# 1993 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10

The 1993 Tour de France was the 80th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Le Puy du Fou with a prologue individual time trial on 3 July and Stage 10 occurred on 14 July with a mountainous stage to Serre Chevalier. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 25 July.

## Prologue

3 July 1993 — Le Puy du Fou, 6.8 km (4.2 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 8' 12" |
| 2 | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ONCE | + 8" |
| 3 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood | + 11" |
| 4 | Thierry Marie (FRA) | Festina–Lotus | + 13" |
| 5 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Clas-Cajastur | + 14" |
| 6 | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 18" |
| 7 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 8 | Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 20" |
| 9 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | + 23" |
| 10 | Stephen Roche (IRL) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 24" |

## Stage 1

4 July 1993 — Luçon to Les Sables-d'Olonne, 215 km (133.6 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | 5h 02' 45" |
| 2 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | s.t. |
| 3 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 4 | Olaf Ludwig (GER) | Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 5 | Johan Capiot (BEL) | TVM–Bison Kit | s.t. |
| 6 | Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) | Chazal–Vetta–MBK | s.t. |
| 7 | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) | Festina–Lotus | s.t. |
| 8 | Ján Svorada (SVK) | Lampre–Polti | s.t. |
| 9 | Andrea Ferrigato (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 10 | Max Sciandri (ITA) | Motorola | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 5h 00' 41" |
| 2 | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ONCE | + 12" |
| 3 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | + 13" |
| 4 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood | + 15" |
| 5 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Festina–Lotus | + 17" |
| 6 | Thierry Marie (FRA) | Festina–Lotus | s.t. |
| 7 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Clas-Cajastur | + 18" |
| 8 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | + 20" |
| 9 | Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 22" |
| 10 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |

## Stage 2

5 July 1993 — Les Sables-d'Olonne to Vannes, 227.5 km (141.4 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | 5h 41' 09" |
| 2 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) | Lampre–Polti | s.t. |
| 3 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | s.t. |
| 4 | Olaf Ludwig (GER) | Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 5 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 6 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood | s.t. |
| 7 | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Motorola | s.t. |
| 8 | Mario Kummer (GER) | Team Telekom | + 3" |
| 9 | Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) | Chazal–Vetta–MBK | + 6" |
| 10 | Jan Nevens (BEL) | Lotto | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | 10h 41' 35" |
| 2 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | + 17" |
| 3 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 21" |
| 4 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood | + 26" |
| 5 | Thierry Marie (FRA) | Festina–Lotus | + 28" |
| 6 | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ONCE | + 29" |
| 7 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | + 32" |
| 8 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | + 33" |
| 9 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Clas-Cajastur | + 35" |
| 10 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) | Lampre–Polti | + 36" |

## Stage 3

6 July 1993 — Vannes to Dinard, 189.5 km (117.7 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) | Lampre–Polti | 4h 41' 53" |
| 2 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | s.t. |
| 3 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | s.t. |
| 4 | Johan Capiot (BEL) | TVM–Bison Kit | s.t. |
| 5 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 6 | Olaf Ludwig (GER) | Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 7 | Stefano Colagè (ITA) | ZG Mobili-Sidi | s.t. |
| 8 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | GB–MG Maglificio | s.t. |
| 9 | Christophe Capelle (FRA) | GAN | s.t. |
| 10 | Andrea Ferrigato (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | 15h 23' 16" |
| 2 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 25" |
| 3 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) | Lampre–Polti | + 28" |
| 4 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | + 29" |
| 5 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood | + 38" |
| 6 | Thierry Marie (FRA) | Festina–Lotus | + 40" |
| 7 | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ONCE | + 41" |
| 8 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | + 42" |
| 9 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | + 45" |
| 10 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Clas-Cajastur | + 47" |

## Stage 4

7 July 1993 — Dinard to Avranches, 81 km (50 mi) (TTT)
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | GB–MG Maglificio | 1h 34' 10" |
| 2 | ONCE | + 5" |
| 3 | Motorola | + 26" |
| 4 | Histor-Novemail | + 31" |
| 5 | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 37" |
| 6 | Team Telekom | + 1' 21" |
| 7 | Banesto | + 1' 22" |
| 8 | Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood | + 1' 34" |
| 9 | Ariostea | + 1' 36" |
| 10 | Lampre–Polti | + 1' 49" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | 16h 57' 51" |
| 2 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | + 6" |
| 3 | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ONCE | + 21" |
| 4 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | + 22" |
| 5 | Zenon Jaskuła (POL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 29" |
| 6 | Johan Bruyneel (BEL) | ONCE | + 39" |
| 7 | Erik Breukink (NED) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 8 | Philippe Louviot (FRA) | ONCE | + 52" |
| 9 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 58" |
| 10 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 1' 05" |

## Stage 5

8 July 1993 — Avranches to Évreux, 225.5 km (140.1 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jesper Skibby (DEN) | TVM–Bison Kit | 5h 11' 57" |
| 2 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | + 1" |
| 3 | Andrea Ferrigato (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 4 | Max Sciandri (ITA) | Motorola | s.t. |
| 5 | Stefano Colagè (ITA) | ZG Mobili-Sidi | s.t. |
| 6 | Olaf Ludwig (GER) | Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 7 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | s.t. |
| 8 | Davide Cassani (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 9 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Clas-Cajastur | s.t. |
| 10 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | 22h 09' 37" |
| 2 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 2" |
| 3 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | + 32" |
| 4 | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ONCE | + 33" |
| 5 | Zenon Jaskuła (POL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 41" |
| 6 | Johan Bruyneel (BEL) | ONCE | + 51" |
| 7 | Erik Breukink (NED) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 8 | Philippe Louviot (FRA) | ONCE | + 1' 04" |
| 9 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 1' 10" |
| 10 | Franco Ballerini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 1' 17" |

## Stage 6

9 July 1993 — Évreux to Amiens, 158 km (98 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Johan Bruyneel (BEL) | ONCE | 3h 11' 50" |
| 2 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 13" |
| 3 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) | Lampre–Polti | s.t. |
| 4 | Johan Capiot (BEL) | TVM–Bison Kit | s.t. |
| 5 | Christophe Capelle (FRA) | GAN | s.t. |
| 6 | Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 7 | Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) | Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood | s.t. |
| 8 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 9 | Andrea Ferrigato (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 10 | François Simon (FRA) | Castorama | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | 25h 21' 28" |
| 2 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | + 12" |
| 3 | Johan Bruyneel (BEL) | ONCE | + 30" |
| 4 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | + 44" |
| 5 | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ONCE | + 45" |
| 6 | Zenon Jaskuła (POL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 53" |
| 7 | Erik Breukink (NED) | ONCE | + 1' 03" |
| 8 | Philippe Louviot (FRA) | ONCE | + 1' 16" |
| 9 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | Motorola | + 1' 21" |
| 10 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 1' 22" |

## Stage 7

10 July 1993 — Péronne to Châlons-sur-Marne, 199 km (124 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bjarne Riis (DEN) | Ariostea | 4h 28' 11" |
| 2 | Max Sciandri (ITA) | Motorola | s.t. |
| 3 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | GB–MG Maglificio | s.t. |
| 4 | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | Motorola | + 2" |
| 5 | Leonardo Sierra (VEN) | ZG Mobili-Sidi | + 3" |
| 6 | Phil Anderson (AUS) | Motorola | + 23" |
| 7 | Bruno Cenghialta (ITA) | Ariostea | + 3" |
| 8 | Rolf Aldag (GER) | Team Telekom | + 2' 26" |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Bourgeot (FRA) | Chazal–Vetta–MBK | s.t. |
| 10 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 2' 29" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | GB–MG Maglificio | 29h 50' 41" |
| 2 | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | Motorola | + 39" |
| 3 | Bjarne Riis (DEN) | Ariostea | + 1' 11" |
| 4 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 1' 21" |
| 5 | Bruno Cenghialta (ITA) | Ariostea | + 1' 32" |
| 6 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | + 1' 39" |
| 7 | Max Sciandri (ITA) | Motorola | + 1' 49" |
| 8 | Johan Bruyneel (BEL) | ONCE | + 1' 57" |
| 9 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | + 2' 11" |
| 10 | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ONCE | + 2' 12" |

## Stage 8

11 July 1993 — Châlons-sur-Marne to Verdun, 184.5 km (114.6 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Motorola | 4h 22' 23" |
| 2 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 3 | Ronan Pensec (FRA) | Histor-Novemail | s.t. |
| 4 | Dominique Arnould (FRA) | Castorama | s.t. |
| 5 | Giancarlo Perini (ITA) | ZG Mobili-Sidi | s.t. |
| 6 | Stephen Roche (IRL) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 1" |
| 7 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 14" |
| 8 | Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 9 | Christophe Capelle (FRA) | GAN | s.t. |
| 10 | Steve Bauer (CAN) | Motorola | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | GB–MG Maglificio | 34h 13' 18" |
| 2 | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | Motorola | + 39" |
| 3 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 1' 07" |
| 4 | Bjarne Riis (DEN) | Ariostea | + 1' 11" |
| 5 | Bruno Cenghialta (ITA) | Ariostea | + 1' 32" |
| 6 | Wilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Histor-Novemail | + 1' 35" |
| 7 | Max Sciandri (ITA) | Motorola | + 1' 49" |
| 8 | Johan Bruyneel (BEL) | ONCE | + 1' 57" |
| 9 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | + 2' 11" |
| 10 | Zenon Jaskuła (POL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 2' 20" |

## Stage 9

12 July 1993 — Lac de Madine, 59 km (37 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 1h 12' 50" |
| 2 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood | + 2' 11" |
| 3 | Erik Breukink (NED) | ONCE | + 2' 22" |
| 4 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Clas-Cajastur | + 2' 42" |
| 5 | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ONCE | + 3' 18" |
| 6 | Johan Bruyneel (BEL) | ONCE | + 3' 50" |
| 7 | Zenon Jaskuła (POL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 4' 00" |
| 8 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | + 4' 05" |
| 9 | Philippe Louviot (FRA) | ONCE | + 4' 28" |
| 10 | Stephen Roche (IRL) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 4' 30" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 35h 29' 35" |
| 2 | Erik Breukink (NED) | ONCE | + 1' 35" |
| 3 | Johan Bruyneel (BEL) | ONCE | + 2' 30" |
| 4 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood | + 2' 32" |
| 5 | Bjarne Riis (DEN) | Ariostea | + 2' 34" |
| 6 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 3' 02" |
| 7 | Zenon Jaskuła (POL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 3' 03" |
| 8 | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | Motorola | + 3' 08" |
| 9 | Philippe Louviot (FRA) | ONCE | + 3' 54" |
| 10 | Stephen Roche (IRL) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 4' 10" |

## Stage 10

14 July 1993 — Villard-de-Lans to Serre Chevalier, 203 km (126 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Clas-Cajastur | 5h 28' 52" |
| 2 | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | Motorola | s.t. |
| 3 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | s.t. |
| 4 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 1' 13" |
| 5 | Zenon Jaskuła (POL) | GB–MG Maglificio | s.t. |
| 6 | Erik Breukink (NED) | ONCE | + 3' 32" |
| 7 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Amaya Seguros | s.t. |
| 8 | Richard Virenque (FRA) | Festina–Lotus | + 4' 35" |
| 9 | Roberto Conti (ITA) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 10 | Francisco Javier Mauleón (ESP) | Clas-Cajastur | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | Banesto | 40h 58' 17" |
| 2 | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | Motorola | + 3' 08" |
| 3 | Zenon Jaskuła (POL) | GB–MG Maglificio | + 4' 16" |
| 4 | Erik Breukink (NED) | ONCE | + 5' 07" |
| 5 | Tony Rominger (SUI) | Clas-Cajastur | + 5' 44" |
| 6 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) | Motorola | + 8' 06" |
| 7 | Charly Mottet (FRA) | Histor-Novemail | + 9' 44" |
| 8 | Bjarne Riis (DEN) | Ariostea | + 9' 55" |
| 9 | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | Gatorade–Mega Drive–Kenwood | + 10' 14" |
| 10 | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ONCE | + 11' 09" |