Tour de France 1998  |  Stage 5. Cholet - Chateauroux   

85th edition

227 km, 16 July 1998

Rider Team Time
1.
Mario CIPOLLINI
Saeco - Cannondale 5h18'49"
2.
Erik ZABEL
Team Deutsche Telekom
3.
Christophe MENGIN
Francaise des Jeux
4.
Andrea FERRIGATO
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
5.
Philippe GAUMONT
Cofidis
6.
Robbie MCEWEN
Rabobank
7.
George HINCAPIE
US Postal Service
8.
Fabrizio GUIDI
Team Polti
9.
Frédéric MONCASSIN
Crédit Agricole
10.
Alessio BONGIONI
Asics - CGA
11.
Emmanuel MAGNIEN
Francaise des Jeux
12.
Lars MICHAELSEN
TVM - Farm Frites
13.
Viatcheslav DJAVANIAN
BigMat - Auber 93
14.
Giuseppe DI GRANDE
Mapei - Bricobi
15.
Stuart O'GRADY
Crédit Agricole
16.
Alexei SIVAKOV
BigMat - Auber 93
17.
Rolf ALDAG
Team Deutsche Telekom
18.
Andrei TETERYUK
Lotto - Mobistar
19.
Ángel Luis CASERO MORENO
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
20.
Nicola MINALI
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
21.
Bobby JULICH
Cofidis
22.
Abraham OLANO MANZANO
Banesto
23.
Frédéric GUESDON
Francaise des Jeux
24.
Laurent BROCHARD
Festina - Lotus
25.
Pascal CHANTEUR
Casino - Ag2r
26.
Bart VOSKAMP
TVM - Farm Frites
27.
Michael BOOGERD
Rabobank
28.
Laurent ROUX
TVM - Farm Frites
29.
Jens HEPPNER
Team Deutsche Telekom
30.
Bo HAMBURGER
Casino - Ag2r
31.
Orlando Sergio Gomes RODRIGUES
Banesto
32.
Jan ULLRICH
Team Deutsche Telekom
33.
Luc LEBLANC
Team Polti
34.
Marcos Antonio SERRANO RODRÍGUEZ
Kelme - Costa Blanca
35.
Stéphane HEULOT
Francaise des Jeux
36.
Bjarne RIIS
Team Deutsche Telekom
37.
Richard VIRENQUE
Festina - Lotus
38.
Manuel BELTRÁN MARTÍNEZ
Banesto
39.
Laurent DUFAUX
Festina - Lotus
40.
Stéphane BARTHE
Casino - Ag2r
41.
Didier ROUS
Festina - Lotus
42.
Fernando ESCARTÍN COTI
Kelme - Costa Blanca
43.
Santos GONZÁLEZ CAPILLA
Kelme - Costa Blanca
44.
Leon VAN BON
Rabobank
45.
Christophe MOREAU
Festina - Lotus
46.
Paul VAN HYFTE
Lotto - Mobistar
47.
Fabio SACCHI
Team Polti
48.
Frankie ANDREU
US Postal Service
49.
José Luis ARRIETA LUJAMBIO
Banesto
50.
Geert VERHEYEN
Lotto - Mobistar
51.
Sergei IVANOV
TVM - Farm Frites
52.
Axel MERCKX
Team Polti
53.
José Ángel VIDAL MARTÍNEZ
Kelme - Costa Blanca
54.
José Luis RODRÍGUEZ GARCÍA
Kelme - Costa Blanca
55.
Viatcheslav EKIMOV
US Postal Service
56.
Alexandr SHEFER
Asics - CGA
57.
Andrea TAFI
Mapei - Bricobi
58.
Leonardo PIEPOLI
Saeco - Cannondale
59.
Christophe AGNOLUTTO
Casino - Ag2r
60.
Cédric VASSEUR
Crédit Agricole
61.
Mario TRAVERSONI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
62.
Georg TOTSCHNIG
Team Deutsche Telekom
63.
Dariusz BARANOWSKI
US Postal Service
64.
Udo BÖLTS
Team Deutsche Telekom
65.
Peter FARAZIJN
Lotto - Mobistar
66.
Tom STEELS
Mapei - Bricobi
67.
Beat ZBERG
Rabobank
68.
Maximilian SCIANDRI
Francaise des Jeux
69.
Rossano BRASI
Team Polti
70.
Laurent DESBIENS
Cofidis
71.
Santiago BLANCO GIL
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
72.
Francesco CASAGRANDE
Cofidis
73.
Wilfried PEETERS
Mapei - Bricobi
74.
Thierry BOURGUIGNON
BigMat - Auber 93
75.
David GARCÍA MARQUINA
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
76.
Daniele NARDELLO
Mapei - Bricobi
77.
Laurent JALABERT
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
78.
Jacky DURAND
Casino - Ag2r
79.
José María JIMÉNEZ SASTRE
Banesto
80.
Luis PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
81.
Laurent MADOUAS
Lotto - Mobistar
82.
Francesco FRATTINI
Team Deutsche Telekom
83.
Neil STEPHENS
Festina - Lotus
84.
Christophe RINERO
Cofidis
85.
Jean-Cyril ROBIN
US Postal Service
86.
Mario SCIREA
Saeco - Cannondale
87.
Marco PANTANI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
88.
Riccardo FORCONI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
89.
Hernán BUENAHORA GUTIÉRREZ
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
90.
Herminio DÍAZ ZABALA
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
91.
Fabiano FONTANELLI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
92.
Alex ZÜLLE
Festina - Lotus
93.
Tyler HAMILTON
US Postal Service
94.
Sergei OUTCHAKOV
TVM - Farm Frites
95.
Nicolas JALABERT
Cofidis
96.
Armin MEIER
Festina - Lotus
97.
Joona LAUKKA
Lotto - Mobistar
98.
Servais KNAVEN
TVM - Farm Frites
99.
Kevin LIVINGSTON
Cofidis
100.
Roberto SIERRA AGUERO
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
101.
Carlo Marino BIANCHI
Asics - CGA
102.
Alessandro SPEZIALETTI
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
103.
Sergio BARBERO
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
104.
Andrei TCHMIL
Lotto - Mobistar
105.
Pascal HERVÉ
Festina - Lotus
106.
Prudencio INDURÁIN LARRAYA
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
107.
Dmitri KONYCHEV
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
108.
Rafael DÍAZ JUSTO
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
109.
Alberto ELLI
Casino - Ag2r
110.
Leonardo GUIDI
Team Polti
111.
Roland MEIER
Cofidis
112.
Franco BALLERINI
Mapei - Bricobi
113.
Rodolfo MASSI
Casino - Ag2r
114.
Fabio BALDATO
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
115.
Jens VOIGT
Crédit Agricole
116.
Jörg JAKSCHE
Team Polti
117.
Kurt VAN DE WOUWER
Lotto - Mobistar
118.
Evgueni BERZIN
Francaise des Jeux
119.
Filippo SIMEONI
Asics - CGA
120.
Christian HENN
Team Deutsche Telekom
121.
Fabio ROSCIOLI
Asics - CGA
122.
Simone BORGHERESI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
123.
Paolo FORNACIARI
Saeco - Cannondale
124.
Maarten DEN BAKKER
Rabobank
125.
Diego FERRARI
Asics - CGA
126.
Oliverio RINCÓN QUINTANA
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
127.
Massimiliano LELLI
Cofidis
128.
Juan José DE LOS ÁNGELES SEGUÍ
Kelme - Costa Blanca
129.
José Javier GÓMEZ GOZALO
Kelme - Costa Blanca
130.
Peter MEINERT NIELSEN
US Postal Service
131.
Massimo DONATI
Saeco - Cannondale
132.
Massimiliano MORI
Saeco - Cannondale
133.
Bart LEYSEN
Mapei - Bricobi
134.
Mirko CREPALDI
Team Polti
135.
Xavier JAN
Francaise des Jeux
136.
Johan BRUYNEEL
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
137.
Lylian LEBRETON
BigMat - Auber 93
138.
Benoît SALMON
Casino - Ag2r
139.
Magnus BÄCKSTEDT
Crédit Agricole
140.
Rik VERBRUGGHE
Lotto - Mobistar
141.
Eros POLI
Crédit Agricole
142.
Francisco BENÍTEZ ESBRI
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
143.
José Vicente GARCÍA ACOSTA
Banesto
144.
Francisco CABELLO LUQUE
Kelme - Costa Blanca
145.
Oscar POZZI
Asics - CGA
146.
Miguel Ángel PEÑA CÁCERES
Banesto
147.
Marino ALONSO MONJE
Banesto
148.
Marty JEMISON
US Postal Service
149.
Vladislav BOBRIK
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
150.
Melcior MAURI PRAT
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
151.
Francisco Javier MAULEÓN UNSUAIN
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
152.
Carlos Alberto CONTRERAS CANO
Kelme - Costa Blanca
153.
Eddy SEIGNEUR
Crédit Agricole
154.
Massimo PODENZANA
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
155.
Stefano ZANINI
Mapei - Bricobi
156.
Roberto PISTORE
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
157.
César SOLAUN SOLANA
Banesto
158.
Patrick JONKER
Rabobank
159.
Denis LEPROUX
BigMat - Auber 93
160.
Marcelino GARCÍA ALONSO
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
161.
Stefano CASAGRANDA
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
162.
Koos MOERENHOUT
Rabobank
163.
Franck BOUYER
Francaise des Jeux
164.
Pascal DERAMÉ
US Postal Service
165.
Philippe BORDENAVE
BigMat - Auber 93
166.
François SIMON
Crédit Agricole
167.
Roberto CONTI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
168.
Thierry GOUVENOU
BigMat - Auber 93
169.
Pascal LINO
BigMat - Auber 93
170.
Roberto CARUSO
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
171.
Gian Matteo FAGNINI
Saeco - Cannondale
172.
Ermanno BRIGNOLI
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
173.
Damien NAZON
Francaise des Jeux
174.
Aart VIERHOUTEN
Rabobank
175.
Peter VAN PETEGEM
TVM - Farm Frites
176.
Alain TURICCHIA
Asics - CGA
177.
Jeroen BLIJLEVENS
TVM - Farm Frites
178.
Steven DE JONGH
TVM - Farm Frites
179.
Jaan KIRSIPUU
Casino - Ag2r
180.
Ján SVORADA
Mapei - Bricobi
181.
Giuseppe CALCATERRA
Saeco - Cannondale 00'59"
182.
Eddy MAZZOLENI
Saeco - Cannondale 01'55"
183.
Silvio MARTINELLO
Team Polti
GC Leader

Stage information

Start, finish: Stage 5. Cholet - Chateauroux

Race Type: Sprint stage

Distance: 227 km

Date: 16 July 1998