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1994 Tour de France
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Route of the 1994 Tour de France
Race details
Dates July 2–July 24, 1994
Stages 21+Prologue
Distance 3,978.7 km (2,472 mi)
Winning time 103h 38' 38" (37.831 km/h or 23.507 mph)
Palmarès
Winner  Miguel Indurain (Spain) (Banesto)
Second  Piotr Ugrumov (Latvia) (Gewiss-Ballan)
Third  Marco Pantani (Italy) (Carrera Jeans-Tassoni)

Points  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (Uzbekistan) (Polti)
Mountains  Richard Virenque (France) (Festina-Lotus)
Youth  Marco Pantani (Italy) (Carrera Jeans-Tassoni)
Team Festina-Lotus
1993
1995

The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France and included two stages in England (twenty years after the tour first visited), Stage 4, Dover to Brighton and Stage 5, around Portsmouth. It took place July 2 to July 24, 1994. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3979 km, with riders averaging 38.383 km/h.[1]

The general classification was won by Miguel Indurain, his fourth consecutive win. The points classification was won by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, and the young rider classification by Marco Pantani. The mountains classification was won by Richard Virenque, whose Festina team also won the team classification.

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Participants

The following 21 teams all sent 9 cyclists, for a total of 189:[2]

Stages

The 1994 Tour de France started on 2 July, and had one rest day, on 14 July in Lourdes.[3]

Stage results[2][4]
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner
P 2 July Lille Individual time trial 7.2 km (4.5 mi)  Chris Boardman (GBR)
1 3 July LilleArmentières Plain stage 234.0 km (145.4 mi)  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)
2 4 July RoubaixBoulogne-sur-Mer Plain stage 203.5 km (126.4 mi)  Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED)
3 5 July CalaisEurotunnel Team time trial 66.5 km (41.3 mi)  GB-MG Maglificio (ITA)
4 6 July DoverBrighton Plain stage 204.5 km (127.1 mi)  Francisco Cabello (ESP)
5 7 July PortsmouthPortsmouth Plain stage 187.0 km (116.2 mi)  Nicola Minali (ITA)
6 8 July CherbourgRennes Plain stage 270.5 km (168.1 mi)  Gianluca Bortolami (ITA)
7 9 July RennesFuturoscope Plain stage 259.5 km (161.2 mi)  Ján Svorada (CZE)
8 10 July PoitiersTrélissac Plain stage 218.5 km (135.8 mi)  Bo Hamburger (DEN)
9 11 July PérigueuxBergerac Individual time trial 64.0 km (39.8 mi)  Miguel Indurain (ESP)
10 12 July BergeracCahors Plain stage 160.5 km (99.7 mi)  Jacky Durand (FRA)
11 13 July CahorsHautacam Stage with mountain(s) 263.5 km (163.7 mi)  Luc Leblanc (FRA)
12 15 July LourdesLuz Ardiden Stage with mountain(s) 204.5 km (127.1 mi)  Richard Virenque (FRA)
13 16 July Bagnères-de-BigorreAlbi Plain stage 223.0 km (138.6 mi)  Bjarne Riis (DEN)
14 17 July CastresMontpellier Plain stage 202.0 km (125.5 mi)  Rolf Sørensen (DEN)
15 18 July MontpellierCarpentras Stage with mountain(s) 231.0 km (143.5 mi)  Eros Poli (ITA)
16 19 July ValréasAlpe d'Huez Stage with mountain(s) 224.5 km (139.5 mi)  Roberto Conti (ITA)
17 20 July Le Bourg-d'OisansVal Thorens Stage with mountain(s) 149.0 km (92.6 mi)  Nelson Rodriguez (COL)
18 21 July MoutiersCluses Stage with mountain(s) 174.5 km (108.4 mi)  Piotr Ugrumov (LAT)
19 22 July ClusesAvoriaz Individual time trial 47.5 km (29.5 mi)  Piotr Ugrumov (LAT)
20 23 July MorzineLac Saint-Point Hilly stage 208.5 km (129.6 mi)  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)
21 24 July Disneyland ParisParis (Champs-Élysées) Plain stage 175.0 km (108.7 mi)  Eddy Seigneur (FRA)

Results

There were several classifications in the 1994 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]

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got 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]

The fourth individual classification was the young rider classification, which was not marked by a jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders under 26 years were eligible.[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. The riders in the team that lead this classification wore yellow caps.[6]

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  Miguel Indurain (ESP) Banesto 103h 38' 38"
2  Piotr Ugrumov (LAT) Gewiss-Ballan +5' 39"
3  Marco Pantani (ITA) Carrera +7' 19"
4  Luc Leblanc (FRA) Festina +10' 03"
5  Richard Virenque (FRA) Festina +10' 10"
6  Roberto Conti (ITA) Lampre-Panaria +12' 29"
7  Alberto Elli (ITA) GB-MG +20' 17"
8  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE +20' 35"
9  Udo Bölts (GER) Telekom +25' 19"
10  Vladimir Poulnikov (UKR) Carrera +25' 28"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–3)[2]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) Polti 322
2  Silvio Martinello (ITA) Mercatone Uno 273
3  Ján Svorada (CZE) Lampre-Panaria 230

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–3)[2]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Richard Virenque (FRA) Festina 392
2  Marco Pantani (ITA) Carrera 243
3  Piotr Ugrumov (LAT) Gewiss-Ballan 219

Team classification

Final team classification (1–3)[2]
Rank Team Time
1 Festina 311h 28' 53"
2 Gewiss-Ballan +42' 57"
3 Mapei-Clas +44' 38"

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–3)[2]
Rank Name Team Time
1  Marco Pantani (ITA) Carrera 103h 45' 57"
2  Richard Virenque (FRA) Festina +2' 51"
3  Bo Hamburger (DEN) TVM +36' 25"

Combativity classification

Final combativity classification (1–3)[2]
Rank Name Team Points
1  Eros Poli (ITA) Mercatone Uno 34
2  Marco Pantani (ITA) Carrera 32
3  Piotr Ugrumov (LAT) Gewiss-Ballan 21

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Mountains classification
Jersey polkadot.svg
Points classification
Jersey green.svg
Young rider classification Team classification
Jersey yellow number.svg
Combativity award
Jersey red number.svg
P Chris Boardman Chris Boardman N/A Chris Boardman Eddy Seigneur GAN
1 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Jean-Paul van Poppel Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
2 Jean-Paul van Poppel Peter De Clercq
3 GB-MG Maglifico Johan Museeuw Lance Armstrong GB-MG Maglifico
4 Francisco Cabello Flavio Vanzella
5 Nicola Minali
6 Gianluca Bortolami Sean Yates Motorola
7 Ján Svorada Johan Museeuw
8 Bo Hamburger
9 Miguel Indurain Miguel Indurain Abraham Olano Mapei-Clas
10 Jacky Durand Castorama
11 Luc Leblanc Mapei-Clas
12 Richard Virenque Richard Virenque Richard Virenque Festina-Lotus
13 Bjarne Riis
14 Rolf Sørensen
15 Eros Poli
16 Roberto Conti
17 Nelson Rodríguez Serna
18 Piotr Ugrumov
19 Piotr Ugrumov Marco Pantani
20 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
21 Eddy Seigneur
Final Miguel Indurain Richard Virenque Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Marco Pantani Festina-Lotus Eros Poli
Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions
Other notes
  • The white jersey wasn't actually awarded between 1989 and 1999 - the white column in this table represents the leader in the youth classification.

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 30 September 2009. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "81ème Tour de France 1994" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1994.php. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  3. ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique, Part 5" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_05.pdf. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  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#1994. 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. 

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