| Race details | |||
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| 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 | (La Vie Claire) | ||
| Second | (La Vie Claire) | ||
| Third | (Carrera-Vagabond) | ||
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| Points | (Panasonic) | ||
| Mountains | (La Vie Claire) | ||
| Youth | (La Vie Claire) | ||
| Combination | (La Vie Claire) | ||
| Sprints | (Kwantum Hallen) | ||
| Team | La Vie Claire | ||
| Team Points | Panasonic | ||
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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.
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The 1986 Tour started with 210 cyclists, divided into 21 teams of 10 cyclists:[2]
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The 1986 Tour de France started on 4 July, and had one rest day, after the finish on the Alpe d'Huez.[3]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
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| P | 4 July | Boulogne-Billancourt | 4 km (2.5 mi) | ||
| 1 | 5 July | Nanterre – Sceaux | 85 km (53 mi) | ||
| 2 | 5 July | Meudon – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | 56 km (35 mi) | Système U | |
| 3 | 6 July | Levallois-Perret – Liévin | 214 km (133 mi) | ||
| 4 | 7 July | Liévin – Évreux | 243 km (151 mi) | ||
| 5 | 8 July | Évreux – Villers-sur-Mer | 124 km (77 mi) | ||
| 6 | 9 July | Villers-sur-Mer – Cherbourg | 200 km (120 mi) | ||
| 7 | 10 July | Cherbourg – Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | 201 km (125 mi) | ||
| 8 | 11 July | Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët – Nantes | 204 km (127 mi) | ||
| 9 | 12 July | Nantes | 62 km (39 mi) | ||
| 10 | 13 July | Nantes – Futuroscope | 183 km (114 mi) | ||
| 11 | 14 July | Poitiers – Bordeaux | 258 km (160 mi) | ||
| 12 | 15 July | Bayonne – Pau | 217 km (135 mi) | ||
| 13 | 16 July | Pau – Superbagnères | 186 km (116 mi) | ||
| 14 | 17 July | Luchon – Blagnac | 154 km (96 mi) | ||
| 15 | 18 July | Carcassonne – Nîmes | 226 km (140 mi) | ||
| 16 | 19 July | Nîmes – Gap | 246 km (153 mi) | ||
| 17 | 20 July | Gap – Serre Chevalier | 190 km (120 mi) | ||
| 18 | 21 July | Briançon – Alpe d'Huez | 163 km (101 mi) | ||
| 19 | 23 July | Villard-de-Lans – Saint-Étienne | 179 km (111 mi) | ||
| 20 | 24 July | Saint-Étienne | 58 km (36 mi) | ||
| 21 | 25 July | Saint-Étienne – Puy-de-Dôme | 190 km (120 mi) | ||
| 22 | 26 July | Clermont-Ferrand – Nevers | 194 km (121 mi) | ||
| 23 | 27 July | Cosne-sur-Loire – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | 255 km (158 mi) |
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]
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 110h 35' 19" | |
| 2 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | +3' 10" | |
| 3 | Carrera | +10' 54" | |
| 4 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | +18' 44" | |
| 5 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | +24' 36" | |
| 6 | Peugeot-Shell | +25' 59" | |
| 7 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | +30' 52" | |
| 8 | Zor-B.H | +33' 00" | |
| 9 | PDM | +33' 22" | |
| 10 | Système U | +33' 27" |
| Final general classification (11–132) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | Reynolds-T.S Batteries | +35' 28" | |
| 12 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | +35' 45" | |
| 13 | Peugeot-Shell | +37' 44" | |
| 14 | Teka | +38' 48" | |
| 15 | Postobón | +45' 36" | |
| 16 | Système U | +45' 58" | |
| 17 | R.M.O-Meral-Mavic | +46' 00" | |
| 18 | Seat-Orbea | +49' 09" | |
| 19 | Fagor | +51' 38" | |
| 20 | Fagor | +52' 39" | |
| 21 | Café de Colombia-Piles-Varta | +55' 42" | |
| 22 | Café de Colombia-Piles-Varta | +56' 00" | |
| 23 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | +56' 02" | |
| 24 | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | +57' 04" | |
| 25 | Teka | +1h 03' 16" | |
| 26 | Fagor | +1h 03' 56" | |
| 27 | Café de Colombia-Piles-Varta | +1h 05' 54" | |
| 28 | Système U | +1h 08' 17" | |
| 29 | PDM | +1h 10' 40" | |
| 30 | Seat-Orbea | +1h 11' 01" | |
| 31 | Zor-B.H | +1h 12' 13" | |
| 32 | Malvor-Bottecchia-Sidi | +1h 14' 40" | |
| 33 | Teka | +1h 15' 13" | |
| 34 | Peugeot-Shell | +1h 15' 47" | |
| 35 | Peugeot-Shell | +1h 16' 19" | |
| 36 | Seat-Orbea | +1h 16' 22" | |
| 37 | Carrera | +1h 18' 20" | |
| 38 | Teka | +1h 18' 53" | |
| 39 | Panasonic | +1h 19' 41" | |
| 40 | Zor-B.H | +1h 20' 09" | |
| 41 | Gis Gelati-Oece | +1h 22' 18" | |
| 42 | Fagor | +1h 22' 26" | |
| 43 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | +1h 24' 43" | |
| 44 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | +1h 29' 02" | |
| 45 | Kas-Mavic | +1h 29' 11" | |
| 46 | Fagor | +1h 30' 30" | |
| 47 | R.M.O-Meral-Mavic | +1h 31' 56" | |
| 48 | Carrera | +1h 32' 30" | |
| 49 | Carrera | +1h 32' 45" | |
| 50 | Postobón | +1h 36' 35" | |
| 51 | Joker-Emerxil-Eddy Merckx | +1h 37' 15" | |
| 52 | Panasonic | +1h 37' 55" | |
| 53 | Reynolds-T.S Batteries | +1h 38' 13" | |
| 54 | Panasonic | +1h 39' 08" | |
| 55 | Postobón | +1h 39' 48" | |
| 56 | Kas-Mavic | +1h 40' 43" | |
| 57 | Kas-Mavic | +1h 40' 57" | |
| 58 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | +1h 41' 23" | |
| 59 | Zor-B.H | +1h 41' 51" | |
| 60 | Teka | +1h 42' 32" | |
| 61 | PDM | +1h 42' 57" | |
| 62 | R.M.O-Meral-Mavic | +1h 43' 12" | |
| 63 | 7-Eleven | +1h 43' 26" | |
| 64 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | +1h 44' 17" | |
| 65 | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | +1h 44' 17" | |
| 66 | Gis Gelati-Oece | +1h 45' 20" | |
| 67 | Joker-Emerxil-Eddy Merckx | +1h 47' 59" | |
| 68 | Fagor | +1h 49' 05" | |
| 69 | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | +1h 49' 11" | |
| 70 | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | +1h 49' 19" | |
| 71 | Teka | +1h 50' 11" | |
| 72 | Zor-B.H | +1h 50' 42" | |
| 73 | Carrera | +1h 51' 49" | |
| 74 | Carrera | +1h 51' 54" | |
| 75 | Kas-Mavic | +1h 52' 35" | |
| 76 | Reynolds-T.S Batteries | +1h 53' 54" | |
| 77 | Carrera | +1h 54' 32" | |
| 78 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | +1h 54' 38" | |
| 79 | Reynolds-T.S Batteries | +1h 56' 11" | |
| 80 | 7-Eleven | +1h 56' 57" | |
| 81 | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | +1h 58' 02" | |
| 82 | Malvor-Bottecchia-Sidi | +1h 58' 05" | |
| 83 | Postobón | +1h 58' 26" | |
| 84 | PDM | +1h 58' 28" | |
| 85 | Système U | +1h 59' 27" | |
| 86 | Café de Colombia-Piles-Varta | +2h 00' 49" | |
| 87 | Seat-Orbea | +2h 00' 59" | |
| 88 | Système U | +2h 01' 00" | |
| 89 | Panasonic | +2h 01' 53" | |
| 90 | PDM | +2h 02' 35" | |
| 91 | Gis Gelati-Oece | +2h 03' 39" | |
| 92 | Carrera | +2h 03' 39" | |
| 93 | R.M.O-Meral-Mavic | +2h 05' 06" | |
| 94 | Zor-B.H | +2h 05' 08" | |
| 95 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | +2h 05' 08" | |
| 96 | 7-Eleven | +2h 06' 38" | |
| 97 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | +2h 07' 03" | |
| 98 | Système U | +2h 07' 27" | |
| 99 | Kas-Mavic | +2h 07' 46" | |
| 100 | Kas-Mavic | +2h 08' 15" | |
| 101 | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | +2h 09' 00" | |
| 102 | Joker-Emerxil-Eddy Merckx | +2h 10' 46" | |
| 103 | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | +2h 10' 46" | |
| 104 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | +2h 11' 09" | |
| 105 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | +2h 11' 14" | |
| 106 | Postobón | +2h 12' 04" | |
| 107 | Peugeot-Shell | +2h 13' 11" | |
| 108 | Système U | +2h 13' 24" | |
| 109 | Carrera | +2h 13' 56" | |
| 110 | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | +2h 14' 20" | |
| 111 | Peugeot-Shell | +2h 14' 41" | |
| 112 | Peugeot-Shell | +2h 15' 20" | |
| 113 | Joker-Emerxil-Eddy Merckx | +2h 15' 29" | |
| 114 | 7-Eleven | +2h 15' 53" | |
| 115 | Seat-Orbea | +2h 16' 41" | |
| 116 | Fagor | +2h 17' 06" | |
| 117 | Reynolds-T.S Batteries | +2h 17' 26" | |
| 118 | R.M.O-Meral-Mavic | +2h 17' 36" | |
| 119 | Kas-Mavic | +2h 17' 58" | |
| 120 | 7-Eleven | +2h 19' 47" | |
| 121 | Reynolds-T.S Batteries | +2h 19' 48" | |
| 122 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | +2h 19' 58" | |
| 123 | Reynolds-T.S Batteries | +2h 21' 13" | |
| 124 | Système U | +2h 22' 03" | |
| 125 | Panasonic | +2h 22' 30" | |
| 126 | Seat-Orbea | +2h 22' 45" | |
| 127 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | +2h 27' 26" | |
| 128 | Malvor-Bottecchia-Sidi | +2h 27' 28" | |
| 129 | Joker-Emerxil-Eddy Merckx | +2h 29' 21" | |
| 130 | R.M.O-Meral-Mavic | +2h 41' 56" | |
| 131 | R.M.O-Meral-Mavic | +2h 44' 06" | |
| 132 | Gis Gelati-Oece | +2h 55' 51" | |
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Panasonic | 277 | |
| 2 | Joker-Emerxil-Eddy Merckx | 232 | |
| 3 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 210 | |
| 4 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 210 | |
| 5 | Carrera | 166 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 351 | |
| 2 | Café de Colombia-Piles-Varta | 270 | |
| 3 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 265 | |
| 4 | Carrera | 191 | |
| 5 | Teka | 172 | |
| 6 | Reynolds-T.S Batteries | 162 | |
| 7 | Peugeot-Shell | 139 | |
| 8 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 133 | |
| 9 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | 123 | |
| 10 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 105 |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 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" |
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Panasonic | 1523 |
| 2 | La Vie Claire | 1674 |
| 3 | Kas-Mavic | 1869 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 87 | |
| 2 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 87 | |
| 3 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | 68 | |
| 4 | Carrera | 61 | |
| 5 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 59 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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| 1 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 110h 54' 03" | |
| 2 | Peugeot-Shell | +7' 15" | |
| 3 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | +17' 01" | |
| 4 | Teka | +44' 32" | |
| 5 | PDM | +51' 56" |
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | 305 | |
| 2 | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | 170 | |
| 3 | Reynolds-T.S Batteries | 145 | |
| 4 | Panasonic | 86 | |
| 5 | Reynolds-T.S Batteries | 60 | |
| 6 | R.M.O-Meral-Mavic | 57 | |
| 7 | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | 55 | |
| 8 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 50 | |
| 9 | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | 49 | |
| 10 | Teka | 45 |
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