Zülle then approached Manolo Saiz, but was rebuffed because, among reasons, he did not contract riders who wore earrings.
The crash created a six minute split in the peloton which ended the hopes of many favourites to win the race, like Alex Zülle, who would eventually finish second overall, seven minutes after Lance Armstrong.
Alex Ferguson | Alex Rodriguez | Alex Cox | Alex | Alex Jones | Alex Chilton | Alex Trebek | Alex Salmond | Alex Katz | Alex Riel | Alex Ross | Alex Haley | Àlex Corretja | Alex Moulton | Alex Zanardi | Alex Smith | Alex Kapranos | Alex Jones (radio host) | Alex Shnaider | Alex Shelley | Alex Karras | Alex Grey | Alex da Kid | Magic Alex | Judge Alex | Alex Schomburg | Alex Rose | Alex Pardee | Alex Krycek | Alex Jennings |
He switched to Team Coast in 2000 where he rode with the big names of two-time Vuelta a España winner Alex Zülle and Tour de France stage winner Fernando Escartín.