1988 Tour de France
Route of the 1988 Tour de France
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| Dates | 2–24 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,286 km (2,042 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 84h 27' 53" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Pedro Delgado (ESP)
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| Second |
 Steven Rooks (NED)
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(PDM–Ultima–Concorde) | |
| Third |
 Fabio Parra (COL)
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(Kelme) | |
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Points |
 Eddy Planckaert (BEL)
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(ADR–Mini Fiat–IOC) |
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Mountains |
Steven Rooks (NED)
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(PDM–Ultima–Concorde) |
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Youth |
Erik Breukink (NED)
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(Toshiba–Look) |
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Combination |
Steven Rooks (NED)
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(PDM–Ultima–Concorde) |
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Sprints |
Frans Maassen (NED)
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(Superconfex–Yoko–Opel–Colnago) |
| Team | PDM–Ultima–Concorde | ||
| Team Points | PDM–Ultima–Concorde | ||
The 1988 Tour de France was the 75th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 24 July. It consisted of 22 stages over 3,286 km (2,042 mi). The race was won by Pedro Delgado with the top three positions at the end of the race being occupied by specialist climbers. The points classification was won by Eddy Planckaert, while Steven Rooks won the mountains classification and the combination classification. The young rider classification was won by Erik Breukink, and Frans Maassen won the intermediate sprints classification. Both team classifications were won by the PDM team. During the race, Delgado failed a doping test, but because the product was not yet on the doping list from the Union Cycliste International, he was not penalized.
The UCI had also introduced a rule that limited the number of cyclists in a race to 200. In 1987, the Tour had started with 207 cyclists, so because of this rule, the number of teams in the 1988 Tour was reduced from 23 to 22, of 9 riders, a total of 198. 22 teams were announced two weeks before the Tour. The Tour organisation named three reserve teams, in case one of the 22 teams was unable to start: Postobón–Ryalco, Roland–Colnago and TVM–Van Schilt.
The teams entering the race were:
The winner of the 1987 Tour de France, Stephen Roche, was unable to defend his title as he was coming back from knee surgeries. The winner from 1986, Greg LeMond, had still not fully recovered from the hunting accident that caused him to miss the 1987 Tour, and did not start this Tour. Remaining favourites were Pedro Delgado, who had finished in second place in 1987, and Andy Hampsten, the winner of the 1988 Giro d'Italia, several weeks before the Tour.
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