1989 Tour de France
Route of the 1989 Tour de France
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| Dates | 1–23 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,285 km (2,041 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 87h 38' 35" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Greg LeMond (USA)
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(ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia) |
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| Second |
 Laurent Fignon (FRA)
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(Super U–Raleigh–Fiat) | |
| Third |
 Pedro Delgado (ESP)
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(Reynolds) | |
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Points |
 Sean Kelly (IRE)
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(PDM–Concorde) |
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Mountains |
 Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED)
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(PDM–Concorde) |
| Youth |
Fabrice Philipot (FRA)
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(Toshiba) | |
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Combination |
Steven Rooks (NED)
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(PDM–Concorde) |
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Sprints |
Sean Kelly (IRE)
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(PDM–Concorde) |
| Team | PDM–Concorde | ||
The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th edition of the Tour de France, a race of 21 stages and a prologue, over 3,285 km (2,041 mi).
All of the decisive racing took place in the time trials and mountain stages. There was no significant changes among the genuine contenders in the plain stages. In the four individual races against the clock, Fignon managed no better against LeMond than matching his time in the prologue. In the other three individual time trials LeMond gained time on his principal rival. In the closest tour in history, 1986 Tour champion Greg LeMond was trailing two-time champion Laurent Fignon by fifty seconds at the start of the final stage, a time trial into Paris. LeMond rode for an average speed of 54.55 km/h (34.093 mph), the second fastest time trial ever ridden in the Tour de France, and won the stage. Fignon's time in the stage was fifty-eight seconds slower than LeMond's, costing him the victory and giving LeMond his second Tour title. The final margin of victory was only eight seconds. From stage 5 onwards, LeMond and Fignon were the only two men to lead the race. The two men were never separated by more than 53 seconds throughout the 1989 Tour. Defending Tour winner Pedro Delgado finished third to join LeMond and Fignon on the podium.
The strength of the PDM team was reflected by not only winning the team classification and having four cyclists in the top ten of the general classification, but also by winning four of the five secondary individual classifications: Sean Kelly won both the points and intermediate sprints classifications, Gert-Jan Theunisse won the mountains classification and Steven Rooks won the combination classification. The young rider classification was won by French Fabrice Philipot from the Toshiba team.
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