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1989 Tour de France
July 1 - July 23

198 starters, 138 riders finished.

3285.3 kilometers ridden at 37.487 km/hr

Individual stages and results

Final 1989 Tour de France Individual General Classification:

Place

Rider (country) team

Time
1 Greg LeMond (USA) ADR 87 hr 38 min 35 sec
2 Laurent Fignon (Fra) Super U @ 08 sec
3 Pedro Delgado (Sp) Reynolds @ 3 min 34 sec
4 Gert-Jan Theunisse (NL) PDM @ 7-30
5 Marino Lajaretta (Sp) Paternina @ 9-39
6 Charly Mottet (Fra) RMO @ 10-06
7 Steven Rooks (NL) PDM @ 11-10
8 Raul Alcala (Mex) PDM @ 14-21
9 Sean Kelly (Irl) PDM @ 18-25
10 Robert Millar (UK) Z @ 18-46
11 Gianni Bigno (Ita) Chateau d'Ax @ 24-12
12 Eric Caritoux (Fra) RMO @ 28-14
13 Pascal Simon (Fra) Super U @ 28-28
14 Bruno Cornillet (Fra) Z @ 28-31
15 Steve Bauer (Canada) Helvetia @ 31-16
16 Alvaro Pino (Sp) BH @ 31-17
17 Miguel indurain (Sp) Reynolds @ 31-21
18 Jerome Simon (Fra) Z @ 34-10
19 Lucho Herrera (Col) Cafe de Colombia @ 36-15
20 Alberto Camargo (Col) Cafe de Colombia NA
21 Beat Breu (Switz) Domex-Weinmann @ 38-35
22 Andy Hampsten (USA) 7-Eleven @ 41-41
23 Pascal Richard (Switz) Helvetia @ 42-07
24 Fabrice Philipot (Fra) Toshiba @ 44-43
25 William Palacio (Col) Reynolds @ 45-42
26 Anselmo Fuerte (Sp) BH @ 48-39
27 Luc Roosen (Bel) Histor-Sigma NA
28 Abelardo Rondon (Col) Reynolds @ 53-17
29 Jorg Muller (Switz) PDM @ 55-00
30 Dominique Arnaud (Fra) Toshiba @ 55-23
31 Laurent Biondi (Fra) Fagor @ 1 hr 00min 41 sec
32 Martial Gayant (Fra) Toshiba @ 1-02-33
33 Jesus Rodriguez-Magro (Sp) Reynolds @ 1-02-41
34 Marc Madiot (Fra) Toshiba @ 1-02-46
35 Gerard Rue (Fra) Super U @ 1-03-33
36 Claude Criquielon (Bel) Hitachi @ 1-04-07
37 Frederic Vichot (Fra) Helvetia @ 1-09-25
38 Phil Anderson (Australia) TVM @ 1-11-38
39 Maarten Cucrot (NL) Domex-Weinmann @ 1-14-47
40 Primos Cerin (Yugo) Carrera @ 1-16-36
41 Jesper Skibby (Denmark) TVM @ 1-18-00
42 Helmut Wechselberger (Austria) Paternina @ 1-21-11
43 Laurent Bezault (Fra) Toshiba @ 1-27-04
44 Martin Earley (Irl) PDM @ 1-26-45
45 Sean Yates (UK) 7-Eleven @ 1-27-04
46 Atle Kvalsvoll (Nor) Z @ 1-27-08
47 Yvon Madiot (Fra) Toshiba @ 1-27-30
48 Javier Murguialdy (sp) BH @ 1-27-37
49 Samuel Cabrera (Col) Cafe de Colombia @ 1-27-57
50 Peter Stevenhaagen (NL) Helvetia @ 1-28-18
51 Patrick Robeet (Bel) Domex-Weinmann @ 1-28-47
52 Dominique Garde (Fra) Super U @ 1-28-53
53 John Carlsen (Denmark) Fagor @ 1-30-05
54 Gilles Sanders (Fra) RMO @ 1-31-31
55 Guy Nulens (Bel) Panasonic @ 1-33-29
56 Javier Luquin (Sp) Reynolds @ 1-33-53
57 Patrick Pineau (Fra) RMO @ 1-33-59
58 Ronan Pensec (Fra) Z @ 1-35-02
59 Philippe Laviot (Fra) Z @ 1-36-19
60 Gerhard Zadrobilek (Austria) 7-Eleven @ 1-37-24
61 Marc Sargeant (bel) Hitachi @ 1-38-41
62 Gorospe @ 1-39-31
63 Ludo Peeters (Bel) Paternina @ 1-39-58
64 Christophe Lavainne (Fra) Super U @ 1-40-15
65 Vincent Lavenu (Fra) Fagor @ 1-41-46
66 Dirk De Wolf (Bel) Hitachi @ 1-41-50
67 Jean-Claude Colotti (Fra) RMO @ 1-42-28
68 Jean-Claude Leclercq (Fra) @ 1-43-26
69 Michael Wilson (Australia) Helvetia @ 1-44-05
70 Michel Vermotte (Bel) RMO @ 1-46-05
71 Pascal Poisson (Fra) Toshiba @ 1-47-52
72 Thierry Marie (Fra) Super U @ 1-48-22
73 Ron Kiefel (USA) 7-Eleven @ 1-48-38
74 Jure Pavlic (Yug) Carrera @ 1-49-08
75 Robert Forest (Fra) RMO @ 1-49-39
76 Julio Cadena (Col) Cafe de Colombia @ 1-49-57
77 Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (Bel) TVM @ 1-50-24
78 Jokin Mugica (Sp) Paternina @ 1-50-56
79 Christian Chaubet (Fra) Fagor @ 1-52-18
80 Alfred Achermann (Switz) Domex-Weinmann @ 1-53-02
81 Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Carrera @ 1-53-04
82 Bernard Richard (Fra) Cafe de Colombia @ 1-53-14
83 Stephen Hodge (Australia) Paternina @ 1-53-35
84 Acacio Da Silva (Por) Carrera @ 1-54-16
85 Per Pedersen (Denmark) RMO @ 1-54-42
86 Jeff Pierce (USA) 7-Eleven @ 1-54-58
87 Marc Van Orsouw (NL) PDM @ 1-55-48
88 Jesper Worre (Denmark) Cafe de Colombia @ 1-57-23
89 Francois Lemarchand (Fra) Z @ 1-58-50
90 Philippe Leleu (Fra) Toshiba @ 2 hr 00 min 46 sec  
91 Rene Martens (Bel) ADR @ 2-01-20
92 Melchor Mauri (Sp) Reynolds @ 2-01-22
93 Philippe Casado (Fra) Z @ 2-01-43
94 Camillo Passera (Ita) Chateau d'Ax @ 2-2-03-10
95 Bjarne Riis (Denmark) Super U @ 2-03-37
96 Andreas Kappes (W. Ger) Toshiba @ 2-03-56
97 Vincent Barteau (Fra) Super U @ 2-07-18
98 Rik Van Slycke (Bel) Histor-Sigma @ 2-07-29
99 Patrick Tolhoek (NL) SuperConfex @ 2-08-06
100 Thomas Wegmuller (Switz) Domex-Weinmann @ 2-09-58
101 Etienne De Wilde (Bel) Histor-Sigma @ 2-10-29
102 Giancarlo Perini (Ita) Carrera @ 2-12-09
103 Frans Maassen (NL) SuperConfex @ 2-12-27
104 Henri Manders (NL) Helvetia @ 2-13-35
105 Wilfred Peeters (Bel) Histor @ 2-13-38
106 Johan Musseuw (Bel) ADR @ 2-13-51
107 Gerrit Solleveld (NL) SuperConfex @ 2-16-56
108 Michel Dernies (Bel) Domex-Weinmann @ 2-17-36
109 Brian Sorensen (Denmark) Histor-Sigma @ 2-18-57
110 Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel) SuperConfex @ 2-19-05
111 Francisco Antequera (Sp) BH @ 2-20-29
112 Jan Goessens (Bel) Domex-Weinmann @ 2-22-42
113  Hendrick De Vos (Bel) Hitachi @ 2-22-48
114 Twan Poels (NL) Super Confex @ 2-23-45
115 Mauro Gianetti (Switz) Helvetia @ 2-24-56
116 Roland Le Clarc (Fra) Paternina @ 2-25-15
117 Erich Maechler (Switz) Carrera @ 2-26-57
118 Christain Jourdan (Fra) RMO @ 2-27-15
119 Henk Lubberding (NL) Panasonic @ 2-27-27
120 Jan Siemons (NL) TVM @ 2-28-00
121 Jelle Nijdam (NL) SuperConfex @ 2-31-09
122 Valerio Tebaldi (Ita) Chateau d'Ax NA
123 Johan Lammerts (NL) ADR @ 2-31-09
124 Teun Van Vliet (NL) Panasonic @ 2-31-22
125 Theo De Rooy (NL) Panasonic @ 2-32-32
126 Ennio Vanotti (Ita) Chateau d'Ax @ 2-33-17
127 Giovanni Fidanza (Ita) Chateau d'Ax @ 2-33-37
128 Joel Pelier (Fra) BH @ 2-33-48
129  Jacques Hanegraaf (NL) TVM @ 2-34-43
130 Johannes Draaijer (NL) PDM @ 2-35-02
131 Juan Jusado (Sp) BH @ 2-35-49
132 Eddy Schurer (NL) TVM @ 2-36-30
133 Jean-Marie Wampers (Bel) Panasonic @ 2-38-59
134 Walter Magnago (Ita) Carrera @ 2-40-16
135 Rene Beuker (NL) Paternina @ 2-20-49
136 Gert Jakobs (NL) superConfex @ 2-54-16
137 Carlo Bomans (Bel) Domex-Weinmann @ 3 hr 01 min 01 sec
138  Mathieu Hermans (NL) Paternina @ 3-04-01
     

Stages and results

Prologue: Luxembourg 7.8 km individual time trial

1. Erik Breukink: 9min 54sec
2. Laurent Fignon @ 6sec
3. Sean Kelly s.t.
4. Greg Lemond s.t.
5. Steve Bauer @ 8sec
6. Charly Mottet @ 9sec
7. Miguel Indurain @ 10sec

General Classification leader: Erik Breukink

Stage 1: Luxembourg - Luxembourg, 135.5 km.

1. Acacio Da Silva: 3hr 21min 36sec
2. Soren Lilholt @ 8sec
3. Roland Le Clerc @ 1min 41sec
4. Etienne De Wilde @ 4min 40sec
5. Sean Kelly s.t.

General Classification leader: Acacio Da Silva

Stage 2: Luxembourg 46 km team time trial

1. Super U: 53min 48sec
2. Panasonic @ 32sec
3. Superconfex @ 50sec
4. PDM @ 50sec
5. ADR @ 51sec

General Classification leader: Acacio Da Silva

Stage 3: Luxembourg - Spa Francorchamps, 241 km.

1. Raul Alcala: 6hr 34min 17sec
2. Jesper Skibby @ 5sec
3. Patrick Tolhoek s.t.
4. Thierry Marie @ 6sec
5. Marc Madiot s.t.
6. Rik Van Slycke @ 33sec
7. Frederic Vichot @ 50sec
8. Sean Kelly s.t.

General Classification leader: Acacio Da Silva

Stage 4: Liege - Wasquehal, 255 km.

1. Jelle Nijdam: 6hr 13min 58sec
2. Jesper Skibby @ 3sec
3. Johan Museeuw s.t.
4. Jerome Simon s.t.
5. Soren Lilholt s.t.
6. Miguel Indurain @ 5sec

General Classification leader: Acacio Da Silva

Stage 5: Dinard - Rennes 73 km individual time trial

1. Greg LeMond: 1hr 38min 12sec
2. Pedro Delgado @ 24sec
3. Laurent Fignon @ 56sec
4. Thierry Marie @ 1min 51sec
5. Sean Yates @ 2min 6sec
6. Erik Breukink @ 2min 16sec
7. Marino Lejaretta @ 2min 20sec
8. Steve Bauer @ 2min 50sec
9. Gianni Bugno @ 2min 53sec
10. Pascal Simon @ 3min 19sec

General Classification:

1. Greg LeMond
2. Laurent Fignon @ 5sec

Stage 6: Rennes - Futuroscope, 259 km.

1. Joel Pelier: 6hr 57min 45sec
2. Eddy Schurer @ 1min 34sec
3. Eric Vanderaerden @ 1min 36sec
4. Adri Van der Poel s.t.
5. Rudy Dhaenens s.t.
6. Eddy Planckaert s.t.
7. Etienne De Wilde
8. Marc Sergeant s.t.
9. Phil Anderson s.t.
10. Steven Rooks s.t.

General Classification:

1. Greg LeMond
2. Laurent Fignon @ 5sec

Stage 7: Poitiers - Bordeaux, 258.5 km.

1. Etienne De Wilde: 7hr 21min 57sec
2. Jean-Claude Colotti s.t.
3. Patrick Tolhoek @ 2sec
4. Steve Bauer s.t.
5. Jean-Paul Van Poppel @ 4sec
6. Peter Pieters s.t.
7. Giovanni Fidanza s.t
8. Mathieu Hermans s.t.
9. Johan Museeuw s.t.
10. Eddy Planckaert s.t.

General Classification:

1. Greg LeMond
2. Laurent Fignon @ 5sec

Stage 8: La Bastide d'Armagnc - Pau, 157 km.

1. Martin Early: 3hr 51min 26sec
2. Eric Caritoux @ 4sec
3. Michael Wilson s.t.
4. Philippe Louviot @ 6sec
5. Laurent Bezault @ 8sec
6. Valerio Tebaldi s.t.
7. Steven Rooks @ 18sec
8. Sean Kelly @ 20sec
9. Etienne De Wilde s.t.
10. Rudy Dhaenens s.t.

General Classification:

1.Greg LeMond
2.Laurent Fignon @ 5sec

Stage 9: Pau - Cauterets (Cambasque), 147 km.

Major Climbs: Marie-Blanque, Aubisque, Les Borderes, Le Cambasque.

1. Miguel Indurain: 4hr 32min 36sec
2. Anselmo Fuerte @ 27sec
3. Pedro Delgado @ 1min 29sec
4. Sean Kelly @ 1min 56sec
5. Steven Rooks s.t.
6. Gert-Jan Theunisse s.t.
7. Laurent Fignon @ 1min 58sec
8. Greg LeMond s.t.
9. Luc Roosen s.t.
10. Charly Mottet s.t.

General Classification leader: Greg LeMond

Stage 10: Cauterets - Luchon (Superbagneres), 136 km.

Major Climbs: Toumalet, Aspin, Peyresourde, Superbagneres.

1. Robert Millar : 4hr 22min 19sec
2. Pedro Delgado s.t.
3. Charly Mottet @ 19sec
4. Steven Rooks @ 3min 4sec
5. Gert-Jan Theunisse s.t.
6. Marino Lejaretta @ 3min 14sec
7. Laurent Fignon @ 3min 26sec
8. Andy Hampsten @ 3min 35sec
9. Greg LeMond @ 3min 38sec
10. Raul Alcala @ 3min 42sec

General Classification:

1. Laurent Fignon
2. Greg LeMond @ 7sec
3. Charly Mottet @ 57sec

Stage 11: Luchon - Blagnac, 158.5 km.

1. Mathieu Hermans: 3hr 37min 47sec
2. Giovanni Fidanza s.t.
3. Eddy Planckaert s.t.
4. Teun Van Vliet s.t.
5. Sean Kelly s.t.

General Classification:

1. Laurent Fignon
2. Greg LeMond @ 7sec
3. Charly Mottet @ 57sec

Stage 12: Toulouse - Montpellier, 242 km.

1. Valerio Tebaldi: 5hr 40min 54sec
2. Giancarlo Perini s.t.
3. Dominique Arnaud @ 2min 9sec
4. Thomas Wegmuller @ 21min 24sec
5. Jan Goessens @ 21min 40sec
6. Frans Maasen s.t.

General Classification:

1. Laurent Fignon
2. Greg LeMond @ 7sec
3. Charly Mottet @ 57sec

Stage 13: Montpellier - Marseille, 179km.

1. Vincent Barteau: 4hr 17min 31sec
2. Jean-Claude Colotti @ 45sec
3. Martial Gayant @ 1min 16sec
4. Steve Bauer @ 1min 21sec
5. Etienne De Wilde @ 1min 25sec
6. Sean Kelly s.t.

General Classification:

1. Laurent Fignon
2. Greg LeMond @ 7sec
3. Charly Mottet @ 57sec
4. Pedro Delgado @ 2min 53sec
5. Andy Hampsten @ 5min 18sec

Stage 14: Marseille - Gap, 240 km.

1. Jelle Nijdam: 6hr 27min 55sec
2. Pascal Poisson @ 2sec
3. Eddy Planckaert s.t.
4. Giovanni Fidanza s.t.
5. Sean Kelly s.t.
6. Etienne De Wilde s.t.
7. Phil Anderson s.t.
8. Steven Rooks s.t.
9. Rudy Dhaenens s.t.
10. Per Pederson s.t.

General Classification:

1. Laurent Fignon
2. Greg LeMond @ 7sec
3. Charly Mottet @ 57sec
4. Pedro Delgado @ 3min 3sec
5. Andy Hampsten @ 5min 18sec

Stage 15: Gap - Orcieres Merlette 39 km individual time trial

1. Steven Rooks: 1hr 10min 42sec
2. Marino Lejaretta @ 24sec
3. Miguel Indurain @ 43sec
4. Pedro Delgado @ 49sec
5. Greg LeMond @ 57sec
6. Sean Kelly @ 1min 6sec
7. Raul Alcala @ 1min 10sec
8. Gert-Jan Theunisse @ 1min 12sed
9. Laurent Biondi @ 1min 37sec
10. Laurent Fignon @ 1min 44sec

General Classification:

1. Greg LeMond
2. Laurent Fignon @ 40sec
3. Charly Mottet @ 2min 17sec
4. Pedro Delgado @ 2min 48sec
5, Marino Lajaretta @ 5min 11sec

Stage 16: Gap - Briancon.

Major climbs: Vars and Izoard.

1. Pascal Richard: 4hr 46min 45sec
2. Bruno Cornillet @ 2min 34sec
3. Charly Mottet @ 4min 50sec
4. Greg LeMond @ 4min 51sec
5. Martial Gayant s.t.
6. Pedro Delgado s.t.
7. Gert-Jan Theunisse s.t.
8. Steven Rooks s.t.
9. Laurent Fignon @ 5min 4sec
10. Raul Alcala @ 5min 26sec

General Classification:

1. Greg LeMond
2. Laurent Fignon @ 53sec
3. Charly Mottet @ 2min 16sec
4. Pedro Delgado @ 2min 48sec
5. Steven Rooks @ 6min 5sec

Stage 17: Briancon - L'Alpe d'Huez, 165 km

Major Climbs: Galibier, Croix de Fer, L'Alpe d'Huez.

1. Gert-Jan Theunisse: 5hr 10min 39sec
2. Pedro Delgado @ 1min 9sec
3. Laurent Fignon s.t.
4. Abelardo Rondon @ 2min 8sec
5. Greg LeMond @ 2min 28sec
6. Marino Lejaretta @ 2min 41sec
7. Steven Rooks @ 3min 4sec
8. Gianni Bugno s.t.
9. Robert Millar @ 3min 8sec
10. Pascal Simon @ 3min 48sec

General Classification:

1. Laurent Fignon
2. Greg LeMond @ 26sec
3. Pedro Delgado @ 1min 55sec
4. Gert-Jan Theunisse @ 5min 12sec
5. Charly Mottet @ 5min 22sec

Stage 18: Bourg d'Oisans - Villard de Lans, 91.5 km.

Major Climbs: Laffrey, St. Nizier de Moucherotte, Villard de Lans

1. Laurent Fignon: 2hr 31min 28sec
2. Steven Rooks @ 24sec
3. Gert-Jan Theunisse s.t.
4. Marino Lejaretta s.t.
5. Sean Kelly s.t.
6. Greg LeMond s.t.
7. Pedro Delgado @ 33sec
8. Alberto Camargo @ 36sec
9. Raul Alcala s.t.
10. Luis Herrera @ 47sec

General Classification:

1. Laurent Fignon
2. Greg Lemond @ 50sec
3. Pedro Delgado @ 2min 28sec
4. Gert-Jan Theunisse @ 5min 30sec
5. Charly Mottet @ 7min 29sec

Stage 19: Villard de Lans - Aix Les Bains, 125 km.

Major Climbs: Porte, Cucheron, Granier

1. Greg LeMond: 3hr 17min 53sec
2. Laurent Fignon s.t.
3. Pedro Delgado s.t.
4. Gert-Jan theunisse s.t.
5. Marino Lejaretta @ 4sec
6. Gianno Bugno @ 2min 11sec
7. Sean Kelly s.t.
8. Steve Bauer s.t.
9. Steven Rooks s.t.
10. Dominique Arnaud s.t.

General Classification:

1. Laurent Fignon
2. Greg Lemond @ 50sec
3. Pedro Delgado @ 2min 28sec
4. Gert-Jan Theunisse @ 5min 30sec
5. Marino Lejaretta @ 8min 35sec

Stage 20: Aix Les Bains - L'Isle d'Abeau, 130 km.

1. Giovanni Fidanza: 3hr 26min 16sec
2. Jelle Nijdam s.t.
3. Sean Kelly s.t.
4. Mathieu Hermans s.t.
5. Crlo Bomans s.t.
6. Etienne De Wilde s.t.
7. Acacio Da Silva s.t.
8. Andreas Kappes s.t.
9. Bjarne Riis s.t.
10. Michael Wilson s.t.

General Classification:

1. Laurent Fignon
2. Greg Lemond @ 50sec
3. Pedro Delgado @ 2min 28sec
4. Gert-Jan Theunisse @ 5min 30sec
5. Marino Lejaretta @ 8min 35sec

21st and Final stage: Versailles - Paris, 24.5 individual time trial.

1. Greg LeMond: 26min 57sec
2. Thierry Marie @ 33sec
3. Laurent Fignon @ 58sec
4. Jelle Nijdam @ 1min 7sec
5. Sean Yates @ 1min 10sec
6. Erich Maechler s.t.
7. Helmut Wechselberger @ 1min 11sec
8. Charly Mottet @ 1min 16sec
9. Rene Beuker @ 1mnin 19sec
10. Jesper Skibby @ 1min 12sec

Final 1989 Tour de France General Classification:

Full Final General Classification posted at the top of this page.

1. Greg LeMond
2. Laurent Fignon @ 8sec
3. Pedro Delgado @ 3min 34sec