List of teams and cyclists in the 2001 Tour de France
For the 2001 Tour de France, the organisers felt that the previous edition did not include not enough French teams and consequently changed the selection procedure as follows.[1] U.S. Postal Service was selected because it included the winner (prior to disqualification) of the previous edition, Lance Armstrong. Team Telekom was selected because it included the winner of the 2000 UCI Road World Cup (Erik Zabel). Mapei–Quick-Step was selected because it won the team classifications in the 2000 Giro d'Italia Kelme–Costa Blanca was selected because it won the team classifications in both the 2000 Tour de France and 2000 Vuelta a España. This was extended to 16 teams based on the UCI ranking in the highest UCI division at the end of 2001, after compensating for transfers.[1] Although initially it was announced that four wildcards would be given, the tour organisation decided to add five teams:[1]
In total, 21 teams participated, each with 9 cyclists, giving a total of 189 cyclists.[2]
Teams
Qualified teams
Invited teams
Cyclists
By starting number
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
By team
References
- Knapp, Gerard (2 May 2001). "The final selection - 21 teams for-le-Tour". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- "88ème Tour de France 2001" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- "88ème Tour de France 2001". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.