| Route of the 2001 Tour de France | |||
| Race details | |||
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| Dates | July 7–July 29, 2001 | ||
| Stages | 20+Prologue | ||
| Distance | 3,455.2 km (2,147 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 86h 17' 28"[1] (40.016 km/h or 24.865 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
| Winner | (US Postal) | ||
| Second | (Team Telekom) | ||
| Third | (ONCE-Eroski) | ||
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| Points | (Team Telekom) | ||
| Mountains | (CSC-Tiscali) | ||
| Youth | (Kelme-Costa Blanca) | ||
| Team | Kelme-Costa Blanca | ||
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The 2001 Tour de France 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 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 were visited before the Pyrenees. The Tour started in France, but in the first week Belgium was visited as well. The traditional finish was on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
The great favorite was the winner of 1999 and 2000, the American Lance Armstrong. His major opponent, like last year, would probably be German Jan Ullrich. Other major contenders seemed to be Joseba Beloki from Spain, Christophe Moreau from France and Francesco Casagrande from Italy. Not starting, because their teams were not selected, were Swiss Alex Zülle, Italian climber Marco Pantani and Italian sprinter Mario Cipollini.
Erik Zabel won his record sixth consecutive points classification victory.
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After the Tour organisation felt that the 2000 Tour de France included not enough French teams, they changed the selection procedure as follows.[2]
In total, 21 teams participated, each with 9 cyclists, for a total of 189 cyclists.[3]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 7 July | Dunkerque | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) | ||
| 1 | 8 July | Saint-Omer – Boulogne-sur-Mer | 194.5 km (120.9 mi) | ||
| 2 | 9 July | Calais – Anvers | 220.5 km (137.0 mi) | ||
| 3 | 10 July | Anvers – Seraing | 198.5 km (123.3 mi) | ||
| 4 | 11 July | Huy – Verdun | 215.0 km (133.6 mi) | ||
| 5 | 12 July | Verdun – Bar-le-Duc | 67.0 km (41.6 mi) | ||
| 6 | 13 July | Commercy – Strasbourg | 211.5 km (131.4 mi) | ||
| 7 | 14 July | Strasbourg – Colmar | 162.5 km (101.0 mi) | ||
| 8 | 15 July | Colmar – Pontarlier | 222.5 km (138.3 mi) | ||
| 9 | 16 July | Pontarlier – Aix-les-Bains | 185.0 km (115.0 mi) | ||
| 10 | 17 July | Aix-les-Bains – Alpe d'Huez | 209.0 km (129.9 mi) | ||
| 11 | 18 July | Grenoble – Chamrousse | 32.0 km (19.9 mi) | ||
| 12 | 20 July | Perpignan – Plateau de Bonascre | 166.5 km (103.5 mi) | ||
| 13 | 21 July | Foix – Saint-Lary-Soulan | 194.0 km (120.5 mi) | ||
| 14 | 22 July | Tarbes – Luz Ardiden | 141.5 km (87.9 mi) | ||
| 15 | 24 July | Pau – Lavaur | 232.5 km (144.5 mi) | ||
| 16 | 25 July | Castelsarrasin – Sarran | 229.5 km (142.6 mi) | ||
| 17 | 26 July | Brive-la-Gaillarde – Montluçon | 194.0 km (120.5 mi) | ||
| 18 | 27 July | Montluçon – Saint-Amand-Montrond | 61.0 km (37.9 mi) | ||
| 19 | 28 July | Orléans – Évry | 149.5 km (92.9 mi) | ||
| 20 | 29 July | Corbeil-Essonnes – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | 160.5 km (99.7 mi) |
There were several classifications in the 2001 Tour de France. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on 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.[5]
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points 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.[5]
There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a polkadot jersey.[5]
The fourth individual classification was the young rider classification, which was marked by the white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders under 26 years were eligible.[5]
For the team 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. The riders in the team that lead this classification wore yellow caps.[6]
For the combativity classification, a jury gave points after each stage to the cyclists they considered most combative. The cyclist with the most votes in all stages lead the classification.
| 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 | Crédit 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 | Crédit 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 | Crédit 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 | Crédit 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 | Crédit 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 | Crédit Agricole | +3h 33' 21" | |
| 138 | Bonjour | +3h 38' 00" | |
| 139 | Crédit 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" | |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telekom | 252 | |
| 2 | Crédit Agricole | 244 | |
| 3 | Bonjour | 169 | |
| 4 | Fassa Bortolo | 148 | |
| 5 | Festina | 141 | |
| 6 | US Postal Service | 134 | |
| 7 | Telekom | 127 | |
| 8 | Lampre | 124 | |
| 9 | Big Mat-Auber | 114 | |
| 10 | Bonjour | 108 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSC-Tiscali | 258 | |
| 2 | Telekom | 211 | |
| 3 | Jean Delatour | 200 | |
| 4 | US Postal Service | 195 | |
| 5 | Mapei | 164 | |
| 6 | Euskaltel | 147 | |
| 7 | ONCE | 145 | |
| 8 | Telekom | 134 | |
| 9 | Jean Delatour | 123 | |
| 10 | Kelme-Costa Blanca | 120 |
| 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 | US Postal | +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 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelme-Costa Blanca | 86h 35' 58 | |
| 2 | iBanesto.com | +10' 03" | |
| 3 | ONCE-Eroski | +47' 32" | |
| 4 | iBanesto.com | +1h 13' 20" | |
| 5 | Lampre-Daikin | +1h 15' 59" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | CSC-Tiscali | 94 | |
| 2 | Jean Delatour | 55 | |
| 3 | Crédit Agricole | 45 | |
| 4 | Lotto-Adecco | 44 | |
| 5 | Mapei-Quick Step | 36 | |
| 6 | Française des Jeux | 36 | |
| 7 | Française des Jeux | 32 | |
| 8 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 30 | |
| 9 | Jean Delatour | 28 | |
| 10 | CSC-Tiscali | 23 |
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