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1990 Tour de France
June 30 to July 22

On this page: Race summary and statistics, Team GC, Points, Climber (Mountains Grand Prix), Most Agressive Rider, Best Young Rider, Stage Details, Final Individual General Classification

Statistics
Number of stages 21  
Number of riders starting 198  
Number of riders finishing 156  
Distance 3,504 km   
Average speed 38.621 km/h   

Results

Top three finishers 1. Greg Lemond, 2. Claudio Chiappucci, 3. Erik Breukink
Yellow jerseys Thierry Maire, Steve Bauer, Ronan Pensec, Claudio Chiappucci, Greg Lemond
Best sprinter (Points) Olaf Ludwig
Best climber Thierry Claveyrolat
Best team Z
   

Final Team General Classification

Z (France) 272 hr 21 min 21 sec
2 ONCE (Spain) 272-21-37
3 Banesto (Spain) 272-45-05
4 PDM (Netherlands) 272-54-26
5 RMO (France) 273-17-52
6 Ryalcao-Postobon (Colombia) 273-30-57
7 Lotto-Superclub (Belgium)  273-36-30
8 Castorama-Raleigh (France) 274-04-08
9 7-Eleven-Hoonved (USA) 274-09-52
10 Helvetia-La Suisse (Switzerland) 274-23-51
     

Points (Green Jersey or Sprinter)

Olaf Ludwig (Ger) Panasonic-Sportlife 256 points
2 Johan Museeuw (Bel) 221 pts
3 Erik Breukink (NL) 118 pts
4 Jean-Claude Colotti (Fra) 117 pts
5 Sean Kelly (Irl) 116 pts
6 Greg Lemond (USA) Z 108 pts
7 Fidanza (Giovanni (Ita) 108 pts
8 Baffi Adiano (Ita) 107 pts
9 Adrie Van der Poel (NL) 105 pts
10 Davis Phinney (USA) 87 pts
11 Jelle Nijdam (NL) 87 pts

Mountains Grand Prix (Climber)

Thierry Claveyrolat (Fra) RMO 321 points
2 Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) 179 pts
3 Roberto Conti (Ita) 160 pts
4 Miguel Indurain (Sp) 153 pts
5 Greg Lemond (USA) Z 135 pts
6 Johan Bruyneel (Bel) 124 pts
7 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) 118 pts
8 Reynel Montoya (Col) 105 pts
9 Marino Lajaretta (Sp) 94 pts
10 Eduardo Chozas (Sp) ONCE 90 pts
     

Most Aggressive

Eduardo Chozas (Sp) ONCE 37 Points
2 Thierry Claverolat (Fra) RMO 30 pts
3 Dimitri Konyshev (Rus) 27 pts
4 Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) 24 pts
5 Jean-Claude Colotti (Fra) 23 pts
6 Charly Mottet (Fra) 22 pts
7 Michel Vermote (Bel) 21 pts
8 Greg Lemond (USA) Z 19 pts
9 Soren Lilholt (Denmark) 19 pts
10 Phil Anderson (Austria) 17 pts
     

Best Young Rider (under 25)

Gilles Delion (Fra) Helvetia-La Suisse 91 hr 00 min 17 sec
2 Pascal Lino (Fra) @ 13 min 41 sec
3 Dimitri Konyshev (Rus) @ 14-14
4 Miguel Martinez-Torres (Sp) @ 21-42
5 Alvaro Mejia (Col) @ 48-07
6 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) @ 57-35
7 Gerrit De Vries (NL) @ 1 hr 06 min 57 sec
8 Luc Leblanc (Fra) @ 1-14-16
9 Roberto Gusmeroli (Ita) @ 1-16-10
10 Melchor Mauri (Sp) @ 1-16-43
     

Stage Details

At this time we do not have accurate stage details of the first 7 stages. When we have them, they will be posted.

Stage 8, July 8: Epinal - Besancon. 181.5 km 40.804 km/hr average speed

At the end of this stage Bauer was still in yellow with an elapsed time of 34 hr 32 min 03 sec, Ronan Pensec was second @ 17 sec, Chiappucci third @ 1 min 07 sec.

Olaf Ludwig 4 hr 26 min 53 sec
2 Johan Museeuw s.t.
3 Ron Kiefel s.t.

Stage 9, July 9: Besancon - Geneva. 196 km

41.102 km/hr average speed

Massimo Ghirotto 4 hr 46 min 07 sec
2 Eduardo Chozas s.t.
3 Christophe Lavainne @ 16 sec

Stage 10, July 10: Geneva - St. Gervaix. 118.5 km

34.764 km/hr average speed

This stage included the Col de la Colombiere and St. Gervaix-Mont-Blanc. Steve Bauer lost the Yellow jersey to Ronan Pensec on this stage. Chiappucci was now at 50 sec and Bauer in third at 1 min, 21 sec.

1 Thierry Claveyrolet 3 hr 24 min 31 sec
2 Uwe Ampler @ 1 min 54 sec
10 Greg Lemond @ 2 min 29 sec
20 Claudio Chiappucci s.t.
50 Steve Bauer @ 4 min 07 sec

Stage 11, July 11: St. Gervais - L'Alpe d'Huez. 182.5 km

This stage included the Col de la Madeleine, Col du Glandon and L'Alpe d'Huez.

Gianni Bugno  ?
2 Greg Lemond s.t.
3 Erik Breukink @ 1 sec
4 Thierry Claveyrolet @ 4 sec
5 Fabio Parra @ 6 sec

Stage 12, July 12: Fontaine to Villard de Lans. 33.5 km individual time trial

37.456 average speed for winner Breukink

Claudio Chiappucci took the yellow jersey from Ronan Pensec, freeing teammate Greg Lemond to ride his own race. Chiappucci was the first Italian to wear yellow since Moser, 15 years before.

Erik Breukink 56 min 52 sec
2 Pedro Delgado 57-22
3 Miguel Indurain 57-35
4 Marino Lajaretta 57-46
5 Greg Lemond 57-48
8 Claudio Chiappucci 57-57
49 Ronan Pensec 1 hr 00 min 42 sec

Stage 13, July 14: Villard-de-Lans - St. Etienne. 149 km.

44.655 km/hr average speed!

Lemond sent teammate Ronan Pensac ahead. Chiappucci and the Carrera team chased. Lemond and Breukink counterattacked fiercely when Pensac was caught and left Chiappucci who lost almost 5 minutes.

Eduardo Chozas 3 hr 20 min 12 sec
2 Erik Breukink s.t.
3 Andy Hampsten s.t.
4 Roberto Conti s.t.
5 Greg Lemond s.t.
35 Claudio Chiappucci @ 4 min 53 sec

Stage 14, July 15: Le Puy - Milau. 205 km.

39.416 km/hr average speed

Marino Lajaretta broke clear 2 km from the top of the final hill-top finish at Millau. Chiappucci remained in yellow with 1-49 on Breukink and 2-21 on Lemond.

Marino Lajaretta 5 hr 12 min 03 sec
2 Miguel Indurain @ 24 sec
3 Gianni Bugno @ 25 sec
4 Raul Alcala @ 33 sec
5 Greg Lemond @ 34 sec

Stage 15: July 16, Milau - Revel. 170 km

40.168 km/hr average speed

Charly Mottet rode the final 31 km alone.

Charly Mottet 4 hr 13min 56 sec
2 Giuseppe Calcaterra @ 2 min 02 sec
3 Viatcheslav Ekimov s.t.

Stage 16: July 17, Blagnac- Luz-Ardiden. 215 km

30.379 km/ hr average speed

This stage had the Col d'Aspin, Col du Tourmalet and the climb to Luz Ardiden. Lemond took 2-19 from Chiappuci on the final climb to Luz Ardiden.

Miguel Indurain 7 hr 04 min 38 sec
2 Greg Lemond @ 06 sec
3 Marino Lajarreta @ 15 sec
8 Pedro Delgado @ 1 min 38 sec
14 Claudio Chiappucci @ 2 min 25 sec

Stage 17: July 18, Lourdes - Pau. 150 km.

36.229 km/hr average speed.

This stage had the Col d'Aubisque, and the Col de Marie-Blanque. Lemond flatted and chased an attacking Chiappucci who held the Yellow Jersey by 5 seconds.

Dimitri Konyshev 4 hr 08 sec 25 sec
2 Bruyneel  @ 1 sec
3 Steve Bauer @ 11 sec
13 Claudio Chiappucci @ 5 min 31 sec
15 Greg Lemond s.t.

Stage 18: July 19, Pau-Bordeaux. 202 km

35.485 km/h average speed

Erik Breukink took third place on GC on this stage.

Gianni Bugno 5 hr 41 min 33 sec
2 Breukink s.t.
3 Roberto Gusmeroli @ 03 sec
4 Giovanni Fidanza @ 19 sec
5 Adriano Baffi s.t.

Stage 19: July 20, Castillon-La Bataille - Limoges. 182.5 km

34.644 km/hr average speed

Guido Bontempi made a solo attack with 30 km to go.

Guido Bontempi 5 hr 16 min 04 sec
2 Lauritzen @ 1 min 28 sec
3 Peter Roes s.t.
4 Gusmeroli @ 1 min 32 sec
5 Nidjam @ 2-06

Stage 20: July 21, Lac de Vassivere circuit. Individual Time Trial. 45.5 km

Lemond took the yellow jersey on this stage from Chiappucci

Erik Breukink 1 hr 02 min 40 sec
2 Raul Alcala 1-03-08
3 Marino Lajarreta 1-03-18
4 Miguel Indurain 1-03-20
5 Greg Lemond 1-03-37
17 Claudio Chiappucci 1-05-58

Stage 21: July 21, Bretigny-sur-Orge - Paris. 182.5 km 37.261 km/hr

Johan Museeuw (Bel) Lotto-Superclub 4 hr 53 min 52 sec
2 Baffi s.t.
3 Ludwig s.t.
4 Abdujaparov s.t.
5 Phinney s.t.
6 Kelly s.t.
7 Anderson s.t.
8 Nidjam s.t.
9 Van der Poel s.t.
10 Raab s.t.
11 Fidanza s.t.
12 Schur s.t.
13 Lilholt s.t.
14 Redant s.t.
15 Colotti s.t.
16 Jean-Claude Leclerq s.t.
17 Kappes s.t.
18 Delion s.t.
19 Schalkers s.t.
20 Nestor Mora s.t.

1990 Tour de France Final Individual Classification

1 Greg Lemond (USA) Z 90h 43m 20s
2 Claudio Chiappuci (I) Carrera @ 2-16
3 Erik Breukink (NL) PDM @ 2-29
4 Pedro Delgado (SP) Banesto @ 5-01
5 Marino Lajerrata (SP) ONCE @ 5-05
6 Eduardo Chozas (SP) ONCE @ 9-14
7 Gianni Bugno (I) Chateau d'Ax @ 9-39
8 Raul Alcala (Mex) PDM @ 11-14
9 Claude Criquielion (B) Lotto @ 12-04
10 Miguel Indurain (SP) Banesto @ 12-47
11 Andy Hampsten (USA) 7-Eleven @ 12-54
12 Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (SP) ONCE @13-39
13 Fabio Parra (Col) Kelme @ 14-35
14 Fabrice Philipot (F) Castorama @ 15-49
15 Gilles Delion (F) Helvetia @ 16-57
16 William Palacio (COL) Ryalcao-Postobon @ 19-43
17 Johan Bruyneel (B) Lotto @ 20-04
18 Roberto Conti (I) Ariostea @ 20-43
19 Eric Boyer (F) Z @ 22-09
20 Ronan Pensec (F) Z @ 22-54
21 Thierry Claveyrolat (F) RMO @ 20-33
22 Jerome Simon (F) Z @ 27-33
23 Pascal Lino (F) RMO @ 30-38
24 Anselmo Fuerte (SP) ONCE @ 31-18
25 Dimitri Konyshev (USSR) Alfa-Lum @ 31-21
26 Atle Kvalsvoli (Nor) Z @ 32-03
27 Steve Bauer (Canada) 7-Eleven @ 34-05
28 Abelardo Rondon (Col) Banesto @ 35-37
29 Miguel Martinez Torres (SP) ONCE @ 38-39
30 Sean Kelly (IRL) PDM @ 38-42
31 Jorg Muller (Switzerland) TVM @ 39-50
32 Nelson Rodriguez (Col) Kelme @ 39-56
33 Steven Rooks (NL) Panasonic @ 42-09
34 Stephen Hodge (Australia) ONCE @ 44-22
35 Pascal Simon (F) Castorama @ 45-47
36 Patrick Robert (B) Weinmann @ 46-59
37 Reynel Montoya (Col) Ryalcao-Postobon @ 50-16
38 Oscar de Jesus Vargas (Col) Ryalco-Postobon @ 52-11
39 Bruno Cornillet (F) Z @ 53-00
40 Gerardo Moncada (Col) Ryalcao-Postobon @ 53-36
41 Jesus Rodriguez-Magro (SP) Banesto @ 53-44
42 Beat Breu (Switzerland) Weinmann @ 59-13
43 Rudy Dhaenens (B) PDM @ 59-51
44 Stephen Roche (IRL) Histor-Sigma @ 1h 00m 07s
45 Piotr Ugramov (USSR) Alfa-Lum @ 1-01-42
46 Omar Hernandez (Col) Ryalcao-Postobon @ 1-02-46
47 Philippe Louviot (F) Toshiba @ 1-03-18
48 Alvaro Mejia (Col) Ryalcao-Postobon @ 1-05-04
49 Charly Mottet (F) RMO @ 1-06-57
50 Jean-Claude Colotti (F) RMO @ 1-08-31
51 Pascal Lance (Fra) Toshiba @ 1-09-37
52 Jean-Claude Bagot (Fra) RMO @ 1-10-21
53 Carlo-Mario Jamarillo (Col) Ryalcao-Postobon @ 1-10-47
54 Guy Nulens (Bel) Panasonic @ 1-10-53
55 Viatcheslav Ekimov (USSR) Panasonic @ 1-14-53
56 Dag-Otto Lauritzen (Nor) 7-Eleven @ 1-15-25
57 Tony Rominger (switz) Chateau d'Ax @ 1-15-51
58 Michel Dernies (Bel) Weinmann @ 1-17-44
59 Dominique Arnaud (Fra) Banesto @ 1-18-28
60 Brian Holm (Denmark) Histor-Sigma @ 1-20-54
61 Mauro Gianetti (Switz) Helvetia @ 1-21-06
62 Marc Sergeant (Bel) Panasonic @ 1-21-26
63 Vicente Ridaura (Sp) Seur @ 1-21-38
64 Frans Maassen (NL) (Buckler @ 1-22-14
65 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Z @ 1-22-34
66 Maarten Ducrot (NL) TVM @ 1-23-38
67 Gerrit De Vries (NL) Buckler @ 1-23-54
68 Joseph Haex (Bel) Lotto @ 1-25-04
69 Alessandro Giannelli (Ita) Carrera @ 1-25-12
70 William Pulido (Col) Ryalcao-Postobon @ 1-29-36
71 Phil Anderson (Aus) TVM @ 1-30-01
72 Alberto Elli (Ita) Ariostea @1-30-40
73 Luc Leblanc (Fra) Castorama @ 1-31-13
74 Alberto Volpi (Ita) Chateau d"Ax @ 1-31-19
75 Marcello Siboni (Ita) Ariostea @ 1-33-12
76 Roberto Gusmeroli (Ita) Ariostea @ 1-33-16
77 Denis Roux (Fra) Toshiba @ 1-33-30
78 Melchor Mauri (Sp) ONCE @ 1-33-40
79 Juan-Carlos Castillo (Col) Ryalcao-Postobon @ 1-34-19
80 Davide Cassani (Ita) Ariostea @ 1-34-21
81 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Lotto @ 1-35-10
82 Laurent Biondi (Fra) Histor-Sigma @ 1-35-49
83 Ron Kiefel (USA) @ 1-39-11
84 Roland Le Clerc (Fra) Toshiba @ 1-29-28
85 Soren Lilholt (Denmark) Histor-Sigma @ 1-40-11
86 Nestor Mora (Col) @ 1-40-50
87 Uwe Raab (E. Ger) PDM @ 1-41-05
88 Mario Kummer (E. Ger) Chateau d'Ax @ 1-42-38
89 Jose Urea (Sp) Seur @ 1-42-53
90 Herminio Diaz-Zabala (Sp) ONCE @ 1-43-18
91 Frederic Brun (Fra) RMO @ 1-43-52
92 Jose Rodriguez (Sp) Seur @ 1-44-16
93 Peter Roes (Bel) Lotto @ 1-45-22
94 Kurt Steinmann (Switz) Weinmann @ 1-45-44
95 Massimo Ghirotto (Ita) Carrera @ 1-46-57
96 Marino Alonso (Sp) Banesto @ 1-47-19
97 Wim Van Eynde (Bel) Lotto @ 1-47-48
98 Juan Martinez-Oliver (Sp) Banesto @ 1-48-34
99 Giancarlo Perini (Ita) Carrera @ 1-50-11
100 Eric Van Lancker (Bel) Panasonic @ 1-50-11
101 Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel) Buckler @ 1-53-05
102 Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) Ariostea @ 1-53-46
103 Laurent Pillon(Fra) Histor-Sigma @ 1-53-58
104 Francois Lemarchand (Fra) Z @ 1-54-12
105 Jan Schur (E. Ger) Chateau d'Ax @ 1-54-13
106 Paul Haghedooren (Bel) Histor-Sigma @ 1-54-29
107 Thierry Laurent (Fra) RMO @ 1-55-43
108 Acacio Da Silva (Por) Carrera @ 1-56-25
109 Valerio Piva (Ita) Ariostea @ 1-57-31
110 Carlo Bomans (Bel) Weinmann @ 1-58-24
111 Adri Van Der Poel (NL) Weinmann @ 1-58-31
112 Thomas Wegmuller (Switz) Weinmann @ 1-59-03
113 Henri Manders (NL) Helvetia @ 1-59-15
114 Jan Goessens (Bel) Weinmann @ 2 hr 01 min 19 sec
115 Twan Poels (NL) Buckler @ 2-02-28
116 Andy Bishop (USA) 7-Eleven @ 2-03-10
117 Gerrit Solleveld (NL) Buckler @ 2-04-50
118 Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Chateau d'Ax @ 2-04-51
119 Sean Yates (UK) 7-Eleven @ 2-05-43
120 Wilfred Peeters (Bel) Histor-Sigma s.t.
121 Thierry Marie (Fra) Castorama @ 2-06-58
122 Guido Bontempi (Ita) Carrera @ 2-08-05
123 Patrick Tolhoek (NL) Buckler @ 2-08-10
124 Pablo Moreno (Sp) Seur @ 2-08-58
125 Jos Van Aert (NL) PDM @ 2-09-31
126 Alexander Troubine (USSR) Alfa-Lum @ 2-11-01
127 Jelle Nijdam (NL) Buckler @ 2-11-12
128 Martin Schalkers (NL) TVM @ 2-12-32
129 Patrick Verschueren (Bel) Lotto @ 2-13-06
130 Erich Machler (Switz) Carrera @ 2-13-58
131 Antonio Santaromita (Ita) Chateau d'Ax @ 2-14-45
132 Bob Roll (USA) 7-Eleven @ 2-14-50
133 Vincent Barteau (fra) Castorama @ 2-17-41
134 Adriano Baffi (Ita) Ariostea @ 2-18-39
135 Angel Sarrapio (Sp) Kelme @ 2-20-22
136 Andreas Kappes (W. Ger) Toshiba @ 2-20-55
137 Peter De Clercq (Bel) Lotto @ 2-21-26
138 Antonio-Miguel Diaz (Sp) Kelme @ 2-22-37
139 Jean-Claude Leclercq (Fra) Helvetia @ 2-23-36
140 Gert Jakobs (NL) PDM @ 2-24-04
141 Olaf Ludwig (E. Ger) Panasonic @ 2-26-33
142 Norman Alvis (USA) 7-Eleven @ 2-26-41
143 Jan Siemons (NL) TVM @ 2-27-30
144 Michel Vermote (Bel) RMO @ 2-32-12
145 Djamolidin Abdujaparov (USSR) Alfa-Lum @ 2-32-48
146 Jea-Paul Van Poppel (NL) Panasonic @ 2-34-55
147 Giovanni Fidanza (Ita) Chateau d'Ax @ 2-35-11
148 Vassili Jdanov (USSR) Alfa-Lum @ 2-42-53
149 Christian Chaubet (Fra) Toshiba @ 2-43-40
150 Hendrik Redant (Bel) Lotto @ 2-47-53
151 Nikolai Golovatenko (USSR) Alfa-Lum @ 2-49-08
152 Jesus Rosado (Sp) Kelme @ 2-56-11
153 Davis Phinney (USA) 7 Eleven @ 2-59-29
154 Max Sciandri (Ita) Carrera @ 3 hr 0 min 11 sec
155 Antonio Espejo (Sp) Kelme @ 3-13-27 
156 Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Ariostea @ 3-16-26