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Martin Smits (The Netherlands) has won the Internet Tour de France Game 2002. Six cyclists of his team finished in the stage top ten today. This was enough for his team to earn nine more points than his co-leader in the game after yesterday, Dutchman Arno Bakker. This is only the second time that Smits participated in this game Last year he was 33rd. Bakker is second in the final overall rankings and fellow countryman Jack Crombag moved up from place six to complete a Dutch 1-2-3. Daniel McQuillen (USA) is the first non-Dutch player at place four. He is the only player managing to obtain a consecutive top ten position. Last year he was fifth.
The final stage in the Tour was won by Australia's Robbie McEwen. The stage win also earned McEwen the green jersey. Thereby he ends a six-year period in which Erik Zabel (Germany) took this sprinter's jersey. Lance Armstrong (USA) won his fourth consecutive Tour de France. Last year's number three, Joseba Beloki (Spain) was second now and Raimondas Rumsas (Lithuania) was third in his Tour de France debut. For the second year in a row France's Laurent Jalabert won the polka-dot jersey for the best climber. He was also voted the most combative rider of this edition of the Tour de France. Italy's Ivan Basso took the white jersey for the best young rider. The Spanish O.N.C.E. team won the team competition.
For the eighth time in a row the final stage of the Tour resulted in a sprint finish. This gave the sprinter teams in the game a chance to win a stage. The team of Rien Post (The Netherlands) has lost five cyclists but this did not prevent it from obtaining the highest score in the stage today. Post had already held the first position in the overall rankings for four stages but he had not yet won a stage in this edition of the game. Seven of the remaining ten men in his team finished in the stage top ten. Diamond Hosein (Germany) was second and Berthold B. Journaille (The Netherlands) third.
This has been a nice edition of the game with 17 different stage winners (only Maaike Kuipers has won two stages) and eight different participants holding the overall lead at some position in the game. Before the final stage there were two joint leaders and final results at the top of the overall rankings were determined in the final seconds of this edition of the Tour. Thank you all for participating and see you back in 2003!
1. 80 Rien Post (The Netherlands)
2. 78 Diamond Hosein (Germany)
3. 76 Berthold B. Journaille (The Netherlands)
4. 75 Natasja van Haastert (The Netherlands)
5. 71 J. Heesakkers (The Netherlands)
6. 70 Dick Blom (The Netherlands)
70 Ingeborg Prins (The Netherlands)
8. 69 Akke Vellinga (Belgium)
69 Alexander Martin (The Netherlands)
69 Bert Otten (The Netherlands)
69 Karolina Tobiasson (Sweden)
12. 67 Martin Hoffellner (Austria)
13. 66 Barbara Hoffellner (Austria)
66 Henk Arkesteijn (The Netherlands)
15. 65 Jeroen van Koert (Australia)
16. 64 Bert Plat (The Netherlands)
64 Karel van Bronswijk (The Netherlands)
64 Roger Martin (The Netherlands)
64 Stefan Krummel (The Netherlands)
64 Z. Chris Chambers (Canada)
21. 63 Jianu Radu (Romania)
63 Jose Maria Olazabel Da Silva Smith Jr. (Australia)
63 Michel van Balkum (The Netherlands)
63 R. Ogilvie (Australia)
63 Robert van Lunteren (The Netherlands)
63 Tony James (Australia)
27. 62 Anton Cozijnsen (Australia)
62 Bryan Van Dongen (Canada)
62 Loek Muijsenberg (The Netherlands/Limburg)
62 Mathijs de Rooij (The Netherlands)
62 Oscar van Veen (The Netherlands)
62 Reinier van Olderen (The Netherlands)
62 Ronnie van Hemert (USA)
62 Sytze Hiemstra (The Netherlands)
35. 61 Bojan Kozelj (Slovenia)
61 Bruce Larson (USA)
61 Chitu Mihai (Romania)
61 Dumoulin Cinna (Belgium)
61 Erix Schokker (The Netherlands)
61 Paul Bekker (The Netherlands)
61 Sander Kaspers (The Netherlands)
61 Søren Glente (Denmark)
43. 60 Bart Leenen (The Netherlands)
60 Benoit Flasque (France)
60 Greg Surman (Australia)
60 J. de Bruin (The Netherlands)
60 Jim Starrs (USA)
60 John Graham (Ireland)
49. 59 Huygen (The Netherlands)
59 Janne Högman (Sweden)
59 Johan Feenstra (The Netherlands)
59 Ken Gillie (USA)
59 Martin Smits (The Netherlands)
59 Michael McQuillen (USA)
59 Simon Cini (The Netherlands)
59 Stuart Passmore (Australia)
57. 58 Bastin Verweij (The Netherlands)
58 David Napper (Australia)
58 Dorine van Grinsven (The Netherlands)
58 Fred Goudbeek (The Netherlands)
58 Gerard Gallagher (USA)
58 Kees Schotten (The Netherlands)
58 Michael Niall (Australia)
58 Randy Voas (USA)
58 Remco de Vries (The Netherlands)
58 Richard McCorkell (Australia)
67. 57 Banat Man (Romania)
57 Bert Meeus (Belgium)
57 David Marshall (Australia)
57 P. Vanhauwermeiren (Belgium)
57 Peter Crommen (Belgium)
57 Sergio Heyer (Switzerland)
57 Sven Ugen (Luxembourg)
74. 56 Babette Goudbeek (The Netherlands)
56 Banneric PMS (The Netherlands)
56 Ecki Windschatten (Germany)
56 Jan Hoogweg (The Netherlands)
56 Jan PMS (The Netherlands)
56 Jos Droste (Belgium)
56 Natasha Perry (UK/Scotland)
56 Paolo Quaglia (Belgium)
56 Peter Loonuh (The Netherlands)
56 Rich Woodruff (UK/England)
56 Robert Fuller (USA)
56 Tijn van de Wetering (The Netherlands)
86. 55 Chitu Toma (Romania)
55 J.H.A. Martens (The Netherlands)
55 Maico Hoefs (The Netherlands)
55 Micha Bude (The Netherlands)
55 Paul Schlosser (The Netherlands)
55 Remko van Esch (The Netherlands)
55 Rudy van Spaandonk (The Netherlands)
55 Siger Seinen (The Netherlands)
55 Steve Davy (UK/England)
55 Steve Scotcher (Australia)
55 Todd Spengeman (USA)
97. 54 A. Kuppen (The Netherlands)
54 Alastair McCraw (UK)
54 Arthur Denneman (The Netherlands)
54 Bernard Groeneveld (The Netherlands)