The 1987 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 70th running of the race, was held from 21 May to 13 June 1987, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by Stephen Roche.
The defending champion Roberto Visentini returned with a strong Carrera Jeans-Vagabond team to win his second Giro. Visentini took the maglia rosa at the prologue but his teammate Stephen Roche arrived first in the eight km downhill time trial from Poggio to San Remo. When the Carrera team won the team time trial, Roche took the lead in general classification. Visentini conquered again the maglia rosa after a powerful performance in the stage 13 individual time trial, but on the stage from Lido di Jesolo to Sappada, contravening the team's orders,[1] Roche broke away alone early in the day and despite being caught late in the race had the strength to go with the counterattack and take the pink jersey from his team mate. For having attacked Visentini in the stage, Roche gained himself the tifosi's hatred.[2] It was said that the only member of his team that Roche could rely on was domestique Eddy Schepers, although Roche recruited the support of the Panasonic-Isostar riders and ACBB teammates of old friends Robert Millar and Phil Anderson, to encircle and protect him on the pivotal Marmolada climb (a day known as the "Marmolade Massacre"). Roche cemented his first grand tour win in the final individual time trial on stage 22 into Saint-Vincent.
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| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Roche | Carrera Jeans-Vagabond | 105h 39' 42s |
| 2 | Robert Millar | Panasonic-Isostar | + 3' 40s |
| 3 | Erik Breukink | Panasonic-Isostar | + 4' 17s |
| 4 | Marino Lejarreta | Seat-Orbea | + 5' 11s |
| 5 | Flavio Giupponi | Del Tongo-Colnago | + 7' 42s |
| 6 | Marco Giovannetti | Gis Gelati | + 11' 05s |
| 7 | Phil Anderson | Panasonic-Isostar | + 13' 36s |
| 8 | Peter Winnen | Panasonic-Isostar | + 13' 56s |
| 9 | Johan Van der Velde | Gis Gelati | + 13' 57s |
| 10 | Steve Bauer | Toshiba-Look | + 14' 41s |
| Stage | from | to | km | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prol. | San Remo | San Remo (time trial) | 4 | Roberto Visentini (ITA) |
| 1a | San Remo | San Romolo | 31 | Erik Breukink (NED) |
| 1b | Poggio | San Remo (time trial) | 8 | Stephen Roche (IRL) |
| 2 | Imperia | Borgo Val di Taro | 242 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) |
| 3 | Lerici | Lido di Camaiore (team time trial) | 43 | Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
| 4 | Camaiore | Montalcino | 203 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) |
| 5 | Montalcino | Terni | 208 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) |
| 6 | Terni | Monte Terminillo | 134 | Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) |
| 7 | Rieti | Roccaraso | 205 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) |
| 8 | Roccaraso | San Giorgio del Sannio | 168 | Paolo Rosola (ITA) |
| 9 | San Giorgio del Sannio | Bari | 257 | Urs Freuler (SUI) |
| 10 | Bari | Termoli | 210 | Paolo Rosola (ITA) |
| 11 | Giulianova | Osimo | 245 | Robert Forest (FRA) |
| 12 | Osimo | Bellaria | 197 | Guido Bontempi (ITA) |
| 13 | Rimini | San Marino (time trial) | 46 | Roberto Visentini (ITA) |
| 14 | San Marino | Lido di Jesolo | 260 | Paolo Cimini (ITA) |
| 15 | Lido di Jesolo | Sappada | 224 | Johan van der Velde (NED) |
| 16 | Sappada | Canazei | 211 | Johan van der Velde (NED) |
| 17 | Canazei | Riva del Garda | 206 | Marco Vitali (ITA) |
| 18 | Riva del Garda | Trescore Balneario | 213 | Giuseppe Calcaterra (ITA) |
| 19 | Trescore Balneario | Madesimo | 160 | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) |
| 20 | Madesimo | Como | 156 | Paolo Rosola (ITA) |
| 21 | Como | Pila | 252 | Robert Millar (GBR) |
| 22 | Aosta | Saint-Vincent (time trial) | 32 | Stephen Roche (IRL) |
| Cyclist | Country | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Visentini | Italy | prologue, 13th-14th |
| Erik Breukink | Netherlands | 1st-2nd |
| Stephen Roche | Ireland | 3rd-12th, 15th-final |
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