1990 Tour de France
Route of the 1990 Tour de France
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| Dates | 30 June – 22 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,504 km (2,177 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 87h 38' 35" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Greg LeMond (USA)
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(Z–Tomasso) |
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| Second |
 Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
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(Carrera Jeans–Vagabond) | |
| Third |
 Erik Breukink (NED)
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(PDM–Concorde) | |
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Points |
 Olaf Ludwig (GER)
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(Panasonic–Sportlife) |
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Mountains |
 Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
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(RMO) |
| Youth |
Gilles Delion (FRA)
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(Helvetia–La Suisse) | |
| Team | Z–Tomasso | ||
The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 30 June and 22 July. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3,504 km (2,177 mi). American Greg LeMond repeated his 1989 victory in the overall competition, becoming a three-time winner despite not winning an individual stage, something which as of 2014 has happened only once again, in 2006. The surprise of the Tour was Claudio Chiappucci, who won ten minutes in the first stage, and was still leading the race two days before the end.
The points classification was won by Olaf Ludwig, while the mountains classification was won by Thierry Claveyrolat.
The 1990 Tour started with 198 cyclists, divided into 22 teams of 9 cyclists: Sixteen teams qualified based on the FICP team ranking, while six teams were given wildcards. The Alfa Lum team was made out of Soviet cyclists.
The teams entering the race were:
Qualified teams
Invited teams
The winner of the previous year, Greg LeMond, had for the first time in his career the full support of his team mates Z–Tomasso, however he did not have a great pre-season, being overweight and suffering from mononucleosis. LeMond had won the 1989 UCI Road World Championships, but had not won any race since.
The organising newspaper L'Équipe was expecting a close battle between LeMond and Laurent Fignon, who had finished in second place in 1989, only eight seconds behind LeMond.
Pedro Delgado, the winner of 1988, was part of the strong Banesto team, with Miguel Indurain to help him in the mountains. The fourth favourite was Erik Breukink.
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