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1986 Tour de France
Race details
Dates July 4–July 27, 1986
Stages 23+Prologue
Distance 4,094 km (2,544 mi)
Winning time 110h 35' 19" (37.020 km/h or 23.003 mph)
Palmarès
Winner  Greg LeMond (United States) (La Vie Claire)
Second  Bernard Hinault (France) (La Vie Claire)
Third  Urs Zimmermann (Switzerland) (Carrera-Vagabond)

Points  Eric Vanderaerden (Belgium) (Panasonic)
Mountains  Bernard Hinault (France) (La Vie Claire)
Youth  Andy Hampsten (United States) (La Vie Claire)
Combination  Greg LeMond (United States) (La Vie Claire)
Sprints  Gerrit Solleveld (Netherlands) (Kwantum Hallen)
Team La Vie Claire
Team Points Panasonic
1985
1987

The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27, 1986. The total race distance was 4094 km, distributed over 23 stages and a prologue.[1] It was won by Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour. This year also had the first American cycling team, 7-Eleven, entered in Tour history.

Following the success of Bernard Hinault the previous year, the La Vie Claire team was heavily favored. In the 1985 Tour de France, Bernard Hinault promised to return LeMond's support to win the race. However, continuing attacks cast doubt on Hinault's sincerity. He claimed that his tactics were simply to wear down LeMond's (and his) opponents and that he ultimately knew that LeMond would be the winner because of time losses earlier in the race. Regardless of his true motives, this tactic worked well, and rivals Laurent Fignon and Urs Zimmermann were put on the defensive from the first day. Laurent Fignon quit the race due to injuries aggravated by stress.

The ascent of the legendary Alpe d'Huez gave spectators a spectacular stage in which Hinault made a suicidal solo attack to demoralize the opposition, to be matched only by LeMond at the top. In a gesture of respect, the two riders reached the top hand-in-hand, beaming smiles, and LeMond let Hinault finish first to claim the stage. However, within hours their competition resumed during interviews in French television.

In the end, LeMond was crowned winner of the race and Hinault retired shortly afterwards.

Contents

Participants

The 1986 Tour started with 210 cyclists, divided into 21 teams of 10 cyclists:[2]

  • La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar
  • Carrera Jeans
  • Kas-Mavic
  • Panasonic
  • System U
  • PDM
  • Cafe de Colombia-Varta-Mavic
  • TS Batteries-Reynolds
  • Peugeot-Shell
  • Kwantum Hallen-Decosol
  • Joker-Emerxil-Eddy Merckx
  • Hitachi-Marc-Splendor
  • Zor-BH
  • Fagor
  • RMO-Meral-Mavic
  • Postobón
  • Seat-Orbea
  • Gis Gelati-Oece
  • Teka
  • Malvor
  • Eleven-Hoonved

Stages

The 1986 Tour de France started on 4 July, and had one rest day, after the finish on the Alpe d'Huez.[3]

Stage results[2][4]
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner
P 4 July Boulogne-Billancourt Individual time trial 4 km (2.5 mi)  Thierry Marie (FRA)
1 5 July NanterreSceaux Plain stage 85 km (53 mi)  Pol Verschuere (BEL)
2 5 July MeudonSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team time trial 56 km (35 mi) Système U
3 6 July Levallois-PerretLiévin Plain stage 214 km (133 mi)  Davis Phinney (USA)
4 7 July Liévin – Évreux Plain stage 243 km (151 mi)  Pello Ruiz (ESP)
5 8 July Évreux – Villers-sur-Mer Plain stage 124 km (77 mi)  Johan van der Velde (NED)
6 9 July Villers-sur-Mer – Cherbourg Plain stage 200 km (120 mi)  Guido Bontempi (ITA)
7 10 July Cherbourg – Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët Plain stage 201 km (125 mi)  Ludo Peeters (BEL)
8 11 July Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët – Nantes Plain stage 204 km (127 mi)  Eddy Planckaert (BEL)
9 12 July Nantes Individual time trial 62 km (39 mi)  Bernard Hinault (FRA)
10 13 July Nantes – Futuroscope Plain stage 183 km (114 mi)  Jose-Angel Sarrapio (ESP)
11 14 July PoitiersBordeaux Plain stage 258 km (160 mi)  Rudy Dhaenens (BEL)
12 15 July BayonnePau Stage with mountain(s) 217 km (135 mi)  Pedro Delgado (ESP)
13 16 July Pau – Superbagnères Stage with mountain(s) 186 km (116 mi)  Greg LeMond (USA)
14 17 July LuchonBlagnac Stage with mountain(s) 154 km (96 mi)  Niki Rüttimann (SUI)
15 18 July CarcassonneNîmes Plain stage 226 km (140 mi)  Frank Hoste (BEL)
16 19 July Nîmes – Gap Hilly stage 246 km (153 mi)  Jean-François Bernard (FRA)
17 20 July Gap – Serre Chevalier Stage with mountain(s) 190 km (120 mi)  Eduardo Chozas (ESP)
18 21 July BriançonAlpe d'Huez Stage with mountain(s) 163 km (101 mi)  Bernard Hinault (FRA)
19 23 July Villard-de-LansSaint-Étienne Hilly stage 179 km (111 mi)  Julián Gorospe (ESP)
20 24 July Saint-Étienne Individual time trial 58 km (36 mi)  Bernard Hinault (FRA)
21 25 July Saint-Étienne – Puy-de-Dôme Hilly stage 190 km (120 mi)  Erich Mächler (SUI)
22 26 July Clermont-FerrandNevers Plain stage 194 km (121 mi)  Guido Bontempi (ITA)
23 27 July Cosne-sur-LoireParis (Champs-Élysées) Plain stage 255 km (158 mi)  Guido Bontempi (ITA)

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification Mountains classification Points classification Young rider classification Team classification
P Thierry Marie Thierry Marie Thierry Marie Jesus Blanco Villar Système U
1 Pol Verschuere Alex Stieda Alex Stieda Pol Verschuere Alex Stieda
2 Système U-Gitane Thierry Marie Eric Vanderaerden Eric Boyer
3 Davis Phinney
4 Pello Ruiz Cabestany Dominique Gaigne
5 Johan van der Velde Johan van der Velde
6 Guido Bontempi Régis Simon
7 Ludo Peeters Jørgen V. Pedersen Carrera-Inoxpran
8 Eddy Planckaert
9 Bernard Hinault Bruno Cornillet
10 Angel Sarrapio
11 Rudy Dhaenens
12 Pedro Delgado Bernard Hinault Ronan Pensec Jean-François Bernard La Vie Claire
13 Greg LeMond Robert Millar Andy Hampsten
14 Niki Rüttimann
15 Frank Hoste
16 Jean-François Bernard
17 Eduardo Chozas Greg LeMond
18 Bernard Hinault Greg LeMond
19 Julián Gorospe Bernard Hinault
20 Bernard Hinault
21 Erich Maechler
22 Guido Bontempi
23 Guido Bontempi
Final Greg LeMond Bernard Hinault Eric Vanderaerden Andy Hampsten La Vie Claire

Results

There were several classifications in the 1986 Tour de France, six of them awarding jerseys to their leaders. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.[5]

Additionally, there was a points classification,where cyclists were given points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.[5]

There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a polkadot jersey.[5]

There was also a combination classification. This classification was calculated as a combination of the other classifications, its leader wore the combination jersey.[6]

Another classification was the debutant classification. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders that rode the Tour for the first time were eligible, and the leader wore a white jersey.[5]

The sixth individual classification was the intermediate sprints classification. This classification had similar rules as the points classification, but only points were awarded on intermediate sprints. Its leader wore a red jersey.[7]

For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that lead this classification wore yellow caps.[8] There was also a team points classification. After each stage, the stage rankings of the best three cyclists per team were added, and the team with the least total lead this classification, and were identified by green caps.[6]

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[2]
Rank Name Team Time
1  Greg LeMond (USA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 110h 35' 19"
2  Bernard Hinault (FRA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar +3' 10"
3  Urs Zimmermann (SUI) Carrera +10' 54"
4  Andrew Hampsten (USA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar +18' 44"
5  Claude Criquielion (BEL) Hitachi-Marc-Splendor +24' 36"
6  Ronan Pensec (FRA) Peugeot-Shell +25' 59"
7  Niki Rüttimann (SUI) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar +30' 52"
8  Álvaro Pino (ESP) Zor-B.H +33' 00"
9  Steven Rooks (NED) PDM +33' 22"
10  Yvon Madiot (FRA) Système U +33' 27"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–5)[9]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) Panasonic 277
2  Jozef Lieckens (BEL) Joker-Emerxil-Eddy Merckx 232
3  Bernard Hinault (FRA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 210
4  Greg LeMond (USA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 210
5  Guido Bontempi (ITA) Carrera 166

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[9][10]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Bernard Hinault (FRA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 351
2  Luis Alberto Herrera (COL) Café de Colombia-Piles-Varta 270
3  Greg LeMond (USA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 265
4  Urs Zimmermann (SUI) Carrera 191
5  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) Teka 172
6  Samuel Cabrera (COL) Reynolds-T.S Batteries 162
7  Ronan Pensec (FRA) Peugeot-Shell 139
8  Andrew Hampsten (USA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 133
9  Claude Criquielion (BEL) Hitachi-Marc-Splendor 123
10  Jean-François Bernard (FRA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 105

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[9]
Rank Team Time
1 La Vie Claire 331h 35' 48"
2 Peugeot +1h 51' 50"
3 Système U +2h 00' 50"
4 PDM +2h 23' 50"
5 Carrera +2h 26' 36"
6 Fagor +2h 28' 52"
7 Panasonic +2h 31' 08"
8 Teka +2h 43' 36"
9 Zor-BH +2h 43' 36"
10 Cafe de Colombia +2h 55' 45"

Team points classification

Final team points classification (1–3)[10]
Rank Team Points
1 Panasonic 1523
2 La Vie Claire 1674
3 Kas-Mavic 1869

Combination classification

Final combination classification (1–5)[9]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Greg LeMond (USA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 87
2  Bernard Hinault (FRA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 87
3  Claude Criquielion (BEL) Hitachi-Marc-Splendor 68
4  Urs Zimmermann (SUI) Carrera 61
5  Andrew Hampsten (USA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 59

Debutant classification

Debutant classification (1–5)[9]
Rank Name Team Time
1  Andrew Hampsten (USA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 110h 54' 03"
2  Ronan Pensec (FRA) Peugeot-Shell +7' 15"
3  Jean-François Bernard (FRA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar +17' 01"
4  Jesus Blanco (ESP) Teka +44' 32"
5  Peter Stevenhaagen (NED) PDM +51' 56"

Intermediate sprints classification

Intermediate sprints classification (1–10)[9]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Gerrit Solleveld (NED) Kwantum Hallen-Decosol 305
2  Dirk De Wolf (BEL) Hitachi-Marc-Splendor 170
3  Dominique Arnaud (FRA) Reynolds-T.S Batteries 145
4  Johan van der Velde (NED) Panasonic 86
5  Julián Gorospe (ESP) Reynolds-T.S Batteries 60
6  Régis Simon (FRA) R.M.O-Meral-Mavic 57
7  Adrie van der Poel (NED) Kwantum Hallen-Decosol 55
8  Guido Winterberg (SUI) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 50
9  Greg LeMond (USA) La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar 49
10  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) Teka 45

References

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  7. ^ Mark, Eddy van der. "Tour Xtra: Intermediate Sprints Classification". Chippewa Valley Cycling Club. http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/eddy/xtra_bestanden/combativity.htm. Retrieved 25 April 2012. 
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  10. ^ a b "Wielrennen: Tour de France" (in Dutch). Leidsche Courant (Regionaal Archief Leiden): p. 14. 28 July 1986. http://leiden.courant.nu/index.php?page=0&mod=krantresultaat&q=tour+de+france&datering=28%2F7%2F1986&qt=paragraaf&pagina=&sort=score+desc. Retrieved 27 March 2012. 

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