# 1989 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21

The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Luxembourg with a prologue individual time trial on 1 July and Stage 10 occurred on 11 July with a mountain stage to Superbagnères. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 23 July, with a further individual time trial.

## Stage 11

12 July 1989 — Luchon to Blagnac, 154.5 km (96.0 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu Hermans (NED) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | 3h 37' 47" |
| 2 | Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | s.t. |
| 3 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | s.t. |
| 4 | Teun van Vliet (NED) | Panasonic–Isostar | s.t. |
| 5 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | s.t. |
| 6 | Ronny Van Holen (BEL) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | s.t. |
| 7 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 8 | Alfred Achermann (SUI) | Domex–Weinmann | s.t. |
| 9 | Jesper Skibby (DEN) | TVM | s.t. |
| 10 | Marc Sergeant (BEL) | Hitachi-VTM | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | 49h 49' 36" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 7" |
| 3 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 57" |
| 4 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 2' 53" |
| 5 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | 7 Eleven-American Airlines | + 5' 18" |
| 6 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 5' 51" |
| 7 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | + 6' 3" |
| 8 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Peugeot | + 6' 42" |
| 9 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 6' 46" |
| 10 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 6' 59" |

## Stage 12

13 July 1989 — Toulouse to Montpellier, 242 km (150 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Valerio Tebaldi (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | 5h 40' 54" |
| 2 | Giancarlo Perini (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | s.t. |
| 3 | Dominique Arnaud (FRA) | Reynolds–Banesto | 2' 9" |
| 4 | Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) | Domex–Weinmann | 21' 24" |
| 5 | Jan Goessens (BEL) | Domex–Weinmann | 21' 40" |
| 6 | Frans Maassen (NED) | SuperConfex–Yoko–Opel | s.t. |
| 7 | Eddy Schurer (NED) | TVM | s.t. |
| 8 | Philippe Louviot (FRA) | Z–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 9 | Rik Van Slycke (BEL) | Histor Sigma–Fina | s.t. |
| 10 | François Lemarchand (FRA) | Z–Peugeot | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | 55h 52' 15" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 7" |
| 3 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 57" |
| 4 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 2' 53" |
| 5 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | 7 Eleven-American Airlines | + 5' 18" |
| 6 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 5' 51" |
| 7 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | + 6' 3" |
| 8 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Peugeot | + 6' 42" |
| 9 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 6' 46" |
| 10 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 6' 59" |

## Stage 13

14 July 1989 — Montpellier to Marseille, 179 km (111 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Vincent Barteau (FRA) | Super U | 4h 17' 31" |
| 2 | Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 45" |
| 3 | Martial Gayant (FRA) | Toshiba | + 1' 16" |
| 4 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 1' 21" |
| 5 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | Histor Sigma–Fina | + 1' 25" |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | s.t. |
| 7 | Per Pedersen (DEN) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | s.t. |
| 8 | Andreas Kappes (GER) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 9 | Alfred Achermann (SUI) | Domex–Weinmann | s.t. |
| 10 | Laudelino Cubino (ESP) | BH | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | 60h 11' 11" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 7" |
| 3 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 57" |
| 4 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 2' 53" |
| 5 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | 7 Eleven-American Airlines | + 5' 18" |
| 6 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 5' 51" |
| 7 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | + 6' 03" |
| 8 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Peugeot | + 6' 42" |
| 9 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 6' 46" |
| 10 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 6' 59" |

## Stage 14

15 July 1989 — Marseille to Gap, 238 km (148 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jelle Nijdam (NED) | SuperConfex–Yoko–Opel | 6h 27' 55" |
| 2 | Pascal Poisson (FRA) | Toshiba | + 2" |
| 3 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | s.t. |
| 4 | Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | s.t. |
| 5 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | s.t. |
| 6 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | Histor Sigma–Fina | s.t. |
| 7 | Phil Anderson (AUS) | TVM | s.t. |
| 8 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | s.t. |
| 9 | Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) | PDM | s.t. |
| 10 | Per Pedersen (DEN) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | 66h 39' 08" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 7" |
| 3 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 57" |
| 4 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 3' 03" |
| 5 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | 7 Eleven-American Airlines | + 5' 18" |
| 6 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 5' 51" |
| 7 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | + 6' 03" |
| 8 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Peugeot | + 6' 42" |
| 9 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 6' 56" |
| 10 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | + 7' 06" |

## Stage 15

16 July 1989 — Gap to Orcières-Merlette, 39 km (24 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | 1h 10' 42" |
| 2 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 24" |
| 3 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 43" |
| 4 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 49" |
| 5 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 57" |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | + 1' 06" |
| 7 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 1' 10" |
| 8 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | + 1' 12" |
| 9 | Laurent Biondi (FRA) | Fagor | + 1' 37" |
| 10 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | + 1' 44" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | 67h 50' 54" |
| 2 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | + 40" |
| 3 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 2' 17" |
| 4 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 2' 48" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 5' 11" |
| 6 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 6' 05" |
| 7 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | 7 Eleven-American Airlines | + 7' 02" |
| 8 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | s.t. |
| 9 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | + 7' 14" |
| 10 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | + 7' 15" |

## Stage 16

18 July 1989 — Gap to Briançon, 174 km (108 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pascal Richard (SUI) | Helvetia–La Suisse | 4h 46' 45" |
| 2 | Bruno Cornillet (FRA) | Z–Peugeot | + 2' 34" |
| 3 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 4' 50" |
| 4 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 4' 51" |
| 5 | Martial Gayant (FRA) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 6 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | s.t. |
| 7 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | s.t. |
| 8 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | s.t. |
| 9 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | + 5' 04" |
| 10 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 5' 26" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | 72h 42' 30" |
| 2 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | + 53" |
| 3 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 2' 16" |
| 4 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 2' 48" |
| 5 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 6' 05" |
| 6 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | + 7' 14" |
| 7 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 7' 28" |
| 8 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 7' 37" |
| 9 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 8' 25" |
| 10 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | 7 Eleven-American Airlines | + 9' 35" |

## Stage 17

19 July 1989 — Briançon to Alpe d'Huez, 161.5 km (100.4 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | 5h 10' 39" |
| 2 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | s.t. |
| 4 | Abelardo Rondón (COL) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 2' 08" |
| 5 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 2' 28" |
| 6 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 2' 41" |
| 7 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 3' 04" |
| 8 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | s.t. |
| 9 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Peugeot | + 3' 08" |
| 10 | Pascal Simon (FRA) | Super U | + 3' 48" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | 77h 55' 11" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 26" |
| 3 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 1' 55" |
| 4 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | + 5' 12" |
| 5 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 5' 22" |
| 6 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 7' 07" |
| 7 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 8' 07" |
| 8 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 10' 43" |
| 9 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Peugeot | + 11' 49" |
| 10 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | + 14' 09" |

## Stage 18

20 July 1989 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Villard-de-Lans, 91.5 km (56.9 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | 2h 31' 28" |
| 2 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 24" |
| 3 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | s.t. |
| 4 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | s.t. |
| 5 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | s.t. |
| 6 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | s.t. |
| 7 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 33" |
| 8 | Alberto Camargo (COL) | Café de Colombia | + 36" |
| 9 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | s.t. |
| 10 | Luis Herrera (COL) | Café de Colombia | + 47" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | 80h 26' 39" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 50" |
| 3 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 2' 28" |
| 4 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | + 5' 30" |
| 5 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 7' 29" |
| 6 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 7' 31" |
| 7 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 8' 31" |
| 8 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 11' 19" |
| 9 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Peugeot | + 14' 20" |
| 10 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | + 14' 33" |

## Stage 19

21 July 1989 — Villard-de-Lans to Aix-les-Bains, 125 km (78 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | 3h 17' 53" |
| 2 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | s.t. |
| 3 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | s.t. |
| 4 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | s.t. |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 4" |
| 6 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | + 2' 11" |
| 7 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | s.t. |
| 8 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| 9 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | s.t. |
| 10 | Dominique Arnaud (FRA) | Reynolds–Banesto | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | 83h 44' 32" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 50" |
| 3 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 2' 28" |
| 4 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | + 5' 30" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 8' 35" |
| 6 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 9' 40" |
| 7 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 9' 42" |
| 8 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 13' 30" |
| 9 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Peugeot | + 16' 31" |
| 10 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | + 16' 44" |

## Stage 20

22 July 1989 — Aix-les-Bains to L'Isle-d'Abeau, 127 km (79 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax | 3h 26' 16" |
| 2 | Jelle Nijdam (NED) | SuperConfex–Yoko–Opel | s.t. |
| 3 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | s.t. |
| 4 | Mathieu Hermans (NED) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | s.t. |
| 5 | Carlo Bomans (BEL) | Domex–Weinmann | s.t. |
| 6 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | Histor Sigma–Fina | s.t. |
| 7 | Acácio da Silva (POR) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | s.t. |
| 8 | Andreas Kappes (GER) | Toshiba | s.t. |
| 9 | Bjarne Riis (DEN) | Super U | s.t. |
| 10 | Michael Wilson (AUS) | Helvetia–La Suisse | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | 87h 10' 48" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | + 50" |
| 3 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 2' 28" |
| 4 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | + 5' 30" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 8' 35" |
| 6 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 9' 40" |
| 7 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 9' 42" |
| 8 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 13' 30" |
| 9 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Peugeot | + 16' 31" |
| 10 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | + 16' 44" |

## Stage 21

23 July 1989 — Versailles to Paris Champs-Élysées, 24.5 km (15.2 mi) (ITT)
Departing from Versailles, the route passed through Chaville, Sèvres and Issy-les-Moulineaux, before the intermediate timecheck and then entering Paris and crossing to the Rive Droite. The route entered the Champs-Élysées via the Cours-la-Reine and the Place de la Concorde, heading up the Champs-Élysées and returning down the other side, just before the Arc de Triomphe.
The time trial was the first and, so far, only to have ever finished on the Champs-Élysées at the end of a Tour de France.
LeMond's time trial bike was set up with a 54-tooth chainring on the front and a 12-tooth gear as the fastest on the rear cogset, as well as the triathlon bars he had used in the Stage 5 and Stage 15 time trials, and a rear Mavic disc wheel. Meanwhile, Fignon rode with the same rear gear, but a 55-tooth front ring, no triathlon bars, and with front and rear disc wheels. LeMond used an aerodynamic helmet, whilst Fignon rode without a helmet and wore a long ponytail. Fignon also had a saddle sore and had little sleep the night before.
With the weather hot, dry and still, LeMond departed from the starthouse in Versailles at 4:12 p.m. CEST, and Fignon two minutes later. LeMond requested that his support crew did not provide him with his intermediate times, or details of Fignon's progress, so that he could give total concentration to his own ride. By the 11.5 km (7.1 mi) timecheck, LeMond was 21 seconds up on Fignon, for the stage. LeMond averaged 33.8 mph (54.4 km/h) along the course, which was a Tour de France time trial record at the time.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | 26' 57" |
| 2 | Thierry Marie (FRA) | Super U | + 33" |
| 3 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | + 58" |
| 4 | Jelle Nijdam (NED) | SuperConfex–Yoko–Opel | + 1' 07" |
| 5 | Sean Yates (GBR) | 7 Eleven-American Airlines | + 1' 10" |
| 6 | Erich Mächler (SUI) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | s.t. |
| 7 | Helmut Wechselberger (AUT) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 1' 11" |
| 8 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 1' 16" |
| 9 | René Beuker (NED) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 1' 19" |
| 10 | Jesper Skibby (DEN) | TVM | + 1' 22" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg LeMond (USA) | ADR–Agrigel–Bottechia | 87h 38' 35" |
| 2 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Super U | + 8" |
| 3 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Reynolds–Banesto | + 3' 34" |
| 4 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | PDM | + 7' 30" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | Paternina–Marcos Eguizabal | + 9' 39" |
| 6 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | + 10' 06" |
| 7 | Steven Rooks (NED) | PDM | + 11' 10" |
| 8 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM | + 14' 21" |
| 9 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | PDM | + 18' 25" |
| 10 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Z–Peugeot | + 18' 46" |