2002 Tour de France

Tour de France standings
year = 2002
gc1 = Lance Armstrong
gc1time = 82h 05' 12"
gc2 = Joseba Beloki
gc2time = +7' 00"
gc3 = Raimondas Rumšas
gc3time = +8' 17"
pc1 = Robbie McEwen
pc1points = 280 points
pc2 = Erik Zabel
pc2points = 261 points
pc3 = Stuart O'Grady
pc3points = 208 points
kom1 = Laurent Jalabert
kom1points = 262 points
kom2 = Mario Aerts
kom2points = 178 points
kom3 = Santiago Botero
kom3points = 162 points
youth1 = Ivan Basso
youth1time = 82h 24' 30"
youth2 = Nicolas Vogondy
youth2time = +13' 26"
youth3 = Christophe Brandt
youth3time = +48' 32"
team1 = ONCE-Eroski
team1time = 246h 36' 14"
team2 = U.S. Postal
team2time = +22' 49"
team3 = CSC-Tiscali
team3time = +30' 17"

The 2002 Tour de France started in Luxembourg on July 6, 2002, and ended in Paris on July 28. France was visited counter-clockwise, so the Pyrenees were there before the Alps. On average, the stages were shorter than in previous years, in an attempt to make illegal substances (doping) less necessary for the riders.

Great favourite was American Lance Armstrong, winner in 1999, 2000 and 2001. The main opposition would probably come from the ONCE team with Joseba Beloki (3rd last year), Igor González de Galdeano (5th last year) and Marcos Serrano (9th last year), and from the Kelme riders Oscar Sevilla (7th last year, 2nd in last year's Vuelta a España) and Santiago Botero (8th last year). Other riders to keep in account for a high place in the final rankings were Tyler Hamilton (2nd Giro 2002), Levi Leipheimer (3rd Vuelta 2001), Christophe Moreau (4th Tour 2000) and Armstrong's team mate Roberto Heras (4th Vuelta 2001). Important riders who were not present were Jan Ullrich (2nd last year, injury) and Gilberto Simoni (winner 2001 Giro, doping).

tages

Points classification

Teams Classification

ee also

* List of doping cases in cycling

External links

* [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2002/tour02/?id=stages 2002 Tour de France comprehensive results]