The 2001 Tour de France was the 88th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Dunkirk with a prologue individual time trial on 7 July and Stage 10 occurred on 17 July with mountainous stage to Alpe d'Huez. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 29 July.

Prologue

7 July 2001 — Dunkerque, 8.2 km (5.1 mi) (ITT)^[1]

One of the favorites to win the prologue, last year's winner David Millar, fell in the last curve, and thus was only 110th. Winner was Christophe Moreau, but his gains on most other favorites were small, with the exception of Casagrande, who was 120th and lost 45 seconds. Stuart O'Grady (8th) and Jaan Kirsipuu (11th) are well-placed sprinters who might gain the yellow jersey in the coming days (there are seconds 'bonification' for the riders who score high on the final or intermediate sprints)

Prologue result and general classification after prologue^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Christophe Moreau (FRA)	Festina	9' 20"
2	Igor González de Galdeano (ESP)	ONCE–Eroski	+ 3"
3	Lance Armstrong (USA)[nb 1]	U.S. Postal Service	+ 4"
4	Jan Ullrich (GER)	Team Telekom	+ 7"
5	Florent Brard (FRA)	Festina	s.t.
6	Santiago Botero (COL)	Kelme–Costa Blanca	+ 10"
7	Joseba Beloki (ESP)	ONCE–Eroski	+ 13"
8	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.
9	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	ONCE–Eroski	+ 14"
10	Antonio Tauler (ESP)	Kelme–Costa Blanca	s.t.

Stage 1

8 July 2001 — Saint-Omer to Boulogne-sur-Mer, 194.5 km (120.9 mi)^[1]

Frenchman Jacky Durand, well known for his attacking style, did it again. He was chased, and finally joined, by his fellow countryman Christophe Oriol. The two escapers were caught back by the peloton, but Durand had managed to be first on two small (4th category) climbs, and thus was the first wearer of the mountain jersey this Tour de France. Laurent Brochard tried to get away in the last kilometres, but in the very last kilometre was caught back. Thus, the stage became a mass sprint, won by Erik Zabel.

Stage 1 result[1] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Erik Zabel (GER) Team Telekom 4h 55' 15" 2  Romāns Vainšteins (LAT) Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco s.t. 3  Jimmy Casper (FRA) Française des Jeux s.t. 4  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole s.t. 5  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) AG2R Prévoyance s.t. 6  Damien Nazon (FRA) Bonjour s.t. 7  Steven de Jongh (NED) Rabobank s.t. 8  Christophe Capelle (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 s.t. 9  Sven Teutenberg (GER) Festina s.t. 10  Nico Mattan (BEL) Cofidis s.t.		General classification after stage 1[2] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina 5h 04' 35" 2  Igor González de Galdeano (ESP) ONCE–Eroski + 3" 3  Lance Armstrong (USA)[nb 1] U.S. Postal Service + 4" 4  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) AG2R Prévoyance + 7" 5  Jan Ullrich (GER) Team Telekom s.t. 6  Florent Brard (FRA) Festina s.t. 7  Santiago Botero (COL) Kelme–Costa Blanca + 10" 8  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Crédit Agricole + 11" 9  Jacky Durand (FRA) Française des Jeux + 13" 10  Joseba Beloki (ESP) ONCE–Eroski s.t.
Points classification after Stage 1[2] Rank Rider Team Points 1  Erik Zabel (GER) Team Telekom 35 =2  Romāns Vainšteins (LAT) Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco 30 =2  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) AG2R Prévoyance 30		Mountains classification after Stage 1[2] Rank Rider Team Points 1  Jacky Durand (FRA) Française des Jeux 10 2  Christophe Oriol (FRA) Jean Delatour 6 3  Patrice Halgand (FRA) Jean Delatour 2

Stage 2

9 July 2001 — Calais to Antwerp, 220.5 km (137.0 mi)^[1]

A group of 16 riders escaped from the peloton, and stayed away until the end, although with only a small difference. Because sprinter Stuart O'Grady was present, he was expected to take both the stage and the yellow jersey, but the Rabobank team had different plans. Their rider Erik Dekker, who took 3 stages in 2000, was present, and was expected to try something, but instead he helped his teammate Marc Wauters to escape. Marc got Arnaud Pretot with him, and they scored first and second. Because he also had had a good prologue, this was enough for Wauters to take the yellow as well.

Stage 2 result[1] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Marc Wauters (BEL) Rabobank 4h 35' 47" 2  Arnaud Prétot (FRA) Festina s.t. 3  Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre–Daikin s.t. 4  Servais Knaven (NED) Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco s.t. 5  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Crédit Agricole s.t. 6  Davide Bramati (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step s.t. 7  Rik Verbrugghe (BEL) Lotto–Adecco s.t. 8  Ivan Basso (ITA) Fassa Bortolo s.t. 9  Marco Milesi (ITA) Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco s.t. 10  Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank s.t.		General classification after stage 2[3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Marc Wauters (BEL) Rabobank 9h 40' 17" 2  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Crédit Agricole + 12" 3  Servais Knaven (NED) Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco + 27" 4  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina s.t. 5  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) AG2R Prévoyance + 28" 6  Rik Verbrugghe (BEL) Lotto–Adecco s.t. 7  Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre–Daikin + 29" 8  Jens Voigt (GER) Crédit Agricole + 30" 9  Igor González de Galdeano (ESP) ONCE–Eroski s.t. 10  Bobby Julich (USA) Crédit Agricole + 31"
Points classification after Stage 2[3] Rank Rider Team Points 1  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) AG2R Prévoyance 45 2  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Crédit Agricole 43 3  Erik Zabel (GER) Team Telekom 40		Mountains classification after Stage 2[3] Rank Rider Team Points 1  Jacky Durand (FRA) Française des Jeux 10 2  Christophe Oriol (FRA) Jean Delatour 6 3  Patrice Halgand (FRA) Jean Delatour 2

Stage 3

10 July 2001 — Antwerp to Seraing, 198.5 km (123.3 mi)^[1]

The stage seemed to be a likely prey for Erik Zabel: Some mountains (in the Ardennes), too tough for the pure sprinters, but not tough enough to really break the peloton, with a spurt going uphill. His team worked hard for him, even though this might cost them some power which they might need to help Jan Ullrich in the mountains. Marc Wauters had the honor to drive through the village where he lives ahead in the yellow, but later had to let the peloton go in the Ardennes. Apparently, the pressure got too much for him, for although he is certainly not a climber, he normally should not lose any time on a hill stage like this. Another person who lost time was Francesco Casagrande, still suffering from a broken arm he got in May. Because Wauters dropped out, Stuart O'Grady got to wear the yellow jersey after all, one day later than expected.

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