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| Dates | 7–29 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 20 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,458 km (2,149 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 86h 17' 28" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2001 Tour de France was amultiple-stagebicycle race held from 7 to 29 July, and the 88th edition of theTour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclistLance Armstrong originally won the event, theUnited States Anti-Doping Agency announced in August 2012 that they had disqualified Armstrong from all his results since 1998, including his seven Tour de France wins from1999 to2005. The verdict was subsequently confirmed by theUnion Cycliste Internationale.
The race included a 67-kilometre-long (42 mi) team time trial, two individual time trials and five consecutive mountain-top finishing stages, the second of which was theChamrousse special-category climb time trial. Thus, all the high-mountain stages were grouped consecutively, following the climbing time trial, with one rest day in between. France was ridden 'clockwise', so theAlps were visited before thePyrenees. The Tour started in France but also visited Belgium in its first week. The ceremonial final stage finished at theChamps-Élysées in Paris, as is tradition.Erik Zabel won his record sixth consecutivepoints classification victory. This was a record for points classification victories and is still a record for most consecutive victories, howeverPeter Sagan now holds the record for most totalgreen jersey wins with seven.
The organisers felt that the 2000 Tour de France had not included enough French teams and consequently changed the selection procedure.[3]U.S. Postal Service was selected because it included the winner of the previous edition,Lance Armstrong.Team Telekom was selected because it included the winner of the 2000UCI Road World Cup,Erik Zabel).Mapei–Quick-Step was selected because it won theteam classification in the2000 Giro d'Italia.Kelme–Costa Blanca was selected because it won theteam classifications in both the2000 Tour de France and2000 Vuelta a España. A further twelve teams qualified based on theUCI ranking in the highest UCI division at the end of 2000, after compensating for transfers.[3] Although initially it was announced that fourwildcards would be given, the tour organisation decided to add five teams:[3] In total, 21 teams participated, each with 9 cyclists, giving a total of 189 cyclists.[4]
The teams entering the race were:[4]
Qualified teams
Invited teams
Thehighest point of elevation in the race was 2,115 m (6,939 ft) at the summit of theCol du Tourmalet mountain pass on stage 14.[5][6]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 7 July | Dunkirk | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Christophe Moreau (FRA) |
| 1 | 8 July | Saint-Omer toBoulogne-sur-Mer | 194.5 km (120.9 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 2 | 9 July | Calais toAntwerp (Belgium) | 220.5 km (137.0 mi) | | Flat stage |  Marc Wauters (BEL) |
| 3 | 10 July | Antwerp (Belgium) toSeraing (Belgium) | 198.5 km (123.3 mi) | | Flat stage | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 4 | 11 July | Huy (Belgium) toVerdun | 215.0 km (133.6 mi) | | Flat stage | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
| 5 | 12 July | Verdun toBar-le-Duc | 67.0 km (41.6 mi) | | Team time trial | Crédit Agricole |
| 6 | 13 July | Commercy toStrasbourg | 211.5 km (131.4 mi) | | Flat stage |  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) |
| 7 | 14 July | Strasbourg toColmar | 162.5 km (101.0 mi) |  | Medium mountain stage | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
| 8 | 15 July | Colmar toPontarlier | 222.5 km (138.3 mi) | | Flat stage |  Erik Dekker (NED) |
| 9 | 16 July | Pontarlier toAix-les-Bains | 185.0 km (115.0 mi) | | Flat stage |  Serguei Ivanov (RUS) |
| 10 | 17 July | Aix-les-Bains toAlpe d'Huez | 209.0 km (129.9 mi) |  | High mountain stage |  Lance Armstrong (USA) |
| 11 | 18 July | Grenoble toChamrousse | 32.0 km (19.9 mi) |  | Individual time trial | Lance Armstrong (USA) |
| 19 July | Perpignan | Rest day | ||||
| 12 | 20 July | Perpignan toPlateau de Bonascre | 166.5 km (103.5 mi) | | High mountain stage |  Félix Cárdenas (COL) |
| 13 | 21 July | Foix toSaint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet | 194.0 km (120.5 mi) | | High mountain stage | Lance Armstrong (USA) |
| 14 | 22 July | Tarbes toLuz Ardiden | 141.5 km (87.9 mi) | | High mountain stage |  Roberto Laiseka (ESP) |
| 23 July | Pau | Rest day | ||||
| 15 | 24 July | Pau toLavaur | 232.5 km (144.5 mi) | | Flat stage | Rik Verbrugghe (BEL) |
| 16 | 25 July | Castelsarrasin toSarran | 229.5 km (142.6 mi) | | Flat stage | Jens Voigt (GER) |
| 17 | 26 July | Brive-la-Gaillarde toMontluçon | 194.0 km (120.5 mi) | | Flat stage | Serge Baguet (BEL) |
| 18 | 27 July | Montluçon toSaint-Amand-Montrond | 61.0 km (37.9 mi) | | Individual time trial | Lance Armstrong (USA) |
| 19 | 28 July | Orléans toÉvry | 149.5 km (92.9 mi) | | Flat stage | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 20 | 29 July | Corbeil-Essonnes to Paris (Champs-Élysées) | 160.5 km (99.7 mi) | | Flat stage |  Ján Svorada (CZE) |
| Total | 3,458 km (2,149 mi)[11] | |||||
It was during this Tour de France thatJohan Bruyneel, theDirecteur Sportif of the US Postal team, intentionally mislead other teams about the condition of his riders through race radio, in an attempt to get opponents to believe his riders were suffering more than they actually were. This Tour is also noted forThe Look, which became one of the more misinterpreted moments in cycling history.[12]
After Armstrong abandoned his fight against theUnited States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), he was stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles.[13][14] TheUnion Cycliste Internationale endorsed the USADA sanctions and decided not to award victories to any other rider or upgrade other placings in any of the affected events. The 2001 Tour therefore has no official winner.[2]
There were several classifications in the 2001 Tour de France.[15] The most important was thegeneral classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times in each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.[16]
Additionally, there was apoints classification, which awarded a green jersey. In this classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification and was identified with a green jersey.[17]
There was also amountains classification. The organisation had categorised some climbs as eitherhors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists to reach the top of these climbs, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification and wore a white jersey with redpolka dots.[18]
The fourth individual classification was theyoung rider classification, which was marked by the white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders under 26 years of age were eligible.[19]
For theteam classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time.[20]
In addition, there was acombativity award given after eachmass-start stage to the cyclist considered most combative, who wore a red number bib the next stage. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification.[21] Laurent Jalabert won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award.[22]
There were also two special awards each with a prize of F 20,000,[23] theSouvenir Henri Desgrange, given in honour of Tour founder and first race directorHenri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of theCol de la Madeleine on stage 10, and theSouvenir Jacques Goddet, given for the first time in honour of the second directorJacques Goddet to the first rider to pass the summit of theCol du Tourmalet on stage 14.Laurent Roux won the Henri Desgrange andSven Montgomery won the Jacques Goddet.[24][25]
| Legend | |||
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 | Denotes the leader of thepoints classification[28] |  | Denotes the leader of themountains classification[28] |
 | Denotes the leader of theyoung rider classification[28] |  | Denotes the winner of thesuper-combativity award[28] |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | ||
| 2 | Jan Ullrich (GER) | Team Telekom | + 6' 44" |
| 3 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 9' 05" |
| 4 |  Andrei Kivilev (KAZ) | Cofidis | + 9' 53" |
| 5 | Igor González (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 13' 28" |
| 6 | François Simon (FRA) | Bonjour | + 17' 22" |
| 7 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 18' 30" |
| 8 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 20' 55" |
| 9 | Marcos Antonio Serrano (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 21' 45" |
| 10 | Michael Boogerd (NED) | Rabobank | + 22' 38" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Telekom | 252 |
| 2 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | 244 |
| 3 | Damien Nazon (FRA) | Bonjour | 169 |
| 4 |  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | 148 |
| 5 | Sven Teutenberg (GER) | Festina | 141 |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | ||
| 7 | Jan Ullrich (GER) | Team Telekom | 127 |
| 8 | Ján Svorada (CZE) | Lampre–Daikin | 124 |
| 9 | Christophe Capelle (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | 114 |
| 10 | François Simon (FRA) | Bonjour | 108 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | CSC–Tiscali | 258 |
| 2 | Jan Ullrich (GER) | Team Telekom | 211 |
| 3 | Laurent Roux (FRA) | Jean Delatour | 200 |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | ||
| 5 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | 164 |
| 6 | Roberto Laiseka (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 147 |
| 7 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | 145 |
| 8 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Team Telekom | 134 |
| 9 | Patrice Halgand (FRA) | Jean Delatour | 123 |
| 10 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 120 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 86h 35' 58 |
| 2 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | iBanesto.com | + 10' 03" |
| 3 | Jörg Jaksche (DEU) | ONCE–Eroski | + 47' 32" |
| 4 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | iBanesto.com | + 1h 13' 20" |
| 5 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | Lampre–Daikin | + 1h 15' 59" |
| 6 | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 1h 40' 42" |
| 7 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Bonjour | + 1h 41' 10" |
| 8 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1h 47' 47" |
| 9 | Bradley McGee (AUS) | Française des Jeux | + 1h 59' 24" |
| 10 | Nicolas Vogondy (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 2h 09' 07" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 259h 14' 44" |
| 2 | ONCE–Eroski | + 4' 59" |
| 3 | Team Telekom | + 41' 06" |
| 4 | Bonjour | + 41' 49" |
| 5 | Rabobank | + 51' 53" |
| 6 | U.S. Postal Service | + 54' 51" |
| 7 | Cofidis | + 1h 20' 41" |
| 8 | iBanesto.com | + 1h 22' 24" |
| 9 | Festina | + 1h 45' 33" |
| 10 | Jean Delatour | + 1h 49' 18" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | CSC–Tiscali | 94 |
| 2 | Laurent Roux (FRA) | Jean Delatour | 55 |
| 3 | Jens Voigt (GER) | Crédit Agricole | 45 |
| 4 | Rik Verbrugghe (BEL) | Lotto–Adecco | 44 |
| 5 | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | 36 |
| 6 | Jacky Durand (FRA) | Française des Jeux | 36 |
| 7 | Bradley McGee (AUS) | Française des Jeux | 32 |
| 8 | David Etxebarria (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 30 |
| 9 | Laurent Brochard (FRA) | Jean Delatour | 28 |
| 10 | Nicolas Jalabert (FRA) | CSC–Tiscali | 23 |
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