1995 Tour de France
Route of the 1995 Tour de France
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| Dates | 1–23 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 20 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,635 km (2,259 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 92h 44' 59" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
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| Second |
 Alex Zülle (SUI)
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(ONCE) | |
| Third |
 Bjarne Riis (DEN)
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(Gewiss–Ballan) | |
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Points |
 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
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(ONCE) |
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Mountains |
Richard Virenque (FRA)
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(Festina–Lotus) |
| Youth |
 Marco Pantani (ITA)
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(Carrera Jeans–Tassoni) | |
| Team | ONCE | ||
The 1995 Tour de France was the 82nd Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 23 July. It was Miguel Indurain's fifth and final victory in the Tour. On the fifteenth stage Italian rider Fabio Casartelli died after an accident on the Col de Portet d'Aspet.
The points classification was won by Laurent Jalabert, while Richard Virenque won the mountains classification. Marco Pantani won the young rider classification, and ONCE won the team classification.
Lance Armstrong's best finish in the Tour de France went down to his 36th-place finish in 1995, after his results from August 1998 to August 2012, including his seven Tour titles were stripped on October 22, 2012.
There were 21 teams in the 1995 Tour de France, each composed of 9 cyclists. The teams were selected in two rounds. In May 1995, the first fifteen teams were announced. In June, five wildcards were announced. Shortly before the start,Le Groupement folded because their team leader Luc Leblanc was injured, and because of financial problems. Their spot went to Aki–Gipiemme, the first team in the reserve list. Additionally, the organisation decided to invite one extra team: a combined team of Team Telekom and ZG Mobili, with six riders from Telekom and three from ZG Mobili.
The teams entering the race were:
Qualified teams
Invited teams
Banesto's Indurain, the winner of the four previous Tours, was the clear favourite for the overall victory. His main challengers were expected to be Rominger from Mapei, Berzin from Gewiss and Zülle from ONCE.
The 1995 Tour de France started on 1 July, and had two rest days, the first at 10 July when the cyclists were transferred from Seraing to Le Grand-Bornand, and the second on 17 July in Saint-Girons.
The first riders in the prologue rode in sunny weather, but then it started to rain, and the riders who started late had to ride on slippery roads. Chris Boardman, a big favourite for the prologue and an outsider for the overall classification, crashed during his ride, was then hit by his team's car, and had to abandon due to injury. The winner of the prologue was Jacky Durand, one of the early starters.
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