1991 Tour de France

1991 Tour de France
Race details
Dates		6–28 July 1991
Stages		22+Prologue
Distance		3,914.4 km (2,432 mi)
Winning time		101h 01' 20" (38.747 km/h/24.076 mph)
Palmarès
	Winner	Miguel Indurain (Spain)	(Banesto)
	Second	Gianni Bugno (Italy)	(Gatorade)
	Third	Claudio Chiappucci (Italy)	(Carrera)

	Points	Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (Soviet Union)	(Carrera)
	Mountains	Claudio Chiappucci (Italy)	(Carrera)
	Youth	Álvaro Mejía (Colombia)	(Rialco)
	Team	Banesto
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The 1991 Tour de France was the 78th Tour de France, taking place July 6 to July 28, 1991. The total race distance was 22 stages over 3914 km, with riders averaging 38.747 km/h.^[1]

1 Stages
2 Results
- 2.1 General classification
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Stages

Stage results^[2]^[3]
Stage	Date	Route	Terrain	Length	Winner
P	6 July	Lyon	Individual time trial	5 km (3.1 mi)	Thierry Marie (FRA)
1	7 July	Lyon	Plain stage	115 km (71 mi)	Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)
2	7 July	Bron – Chassieu	Team time trial	36 km (22 mi)	Ariostea
3	8 July	Villeurbanne – Dijon	Plain stage	211 km (131 mi)	Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
4	9 July	Dijon – Reims	Plain stage	286 km (178 mi)	Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)
5	10 July	Reims – Valenciennes	Plain stage	149 km (93 mi)	Jelle Nijdam (NED)
6	11 July	Arras – Le Havre	Plain stage	259 km (161 mi)	Thierry Marie (FRA)
7	12 July	Le Havre – Argentan	Plain stage	167 km (104 mi)	Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED)
8	13 July	Argentan – Alencon	Individual time trial	73 km (45 mi)	Miguel Indurain (ESP)
9	14 July	Alencon – Rennes	Plain stage	161 km (100 mi)	Mauro Ribeiro (BRA)
10	15 July	Rennes – Quimper	Plain stage	208 km (129 mi)	Phil Anderson (AUS)
11	16 July	Quimper – St Herblain	Plain stage	246 km (153 mi)	Charly Mottet (FRA)
12	18 July	Pau – Jaca	Stage with mountain(s)	192 km (119 mi)	Charly Mottet (FRA)
13	19 July	Jaca – Val Louron	Stage with mountain(s)	232 km (144 mi)	Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
14	20 July	St Gaudens – Castres	Plain stage	173 km (107 mi)	Bruno Cenghialta (ITA)
15	21 July	Albi – Ales	Hilly stage	235 km (146 mi)	Moreno Argentin (ITA)
16	22 July	Ales – Gap	Plain stage	215 km (134 mi)	Marco Lietti (ITA)
17	23 July	Gap – L'Alpe d'Huez	Stage with mountain(s)	125 km (78 mi)	Gianni Bugno (ITA)
18	24 July	Bourg d'Oisans – Morzine	Stage with mountain(s)	255 km (158 mi)	Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
19	25 July	Morzine – Aix les Bains	Hilly stage	177 km (110 mi)	Dmitri Konychev (RUS)
20	26 July	Aix les Bains – Mâcon	Hilly stage	160 km (99 mi)	Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
21	27 July	Lugny – Macon	Individual time trial	57 km (35 mi)	Miguel Indurain (ESP)
22	28 July	Melun – Parijs	Hilly stage	178 km (111 mi)	Dmitri Konychev (RUS)

Results

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)^[2]
Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Miguel Indurain (ESP)	Banesto	101h 01' 20"
2	Gianni Bugno (ITA)	Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax	+3' 36"
3	Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)	Carrera	+5' 56"
4	Charly Mottet (FRA)	RMO	+7' 37"
5	Luc Leblanc (FRA)	Castorama	+10' 10"
6	Laurent Fignon (FRA)	Castorama	+11' 27"
7	Greg LeMond (USA)	Z	+13' 13"
8	Andrew Hampsten (USA)	Motorola	+13' 40"
9	Pedro Delgado (ESP)	Banesto	+20' 10"
10	Gerard Rué (FRA)	Helvetia	+20' 13"

Final general classification (11–158)
Rank	Name	Team	Time
11	Eduardo Chozas (ESP)	ONCE	+21' 00"
12	Abelardo Rondon (COL)	Banesto	+26' 47"
13	Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED)	TVM	+27' 10"
14	Jean-François Bernard (FRA)	Banesto	+28' 57"
15	Maurizio Fondriest (ITA)	Panasonic	+30' 09"
16	Denis Roux (FRA)	Toshiba	+30' 40"
17	Eric Caritoux (FRA)	RMO	+32' 39"
18	Alberto-Luis Camargo (COL)	Ryalcao	+32' 54"
19	Alvaro Mejia (COL)	Ryalcao	+33' 52"
20	Frédéric Vichot (FRA)	Castorama	+36' 43"
21	Gilles Delion (FRA)	Helvetia	+38' 43"
22	Javier Murguialday (ESP)	Amaya Seguros	+39' 11"
23	Jerôme Simon (FRA)	Z	+39' 14"
24	Fabrice Philippot (FRA)	Banesto	+41' 56"
25	Thierry Bourguignon (FRA)	Toshiba	+42' 32"
26	Steven Rooks (NED)	Buckler	+44' 49"
27	Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)	RMO	+44' 49"
28	Patrice Esnault (FRA)	Amaya Seguros	+46' 14"
29	Roberto Conti (ITA)	Ariostea	+46' 41"
30	Marco Giovannetti (ITA)	Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax	+47' 06"
31	Luis Alberto Herrera (COL)	Ryalcao	+47' 58"
32	Uwe Ampler (GER)	Histor	+49' 11"
33	Pello Ruiz (ESP)	Clas	+53' 21"
34	Gerrit de Vries (NED)	Buckler	+54' 47"
35	Johan Bruyneel (BEL)	Lotto	+57' 28"
36	Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA)	Castorama	+58' 40"
37	Anselmo Fuerte (ESP)	ONCE	+59' 20"
38	Eric Boyer (FRA)	Z	+59' 51"
39	Alberto Leanizbarrutia (ESP)	Clas	+1h 03' 09"
40	Alessandro Giannelli (ITA)	Carrera	+1h 03' 52"
41	Ronan Pensec (FRA)	Amaya Seguros	+1h 06' 04"
42	Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)	Panasonic	+1h 06' 17"
43	Henry Cardenas (COL)	Ryalcao	+1h 07' 23"
44	Philippe Louviot (FRA)	Toshiba	+1h 07' 31"
45	Phil Anderson (AUS)	Motorola	+1h 08' 13"
46	Gerardo Moncada (COL)	Ryalcao	+1h 08' 45"
47	Mauro Ribeiro (BRA)	RMO	+1h 09' 45"
48	Oscar Vargas (COL)	Ryalcao	+1h 11' 04"
49	Pascal Richard (SUI)	Helvetia	+1h 11' 16"
50	Didier Virvaleix (FRA)	Histor	+1h 12' 05"
51	Laurent Pillon (FRA)	Tonton Tapis-Corona	+1h 12' 27"
52	Dmitri Konychev (RUS)	TVM	+1h 16' 56"
53	Marino Lejarreta (ESP)	ONCE	+1h 18' 08"
54	Bruno Cornillet (FRA)	Z	+1h 18' 59"
55	Francisco Mauleón (ESP)	Clas	+1h 20' 28"
56	Bruno Cenghialta (ITA)	Ariostea	+1h 20' 42"
57	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Castorama	+1h 22' 17"
58	Reynel Montoya (COL)	Ryalcao	+1h 23' 15"
59	Moreno Argentin (ITA)	Ariostea	+1h 23' 21"
60	Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle (FRA)	Z	+1h 26' 57"
61	Iñaki Gaston (ESP)	Clas	+1h 28' 43"
62	Guy Nulens (BEL)	Panasonic	+1h 29' 10"
63	Dominik Krieger (GER)	Helvetia	+1h 29' 21"
64	Melchor Mauri (ESP)	ONCE	+1h 29' 25"
65	Andreas Kappes (GER)	Histor	+1h 29' 38"
66	Francisco Espinosa (ESP)	Clas	+1h 30' 55"
67	Stephen Hodge (AUS)	ONCE	+1h 32' 52"
68	Dominique Arnould (FRA)	Castorama	+1h 33' 20"
69	Guido Winterberg (SUI)	Helvetia	+1h 34' 35"
70	Pascal Lino (FRA)	RMO	+1h 34' 38"
71	Laurent Jalabert (FRA)	Toshiba	+1h 36' 05"
72	Robert Millar (GBR)	Z	+1h 36' 06"
73	Olaf Lurvik (NOR)	Toshiba	+1h 39' 31"
74	Jesus Montoya (ESP)	Amaya Seguros	+1h 41' 21"
75	Herminio Diaz (ESP)	ONCE	+1h 42' 13"
76	Miguel Angel Martinez (ESP)	ONCE	+1h 42' 14"
77	Dominique Arnaud (FRA)	Banesto	+1h 42' 32"
78	Marc van Orsouw (NED)	Panasonic	+1h 43' 45"
79	Rolf Gölz (GER)	Ariostea	+1h 43' 47"
80	Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA)	Tonton Tapis-Corona	+1h 44' 54"
81	Marc Sergeant (BEL)	Panasonic	+1h 44' 59"
82	Patrick Jacobs (BEL)	Tonton Tapis-Corona	+1h 45' 55"
83	Rolf Järmann (SUI)	Weinmann-Eddy Merckx	+1h 46' 45"
84	Eric Van Lancker (BEL)	Panasonic	+1h 47' 47"
85	Djamolidine Abduzhaparov (UZB)	Carrera	+1h 49' 05"
86	Dimitri Zhdanov (RUS)	Panasonic	+1h 49' 32"
87	Philippe Casado (FRA)	Z	+1h 49' 32"
88	Vladimir Poulnikov (RUS)	Carrera	+1h 50' 50"
89	Valerio Tebaldi (ITA)	Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax	+1h 53' 01"
90	Frank Van Den Abeele (BEL)	Lotto	+1h 53' 27"
91	Alberto Elli (ITA)	Ariostea	+1h 55' 35"
92	Christophe Lavainne (FRA)	Castorama	+1h 56' 16"
93	Enrico Zaina (ITA)	Carrera	+1h 57' 38"
94	Peter Stevenhaagen (NED)	Helvetia	+1h 58' 03"
95	Wilfried Peeters (BEL)	Histor	+1h 58' 52"
96	Guido Bontempi (ITA)	Carrera	+2h 00' 29"
97	Steve Bauer (CAN)	Motorola	+2h 00' 57"
98	Mauro Gianetti (SUI)	Helvetia	+2h 02' 03"
99	Pascal Lance (FRA)	Toshiba	+2h 03' 35"
100	Jesus Rodriguez (ESP)	Banesto	+2h 04' 21"
101	François Lemarchand (FRA)	Z	+2h 04' 30"
102	Thierry Laurent (FRA)	RMO	+2h 06' 07"
103	Edwig Van Hooydonck (BEL)	Buckler	+2h 06' 43"
104	Arsenio Chaparro (COL)	Ryalcao	+2h 06' 48"
105	Michel Dernies (BEL)	Weinmann-Eddy Merckx	+2h 07' 03"
106	Roland Le Clerc (FRA)	Amaya Seguros	+2h 07' 26"
107	Bjarne Riis (DEN)	Castorama	+2h 08' 01"
108	Henrie Abadie (FRA)	Toshiba	+2h 08' 03"
109	Rudy Verdonck (BEL)	Weinmann-Eddy Merckx	+2h 09' 54"
110	Christian Chaubet (FRA)	Toshiba	+2h 11' 22"
111	Thierry Marie (FRA)	Castorama	+2h 12' 37"
112	Davide Cassani (ITA)	Ariostea	+2h 12' 38"
113	Werner Stutz (SUI)	Weinmann-Eddy Merckx	+2h 12' 48"
114	Olaf Ludwig (GER)	Panasonic	+2h 12' 54"
115	Marc Madiot (FRA)	RMO	+2h 13' 22"
116	Urs Zimmermann (SUI)	Motorola	+2h 13' 58"
117	Jelle Nijdam (NED)	Buckler	+2h 15' 05"
118	Michel Vermote (BEL)	RMO	+2h 15' 32"
119	Luis Javier Lukin (ESP)	Banesto	+2h 16' 23"
120	Giancarlo Perini (ITA)	Carrera	+2h 16' 47"
121	Vassili Jdanov (UKR)	TVM	+2h 16' 52"
122	Javier Duch (ESP)	Clas	+2h 17' 04"
123	Marino Alonso (ESP)	Banesto	+2h 19' 44"
124	Brian Holm (DEN)	Histor	+2h 20' 16"
125	Etienne De Wilde (BEL)	Histor	+2h 20' 21"
126	Andy Bishop (USA)	Motorola	+2h 20' 30"
127	Eric Vanderaerden (BEL)	Buckler	+2h 20' 43"
128	Erich Mächler (SUI)	Carrera	+2h 21' 05"
129	Frans Maassen (NED)	Buckler	+2h 21' 31"
130	Patrick Verschueren (BEL)	Lotto	+2h 23' 49"
131	Roberto Gusmeroli (ITA)	Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax	+2h 25' 30"
132	Francis Moreau (FRA)	Tonton Tapis-Corona	+2h 26' 06"
133	Gerrit Solleveld (NED)	Buckler	+2h 26' 47"
134	Jure Pavlic (SLO)	Carrera	+2h 26' 56"
135	Per Pedersen (DEN)	Amaya Seguros	+2h 28' 11"
136	Sergei Uslamin (RUS)	TVM	+2h 29' 21"
137	Peter De Clercq (BEL)	Lotto	+2h 29' 26"
138	Ron Kiefel (USA)	Motorola	+2h 31' 24"
139	Jan Schur (GER)	Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax	+2h 31' 45"
140	Hendrik Redant (BEL)	Lotto	+2h 32' 11"
141	Stefano Zanatta (ITA)	Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax	+2h 32' 27"
142	Rik Van Slycke (BEL)	Lotto	+2h 38' 25"
143	Enrique Guerrikagoitia (ESP)	Amaya Seguros	+2h 39' 48"
144	Henri Manders (NED)	Helvetia	+2h 43' 34"
145	Alfred Achermann (SUI)	Weinmann-Eddy Merckx	+2h 44' 38"
146	Jan Siemons (NED)	TVM	+2h 44' 58"
147	Mauro-Antonio Santaromita (ITA)	Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax	+2h 45' 04"
148	José-Manuel Oliveira (ESP)	Clas	+2h 46' 27"
149	Giuseppe Calcaterra (ITA)	Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax	+2h 48' 11"
150	Ludwig Willems (BEL)	Weinmann-Eddy Merckx	+2h 58' 10"
151	Carlos Jaramillo (COL)	Ryalcao	+2h 58' 47"
152	Eddy Schurer (NED)	TVM	+2h 58' 55"
153	Lawrence Roche (IRE)	Tonton Tapis-Corona	+2h 59' 25"
154	Twan Poels (NED)	Buckler	+3h 00' 15"
155	Thomas Wegmüller (SUI)	Weinmann-Eddy Merckx	+3h 00' 26"
156	Thomas Barth (GER)	TVM	+3h 05' 33"
157	Wiebren Veenstra (NED)	Buckler	+3h 13' 58"
158	Rob Harmeling (NED)	TVM	+3h 25' 51"