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1st Stage Results
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- Results Sunday of the first stage of the Tour de France -- 111.9 miles from the Dublin suburb of Dundrum via the Wicklow Mountains to Dublin's Phoenix Park -- with rider, nation, team, and winner's time:1. Tom Steels, Belgium, Mapei-Bricobi, 4hours, 29 minutes, 58 seconds.
2. Erik Zabel, Germany, Deutsche 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-Bricobi, same time.
11. Nicolas Jalabert, France, Cofidis, same time.
12. Laurent Jalabert, France, ONCE-Deutsche Bank, same time.
13. Silvio Martinello, Italy, Team Polti, same time.
14. George Hincapie, Charlotte, N.C., U.S. Postal Service, same time.
15. Jaan Kirsipuu, Estonia, Casino. same time.
Also
28. Tyler Hamilton, Brooklie, Mass., U.S. Postal Service, same time.
40. Viacheslav Ekimov, Russia, U.S. Postal Service, same time.
45. Bobby Julich, Glenwood Springs, Colo., Cofidis, same time.
82. Frankie Andreu, Dearborn, Mich., U.S. Postal Service, same time.
96. Jean-Cyril Robin, France, U.S. Postal Service, same time.
116. Dariusz Baranowski, Poland, U.S. Postal Service, same time.
140. Marty Jemison, Park City, Utah, U.S. Postal Service, same time.
147. Peter Meinert, Denmark, U.S. Postal Service, same time.
163. Pascal Derame, France, U.S. Postal Service, same time.
170. Kevin Livingston, St. Louis, U.S. Postal Service, same time.
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Overall Standings
(After first stage)
1. Chris Boardman, Britain, Gan, 4 hours, 36 minutes, 10 seconds.
2. Abraham Olano, Spain, Banesto, 4 seconds behind.
3. L.Jalabert, :05 behind.
4. Bobby Julich, United States, Cofidis, same.
5. Christophe Moreau, France, Festina, same.
6. Jan Ullrich, Germany, Telekom, same.
7. Alex Zuelle, Switzerland, Festina, :07.
8. Zabel, Telekom, :08.
9. Steels, :09.
10. Laurent Dufaux, Switzerland, Festina, same.
11. Andrei Tchmil, Belgium, Lotto-Mobistar, :10.
12. Jacky Durand, France, Casino, :10.
13. Ekimov, :11.
14. Andreu, :11.
15. Angel Casero, Spain, Vitalico Seguros, :11.
Also
27. Hincapie, :16.
29. Baranowski, :17.
35. Meinert, :19.
73. Hamilton, :25.
82. Jemison, :27.
94. Robin, :28.
112. Livingston, :32.
127. Derame, :36.