# 1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10

The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Futuroscope with a prologue individual time trial on 30 June and Stage 10 occurred on 10 July with a mountain stage to Saint-Gervais. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July.

## Prologue

30 June 1990 — Futuroscope, 6.3 km (3.9 mi) (individual time trial)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thierry Marie (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | 7' 49" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z–Tomasso | + 4" |
| 3 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | s.t. |
| 4 | Francis Moreau (FRA) | Histor–Sigma | + 10" |
| 5 | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 12" |
| 6 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 13" |
| 7 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | ONCE | + 17" |
| 8 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | s.t. |
| 9 | Jelle Nijdam (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 18" |
| 10 | Stephen Roche (IRL) | Histor–Sigma | s.t. |

## Stage 1

1 July 1990 — Futuroscope to Futuroscope, 138.5 km (86.1 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 3h 19' 01" |
| 2 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | s.t. |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | s.t. |
| 4 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | s.t. |
| 5 | John Carlsen (DEN) | Toshiba | + 8' 36" |
| 6 | Guido Winterberg (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 9' 24" |
| 7 | Olaf Ludwig (DDR) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 35" |
| 8 | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 9 | Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | s.t. |
| 10 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS) | Alfa Lum | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 3h 27' 01" |
| 2 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 2" |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 9" |
| 4 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | + 21" |
| 5 | John Carlsen (DEN) | Toshiba | + 9' 03" |
| 6 | Guido Winterberg (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 9' 44" |
| 7 | Thierry Marie (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | + 10' 24" |
| 8 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z–Tomasso | + 10' 28" |
| 9 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | s.t. |
| 10 | Francis Moreau (FRA) | Histor–Sigma | + 10' 34" |

## Stage 2

1 July 1990 — Futuroscope to Futuroscope, 44.5 km (27.7 mi) (team time trial)
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Panasonic–Sportlife | 53' 24" |
| 2 | PDM–Concorde | + 7" |
| 3 | ONCE | + 22" |
| 4 | Histor–Sigma | s.t. |
| 5 | Castorama–Raleigh | + 33" |
| 6 | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | + 48" |
| 7 | Z–Tomasso | + 53" |
| 8 | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 56" |
| 9 | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 1' 15" |
| 10 | Weinmann–SMM Uster | + 1' 18" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 4h 21' 13" |
| 2 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 10" |
| 3 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | + 26" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 50" |
| 5 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | + 9' 47" |
| 6 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 9' 49" |
| 7 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 01" |
| 8 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | s.t. |
| 9 | Eric Van Lancker (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 03" |
| 10 | Allan Peiper (AUS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |

## Stage 3

2 July 1990 — Poitiers to Nantes, 228.0 km (141.7 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | 5h 46' 13" |
| 2 | Christophe Lavainne (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | + 2' 29" |
| 3 | Uwe Raab (DDR) | PDM–Concorde | s.t. |
| 4 | Olaf Ludwig (DDR) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 5 | Johan Capiot (BEL) | TVM | s.t. |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | s.t. |
| 7 | Jelle Nijdam (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 8 | Søren Lilholt (DEN) | Histor–Sigma | s.t. |
| 9 | Asiat Saitov (URS) | Alfa Lum | s.t. |
| 10 | Marc Sergeant (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 10h 09' 55" |
| 2 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 8" |
| 3 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | + 26" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 50" |
| 5 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | + 8' 23" |
| 6 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | + 9' 47" |
| 7 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 9' 49" |
| 8 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 01" |
| 9 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | s.t. |
| 10 | Eric Van Lancker (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 03" |

## Stage 4

3 July 1990 — Nantes to Mont Saint-Michel, 203.0 km (126.1 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | 5h 23' 33" |
| 2 | Guido Bontempi (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | s.t. |
| 3 | Olaf Ludwig (DDR) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 4 | Davis Phinney (USA) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | s.t. |
| 5 | Adriano Baffi (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 6 | Johan Capiot (BEL) | TVM | s.t. |
| 7 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | s.t. |
| 8 | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 9 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | s.t. |
| 10 | Martin Schalkers (NED) | TVM | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 15h 33' 24" |
| 2 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | + 30" |
| 3 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 33" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 1' 01" |
| 5 | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | Ariostea | + 8' 27" |
| 6 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | + 9' 58" |
| 7 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 05" |
| 8 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | s.t. |
| 9 | Eric Van Lancker (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 14" |
| 10 | Allan Peiper (AUS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |

## Stage 5

4 July 1990 — Avranches to Rouen, 301.0 km (187.0 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gerrit Solleveld (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 7h 43' 07" |
| 2 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | + 4' 27" |
| 3 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | s.t. |
| 4 | Olaf Ludwig (DDR) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 4' 30" |
| 5 | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 6 | Adriano Baffi (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 7 | Davis Phinney (USA) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | s.t. |
| 8 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | s.t. |
| 9 | Søren Lilholt (DEN) | Histor–Sigma | s.t. |
| 10 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann–SMM Uster | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 23h 20' 57" |
| 2 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | + 34" |
| 3 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 37" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 1' 05" |
| 5 | Gerrit Solleveld (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 7' 26" |
| 6 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 02" |
| 7 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 03" |
| 8 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 09" |
| 9 | Allan Peiper (AUS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 16" |
| 10 | Guy Nulens (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |

## Stage 6

6 July 1990 — Sarrebourg to Vittel, 202.5 km (125.8 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jelle Nijdam (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 5h 23' 56" |
| 2 | Jesper Skibby (DEN) | TVM | s.t. |
| 3 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | s.t. |
| 4 | Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | s.t. |
| 5 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 6 | Guy Nulens (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 3" |
| 7 | Adriano Baffi (ITA) | Ariostea | + 8" |
| 8 | Olaf Ludwig (DDR) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 9 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Weinmann–SMM Uster | s.t. |
| 10 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS) | Alfa Lum | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 28h 45' 01" |
| 2 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | + 34" |
| 3 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 37" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 1' 05" |
| 5 | Gerrit Solleveld (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 7' 26" |
| 6 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 02" |
| 7 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 03" |
| 8 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 09" |
| 9 | Guy Nulens (BEL) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 11" |
| 10 | Allan Peiper (AUS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 16" |

## Stage 7

7 July 1990 — Vittel to Épinal, 61.5 km (38.2 mi) (individual time trial)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | 1h 17' 05" |
| 2 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 1' 24" |
| 3 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | + 1' 47" |
| 4 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Banesto | +2' 05" |
| 5 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z–Tomasso | + 2' 11" |
| 6 | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) | Toshiba | + 2' 26" |
| 7 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | s.t. |
| 8 | Uwe Ampler (DDR) | PDM–Concorde | + 2' 30" |
| 9 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Chateau d'Ax | + 2' 32" |
| 10 | Gerrit Solleveld (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 2' 40" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 30h 04' 49" |
| 2 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | + 17" |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 1' 11" |
| 4 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | + 7' 19" |
| 6 | Gerrit Solleveld (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 7' 23" |
| 7 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z–Tomasso | + 10' 09" |
| 8 | Uwe Ampler (DDR) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 14" |
| 9 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 15" |
| 10 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | + 10' 26" |

## Stage 8

8 July 1990 — Épinal to Besançon, 181.5 km (112.8 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Olaf Ludwig (DDR) | Panasonic–Sportlife | 4h 26' 53" |
| 2 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | Lotto–Superclub | s.t. |
| 3 | Ron Kiefel (USA) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | s.t. |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | s.t. |
| 5 | Andreas Kappes (FRG) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 6 | Christophe Lavainne (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | s.t. |
| 7 | Guido Winterberg (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 8 | Massimo Ghirotto (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | s.t. |
| 9 | Pascal Lance (FRA) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 10 | Patrick Jacobs (BEL) | TVM | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 34h 32' 03" |
| 2 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | + 17" |
| 3 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 1' 07" |
| 4 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | + 7' 19" |
| 6 | Gerrit Solleveld (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 7' 23" |
| 7 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z–Tomasso | + 10' 09" |
| 8 | Uwe Ampler (DDR) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 14" |
| 9 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 15" |
| 10 | Guido Winterberg (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 10' 26" |

## Stage 9

9 July 1990 — Besançon to Geneva, 196.0 km (121.8 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Massimo Ghirotto (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 4h 46' 07" |
| 2 | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 3 | Christophe Lavainne (FRA) | Castorama–Raleigh | + 16" |
| 4 | Brian Holm (DEN) | Histor–Sigma | + 19" |
| 5 | Philippe Louviot (FRA) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 6 | Jörg Müller (SUI) | TVM | s.t. |
| 7 | Gilles Delion (FRA) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 25" |
| 8 | Giuseppe Calcaterra (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | + 27" |
| 9 | Bjarne Riis (DEN) | Castorama–Raleigh | s.t. |
| 10 | Andreas Kappes (FRG) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 39h 18' 47" |
| 2 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | + 17" |
| 3 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 1' 06" |
| 4 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 1' 07" |
| 5 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | + 7' 19" |
| 6 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z–Tomasso | + 10' 09" |
| 7 | Uwe Ampler (DDR) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 14" |
| 8 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 15" |
| 9 | Guido Winterberg (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 10' 26" |
| 10 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) | Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |

## Stage 10

10 July 1990 — Geneva to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, 118.5 km (73.6 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | 3h 24' 31" |
| 2 | Uwe Ampler (DDR) | PDM–Concorde | + 1' 54" |
| 3 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | s.t. |
| 4 | Reynel Montoya (COL) | Ryalcao–Postobón | + 2' 10" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 6 | Éric Boyer (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | s.t. |
| 7 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Banesto | s.t. |
| 8 | Guido Winterberg (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 2' 11" |
| 9 | Roberto Conti (ITA) | Ariostea | + 2' 24" |
| 10 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z–Tomasso | + 2' 29" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Z–Tomasso | 42h 46' 04" |
| 2 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | + 50" |
| 3 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | Frans Maassen (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 2' 27" |
| 5 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde | + 7' 02" |
| 6 | Uwe Ampler (DDR) | PDM–Concorde | + 9' 22" |
| 7 | Guido Winterberg (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 9' 51" |
| 8 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Z–Tomasso | + 9' 52" |
| 9 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM–Concorde | + 9' 58" |
| 10 | Erik Breukink (NED) | PDM–Concorde | + 10' 15" |