# 1990 UCI Road World Cup

The 1990 UCI Road World Cup was the second edition of the UCI Road World Cup. From the 1989 edition, an individual time trial finale event in Lunel, France, was added. The series was won by Italian rider Gianni Bugno of Chateau d'Ax–Salotti. The leader jersey with the vertical rainbow was introduced in this edition.

## Races

| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | World Cup Leader | Leader's Team | Report |
| March 17 | Milan–San Remo | Italy | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Report |
| April 1 | Tour of Flanders | Belgium | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | Report |
| April 8 | Paris–Roubaix | France | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | Report |
| April 15 | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium | Eric van Lancker (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | Report |
| April 21 | Amstel Gold Race | Netherlands | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | Report |
| July 29 | Wincanton Classic | United Kingdom | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Report |
| August 11 | Clásica de San Sebastián | Spain | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Report |
| August 19 | Züri-Metzgete | Switzerland | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Report |
| August 30 | Grand Prix des Amériques | Canada | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Report |
| September 26 | Grand Prix de la Libération | Netherlands | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Report |
| October 14 | Paris–Tours | France | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Ariostea | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Report |
| October 20 | Giro di Lombardia | Italy | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Report |
| October 27 | World Cup Finale | France | Erik Breukink (NED) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | Report |
The final time trial was an invitation event. The invited riders are the single Cup race winners, the first 10 of the general classification before the last race, the first 10 in the World Ranking and the reigning World Champion. Some riders forfeit their right to start and some others in the high classification of World Cup are invited.

## Single races details

* Denotes the Classification Leader
In the race results the leader jersey identify the rider who wore the jersey in the race (the leader at the start of the race).
In the general classification table the jersey identify the leader after the race.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 6h 25' 06" |
| 2 | Rolf Gölz (GER) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 4" |
| 3 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 23" |
| 4 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | + 31" |
| 5 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | s.t. |
| 6 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | RMO | s.t. |
| 7 | Jesper Skibby (DEN) | TVM | s.t. |
| 8 | Adriano Baffi (ITA) | Ariostea | + 1' 02" |
| 9 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | s.t. |
| 10 | William Dazzani [it] (ITA) | Italbonifica–Navigare | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 25 |
| 2 | Rolf Gölz (GER) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 22 |
| 3 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 20 |
| 4 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 18 |
| 5 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | 16 |
| 6 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | RMO | 15 |
| 7 | Jesper Skibby (DEN) | TVM | 14 |
| 8 | Adriano Baffi (ITA) | Ariostea | 13 |
| 9 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | 12 |
| 10 | William Dazzani [it] (ITA) | Italbonifica–Navigare | 11 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 6h 47' 25" |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 3 | John Talen (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 11" |
| 4 | Carlo Bomans (BEL) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | s.t. |
| 5 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | + 14" |
| 6 | Jan Schur (GDR) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | + 23" |
| 7 | Niki Rüttimann (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 8 | Claude Criquielion (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | + 37" |
| 9 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | RMO | s.t. |
| 10 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 43 |
| 2 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 34 |
| 3 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | 32 |
| 4 | John Talen (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 28 |
| 5 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 27 |
| 6 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | RMO | 27 |
| 7 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 22 |
| 8 | Rolf Gölz (GER) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 22 |
| 9 | Carlo Bomans (BEL) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 18 |
| 10 | Jan Schur (GDR) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 15 |
| 10 | Adriano Baffi (ITA) | Ariostea | 15 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 7h 37' 02" |
| 2 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | s.t. |
| 3 | Edwig Van Hooydonck (BEL) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 4 | Martial Gayant (FRA) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 5 | Jean-Marie Wampers (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 3" |
| 6 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | s.t. |
| 7 | Thomas Wegmuller (SWI) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | + 7" |
| 8 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | + 10" |
| 9 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 10 | John Talen (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 43 |
| 2 | John Talen (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 39 |
| 3 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 34 |
| 4 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 34 |
| 5 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | 32 |
| 6 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 27 |
| 7 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | RMO | 27 |
| 8 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 25 |
| 9 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | 23 |
| 10 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | 22 |
| 10 | Rolf Gölz (GER) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 22 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eric Van Lancker (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 7h 10' 00" |
| 2 | Jean-Claude Leclercq (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 34" |
| 3 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 4 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Luc Roosen (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | s.t. |
| 6 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | + 1' 20" |
| 7 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | s.t. |
| 8 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 9 | Martin Earley (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 10 | Atle Kvålsvoll (NOR) | Z–Tomasso | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 58 |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 52 |
| 3 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 48 |
| 4 | John Talen (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 39 |
| 5 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | 32 |
| 6 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 30 |
| 7 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | RMO | 27 |
| 8 | Eric Van Lancker (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 25 |
| 9 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 25 |
| 10 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | 23 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 6h 17' 17" |
| 2 | Luc Roosen (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | s.t. |
| 3 | Jelle Nijdam (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 4 | Jan Goessens (BEL) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | s.t. |
| 5 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | s.t. |
| 6 | Jean-Claude Leclercq (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 7 | Andreas Kappes (FRG) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 8 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | s.t. |
| 9 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | s.t. |
| 10 | Phil Anderson (AUS) | TVM | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 62 |
| 2 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 61 |
| 3 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 60 |
| 4 | John Talen (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 39 |
| 5 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 38 |
| 6 | Luc Roosen (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | 38 |
| 7 | Jean-Claude Leclercq (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 37 |
| 8 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | 33 |
| 9 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | 32 |
| 10 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 30 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 6h 09' 51" |
| 2 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 13" |
| 3 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | s.t. |
| 5 | Marc Sergeant (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 6 | Michel Dernies (BEL) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | s.t. |
| 7 | Sammie Moreels (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | s.t. |
| 8 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | s.t. |
| 9 | Dirk De Wolf (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 10 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 86 |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 80 |
| 3 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 62 |
| 4 | John Talen (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 39 |
| 5 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 38 |
| 6 | Luc Roosen (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | 38 |
| 7 | Jean-Claude Leclercq (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 37 |
| 8 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 36 |
| 9 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | 33 |
| 10 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | 32 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | 6h 19' 59" |
| 2 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | Toshiba | + 2' 24" |
| 3 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 4 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | s.t. |
| 5 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 2' 29" |
| 6 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | s.t. |
| 7 | Enrique Aja (ESP) | Teka | s.t. |
| 8 | Jesús Rodríguez Magro (ESP) | Banesto | s.t. |
| 9 | Pascal Richard (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 10 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 86 |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 81 |
| 3 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 62 |
| 4 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 42 |
| 5 | John Talen (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 39 |
| 6 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 38 |
| 7 | Luc Roosen (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | 38 |
| 8 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 37* |
| 9 | Jean-Claude Leclercq (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 37 |
| 10 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | 37 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO | 6h 07' 08" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z–Tomasso | s.t. |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | s.t. |
| 4 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 5 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | + 39" |
| 6 | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 7 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | s.t. |
| 8 | Iñaki Gastón (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | s.t. |
| 9 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 10 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Banesto | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 102 |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 81 |
| 3 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 62 |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 57* |
| 5 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 50 |
| 6 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 48 |
| 7 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | 43 |
| 8 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | 40 |
| 9 | John Talen (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 39 |
| 10 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 38 |
| 10 | Luc Roosen (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | 38 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | 6h 02' 46" |
| 2 | Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | + 30" |
| 3 | Sammie Moreels (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | + 33" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 41" |
| 5 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | + 1' 40" |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 7 | Louis de Koning (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 8 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 9 | Marco Lietti (ITA) | Ariostea | + 3' 41" |
| 10 | Rudy Verdonck (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | + 3' 51" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 112 |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 94 |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 75* |
| 4 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | 68 |
| 5 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 65 |
| 6 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 62 |
| 7 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | 53 |
| 8 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 48 |
| 9 | Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 45 |
| 10 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | 40 |
| | Team | Time |
| 1 | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 1h 41' 03" |
| 2 | ONCE | + 24" |
| 3 | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 53" |
| 4 | Histor–Sigma | |
| 5 | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | |
| 6 | TVM | |
| 7 | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | |
| 8 | Stuttgart–Mercedes–Merckx–Puma | |
| 9 | Helvetia–La Suisse | |
| 10 | Panasonic–Sportlife | |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 112 |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 94 |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 75* |
| 4 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | 68 |
| 5 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 65 |
| 6 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 62 |
| 7 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | 53 |
| 8 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 48 |
| 9 | Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 45 |
| 10 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | 40 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Ariostea | 7h 09' 32" |
| 2 | Phil Anderson (AUS) | TVM | s.t. |
| 3 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | s.t. |
| 4 | Kim Andersen (DEN) | Z–Tomasso | s.t. |
| 5 | Andreas Kappes (GER) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 6 | Carlo Bomans (BEL) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | + 4" |
| 7 | Wiebren Veenstra (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 8 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 9 | Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) | Castorama | s.t. |
| 10 | Adriano Baffi (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 112 |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 95 |
| 3 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 78 |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 75* |
| 5 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | 71 |
| 6 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 62 |
| 7 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | 55 |
| 8 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | 53 |
| 9 | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Ariostea | 52 |
| 10 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 48 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 6h 11' 45" |
| 2 | Pascal Richard (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 3 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO | s.t. |
| 4 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Tomasso | s.t. |
| 5 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | s.t. |
| 6 | Claude Criquielion (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | + 3' 35" |
| 7 | Leonardo Sierra (VEN) | Selle Italia–Eurocar–Mosoca–Galli | s.t. |
| 8 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 3' 38" |
| 9 | Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | + 3' 56" |
| 10 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 4' 06" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 120 |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 95 |
| 3 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 89 |
| 4 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | 81 |
| 5 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 75* |
| 6 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 73 |
| 7 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 62 |
| 8 | Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 57 |
| 9 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | 55 |
| 10 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | 53 |
| 10 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | 53 |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Erik Breukink (NED) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 1h 02' 48" |
| 2 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | + 34" |
| 3 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 41" |
| 4 | Eric Van Lancker (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 1' 06" |
| 5 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO | + 1' 20" |
| 6 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | + 1' 29" |
| 7 | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Ariostea | + 1' 43" |
| 8 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | + 1' 56" |
| 9 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 2' 08" |
| 10 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | + 2' 16" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 133 |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 99 |
| 3 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 94 |
| 4 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | 89 |
| 5 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 82 |
| 6 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 78* |
| 7 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | 68 |
| 8 | Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 67 |
| 9 | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Ariostea | 66 |
| 10 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | 65 |
| 10 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | 65 |

## Final standings
### Individual

Points are awarded to the top 20 classified riders. All riders taking points are classified, there is no minimum races to start.
The points are awarded for every race using the following system:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Points | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Team | MSR | ToF | ROU | LBL | AGR | WIN | CSS | ZUR | AME | LIB | TOU | LOM | FIN | Pts. |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 25 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 10 | ** | 0 | 8 | 13 | 133 |
| 2 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 0 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ** | 1 | 0 | 4 | 99 |
| 3 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | ** | 13 | 11 | 5 | 94 |
| 4 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | Del Tongo | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | ** | 3 | 10 | 8 | 89 |
| 5 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ** | 0 | 25 | 9 | 82 |
| 6 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 18 | ** | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78* |
| 7 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 | ** | 0 | 0 | 15 | 68 |
| 8 | Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | ** | 0 | 12 | 10 | 67 |
| 9 | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Ariostea | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ** | 25 | 0 | 14 | 66 |
| 10 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ** | 0 | 16 | 20 | 65 |
| 11 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 0 | ** | 0 | 13 | 12 | 65 |
| 12 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 18 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Del Tongo | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ** | 20 | 0 | 7 | 62 |
| 14 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ** | 0 | 20 | 16 | 61 |
| 15 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ** | 0 | 0 | 11 | 49 |
| 16 | Claude Criquielion (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ** | 0 | 15 | 6 | 46 |
| 18 | Eric Van Lancker (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ** | 0 | 0 | 18 | 43 |
| 17 | Andreas Kappes (GER) | Toshiba | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ** | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 19 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Tomasso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ** | 0 | 18 | 2 | 41 |
| 20 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ** | 0 | 0 | 22 | 40 |
| Race winners out of the top 20 |||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Team | MSR | ToF | ROU | LBL | AGR | WIN | CSS | ZUR | AME | LIB | TOU | LOM | FIN | Pts. |
| 24 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 34 | Erik Breukink (NED) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ** | 0 | 0 | 25 | 26 |
| 35 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Top ten position |
| Blue | Other points position |
| Purple | Out of points, retired or did not start |

### Teams

| | Team | Points |
| 1 | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 92 |
| 2 | Helvetia–La Suisse | 77 |
| 3 | Panasonic–Sportlife | 59 |
| 4 | Ariostea | 55 |
| 5 | Weinmann–SMM–Uster | 52 |