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Posted: Monday July 05, 1999 01:46 PM

2nd Stage Results 176-kilometer (109-mile) course from Challans to Saint-Nazaire Place Rider Country Team Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Tom Steels Jaan Kirsipuu Mario Cipollini Erik Zabel Jimmy Casper George Hincapie Jan Svorada Silvio Martinello Stuart O'Grady Francois Simon Christophe Capelle Sebastien Hinault Christophe Moreau Fabien Waele Zbigniew Spruch Belgium Estonia Italy Germany France United States Slovenia Italy Australia France France France France Belgium Poland Mapei Casino Saeco Telekom Francaise Des Jeux U.S. Postal Lampre Polti Credit Agricole Credit Agricole BigMat Credit Agricole Festina Lotto Lampre 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32. 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32 3:45:32

Overall standings After two stages Place Rider Country Team Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Jaan Kirsipuu Lance Armstrong Stuart O'Grady Abraham Olano Christophe Moreau Tom Steels George Hincapie Alexandre Vinokourov Santos Gonzalez Andrea Peron Christian Vandevelde Laurent Dufaux Angel Casero Pavel Tonkov Francois Simon Estonia United States Australia Spain France Belgium United States Kazakhstan Spain Italy United States Switzerland Spain Russia France Casino U.S. Postal Credit Agricole Once BigMat Mapei U.S. Postal Casino Once Once U.S. Postal Saeco Vitalicio Mapei Credit Agricole 8:49:38 seconds. 14 seconds behind. 22 25 29. 31 32 35 35 37 37 37 40 42 42