1991 Tour de France
Route of the 1991 Tour de France
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| Dates | 6–28 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,914 km (2,432 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 101h 01' 20" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
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(Banesto) |
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| Second |
 Gianni Bugno (ITA)
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(Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade) | |
| Third |
Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
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(Carrera Jeans–Tassoni) | |
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Points |
 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS)
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(Carrera Jeans–Tassoni) |
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Mountains |
Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
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(Carrera Jeans–Tassoni) |
| Youth |
 Álvaro Mejía (COL)
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(Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao) | |
| Team | Banesto | ||
The 1991 Tour de France was the 78th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 6 to 28 July. The total race distance was 22 stages over 3,914 km (2,432 mi). The race was won by Miguel Indurain, whose Banesto team also won the team classification. The points classification was won by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, although he almost crashed out in the final stage. The mountains classification was won by Claudio Chiappucci, and the young rider classification by Álvaro Mejía.
The 1991 Tour started with 198 cyclists, divided into 22 teams of 9 cyclists. Sixteen teams qualified by being ranked in the top 16 of the FICP ranking for teams in May 1991: After the 1991 Giro d'Italia and the Dauphiné Libéré, the Tour organiser gave six additional wildcards.
The teams entering the race were:
Qualified teams
Invited teams
Greg LeMond, the winner of the last two editions, was still considered a favourite going into the race, although not by the French media, as his early season had been unsuccessful.
The prologue was won by specialist Thierry Marie, who also had won the prologue in the previous race. LeMond finished with the third-best time. In the first stage, a group of eleven cyclists escaped, including some cyclists aiming for the overall win: LeMond, Breukink, Rolf Sørensen and Kelly. Marie was not in this group, and thanks to time bonuses LeMond became the race leader. Later that day, the team time trial (stage 2) was run, won by Sørensen's team, and Sørensen became the new leader of the general classification.
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