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 Facts from Tour de France 1998
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Stage 16 on July 28th. 1998
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After stage 16:    Marco Pantani  
  Vizille → Albertville | Dist: 204.00km. | Winner: Jan Ullrich

Podium
1  Col de Porte Stéphane Heulotafter37.50 km.

2  Col du Cucheron Stéphane Heulotafter50.00 km.

2  Col du Granier Stéphane Heulotafter68.00 km.

HC  Col de la Madeleine Jan Ullrichafter160.50 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  33,932 km./hr.

1
 Jan Ullrich  Deutsche Telekom05h 39' 47"=36,023  km/h

2
 Marco Pantani  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi05h 39' 47"=36,023  km/h

3
 Bobby Julich  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone05h 41' 36"+  00:01:49 =35,831  km/h

4  Fernando Escartin  Kelme-Costa Blanca05h 41' 36"+  00:01:49 =35,831  km/h

5  Axel Merckx  Polti05h 41' 36"+  00:01:49 =35,831  km/h

6  Michael Boogerd  Rabobank05h 41' 36"+  00:01:49 =35,831  km/h

7  Bjarne Riis  Deutsche Telekom05h 41' 36"+  00:01:49 =35,831  km/h

8  Leonardo Piepoli  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale05h 41' 36"+  00:01:49 =35,831  km/h

9  Stéphane Heulot  Francaise Des Jeux05h 41' 36"+  00:01:49 =35,831  km/h

10  Jean-Cyril Robin  US Postal Service05h 41' 36"+  00:01:49 =35,831  km/h

11  Christophe Rinero  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone05h 41' 36"+  00:01:49 =35,831  km/h

12  Rolf Aldag  Deutsche Telekom05h 44' 09"+  00:04:22 =35,566  km/h

13  Andrei Teteriouk  Lotto-Mobistar05h 44' 09"+  00:04:22 =35,566  km/h

14  Giuseppe Di Grande  Mapei-Bricobi05h 44' 09"+  00:04:22 =35,566  km/h

15  Daniele Nardello  Mapei-Bricobi05h 44' 09"+  00:04:22 =35,566  km/h

16  Georg Totschnig  Deutsche Telekom05h 44' 09"+  00:04:22 =35,566  km/h

17  Manuel Beltran  Banesto05h 44' 09"+  00:04:22 =35,566  km/h

18  Rodolfo Massi  Casino-AG2R05h 44' 09"+  00:04:22 =35,566  km/h

19  Angel Luis Casero  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali05h 44' 09"+  00:04:22 =35,566  km/h

20  Roland Meier  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone05h 44' 09"+  00:04:22 =35,566  km/h

21  Benoit Salmon  Casino-AG2R05h 44' 12"+  00:04:25 =35,561  km/h

22  Udo Bölts  Deutsche Telekom05h 45' 58"+  00:06:11 =35,379  km/h

23  Laurent Madouas  Lotto-Mobistar05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

24  Philippe Bordenave  BigMat-Auber 9305h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

25  Santiago Blanco  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

26  Kurt Van De Wouwer  Lotto-Mobistar05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

27  Patrick Jonker  Rabobank05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

28  Francisco Benitez  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

29  Dariusz Baranowski  US Postal Service05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

30  Peter Farazijn  Lotto-Mobistar05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

31  Laurent Jalabert  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

32  Kevin Livingston  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

33  Prudencio Indurain  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

34  Jörg Jaksche  Polti05h 48' 35"+  00:08:48 =35,114  km/h

35  Cédric Vasseur  Gan05h 50' 50"+  00:11:03 =34,888  km/h

36  José Garcia Acosta  Banesto05h 50' 50"+  00:11:03 =34,888  km/h

37  Tyler Hamilton  US Postal Service05h 50' 50"+  00:11:03 =34,888  km/h

38  Geert Verheyen  Lotto-Mobistar05h 50' 50"+  00:11:03 =34,888  km/h

39  César Solaun  Banesto05h 50' 50"+  00:11:03 =34,888  km/h

40  Luis Pérez Rodriguez  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank05h 50' 50"+  00:11:03 =34,888  km/h

41  Alberto Elli  Casino-AG2R05h 52' 28"+  00:12:41 =34,727  km/h

42  Bo Hamburger  Casino-AG2R05h 52' 28"+  00:12:41 =34,727  km/h

43  Lylian Lebreton  BigMat-Auber 9305h 52' 28"+  00:12:41 =34,727  km/h

44  Marcelino Garcia  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank05h 52' 28"+  00:12:41 =34,727  km/h

45  Francisco Mauleón  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank05h 52' 28"+  00:12:41 =34,727  km/h

46  Nicolas Jalabert  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone05h 52' 28"+  00:12:41 =34,727  km/h

47  Thierry Bourguignon  BigMat-Auber 9305h 52' 28"+  00:12:41 =34,727  km/h

48  Denis Leproux  BigMat-Auber 9305h 52' 28"+  00:12:41 =34,727  km/h

49  Massimiliano Lelli  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone05h 52' 28"+  00:12:41 =34,727  km/h

61  Rafael Díaz Justo  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank05h 52' 28"+  00:12:41 =34,727  km/h

50  Christophe  Agnolutto  Casino-AG2R05h 57' 56"+  00:18:09 =34,196  km/h

51  José Javier Gómez  Kelme-Costa Blanca05h 57' 56"+  00:18:09 =34,196  km/h

52  Massimo Donati  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale05h 57' 56"+  00:18:09 =34,196  km/h

53  Santos González  Kelme-Costa Blanca05h 58' 55"+  00:19:08 =34,103  km/h

54  Evgueni Berzin  Francaise Des Jeux05h 58' 55"+  00:19:08 =34,103  km/h

55  Maarten Den Bakker  Rabobank06h 03' 04"+  00:23:17 =33,713  km/h

56  Filippo Simeoni  Asics-CGA06h 03' 04"+  00:23:17 =33,713  km/h

57  Oscar Pozzi  Asics-CGA06h 03' 04"+  00:23:17 =33,713  km/h

58  Viatcheslav Ekimov  US Postal Service06h 03' 04"+  00:23:17 =33,713  km/h

59  Koos Moerenhout  Rabobank06h 03' 04"+  00:23:17 =33,713  km/h

60  Beat Zberg  Rabobank06h 03' 04"+  00:23:17 =33,713  km/h

62  Marty Jemison  US Postal Service06h 05' 41"+  00:25:54 =33,472  km/h

63  Pascal Chanteur  Casino-AG2R06h 05' 41"+  00:25:54 =33,472  km/h

64  Riccardo Forconi  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi06h 05' 41"+  00:25:54 =33,472  km/h

65  Simone  Borgheresi  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi06h 05' 41"+  00:25:54 =33,472  km/h

66  Luc Leblanc  Polti06h 05' 41"+  00:25:54 =33,472  km/h

67  Mirko Crepaldi  Polti06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

68  Stefano Zanini  Mapei-Bricobi06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

69  Robbie McEwen  Rabobank06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

70  Fabio Sacchi  Polti06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

71  Peter Meinert Nielsen  US Postal Service06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

72  George Hincapie  US Postal Service06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

73  Fabio Roscioli  Asics-CGA06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

74  Xavier Jan  Francaise Des Jeux06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

75  Roberto Sierra  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

76  Andrea Tafi  Mapei-Bricobi06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

77  Erik Zabel  Deutsche Telekom06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

78  Franck Bouyer  Francaise Des Jeux06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

79  Wilfried Peeters  Mapei-Bricobi06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

80  Alexei Sivakov  BigMat-Auber 9306h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

81  Serguei Ivanov  TVM-Farm Frites06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

82  Orlando Rodrigues  Banesto06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

83  Melchor Mauri  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

84  Eddy Mazzoleni  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

85  Maximilian Sciandri  Francaise Des Jeux06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

86  Andrea Ferrigato  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

87  Paul Van Hyfte  Lotto-Mobistar06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

88  Marcos Serrano  Kelme-Costa Blanca06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

89  Pascal Lino  BigMat-Auber 9306h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

90  Christophe Mengin  Francaise Des Jeux06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

91  Diego Ferrari  Asics-CGA06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

92  Thierry Gouvenou  BigMat-Auber 9306h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

93  Christian Henn  Deutsche Telekom06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

94  Paolo Fornaciari  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

95  Jens Voigt  Gan06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

96  Frankie Andreu  US Postal Service06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

97  Fabiano Fontanelli  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

98  François Simon  Gan06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

99  Leon van Bon  Rabobank06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

100  Frédéric Guesdon  Francaise Des Jeux06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

101  Vjatjeslav Djavanian  BigMat-Auber 9306h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

102  Massimo Podenzana  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

103  Roberto Conti  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

104  Marino Alonso  Banesto06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

105  Massimiliano Mori  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

106  Jens Heppner  Deutsche Telekom06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

107  Alain Turicchia  Asics-CGA06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

108  Laurent Desbiens  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

109  Rossano Brasi  Polti06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

110  Rik Verbrugghe  Lotto-Mobistar06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

111  Stéphane Barthe  Casino-AG2R06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

112  Jacky Durand  Casino-AG2R06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

113  Francisco Cabello  Kelme-Costa Blanca06h 08' 20"+  00:28:33 =33,231  km/h

114  Ermanno Brignoli  Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

115  Alessandro Spezialetti  Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

116  Bart Voskamp  TVM-Farm Frites06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

117  Servais Knaven  TVM-Farm Frites06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

118  Steven de Jongh  TVM-Farm Frites06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

119  Miguel Angel Peña  Banesto06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

120  José Angel Vidal  Kelme-Costa Blanca06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

121  Stuart O'Grady  Gan06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

122  Magnus Bäckstedt  Gan06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

123  Aart Vierhouten  Rabobank06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

124  Bart Leysen  Mapei-Bricobi06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

125  Herminio Diaz Zabala  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

126  Pascal Deramé  US Postal Service06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

127  Eros Poli  Gan06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

128  Francesco Frattini  Deutsche Telekom06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

129  Serguei Utchakov  TVM-Farm Frites06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

130  Jeroen Blijlevens  TVM-Farm Frites06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

131  Tom Steels  Mapei-Bricobi06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

132  Damien Nazon  Francaise Des Jeux06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

133  Nicola Minali  Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h

134  Mario Traversoni  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi06h 14' 54"+  00:35:07 =32,649  km/h


Withdrawls: 6
 RiderTeamReason
94   Andrei Tchmil Lotto-MobistarDid not start
31   Franco Ballerini Mapei-BricobiDid not finish
76   José Maria Jimenez BanestoDid not finish
112   Guiseppe Calcaterra Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-CannondaleDid not finish
176   Santos González Kelme-Costa BlancaDid not finish
177   José Rodriguez Kelme-Costa BlancaDid not finish
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