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1990 Tour de France
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Route of the 1990 Tour de France
Race details
Dates 30 June–22 July 1990
Stages 21+Prologue
Distance 3,403.8 km (2,115 mi)
Winning time 87h 38' 35" (38.621 km/h or 23.998 mph)
Palmarès
Winner  Greg LeMond (USA) (Z-Tomasso)
Second  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) (Carrera Jeans-Vagabond)
Third  Erik Breukink (NED) (PDM-Concorde)

Points  Olaf Ludwig (GER) (Panasonic-Sportlife)
Mountains  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) (RMO)
Youth  Gilles Delion (FRA) (Helvetia-La Suisse)
Team Z-Tomasso
1989
1991

The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 22, 1990. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3404 km, with riders averaging 38.62 km/h.[1] American Greg LeMond repeated his 1989 victory in the overall competition, becoming a three-time winner.

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Differences from the 1989 Tour de France

The 1989 Tour de France included the Combination classification and the Intermediate sprints classification. The 1990 Tour, however, did not feature these classifications.

Participants

The 1990 Tour started with 198 cyclists, divided into 22 teams of 9 cyclists:[2]

Stages

The 1990 Tour de France started on 30 June, and had two rest days. On the first rest day, the cyclists were transferred from Rouen to Strasbourg, on the second rest day the cyclists were in Villard-de-Lans.[3]

Stage results[2][4]
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner
P 30 June Futuroscope Individual time trial 6.3 km (3.9 mi)  Thierry Marie (FRA)
1 1 July FuturoscopeFuturoscope Plain stage 138.5 km (86.1 mi)  Frans Maassen (NED)
2 1 July FuturoscopeFuturoscope Team time trial 44.5 km (27.7 mi) Panasonic
3 2 July PoitiersNantes Plain stage 233.0 km (144.8 mi)  Moreno Argentin (ITA)
4 3 July NantesMont Saint-Michel Plain stage 203.0 km (126.1 mi)  Johan Museeuw (BEL)
5 4 July AvranchesRouen Plain stage 301.0 km (187.0 mi)  Gerrit Solleveld (NED)
6 6 July SarrebourgVittel Plain stage 202.5 km (125.8 mi)  Jelle Nijdam (NED)
7 7 July VittelÉpinal Individual time trial 61.5 km (38.2 mi)  Raúl Alcalá (MEX)
8 8 July ÉpinalBesançon Plain stage 181.5 km (112.8 mi)  Olaf Ludwig (GER)
9 9 July BesançonGeneva Hilly stage 196.0 km (121.8 mi)  Massimo Ghirotto (ITA)
10 10 July GenevaSaint-Gervais Stage with mountain(s) 118.5 km (73.6 mi)  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
11 11 July Saint-GervaisAlpe d'Huez Stage with mountain(s) 182.5 km (113.4 mi)  Gianni Bugno (ITA)
12 12 July FontaineVillard-de-Lans Individual time trial 33.5 km (20.8 mi)  Erik Breukink (NED)
13 14 July Villard-de-LansSaint-Étienne Hilly stage 149.0 km (92.6 mi)  Eduardo Chozas (ESP)
14 15 July Le Puy-en-VelayMillau Hilly stage 205.0 km (127.4 mi)  Marino Lejarreta (ESP)
15 16 July MillauRevel Plain stage 170.0 km (105.6 mi)  Charly Mottet (FRA)
16 17 July BlagnacLuz Ardiden Stage with mountain(s) 215.0 km (133.6 mi)  Miguel Indurain (ESP)
17 18 July LourdesPau Stage with mountain(s) 150.0 km (93.2 mi)  Dmitri Konychev (RUS)
18 19 July PauBordeaux Plain stage 202.0 km (125.5 mi)  Gianni Bugno (ITA)
19 20 July Castillon-la-BatailleLimoges Plain stage 182.5 km (113.4 mi)  Guido Bontempi (ITA)
20 21 July Lac de VassivièreLac de Vassivière Individual time trial 45.5 km (28.3 mi)  Erik Breukink (NED)
21 22 July Brétigny-sur-OrgeParis (Champs-Élysées) Plain stage 182.5 km (113.4 mi)  Johan Museeuw (BEL)

Results

There were several classifications in the 1990 Tour de France. 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]

The points classification was calculated in another way: the first cyclists to finish in a stage received points, based on their rank and the type of stage. All stages (except time trials) also had one or more intermediate sprints, where some points could be won. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.[5]

Additionally, there was the mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs into categories; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a polkadot jersey.[5]

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.[5] The riders in the team that lead this classification wore yellow caps.[6]

There was also the young rider classification. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1966 were eligible.

For the combativity classification, a jury gave points after each stage to the cyclists they considered most combative. The cyclist with the most votes in all stages lead the classification.

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[2]
Rank Name Team Time
1  Greg LeMond (USA) Z 90h 43' 20"
2  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) Carrera Jeans-Vagabond +2' 16"
3  Erik Breukink (NED) PDM +2' 29"
4  Pedro Delgado (ESP) Banesto +5' 01"
5  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) ONCE +5' 05"
6  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) ONCE +9' 14"
7  Gianni Bugno (ITA) Chateau d'Ax +9' 39"
8  Raúl Alcalá (MEX) PDM +11' 14"
9  Claude Criquielion (BEL) Lotto-Superclub +12' 04"
10  Miguel Indurain (ESP) Banesto +12' 47"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Olaf Ludwig (GER) Panasonic 256
2  Johan Museeuw (BEL) Lotto-Superclub 221
3  Erik Breukink (NED) PDM 118
4  Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) RMO-Mavic-Liberia 117
5  Sean Kelly (IRE) PDM 116
6  Greg LeMond (USA) Z 108
7  Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) Chateau d'Ax 108
8  Adriano Baffi (ITA) Ariostea 107
9  Adrie van der Poel (NED) Weinmann-SMM-Uster 105
10  Davis Phinney (USA) Seven-Eleven-Hoonved 87

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) RMO-Mavic-Liberia 321
2  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) Carrera Jeans-Vagabond 179
3  Roberto Conti (ITA) Ariostea 160
4  Miguel Indurain (ESP) Banesto 153
5  Greg LeMond (USA) Z 135
6  Johan Bruyneel (BEL) Lotto-Superclub 124
7  Dmitri Konychev (RUS) Alfa Lum 118
8  Reynel Montoya (COL) Ryalco-Postobón 105
9  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) ONCE 94
10  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) ONCE 90

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Team Time
1 Z 272h 21' 21"
2 ONCE +16"
3 Banesto +23' 44"
4 PDM +33' 05"
5 RMO +56' 31"
6 Ryalco-Postobón +1h 09' 36"
7 Lotto-Superclub +1h 15' 09"
8 Castorama-Raleigh +1h 43' 47"
9 7-Eleven-Hoonved +1h 48' 31"
10 Helvetia-La Suisse +2h 02' 30"

Young rider classification

Young rider classification (1–10)[7]
Rank Name Team Time
1  Gilles Delion (FRA) Helvetia 91h 00' 17"
2  Pascal Lino (FRA) RMO-Mavic-Liberia +13' 41"
3  Dmitri Konychev (RUS) Alfa Lum +14' 14"
4  Miguel Angel Martinez (ESP) ONCE +21' 42"
5  Alvaro Mejia (COL) Ryalco-Postobón +48' 07"
6  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) Panasonic +57' 35"
7  Gerrit de Vries (NED) Buckler +1h 06' 57"
8  Luc Leblanc (FRA) Castorama-Raleigh +1h 14' 16"
9  Roberto Gusmeroli (ITA) Chateau d'Ax +1h 16' 10"
10  Melchor Mauri (ESP) ONCE +1h 16' 43"

Combativity classification

Final combativity classification (1–6)[7]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) ONCE 37
2  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) RMO-Mavic-Liberia 30
3  Dmitri Konychev (RUS) Alfa Lum 27
4  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) Carrera Jeans-Vagabond 24
5  Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) RMO-Mavic-Liberia 23
6  Charly Mottet (FRA) RMO-Mavic-Liberia 22
7  Michel Vermote (BEL) RMO-Mavic-Liberia 21
8  Greg LeMond (USA) Z 19
9  Søren Lilholt (DEN) Histor-Sigma 19
10  Phil Anderson (AUS) TVM-Yoko 17

See also

References

  1. ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf. Retrieved 12 May 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c "77ème Tour de France 1990" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1990.php. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  3. ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique, Part 4" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_04.pdf. Retrieved 17 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Zwegers, Arian. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1990. Retrieved 15 Aug 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c d Christian, Sarah (2 July 2009). "Tour de France demystified - Evaluating success". RoadCycling.co.nz Ltd. http://www.roadcycling.co.nz/TourdeFrance/tour-de-france-demystified-part-1.html. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  6. ^ Chauner, David; Halstead, Michael (1990). The Tour de France Complete Book of Cycling. Villard. ISBN 0679729364. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/bicycles-faq/part1/section-20.html#b. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  7. ^ a b c d e McGann, Bill. "1990 Tour de France". Bike race info. http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdf1990.html. Retrieved 11 April 2012. 

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