Tour de France First Stage Results

Posted: Sunday July 12, 1998 02:01 PM

DUBLIN, Ireland (CNN/SI) -- Results of Sunday's first stage of the Tour de France -- 180.5 kilometers (11.9 miles) from the Dublin suburb of Dundrum to Phoenix Park.

 1. Tom Steels              Belgium         Mapei                       4:29:58
 2. Erik Zabel              Germany         Telekom                   same time
 3. Robbie McEwen           Australia       Rabobank                  same time
 4. Gian Matteo Fagnini     Italy           Saeco                     same time
 5. Nicola Minali           Italy           Riso Scotti               same time
 6. Frederic Moncassin      France          GAN                       same time
 7. Philippe Gaumont        France          Cofidis                   same time
 8. Mario Traversoni        Italy           Mercatone Uno             same time
 9. Francois Simon          France          GAN                       same time
10. Jan Svorada             Czech Republic  Mapei                     same time
11. Nicolas Jalabert        France          Cofidis                   same time
12. Laurent Jalabert        France          ONCE                      same time
13. Silvio Martinello       Italy           Polti                     same time
14. George Hincapie         United States   US Postal                 same time
15. Jaan Kirsipuu           Estonia         Casino                    same time
16. Stuart O'Grady          Australia       GAN                       same time
17. Alessio Bongioni        Italy           Asics                     same time
18. Laurent Brochard        France          Festina                   same time
19. Vyatcheslav Djavanian   Russia          Big Mat                   same time
20. Emmanuel Magnien        France          La Francaise des Jeux     same time 

Reuters contributed to this report.