1987 Tour de France
Route of the 1987 Tour de France
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| Dates | 1–26 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 25 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,231 km (2,629 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 115h 27' 42" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Stephen Roche (IRE)
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(Carrera Jeans–Vagabond) |
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| Second |
 Pedro Delgado (ESP)
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(PDM–Concorde) | |
| Third |
 Jean-François Bernard (FRA)
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(Toshiba–Look) | |
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Points |
 Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED)
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(Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago) |
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Mountains |
 Luis Herrera (COL)
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(Café de Colombia–Varta) |
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Youth |
 Raúl Alcalá (MEX)
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(7-Eleven) |
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Combination |
Jean-François Bernard (FRA)
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(Toshiba–Look) |
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Sprints |
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA)
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(Vétements Z–Peugeot) |
| Team | Système U | ||
| Team Points | Système U | ||
The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 26 July. It consisted of 25 stages over 4,231 km (2,629 mi). It was the closest three-way finish in the Tour until the 2007 Tour de France, and was won by Stephen Roche, the first and so far only Irishman to do so.
The winner of the 1986 Tour de France, Greg LeMond was unable to defend his title following a shooting accident in April.
Following Stage 1, Poland's Lech Piasecki became the first rider from the Eastern Bloc to lead the Tour de France. He was one of eight different men to wear yellow, a new record for the Tour.
The number of cyclists in one team was reduced from 10 to 9, to allow more teams in the race. The 1987 Tour started with 207 cyclists, divided into 23 teams.
The teams entering the race were:
Shortly before the Tour, on 20 April 1987, the defending champion Greg LeMond was accidentally shot by his brother-in-law while hunting turkeys. He was unable to start the 1987 Tour, and because Bernard Hinault (second placed in 1986, and the only rider to seriously challenge LeMond in 1986) had retired, the Tour started without a clear favourite.
Only one previous winner started in the 1987 Tour: Laurent Fignon, winner in 1983 and 1984. Since then, Fignon had struggled with his form, but in the first months of 1987, Fignon had finally shown some good results. LeMond's place as leader of the Toshiba team was now taken by Jean-François Bernard. He had finished in twelfth place in the previous year as helper of LeMond and Hinault, so more was expected from him now. The Carrera team was led by Stephen Roche. For Roche, the months before the 1987 Tour had gone well, having won the 1987 Giro d'Italia. In the recent Tours, Pedro Delgado had shown improving results, and he had some talented helpers in his PDM team, so he was also considered a contender.
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