1986 Tour de France

Race details
Dates		July 4–July 27, 1986
Stages		23+Prologue
Distance		4,094 km (2,544 mi)
Winning time		110h 35' 19" (37.020 km/h/23.003 mph)
Palmarès
	Winner	Greg LeMond	(La Vie Claire)
	Second	Bernard Hinault	(La Vie Claire)
	Third	Urs Zimmermann	(Carrera-Vagabond)
	Points	Eric Vanderaerden	(Panasonic)
	Mountains	Bernard Hinault	(La Vie Claire)
	Youth	Andy Hampsten	(La Vie Claire)
	Combination	Greg LeMond	(La Vie Claire)
	Team	La Vie Claire

The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27, 1986. It was won by Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour. This year also had the first American cycling team, 7-Eleven, entered in Tour history.

Following the success of Bernard Hinault the previous year, the La Vie Claire team was heavily favored. In the 1985 Tour de France, Bernard Hinault promised to return LeMond's support to win the race. However, continuing attacks cast doubt on Hinault's sincerity. He claimed that his tactics were simply to wear down LeMond's (and his) opponents and that he ultimately knew that LeMond would be the winner because of time losses earlier in the race. Regardless of his true motives, this tactic worked well, and rivals Laurent Fignon and Urs Zimmermann were put on the defensive from the first day. Laurent Fignon quit the race due to injuries aggravated by stress.

The ascent of the legendary Alpe d'Huez gave spectators a spectacular stage in which Hinault made a suicidal solo attack to demoralize the opposition, to be matched only by LeMond at the top. In a gesture of respect, the two riders reached the top hand-in-hand, beaming smiles, and LeMond let Hinault finish first to claim the stage. However, within hours their competition resumed during interviews in French television.

In the end, LeMond was crowned winner of the race and Hinault retired shortly afterwards.

Contents 1 Stages 1.1 Jersey progress 2 Overall standings 2.1 General Classification 3 External links

[edit] Stages

Stage	Route	Distance	Type	Date
P	Boulogne-Billancourt	5 km	Individual time trial	Friday, July 4
1	Nanterre - Sceaux	85 km		Saturday, July 5
2	Meudon - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines	56 km	Team time trial	Saturday, July 5
3	Levallois-Perret - Liévin	214 km		Sunday, July 6
4	Liévin - Évreux	243 km		Monday, July 7
5	Évreux - Villers-sur-Mer	125 km		Tuesday, July 8
6	Villers-sur-Mer - Cherbourg	200 km		Wednesday, July 9
7	Cherbourg - Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët	201 km		Thursday, July 10
8	Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët - Nantes	204 km		Friday, July 11
9	Nantes - Nantes	61 km	Individual time trial	Saturday, July 12
10	Nantes - Futuroscope	183 km		Sunday, July 13
11	Poitiers - Bordeaux	258 km		Monday, July 14
12	Bayonne - Pau	218 km	Mountain stage	Tuesday, July 15
13	Pau - Superbagnères	186 km	Mountain stage	Wednesday, July 16
14	Luchon - Blagnac	154 km		Thursday, July 17
15	Carcassonne - Nîmes	226 km		Friday, July 18
16	Nîmes - Gap	246 km	Mountain stage	Saturday, July 19
17	Gap - Serre Chevalier	190 km	Mountain stage	Sunday, July 20
18	Briançon - Alpe d'Huez	163 km	Mountain stage	Monday, July 21
Rest day				Tuesday, July 22
19	Villard-de-Lans - Saint-Étienne	179 km	Mountain stage	Wednesday, July 23
20	Saint-Étienne - Saint-Étienne	58 km	Individual time trial	Thursday, July 24
21	Saint-Étienne - Puy de Dôme	190 km	Mountain stage	Friday, July 25
22	Clermont-Ferrand - Nevers	194 km		Saturday, July 26
23	Cosne-sur-Loire - Paris Champs-Élysées	255 km		Sunday, July 27
Total		4,094 km

[edit] Jersey progress

Stage	Winner	General classification Maillot jaune	Mountains classification Maillot à pois rouges	Points classification Maillot vert	Young rider classification Maillot blanc	Team classification	Combativity award Prix de combativité
P	Thierry Marie	Thierry Marie		Thierry Marie	Jesus Blanco Villar	Systeme U
1	Pol Verschuere	Alex Stieda	Alex Stieda	Pol Verscheure	Alex Stieda
2	Système U-Gitane	Thierry Marie		Eric Vanderaerden	Eric Boyer
3	Davis Phinney
4	Pello Ruiz Cabestany	Dominique Gaigne
5	Johan van der Velde	Johan van der Velde
6	Guido Bontempi		Regis Simon
7	Ludo Peeters	Jørgen V. Pedersen				Carrera
8	Eddy Planckaert
9	Bernard Hinault				Bruno Cornillet
10	Angel Sarrapio
11	Rudy Dhaenens
12	Pedro Delgado	Bernard Hinault	Ronan Pensec		Jean-François Bernard	La Vie Claire
13	Greg LeMond		Robert Millar		Andy Hampsten
14	Niki Rüttimann
15	Frank Hoste
16	Jean-François Bernard
17	Eduardo Chozas	Greg LeMond
18	Bernard Hinault		Greg Lemond
19	Julian Gorospe		Bernard Hinault
20	Bernard Hinault
21	Erich Maechler
22	Guido Bontempi
23	Guido Bontempi
Final		Greg LeMond	Bernard Hinault	Eric Vanderaerden	Andy Hampsten	La Vie Claire	Bernard Hinault

[edit] Overall standings

[edit] General Classification

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Time
1	Greg LeMond	United States	La Vie Claire	110h 35' 19"
2	Bernard Hinault	France	La Vie Claire	3' 10"
3	Urs Zimmermann	Switzerland	Carrera-Vagabond	10' 54"
4	Andrew Hampsten	United States	La Vie Claire	18' 44"
5	Claude Criquielion	Belgium	Hitachi-Marc-Splendor	24' 36"
6	Ronan Pensec	France	Peugeot-Shell	25' 59"
7	Niki Rutimann	Switzerland	La Vie Claire	30' 52"
8	Álvaro Pino	Spain	Zor - B.H. Sport	33' 00"
9	Steven Rooks	Netherlands	PDM-Concorde	33' 22"
10	Yvon Madiot	France	Système U	33' 27"
11	Samuel Cabrera	Colombia	Reynolds	35' 28"
12	Jean-François Bernard	France	La Vie Claire	35' 45"
13	Pascal Simon	France	Peugeot-Shell	37' 44"
14	Eduardo Chozas	Spain	Teka-Mavic	38' 48"
15	Reynel Montoya	Colombia	Postobon-RCN	45' 36"
16	Charly Mottet	France	Système U	45' 58"
17	Thierry Claveyrolat	France	R.M.O.-Meral-Mavic	46' 00"
18	Marino Lejarreta	Spain	Seat-Orbea	49' 09"
19	Jean-Claude Bagot	France	Fagor	51' 38"
20	Éric Caritoux	France	Fagor	52' 39"
21	Patrocinio Jimenez	Colombia	Café de Colombia	55' 42"
22	Luis Herrera	Colombia	Café de Colombia	56' 00"
23	Steve Bauer	Canada	La Vie Claire	56' 02"
24	Joop Zoetemelk	Netherlands	Kwantum Hallen-Decosol-Yoko	57' 04"
25	Jesus Blanco-Villar	Spain	Teka	1h 03' 16"
26	Jean-René Bernaudeau	France	´Fagor	1h 03' 56"
27	Alfonso Florez	Colombia	Café de Colombia	1h 05' 54"
28	Bernard Gavillet	Switzerland	Cilo-Aufina	1h 08' 17"
29	Peter Stevenhaagen	Netherlands	PDM-Concorde	1h 10' 40"
30	Joaquin Mujika	Spain	Seat-Orbea	1h 11' 01"
31	Anselmo Fuerte	Spain	Zor-BH	1h 12' 13"
32	Primoz Cerin	Yugoslavia	Malvor	1h 14' 40"
33	Antonio Agudelo	Colombia	Teka	1h 15' 13"
34	Dag-Otto Lauritzen	Norway	Peugeot-Shell-Michelin	1h 15' 47"
35	Robert Forest	France	Peugeot-Shell-Michelin	1h 16' 19"
36	Pello Ruiz-Cabestany	Spain	Seat-Orbea	1h 16' 22"
37	Eddy Schepers	Belgium	Carrera-Vagabond	1h 18' 20"
38	Federico Echave	Spain	Teka	1h 18' 53"
39	Phil Anderson	Australia	Panasonic-Merckx	1h 19' 41"
40	Jesus Rodriguez	Spain	Zor BH	1h 20' 09"
41	Silvano Contini	Italy	Gis Gelati	1h 22' 18"
42	Martin Ramirez	Colombia	Fagor	1h 22' 26"
43	Hendrik Devos	Belgium	Hitachi-Marc-Splendor	1h 24' 43"
44	Charly Bérard	France	La Vie Claire	1h 29' 02"
45	Dominique Garde	France	Kas-Mavic	1h 29' 11"
46	Martin Earley	Ireland	Fagor	1h 30' 30"
47	Gil Mas	France	R.M.O.-Meral-Mavic	1h 31' 56"
48	Stephen Roche	Ireland	Carrera-Vagabond	1h 32' 30"
49	Erich Maechler	Switzerland	Carrera-Vagabond	1h 32' 45"
50	Heriberto Uran	Colombia	Postobon-RCN	1h 36' 35"
51	Jan Nevens	Belgium	Lotto-Merckx	1h 37' 15"
52	Johan Van der Velde	Netherlands	Panasonic-Merckx	1h 37' 55"
53	Carlos Hernandez	Spain	Reynolds	1h 38' 13"
54	Guy Nulens	Belgium	Panasonic-Merckx	1h 39' 08"
55	Carlos Jaramillo	Colombia	Postobon-RCN	1h 39' 48"
56	Jean-Claude Leclercq	France	Kas-Mavic	1h 40' 43"
57	Jean-Claude Garde	France	Kas-Mavic	1h 40' 57"
58	Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande	Belgium	Hitachi-Marc-Splendor	1h 41' 23"
59	Juan-Carlos Rozas	Spain	Zor BH	1h 41' 51"
60	Enrique Aja	Spain	Teka	1h 42' 32"
61	Gérard Veldscholten	Netherlands	PDM-Concorde	1h 42' 57"
62	Bernard Vallet	France	R.M.O.-Meral-Mavic	1h 43' 12"
63	Bob Roll	United States	7-Eleven-Hoonved	1h 43' 26"
64	Dirk De Wolf	Belgium	Hitachi-Marc-Splendor	1h 44' 17"
65	Twan Poels	Netherlands	Kwantum	1h 44' 17"
66	Ennio Vanotti	Italy	Gis Gelati	1h 45' 20"
67	Paul Haghedooren	Belgium	Lotto-Merckx	1h 47' 59"
68	François Lemarchand	France	Fagor	1h 49' 05"
69	Ludo Peeters	Belgium	Kwantum	1h 49' 11"
70	Nico Emonds	Belgium	Kwantum	1h 49' 19"
71	Manuel Cardenas	Colombia	Teka	1h 50' 11"
72	Guido Van Calster	Belgium	Zor-BH	1h 50' 42"
73	Bruno Leali	Italy	Carrera-Vagabond	1h 51' 49"
74	Beat Breu	Switzerland	Carrera-Vagabond	1h 51' 54"
75	Inaki Gaston	Spain	Kas-Mavic	1h 52' 35"
76	Dominique Arnaud	France	Reynolds	1h 53' 54"
77	Jørgen Pedersen	Denmark	Carrera-Vagabond	1h 54' 32"
78	Jos Haex	Belgium	Hitachi-Marc-Splendor	1h 54' 38"
79	Julian Gorospe	Spain	Reynolds	1h 56' 11"
80	Jeff Pierce	United States	7-Eleven-Hoonved	1h 56' 57"
81	Maarten Ducrot	Netherlands	Kwantum-Decosol	1h 58' 02"
82	Acacio Da Silva	Portugal	Malvor	1h 58' 05"
83	Nestor Mora	Colombia	Postobon-RCN	1h 58' 26"
84	Gerrie Knetemann	Netherlands	PDM-Concorde	1h 58' 28"
85	Dominique Gaigne	France	Systeme U	1h 59' 27"
86	Marco Leon	Colombia	Café de Colombia	2h 00' 49"
87	Vicente Ridaura	Spain	Seat-Orbea	2h 00' 59"
88	Christophe Lavainne	France	Systeme U	2h 01' 00"
89	Eric Van Lancker	Belgium	Panasonic-Merckx	2h 01' 53"
90	Jan van Wijk	Netherlands	PDM-Concorde	2h 02' 35"
91	Alessandro Pozzi	Italy	Gis Gelati	2h 03' 39"
92	Guido Bontempi	Italy	Carrera-Vagabond	2h 03' 39"
93	Régis Simon	France	R.M.O.-Meral-Mavic	2h 05' 06"
94	Francisco Antequera	Italy	Zor BH	2h 05' 08"
95	Alain Vigneron	France	La Vie Claire	s.t.
96	Ron Kiefel	United States	7-Eleven-Hoonved	2h 06' 38"
97	Philippe Leleu	France	La Vie Claire	2h 07' 03"
98	Eric Boyer	France	Systeme U	2h 07' 27"
99	Jorg Muller	Switzerland	Kas Mavic	2h 07' 46"
100	Frédéric Vichot	France	Kas Mavic	2h 08' 15"
101	Gerrit Solleveld	Netherlands	Kwantum-Decosol	2h 09' 00"
102	Willem Van Eynde	Belgium	Lotto Merckx	2h 10' 46"
103	Luc Roosen	Belgium	Kwantum-Decosol	2h 10' 46"
104	Rudy Rogiers	Belgium	Hitachi Marc Splendor	2h 11' 09"
105	Jan Wijnants	Belgium	Hitachi Marc Splendor	2h 11' 14"
106	Israel Corredor	Colombia	Postobon RCN	2h 12' 04"
107	Frédéric Brun	France	Peugeot-Shell-Michelin	2h 13' 11"
108	Thierry Marie	France	Systeme U	2h 13' 24"
109	Francesco Rossignoli	Italy	Carrera-Vagabond	2h 13' 56"
110	Adri van der Poel	Netherlands	Kwantum-Decosol	2h 14' 20"
111	Eric Louvel	France	Peugeot-Shell-Michelin	2h 14' 41"
112	Sean Yates	United Kingdom	Peugeot-Shell-Michelin	2h 15' 20"
113	Michel Dernies	Belgium	Lotto-Merckx	2h 15' 29"
114	Raúl Alcalá	Mexico	7 Eleven	2h 15' 53"
115	Jaime Vilamajo	Spain	Seat-Orbea	2h 16' 41"
116	Frank Hoste	Belgium	Fagor	2h 17' 06"
117	Jesus Hernandez-Ubeda	Spain	Reynolds	2h 17' 26"
118	André Chappuis	France	R.M.O.-Meral-Mavic	2h 17' 36"
119	Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke	Belgium	Kas-Mavic	2h 17' 58"
120	Alex Stieda	Canada	7-Eleven-Hoonved	2h 19' 47"
121	José-Luis Laguia	Spain	Reynolds	2h 19' 48"
122	Rudy Dhaenens	Belgium	Hitachi Marc Splendor	2h 19' 58"
123	Marc Gomez	France	Reynolds	2h 21' 13"
124	Alain Bondue	France	Systeme U	2h 22' 03"
125	Eric Vanderaerden	Belgium	Panasonic	2h 22' 30"
126	Antonio Esparza	Spain	Seat Orbea	2h 22' 45"
127	Guido Winterberg	Switzerland	La Vie Claire	2h 27' 26"
128	Pierangelo Bincoletto	Italy	Malvor	2h 27' 28"
129	Jef Lieckens	Belgium	Lotto Merckx	2h 29' 21"
130	Francis Castaing	France	R.M.O.-Meral-Mavic	2h 41' 56"
131	Paul Kimmage	Ireland	R.M.O.-Meral-Mavic	2h 44' 06"
132	Ennio Salvador	Italy	Gis Gelati	2h 55' 51"

[edit] External links

• Official 1986 Tour de France website
• 1986 Tour de France results
• Torelli's History - 1986 Tour de France

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