	+18' 30"
8		Kelme	+20' 55"
9		ONCE	+21' 45"
10		Rabobank	+22' 38"

Final general classification (11–144)
Rank	Name	Team	Time
11		Bonjour	+24' 22"
12		Euskaltel	+28' 09"
13		iBanesto.com	+28' 33"
14		Mapei	+29' 00"
15		US Postal Service	+30' 44"
16		Telekom	+33' 55"
17		Ag2r	+41' 15"
18		Credit Agricole	+48' 04"
19		Team CSC	+50' 06"
20		ONCE	+50' 20"
21		iBanesto.com	+53' 35"
22		Domo-Farm Frites	+55' 29"
23		Jean Delatour	+56' 01"
24		Fassa Bortolo	+57' 29"
25		Kelme	+59' 17"
26		Telekom	+59' 53"
27		Lotto	+1h 00' 06"
28		Euskaltel	+1h 02' 15"
29		ONCE	+1h 06' 02"
30		Cofidis	+1h 07' 10"
31		Jean Delatour	+1h 08' 40"
32		Festina	+1h 11' 07"
33		Mapei	+1h 13' 05"
34		Euskaltel	+1h 15' 57"
35		Ag2r	+1h 17' 07"
36		Lotto	+1h 20' 13"
37		Festina	+1h 20' 33"
38		US Postal Service	+1h 21' 48"
39		Telekom	+1h 22' 01"
40		Big Mat-Auber	+1h 22' 02"
41		iBanesto.com	+1h 22' 37"
42		Bonjour	+1h 24' 28"
43		Telekom	+1h 24' 31"
44		iBanesto.com	+1h 26' 21"
45		Cofidis	+1h 29' 40"
46		Credit Agricole	+1h 30' 02"
47		iBanesto.com	+1h 31' 50"
48		Cofidis	+1h 32' 09"
49		Team CSC	+1h 33' 14"
50		Jean Delatour	+1h 33' 26"
51		Telekom	+1h 34' 10"
52		Lampre	+1h 34' 29"
53		Jean Delatour	+1h 35' 35"
54		Credit Agricole	+1h 36' 20"
55		Jean Delatour	+1h 38' 38"
56		Bonjour	+1h 39' 33"
57		Mapei	+1h 41' 49"
58		Kelme	+1h 44' 40"
59		Lotto	+1h 46' 23"
60		Fassa Bortolo	+1h 50' 07"
61		Kelme	+1h 55' 25"
62		ONCE	+1h 57' 09"
63		Cofidis	+1h 58' 31"
64		ONCE	+1h 59' 12"
65		Bonjour	+1h 59' 40"
66		Française des Jeux	+2h 00' 43"
67		Cofidis	+2h 01' 26"
68		Domo-Farm Frites	+2h 02' 03"
69		iBanesto.com	+2h 05' 23"
70		Mapei	+2h 05' 38"
71		US Postal Service	+2h 05' 46"
72		Rabobank	+2h 05' 53"
73		Euskaltel	+2h 06' 17"
74		Bonjour	+2h 07' 01"
75		Rabobank	+2h 07' 42"
76		Kelme	+2h 08' 11"
77		Euskaltel	+2h 08' 19"
78		Ag2r	+2h 09' 21"
79		US Postal Service	+2h 10' 05"
80		Festina	+2h 11' 22"
81		Fassa Bortolo	+2h 11' 50"
82		US Postal Service	+2h 17' 04"
83		Française des Jeux	+2h 17' 54"
84		Team CSC	+2h 22' 28"
85		Lotto	+2h 22' 50"
86		Kelme	+2h 23' 09"
87		Festina	+2h 24' 09"
88		Euskaltel	+2h 26' 04"
89		Française des Jeux	+2h 27' 37"
90		Domo-Farm Frites	+2h 27' 51"
91		Rabobank	+2h 29' 16"
92		Lotto	+2h 29' 57"
93		Rabobank	+2h 31' 02"
94		US Postal Service	+2h 31' 35"
95		Jean Delatour	+2h 34' 19"
96		Telekom	+2h 34' 28"
97		Fassa Bortolo	+2h 35' 08"
98		Cofidis	+2h 35' 39"
99		Fassa Bortolo	+2h 35' 51"
100		Festina	+2h 37' 05"
101		US Postal Service	+2h 37' 24"
102		Française des Jeux	+2h 40' 28"
103		Euskaltel	+2h 42' 41"
104		Big Mat-Auber	+2h 43' 02"
105		iBanesto.com	+2h 43' 08"
106		Jean Delatour	+2h 44' 09"
107		Credit Agricole	+2h 46' 48"
108		Ag2r	+2h 47' 19"
109		Bonjour	+2h 48' 10"
110		Lampre	+2h 48' 14"
111		Jean Delatour	+2h 49' 00"
112		Lotto	+2h 49' 17"
113		Française des Jeux	+2h 50' 07"
114		Festina	+2h 50' 26"
115		Team CSC	+2h 50' 31"
116		Bonjour	+2h 56' 00"
117		Team CSC	+2h 58' 06"
118		Team CSC	+2h 59' 57"
119		Credit Agricole	+3h 01' 02"
120		Ag2r	+3h 01' 24"
121		Ag2r	+3h 01' 27"
122		Team CSC	+3h 05' 05"
123		Big Mat-Auber	+3h 05' 12"
124		Française des Jeux	+3h 07' 12"
125		Lampre	+3h 07' 47"
126		Big Mat-Auber	+3h 09' 02"
127		Française des Jeux	+3h 09' 58"
128		Lampre	+3h 13' 01"
129		Lampre	+3h 17' 38"
130		Lampre	+3h 21' 26"
131		Big Mat-Auber	+3h 24' 23"
132		Domo-Farm Frites	+3h 24' 56"
133		Big Mat-Auber	+3h 26' 02"
134		Domo-Farm Frites	+3h 27' 22"
135		Ag2r	+3h 29' 53"
136		Big Mat-Auber	+3h 30' 44"
137		Credit Agricole	+3h 33' 21"
138		Bonjour	+3h 38' 00"
139		Credit Agricole	+3h 38' 21"
140		Lampre	+3h 39' 05"
141		Team CSC	+3h 40' 36"
142		Mapei	+3h 41' 14"
143		Domo-Farm Frites	+3h 41' 46"
144		Française des Jeux	+3h 52' 17"

Points classification

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Points
1	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...			252
2	Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics...			244
3	Damien Nazon			169

King of the Mountains classification

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Points
1	Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...			258
2	Jan Ullrich Jan Ullrich Jan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...			211
3	Laurent Roux Laurent Roux Laurent Roux is a French former road bicycle racer. In 1999, he was found guilty of using amphetamines and was suspended for six months. In 2002, he was tested non-negative for amphetamines after an out of competition control...			200

Young Riders' Classification

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Time
1	Óscar Sevilla Oscar Sevilla Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera , nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times...			86h 35'58
2	Francisco Mancebo Francisco Mancebo Francisco Mancebo Pérez is a Spanish pro cyclist. He initially rode for team Illes Balears, but moved to AG2R Prévoyance in 2006....			10'03"
3	Jörg Jaksche Jörg Jaksche Jörg Jaksche is a German road bicycle racer.He has been cycling professionally since 1997, racing for the teams Polti , Team Telekom , ONCE , CSC , Liberty Seguros-Würth/Astana and Tinkoff Credit Systems in 2007.In 2004, he won the Tour Mediterranean and the Paris–Nice race.In the 2005 Tour de...			47'32"
4	Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007...			1h 13'20"
5	Marco Pinotti Marco Pinotti Marco Pinotti is an Italian road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . Pinotti is a specialist of individual time trial, in which he is a five-time Italian Time Trial Champion ....			1h 15'59"

Combativity award

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Points
1	Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...			94
2	Laurent Roux Laurent Roux Laurent Roux is a French former road bicycle racer. In 1999, he was found guilty of using amphetamines and was suspended for six months. In 2002, he was tested non-negative for amphetamines after an out of competition control...			55
3	Jens Voigt Jens Voigt Jens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton...			45
4	Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe is a Belgian former 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...			44
5	Paolo Bettini Paolo Bettini Paolo Bettini is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of the strongest of all times, he won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics road race and in the 2006...			36
6	Jacky Durand Jacky Durand Jacky Durand is a retired French professional road bicycle racer. Durand had an attacking style, winning the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1992 after a breakaway, and three stages in the Tour de France....			36
7	Bradley McGee Bradley McGee Bradley John McGee OAM is an Australian former professional racing cyclist. He is currently a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank and the personal coach of young Australian rider Richie Porte. He started cycling in 1986 at the age of ten...			32
8	David Etxebarria David Etxebarría 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...			30
9	Laurent Brochard Laurent Brochard Laurent Brochard is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain....			28
10	Nicolas Jalabert Nicolas Jalabert thumbNicolas Jalabert is a French former road racing cyclist. In 1997 he turned professional with the French team Cofidis. He is the younger brother of Laurent Jalabert, and followed him to ONCE in 2000 and Team CSC in 2001. In 2004, after his brother's retirement, he followed Tyler Hamilton to...			23

Team classification

Rank	Team	Country	Time
1			259 h 14'44"
2			4'59"
3			41'06"
4			41'49"
5			51'53"
6			54'51"
7			1h 20'41"
8			1h 22'24"
9			1h 45'33"
10			1h 49'18"

External links

• 2001 Tour de France comprehensive results