This resulted in him finishing last on the stage , 2 minutes 54 seconds behind the yellow jersey .
Pedro Delgado , the previous year 's winner and one of the pre-race favourites to win the Tour , missed the start of the prologue by 2 minutes 40 seconds .
This resulted in Pedro Delgado finishing last on the stage , 2 minutes 54 seconds behind the yellow jersey .
Pedro Delgado , the previous year 's winner and one of the pre-race favourites to win the Tour , missed the start of the prologue by 2 minutes 40 seconds .