1987 Giro d'Italia
Map of the 1987 Giro d'Italia route, from San Remo to Saint-Vincent
(stage courses in red; connections between host towns in green) |
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| Dates | 21 May – 13 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 + Prologue, including one split stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,915 km (2,433 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 105h 39' 42" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Stephen Roche (IRL)
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(Carrera Jeans–Vagabond) |
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| Second |
 Robert Millar (GBR)
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(Panasonic–Isostar) | |
| Third |
 Erik Breukink (NED)
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(Panasonic–Isostar) | |
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Points |
Johan van der Velde (NED)
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(Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe) |
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Mountains |
Robert Millar (GBR)
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(Panasonic–Isostar) |
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Youth |
 Roberto Conti (ITA)
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(Selca–Conti) |
| Combination |
Stephen Roche (IRL)
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(Carrera Jeans–Vagabond) | |
| Team | Panasonic–Isostar | ||
The 1987 Giro d'Italia was a cycling competition and the 70th edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began on 21 May with a 4 km (2.5 mi) prologue in San Remo, and concluded on 13 June with a 32 km (19.9 mi) individual time trial in Saint-Vincent. A total of 180 riders from 20 teams entered the 22-stage, 3,915 km (2,433 mi)-long race, which was won by Irishman Stephen Roche of the Carrera Jeans–Vagabond team. Second and third places were taken by British rider Robert Millar and Dutchman Erik Breukink, respectively. It was the second time in the history of the Giro that the podium was occupied solely by non-Italian riders. Roche's victory in the 1987 Giro was his first step in completing the Triple Crown of Cycling – winning the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France, and the World Championship road race in one calendar year – becoming the second rider ever to do so.
Roche's teammate and defending champion Roberto Visentini took the first race leader's maglia rosa (English: pink jersey) after winning the opening prologue, only to lose it to Breukink the following stage. Roche took the overall lead after his team, Carrera Jeans–Vagabond, won the stage three team time trial. Visentini regained the lead for a two-day period after the stage 13 individual time trial. The fifteenth stage of the 1987 Giro has been recognized as an iconic event in the history of the race because Roche rode ahead of teammate Visentini, despite orders from the team management, and took the race lead. Roche successfully defended the overall lead from attacks by Visentini and other general classification contenders until the event's finish in Saint-Vincent.
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