Stages
Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | 11 July | Dublin | Individual time trial | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) | Chris Boardman (GBR) |
1 | 12 July | Dublin – Dublin | Plain stage | 180.5 km (112.2 mi) | Tom Steels (BEL) |
2 | 13 July | Enniscorthy – Cork | Plain stage | 205.5 km (127.7 mi) | Ján Svorada (CZE) |
3 | 14 July | Roscoff – Lorient | Plain stage | 169.0 km (105.0 mi) | Jens Heppner (GER) |
4 | 15 July | Plouay – Cholet | Plain stage | 252.0 km (156.6 mi) | Jeroen Blijlevens (NED) |
5 | 16 July | Cholet – Châteauroux | Plain stage | 228.5 km (142.0 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
6 | 17 July | La Châtre – Brive-la-Gaillarde | Plain stage | 204.5 km (127.1 mi) | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
7 | 18 July | Meyrignac-l'Église – Corrèze | Individual time trial | 58.0 km (36.0 mi) | Jan Ullrich (GER) |
8 | 19 July | Brive-la-Gaillarde – Montauban | Plain stage | 190.5 km (118.4 mi) | Jacky Durand (FRA) |
9 | 20 July | Montauban – Pau | Plain stage | 210.0 km (130.5 mi) | Leon van Bon (NED) |
10 | 21 July | Pau – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 196.5 km (122.1 mi) | Rodolfo Massi (ITA) |
11 | 22 July | Luchon – Plateau de Beille | Stage with mountain(s) | 170.0 km (105.6 mi) | Marco Pantani (ITA) |
12 | 24 July | Tarascon-sur-Ariège – Le Cap d'Agde | Plain stage | 222.0 km (137.9 mi) | Tom Steels (BEL) |
13 | 25 July | Frontignan la Peyrade – Carpentras | Plain stage | 196.0 km (121.8 mi) | Daniele Nardello (ITA) |
14 | 26 July | Valréas – Grenoble | Hilly stage | 186.5 km (115.9 mi) | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
15 | 27 July | Grenoble – Les Deux Alpes | Stage with mountain(s) | 189.0 km (117.4 mi) | Marco Pantani (ITA) |
16 | 28 July | Vizille – Albertville | Stage with mountain(s) | 204.0 km (126.8 mi) | Jan Ullrich (GER) |
17 | 29 July | Albertville – Aix-les-Bains | Stage with mountain(s) | 149.0 km (92.6 mi) | No winner |
18 | 30 July | Aix-les-Bains – Neuchâtel | Hilly stage | 218.5 km (135.8 mi) | Tom Steels (BEL) |
19 | 31 July | La Chaux-de-Fonds – Autun | Plain stage | 242.0 km (150.4 mi) | Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) |
20 | 1 August | Montceau-les-Mines – Le Creusot | Individual time trial | 52.0 km (32.3 mi) | Jan Ullrich (GER) |
21 | 2 August | Melun – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 147.5 km (91.7 mi) | Tom Steels (BEL) |
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