# 1991 Tour de France

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 Induráin, 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.

## Teams

The 1991 Tour had a starting field of 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.
Of the 198 cyclists starting the race, 38 were riding the Tour de France for the first time. The average age of riders in the race was 28.30 years, ranging from the 21-year-old Dimitri Zhdanov (Panasonic–Sportlife) to the 36-year-old Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Z). The Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade cyclists had the youngest average age while the riders on Motorola had the oldest.
The teams entering the race were:
Qualified teams
* Ariostea
* Banesto
* Buckler–Colnago–Decca
* Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
* Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade
* CLAS–Cajastur
* Helvetia–La Suisse
* Histor–Sigma
* Lotto
* Motorola
* ONCE
* PDM–Concorde–Ultima
* RMO
* Toshiba
* Weinmann–Eddy Merckx
* Z
Invited teams
* Amaya Seguros
* Castorama–Raleigh
* Panasonic–Sportlife
* Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao
* Tonton Tapis–GB
* TVM–Sanyo

## Pre-race favourites

Ahead of the 1991 Tour, defending champion Greg LeMond (Z) was considered the favourite to capture a fourth Tour victory, and third in a row. The Guardian's Stephen Bierley wrote that "it is excruciatingly difficult to make out a strong case for the Californian not to finish first in Paris". As had become the norm for LeMond, his early season results had been disappointing, since he chose to use those races as preparation for the Tour instead of trying to be competitive. He had dropped out of the Giro d'Italia and then finished 24th at the Tour de Suisse, one of the build-up races for the Tour de France.
Gianni Bugno (Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade) was listed by The Guardian as LeMond's "greatest threat". Winner of the 1990 Giro d'Italia, he had finished the Italian Grand Tour fourth this year. In the 1990 Tour de France, he had finished seventh overall and won two stages, including one to the ski resort of Alpe d'Huez.
The third major name to be considered a favourite was Erik Breukink (PDM–Concorde–Ultima), third overall the year before. His strong abilities in individual time trials were counted as an advantage, having won one of them in the previous year's Tour. However, his tendency to experience one day of bad form in every Tour he had competed in so far was considered to be the major weakness he had to overcome.
The previous year's runner-up, Claudio Chiappucci (Carrera Jeans–Tassoni), was also ranked among the contenders. Since his breakthrough performance in 1990, he had won the Milan–San Remo one-day race and finished second at the Giro d'Italia.
In addition to LeMond, three more former winners started the 1991 Tour: Pedro Delgado (Banesto), the winner in 1988, had finished fourth in 1990, but commentators suspected that he might be past his prime. Laurent Fignon (Castorama–Raleigh), who had won the race in 1983 and 1984, had, like LeMond, retired from the Giro d'Italia and experienced an early season without major results. However, The Guardian described him as "extremely fit and unusually relaxed". Stephen Roche (Tonton Tapis–GB), winner in 1987, had won the Critérium International earlier in the season, but having finished the Tour in 1990 only 44th, was considered to mainly compete for stage wins.
Other names listed as possible contenders for overall victory were Steve Bauer and Andrew Hampsten of Motorola, Raúl Alcalá (PDM–Concorde–Ultima), Gert-Jan Theunisse (TVM–Sanyo), Steven Rooks (Buckler–Colnago–Decca), Charly Mottet (RMO), and Jean-François Bernard (Banesto).
Bookmaker William Hill listed LeMond at 2-1 odds, followed by Bugno at 7–2, Breukink and Chiappucci at 6–1, and Delgado at 10–1.
Olaf Ludwig (Panasonic–Sportlife), who had won the points classification the year before, was again considered the favourite for it going into the 1991 Tour.

## Route and stages

The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,115 m (6,939 ft) at the summit of the Col du Tourmalet mountain pass on stage 13.
Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 6 July | Lyon | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) | | Individual time trial | Thierry Marie (FRA) |
| 1 | 7 July | Lyon to Lyon | 114.5 km (71.1 mi) | | Plain stage | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS) |
| 2 | 7 July | Bron to Chassieu | 36.5 km (22.7 mi) | | Team time trial | Ariostea |
| 3 | 8 July | Villeurbanne to Dijon | 210.5 km (130.8 mi) | | Plain stage | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) |
| 4 | 9 July | Dijon to Reims | 286.0 km (177.7 mi) | | Plain stage | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS) |
| 5 | 10 July | Reims to Valenciennes | 149.5 km (92.9 mi) | | Plain stage | Jelle Nijdam (NED) |
| 6 | 11 July | Arras to Le Havre | 259.0 km (160.9 mi) | | Plain stage | Thierry Marie (FRA) |
| 7 | 12 July | Le Havre to Argentan | 167.0 km (103.8 mi) | | Plain stage | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) |
| 8 | 13 July | Argentan to Alençon | 73.0 km (45.4 mi) | | Individual time trial | Miguel Induráin (ESP) |
| 9 | 14 July | Alençon to Rennes | 161.0 km (100.0 mi) | | Plain stage | Mauro Ribeiro (BRA) |
| 10 | 15 July | Rennes to Quimper | 207.5 km (128.9 mi) | | Plain stage | Phil Anderson (AUS) |
| 11 | 16 July | Quimper to Saint-Herblain | 246.0 km (152.9 mi) | | Plain stage | Charly Mottet (FRA) |
| | 17 July | Pau | Pau | | Rest day | Rest day |
| 12 | 18 July | Pau to Jaca (Spain) | 192.0 km (119.3 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Charly Mottet (FRA) |
| 13 | 19 July | Jaca (Spain) to Val-Louron | 232.0 km (144.2 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) |
| 14 | 20 July | St Gaudens to Castres | 172.5 km (107.2 mi) | | Plain stage | Bruno Cenghialta (ITA) |
| 15 | 21 July | Albi to Alès | 235.0 km (146.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Moreno Argentin (ITA) |
| 16 | 22 July | Alès to Gap | 215.0 km (133.6 mi) | | Plain stage | Marco Lietti (ITA) |
| 17 | 23 July | Gap to Alpe d'Huez | 125.0 km (77.7 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Gianni Bugno (ITA) |
| 18 | 24 July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Morzine | 255.0 km (158.4 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) |
| 19 | 25 July | Morzine to Aix-les-Bains | 177.0 km (110.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Dimitri Konyshev (URS) |
| 20 | 26 July | Aix-les-Bains to Mâcon | 160.0 km (99.4 mi) | | Hilly stage | Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) |
| 21 | 27 July | Lugny to Mâcon | 57.0 km (35.4 mi) | | Individual time trial | Miguel Induráin (ESP) |
| 22 | 28 July | Melun to Paris (Champs-Élysées) | 178.0 km (110.6 mi) | | Plain stage | Dimitri Konyshev (URS) |
| | Total | Total | 3,914 km (2,432 mi) | 3,914 km (2,432 mi) | 3,914 km (2,432 mi) | 3,914 km (2,432 mi) |

## Race overview

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.
Sørensen kept the lead for a few stages, but in the fifth stage he fell (crashing into a traffic island) and broke his clavicle. He managed to finish the stage, but was unable to start the next stage, so the sixth stage started without a yellow jersey. In that sixth stage, Thierry Marie escaped early in the stage, and reached the finish alone, with a solo of 234 kilometres (145 mi), the third-longest post-war solo escape in the Tour de France. His margin to the rest was big enough to put him back in the top position of the general classification. The time trial in stage eight was won by Miguel Induráin, with LeMond in second place, only eight seconds slower. This was enough to make LeMond the new leader, with Breukink in second place. Stage 9 saw the first Brazilian, Mauro Ribeiro, to win a stage at the Tour de France.
Before the tenth stage, two cyclists from PDM gave up. During that stage, two more gave up, and one came in late. The team revealed that the remaining four cyclists (including Breukink, Kelly and Alcalá, ranked in the top ten of the general classification) were also sick, and the next morning the entire team abandoned. There were rumours that a doping program had gone wrong, but no official penalties were given. After the eleventh stage, there was a rest day, on which the cyclists were transferred from Nantes to Pau, by airplane. Urs Zimmermann had a fear of flying, so he refused to use the airplane. The jury then disqualified him, but after the other cyclists protested, he was allowed to use other means of transportation.
The Tour entered the Pyrenees in the twelfth stage. A group escaped with some strong outsiders: Luc Leblanc, Charly Mottet and Pascal Richard. LeMond was unable to organise the chase, so the group stayed away until the finish. Mottet won the stage, and Leblanc became the new leader in the general classification, with LeMond now in second place.
The thirteenth stage included even more climbs than the twelfth stage. LeMond escaped on the bottom of the Tourmalet, but Indurain chased him and reached him, taking other cyclists with him. Near the top of the Tourmalet, LeMond was unable to follow, and lost contact with the others. After the top, LeMond was able to get back on the descent, but in the meantime Indurain had escaped. LeMond tried to get back to Indurain, but was unable to do so. When they reached the start of the climb of the Col d'Aspin, LeMond was within sight of Indurain, but on the climb Indurain increased the distance.
Claudio Chiappucci had escaped from the chasing group, and was getting close to Indurain. When Indurain heard this, he waited for Chiappucci; they then worked together to get away from LeMond. Chiappucci and Indurain stayed away until the finish; Chiappucci won the stage and Indurain became the new leader. LeMond finished that stage in ninth place, losing more than seven minutes.
The next three stages were relatively flat, and normally no important changes in the general classification are expected. But LeMond did everything he could to win back time, and escaped on the sixteenth stage; finishing in second place, he won back almost half a minute.
The seventeenth stage was in the Alps, with an uphill finish on l'Alpe d'Huez. Gianni Bugno won, closely followed by Indurain. LeMond lost two more minutes this stage. The eighteenth stage was the last mountainous stage, and in this stage LeMond lost almost seven minutes. Indurain was leading the race, three minutes before Gianni Bugno. Because a time trial, Indurain's specialty, was the last serious obstacle in the race, Indurain was almost sure of the victory. And indeed, Indurain won that time trial, so he won the Tour de France of 1991.
In the last stage, there was a crash on the Champs-Élysées, just before the finish, after Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, sprinting for the stage victory, hit a barrier. Abdoujaparov was leading the points classification, but had to finish the stage to win this classification. After fifteen minutes, he was able to get up and walk his bicycle across the finish line.

## Classification leadership and minor prizes

There were several classifications in the 1991 Tour de France. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.
There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorised some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and wore a white jersey with red polka dots.
The fourth individual classification was the young rider classification, which was not marked by a jersey in 1991. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders under 26 years were eligible.
For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The leaders of the team classification had previously worn yellow caps, but this was abandoned after the 1990 Tour.
In addition, there was a combativity award given after each mass-start stage to the cyclist considered most combative. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification. Claudio Chiappucci won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award. The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col du Tourmalet on stage 13. This prize was won by Chiappucci.
Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | Combativity | Combativity |
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | Award | Classification |
| P | Thierry Marie | Thierry Marie | Thierry Marie | not awarded | Laurent Jalabert | Castorama–Raleigh | no award | no award |
| 1 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Greg LeMond | Greg LeMond | Rolf Järmann | Laurent Jalabert | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | Greg LeMond | Greg LeMond |
| 2 | Ariostea | Rolf Sørensen | Greg LeMond | Rolf Järmann | Massimiliano Lelli | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | no award | Greg LeMond |
| 3 | Etienne De Wilde | Rolf Sørensen | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Rolf Järmann | Massimiliano Lelli | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | Sammie Moreels | Greg LeMond |
| 4 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Rolf Sørensen | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Peter De Clercq | Massimiliano Lelli | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | Benjamin Van Itterbeeck | Greg LeMond |
| 5 | Jelle Nijdam | Rolf Sørensen | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Peter De Clercq | Massimiliano Lelli | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | Claudio Chiappucci | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 6 | Thierry Marie | Thierry Marie | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Thierry Marie | Massimiliano Lelli | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | Thierry Marie | Thierry Marie |
| 7 | Jean-Paul van Poppel | Thierry Marie | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Peter De Clercq | Massimiliano Lelli | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | Rolf Gölz | Thierry Marie |
| 8 | Miguel Induráin | Greg LeMond | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Peter De Clercq | Massimiliano Lelli | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | no award | Thierry Marie |
| 9 | Mauro Ribeiro | Greg LeMond | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Peter De Clercq | Massimiliano Lelli | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | Henri Abadie | Thierry Marie |
| 10 | Phil Anderson | Greg LeMond | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Peter De Clercq | Massimiliano Lelli | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | Thierry Laurent | Thierry Marie |
| 11 | Charly Mottet | Greg LeMond | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Peter De Clercq | Massimiliano Lelli | Banesto | Michel Vermote | Thierry Marie |
| 12 | Charly Mottet | Luc Leblanc | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Pascal Richard | Miguel Ángel Martínez Torres | Castorama–Raleigh | Charly Mottet | Thierry Marie |
| 13 | Claudio Chiappucci | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | Miguel Induráin | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 14 | Bruno Cenghialta | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | Bruno Cenghialta | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 15 | Moreno Argentin | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | Moreno Argentin | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 16 | Marco Lietti | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | Laurent Fignon | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 17 | Gianni Bugno | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | Pello Ruiz Cabestany | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 18 | Thierry Claveyrolat | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | Thierry Bourguignon | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 19 | Dmitri Konychev | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | Melcior Mauri | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 20 | Viatcheslav Ekimov | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | Hendrik Redant | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 21 | Miguel Induráin | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | no award | Claudio Chiappucci |
| 22 | Dmitri Konychev | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | Greg LeMond | Claudio Chiappucci |
| Final | Final | Miguel Induráin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Claudio Chiappucci | Álvaro Mejía | Banesto | Claudio Chiappucci | Claudio Chiappucci |

## Final standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | | Denotes the winner of the points classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | 101h 01' 20" |
| 2 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | + 3' 36" |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 5' 56" |
| 4 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO | + 7' 37" |
| 5 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | + 10' 10" |
| 6 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | + 11' 27" |
| 7 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 13' 13" |
| 8 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 13' 40" |
| 9 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Banesto | + 20' 10" |
| 10 | Gérard Rué (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 20' 13" |
Final general classification (11–158) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 11 | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) | ONCE | + 21' 00" |
| 12 | Abelardo Rondon (COL) | Banesto | + 26' 47" |
| 13 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | TVM–Sanyo | + 27' 10" |
| 14 | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) | Banesto | + 28' 57" |
| 15 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 30' 09" |
| 16 | Denis Roux (FRA) | Toshiba | + 30' 40" |
| 17 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | RMO | + 32' 39" |
| 18 | Alberto Luis Camargo (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 32' 54" |
| 19 | Alvaro Mejia (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 33' 52" |
| 20 | Frédéric Vichot (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | + 36' 43" |
| 21 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 38' 43" |
| 22 | Javier Murguialday (ESP) | Amaya Seguros | + 39' 11" |
| 23 | Jérôme Simon (FRA) | Z | + 39' 14" |
| 24 | Fabrice Philipot (FRA) | Banesto | + 41' 56" |
| 25 | Thierry Bourguignon (FRA) | Toshiba | + 42' 32" |
| 26 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 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) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | + 47' 06" |
| 31 | Luis Herrera (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 47' 58" |
| 32 | Uwe Ampler (GER) | Histor–Sigma | + 49' 11" |
| 33 | Pello Ruiz (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 53' 21" |
| 34 | Gerrit de Vries (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 54' 47" |
| 35 | Johan Bruyneel (BEL) | Lotto | + 57' 28" |
| 36 | Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | + 58' 40" |
| 37 | Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) | ONCE | + 59' 20" |
| 38 | Éric Boyer (FRA) | Z | + 59' 51" |
| 39 | Alberto Leanizbarrutia (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 1h 03' 09" |
| 40 | Alessandro Giannelli (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 1h 03' 52" |
| 41 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Amaya Seguros | + 1h 06' 04" |
| 42 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 1h 06' 17" |
| 43 | Henry Cardenas (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 1h 07' 23" |
| 44 | Philippe Louviot (FRA) | Toshiba | + 1h 07' 31" |
| 45 | Phil Anderson (AUS) | Motorola | + 1h 08' 13" |
| 46 | Gerardo Moncada (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 1h 08' 45" |
| 47 | Mauro Ribeiro (BRA) | RMO | + 1h 09' 45" |
| 48 | Óscar Vargas (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 1h 11' 04" |
| 49 | Pascal Richard (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 1h 11' 16" |
| 50 | Didier Virvaleix (FRA) | Histor–Sigma | + 1h 12' 05" |
| 51 | Laurent Pillon (FRA) | Tonton Tapis–GB | + 1h 12' 27" |
| 52 | Dmitri Konychev (URS) | TVM–Sanyo | + 1h 16' 56" |
| 53 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 1h 18' 08" |
| 54 | Bruno Cornillet (FRA) | Z | + 1h 18' 59" |
| 55 | Francisco Mauleón (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 1h 20' 28" |
| 56 | Bruno Cenghialta (ITA) | Ariostea | + 1h 20' 42" |
| 57 | Pascal Simon (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | + 1h 22' 17" |
| 58 | Reynel Montoya (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 1h 23' 15" |
| 59 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | + 1h 23' 21" |
| 60 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) | Z | + 1h 26' 57" |
| 61 | Iñaki Gastón (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 1h 28' 43" |
| 62 | Guy Nulens (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 1h 29' 10" |
| 63 | Dominik Krieger (GER) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 1h 29' 21" |
| 64 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | + 1h 29' 25" |
| 65 | Andreas Kappes (GER) | Histor–Sigma | + 1h 29' 38" |
| 66 | Francisco Espinosa (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 1h 30' 55" |
| 67 | Stephen Hodge (AUS) | ONCE | + 1h 32' 52" |
| 68 | Dominique Arnould (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | + 1h 33' 20" |
| 69 | Guido Winterberg (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 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–Sportlife | + 1h 43' 45" |
| 79 | Rolf Gölz (GER) | Ariostea | + 1h 43' 47" |
| 80 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | Tonton Tapis–GB | + 1h 44' 54" |
| 81 | Marc Sergeant (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 1h 44' 59" |
| 82 | Patrick Jacobs (BEL) | Tonton Tapis–GB | + 1h 45' 55" |
| 83 | Rolf Järmann (SUI) | Weinmann–Eddy Merckx | + 1h 46' 45" |
| 84 | Eric Van Lancker (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 1h 47' 47" |
| 85 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 1h 49' 05" |
| 86 | Dimitri Zhdanov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 1h 49' 32" |
| 87 | Philippe Casado (FRA) | Z | + 1h 49' 32" |
| 88 | Vladimir Poulnikov (URS) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 1h 50' 50" |
| 89 | Valerio Tebaldi (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | + 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–Raleigh | + 1h 56' 16" |
| 93 | Enrico Zaina (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 1h 57' 38" |
| 94 | Peter Stevenhaagen (NED) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 1h 58' 03" |
| 95 | Wilfried Peeters (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | + 1h 58' 52" |
| 96 | Guido Bontempi (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 2h 00' 29" |
| 97 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | Motorola | + 2h 00' 57" |
| 98 | Mauro Gianetti (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 2h 02' 03" |
| 99 | Pascal Lance (FRA) | Toshiba | + 2h 03' 35" |
| 100 | Jesús Rodríguez (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–Colnago–Decca | + 2h 06' 43" |
| 104 | Arsenio Chaparro (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–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–Raleigh | + 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–Raleigh | + 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–Sportlife | + 2h 12' 54" |
| 115 | Marc Madiot (FRA) | RMO | + 2h 13' 22" |
| 116 | Urs Zimmermann (SUI) | Motorola | + 2h 13' 58" |
| 117 | Jelle Nijdam (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 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 Jeans–Tassoni | + 2h 16' 47" |
| 121 | Vassili Zhdanov (URS) | TVM–Sanyo | + 2h 16' 52" |
| 122 | Javier Duch (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 2h 17' 04" |
| 123 | Marino Alonso (ESP) | Banesto | + 2h 19' 44" |
| 124 | Brian Holm (DEN) | Histor–Sigma | + 2h 20' 16" |
| 125 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | + 2h 20' 21" |
| 126 | Andy Bishop (USA) | Motorola | + 2h 20' 30" |
| 127 | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 2h 20' 43" |
| 128 | Erich Mächler (SUI) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 2h 21' 05" |
| 129 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 2h 21' 31" |
| 130 | Patrick Verschueren (BEL) | Lotto | + 2h 23' 49" |
| 131 | Roberto Gusmeroli (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | + 2h 25' 30" |
| 132 | Francis Moreau (FRA) | Tonton Tapis–GB | + 2h 26' 06" |
| 133 | Gerrit Solleveld (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 2h 26' 47" |
| 134 | Jure Pavlic (YUG) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 2h 26' 56" |
| 135 | Per Pedersen (DEN) | Amaya Seguros | + 2h 28' 11" |
| 136 | Sergei Uslamin (URS) | TVM–Sanyo | + 2h 29' 21" |
| 137 | Peter De Clercq (BEL) | Lotto | + 2h 29' 26" |
| 138 | Ron Kiefel (USA) | Motorola | + 2h 31' 24" |
| 139 | Jan Schur (GER) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | + 2h 31' 45" |
| 140 | Hendrik Redant (BEL) | Lotto | + 2h 32' 11" |
| 141 | Stefano Zanatta (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | + 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–La Suisse | + 2h 43' 34" |
| 145 | Alfred Achermann (SUI) | Weinmann–Eddy Merckx | + 2h 44' 38" |
| 146 | Jan Siemons (NED) | TVM–Sanyo | + 2h 44' 58" |
| 147 | Mauro Antonio Santaromita (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | + 2h 45' 04" |
| 148 | José Manuel Oliveira (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 2h 46' 27" |
| 149 | Giuseppe Calcaterra (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | + 2h 48' 11" |
| 150 | Ludwig Willems (BEL) | Weinmann–Eddy Merckx | + 2h 58' 10" |
| 151 | Carlos Jaramillo (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 2h 58' 47" |
| 152 | Eddy Schurer (NED) | TVM–Sanyo | + 2h 58' 55" |
| 153 | Lawrence Roche (IRE) | Tonton Tapis–GB | + 2h 59' 25" |
| 154 | Twan Poels (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 3h 00' 15" |
| 155 | Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) | Weinmann–Eddy Merckx | + 3h 00' 26" |
| 156 | Thomas Barth (GER) | TVM–Sanyo | + 3h 05' 33" |
| 157 | Wiebren Veenstra (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 3h 13' 58" |
| 158 | Rob Harmeling (NED) | TVM–Sanyo | + 3h 25' 51" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | 316 |
| 2 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | Toshiba | 263 |
| 3 | Olaf Ludwig (GER) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 175 |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | Tonton Tapis–GB | 159 |
| 5 | Andreas Kappes (GER) | Histor–Sigma | 151 |
| 6 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | 143 |
| 7 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | 139 |
| 8 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 130 |
| 9 | Phil Anderson (AUS) | Motorola | 127 |
| 10 | Dmitri Konychev (URS) | TVM–Sanyo | 107 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | 312 |
| 2 | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) | RMO | 277 |
| 3 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | 164 |
| 4 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | 157 |
| 5 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | 141 |
| 6 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | 128 |
| 7 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO | 122 |
| 8 | Pascal Richard (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 118 |
| 9 | Roberto Conti (ITA) | Ariostea | 110 |
| 10 | Peter De Clercq (BEL) | Lotto | 88 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alvaro Mejia (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | 101h 35' 12" |
| 2 | Gerrit de Vries (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 20' 55" |
| 3 | Dominik Krieger (GER) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 55' 29" |
| 4 | Thierry Laurent (FRA) | RMO | + 1h 02' 13" |
| 5 | Miguel Angel Martinez (ESP) | ONCE | + 1h 08' 22" |
| 6 | Dimitri Zhdanov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 1h 15' 40" |
| 7 | Enrico Zaina (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 1h 23' 46" |
| 8 | Enrique Guerrikagoitia (ESP) | Amaya Seguros | + 2h 05' 56" |
| 9 | José-Manuel Oliveira (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 2h 11' 12" |
| 10 | Lawrence Roche (IRE) | Tonton Tapis–GB | + 2h 25' 33" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Banesto | 303h 28' 50" |
| 2 | Castorama–Raleigh | + 25' 44" |
| 3 | RMO | + 50' 25" |
| 4 | Z | + 57' 29" |
| 5 | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 1h 09' 45" |
| 6 | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 1h 11' 19" |
| 7 | ONCE | + 1h 27' 50" |
| 8 | Amaya Seguros | + 1h 38' 24" |
| 9 | Toshiba | + 1h 40' 08" |
| 10 | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 1h 51' 27" |