# 1991 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22

The 1991 Tour de France was the 78th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Lyon with a prologue individual time trial on 6 July and Stage 12 occurred on 18 July with a mountainous stage from Pau. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 28 July.

## Stage 12

18 July 1991 — Pau to Jaca (Spain), 192 km (119.3 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | 5h 15' 52" |
| 2 | Pascal Richard (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 3 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 2" |
| 4 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 2' 06" |
| 5 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | s.t. |
| 6 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | + 6' 21" |
| 7 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | + 6' 49" |
| 8 | Frédéric Vichot (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 6' 55" |
| 9 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | s.t. |
| 10 | Jan Nevens (BEL) | Lotto | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | 51h 35' 46" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 2' 35" |
| 3 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 3' 52" |
| 4 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 4' 22" |
| 5 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | + 4' 44" |
| 6 | Pascal Richard (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 5' 17" |
| 7 | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) | Banesto | + 5' 46" |
| 8 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 6' 09" |
| 9 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 6' 26" |
| 10 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Banesto | + 7' 05" |

## Stage 13

19 July 1991 — Jaca (Spain) to Val-Louron, 232 km (144.2 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | 7h 11' 16" |
| 2 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | + 1" |
| 3 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 2' 50" |
| 5 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 3' 53" |
| 6 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 6' 01" |
| 7 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | + 6' 24" |
| 8 | Éric Boyer (FRA) | Z | + 7' 17" |
| 9 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 7' 18" |
| 10 | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) | Banesto | + 7' 38" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 58h 51' 47" |
| 2 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 3' 00" |
| 3 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 3' 10" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 4' 06" |
| 5 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 5' 08" |
| 6 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 5' 52" |
| 7 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 7' 25" |
| 8 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 7' 51" |
| 9 | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) | Banesto | + 8' 39" |
| 10 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | + 13' 11" |

## Stage 14

20 July 1991 — Saint-Gaudens to Castres, 172.5 km (107.2 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bruno Cenghialta (ITA) | Ariostea | 4h 15' 51" |
| 2 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | Tonton Tapis-Corona | + 20" |
| 3 | Marco Giovannetti (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 21" |
| 4 | Andreas Kappes (GER) | Histor-Sigma | + 37" |
| 5 | Davide Cassani (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 6 | Stephen Hodge (AUS) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 7 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 8 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 56" |
| 9 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 10 | Stefano Zanatta (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 63h 09' 14" |
| 2 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 3' 00" |
| 3 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 3' 10" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 4' 06" |
| 5 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 5' 08" |
| 6 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 5' 52" |
| 7 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 6' 52" |
| 8 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 7' 25" |
| 9 | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) | Banesto | + 8' 02" |
| 10 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | + 13' 11" |

## Stage 15

21 July 1991 — Albi to Alès, 235 km (146 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 6h 21' 22" |
| 2 | Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) | Weinmann-Eddy Merckx | + 1' 07" |
| 3 | Mauro Ribeiro (BRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 1' 12" |
| 4 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 1' 14" |
| 5 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 6 | Valerio Tebaldi (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | s.t. |
| 7 | Rolf Gölz (GER) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 8 | Philippe Louviot (FRA) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 9 | Dominik Krieger (GER) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 10 | Eddy Schurer (NED) | TVM–Sanyo | + 1' 38" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 69h 32' 29" |
| 2 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 3' 00" |
| 3 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 3' 10" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 4' 06" |
| 5 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 5' 08" |
| 6 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 5' 52" |
| 7 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 6' 52" |
| 8 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 7' 25" |
| 9 | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) | Banesto | + 8' 02" |
| 10 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | + 13' 11" |

## Stage 16

22 July 1991 — Alès to Gap, 215 km (134 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marco Lietti (ITA) | Ariostea | 6h 06' 39" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 2" |
| 3 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 19" |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | Tonton Tapis-Corona | + 21" |
| 5 | Davide Cassani (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 6 | Phil Anderson (AUS) | Motorola | s.t. |
| 7 | Frédéric Vichot (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 8 | Gerrit de Vries (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 9 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 10 | Gérard Rué (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 28" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 75h 39' 36" |
| 2 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 3' 00" |
| 3 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 3' 10" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 4' 06" |
| 5 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 4' 42" |
| 6 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 5' 52" |
| 7 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 6' 52" |
| 8 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 7' 25" |
| 9 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | + 13' 04" |
| 10 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 14' 25" |

## Stage 17

23 July 1991 — Gap to Alpe d'Huez, 125 km (78 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | 3h 25' 48" |
| 2 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | + 1" |
| 3 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 2" |
| 4 | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) | Banesto | + 35" |
| 5 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 43" |
| 6 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | s.t. |
| 7 | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | s.t. |
| 8 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Banesto | + 45" |
| 9 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 1' 12" |
| 10 | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | Ryalco-Postobón | + 1' 13" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 79h 05' 25" |
| 2 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 3' 09" |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 4' 48" |
| 4 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 4' 57" |
| 5 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 6' 39" |
| 6 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 6' 53" |
| 7 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 7' 03" |
| 8 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 9' 25" |
| 9 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | + 16' 22" |
| 10 | Gérard Rué (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 16' 56" |

## Stage 18

24 July 1991 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Morzine, 255 km (158 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | 7h 26' 47" |
| 2 | Thierry Bourguignon (FRA) | Toshiba | + 6" |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 30" |
| 4 | Uwe Ampler (GER) | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 5 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | TVM–Sanyo | s.t. |
| 6 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | s.t. |
| 7 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | s.t. |
| 8 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 9 | Didier Virvaleix (FRA) | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 10 | Gérard Rué (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 86h 32' 42" |
| 2 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 3' 09" |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 4' 48" |
| 4 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 4' 57" |
| 5 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 6' 53" |
| 6 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 7' 15" |
| 7 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 9' 43" |
| 8 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 14' 01" |
| 9 | Gérard Rué (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 16' 56" |
| 10 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Banesto | + 17' 14" |

## Stage 19

25 July 1991 — Morzine to Aix-les-Bains, 177 km (110 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dimitri Konyshev (URS) | TVM–Sanyo | 4h 18' 28" |
| 2 | Pascal Richard (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 3 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | + 11" |
| 4 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 14" |
| 5 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 6 | Gérard Rué (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 7 | Vladimir Poulnikov (UKR) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 34" |
| 8 | Francisco Espinosa (ESP) | Clas-Cajastur | + 50" |
| 9 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 1' 03" |
| 10 | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | Ryalco-Postobón | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 90h 53' 00" |
| 2 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 3' 09" |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 4' 48" |
| 4 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 4' 57" |
| 5 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 6' 53" |
| 6 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 7' 15" |
| 7 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 9' 43" |
| 8 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 12' 25" |
| 9 | Gérard Rué (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 15' 20" |
| 10 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | + 16' 25" |

## Stage 20

26 July 1991 — Aix-les-Bains to Mâcon, 160 km (99 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 4h 12' 52" |
| 2 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 7" |
| 3 | Olaf Ludwig (GER) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | Tonton Tapis-Corona | s.t. |
| 5 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 6 | Jan Schur (GER) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 7 | Davide Cassani (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 8 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 9 | Andreas Kappes (GER) | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 10 | Rudy Verdonck (BEL) | Weinmann-Eddy Merckx | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 95h 05' 59" |
| 2 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 3' 09" |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 4' 48" |
| 4 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 4' 57" |
| 5 | Luc Leblanc (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 6' 53" |
| 6 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | + 7' 15" |
| 7 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 9' 43" |
| 8 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 12' 25" |
| 9 | Gérard Rué (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 15' 20" |
| 10 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo (ESP) | ONCE | + 16' 25" |

## Stage 21

27 July 1991 — Lugny to Mâcon, 57 km (35 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 1h 11' 45" |
| 2 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 27" |
| 3 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z | + 48" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 1' 08" |
| 5 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 1' 49" |
| 6 | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) | Banesto | + 2' 14" |
| 7 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 8 | Vladimir Poulnikov (UKR) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 2' 27" |
| 9 | Vasily Zhdanov (URS) | TVM–Sanyo | + 2' 32" |
| 10 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 2' 40" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 96h 17' 44" |
| 2 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax | + 3' 36" |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 5' 56" |
| 4 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 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" |

## Stage 22

28 July 1991 — Melun to Paris Champs-Élysées, 178 km (111 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dimitri Konyshev (URS) | TVM–Sanyo | 4h 43' 36" |
| 2 | Olaf Ludwig (GER) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 3 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 4 | Hendrik Redant (BEL) | Lotto | s.t. |
| 5 | Phil Anderson (AUS) | Motorola | s.t. |
| 6 | Rudy Verdonck (BEL) | Weinmann-Eddy Merckx | s.t. |
| 7 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 8 | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 9 | Thierry Marie (FRA) | Castorama-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 10 | Philippe Casado (FRA) | Z | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | 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 Jeans–Tassoni | + 5' 56" |
| 4 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | + 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" |