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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 21 to June 13, 1987 |
3,915 Km |
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Finishers: 133 |
Average Speed: 37.045 km/h |
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Roche Battled His Teammate for the Giro Victory
The 1987 Giro d'Italia was the 70th edition of Italy’s Grand Race.
Irishman Stephen Roche battled his Carrera teammate and defending Giro champion Roberto Visentini for the 1987 Giro d’Italia victory.
Teams:
The twenty teams entering the race were:
- Ariostea-Gres
- Atala-Ofmega
- Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
- Caja Rural-Orbea
- Del Tongo-Colnago
- Ecoflam-BFB Bruciatori-Mareco
- Fagor-MBK
- Gis Gelati-Jolly Scarpe
- Fibok-Muller-Sidermec
- Gewiss-Bianchi
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- Magniflex-Centroscarpa
- Paini-Bottecchia-Sidi
- Toshiba-Look
- Panasonic-Isostar
- Transvemij-Van Schilt-Hoonved
- Remac-Fanini
- Roland-Skala-Chiori
- Supermercati Brianzoli-Chateau d'Ax
- Selca-Thermomec
- Zahor Chocolates-Tokke
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Each team sent a team of nine riders. The start list featured 180 riders from seventeen different countries.
Race Summary:
Prologue: the Giro began with a 4 km Prologue through the streets of San Remo. Defending Giro Champion (Stephen Roche’s teammate) Roberto Visentini won the Prologue by two tenths of a second over Canadian Steve Bauer. Visentini gained the first Maglia Rosa (Pink Jersey) of 1987.
Stage 3: Roche took the overall lead after his team, Carrera Jeans-Vagabond, won the third stage’s Team Time Trial.
Stage 1 to 14: Roche and Visentini traded the race lead three times through the first fourteen stages. Visentini regained the race lead after the thirteenth stage Individual Time Trial.
Stage 15: On the fifteenth stage the race exploded in the Dolomites with a tired Visentini in the Maglia Rosa. The 224 km stage to Sappada saw the race leader struggle with the pace on every climb. Roche broke away from teammate and race leader Visentini, despite team orders. Roche was able to hold onto his breakaway group and left his fading teammate. The Maglia Rosa returned to Roche.
SPECIAL NOTE: Roche's actions, taking the race lead away from Visentini and disobeying team commands, earned the hatred of the Italian tifosi.
Stage 16: (Cima Coppi): The sixteenth stage included five categorized climbs (Croce Comelico, Gardena, Sella, Passo Pordoi, and the Marmolada) before concluding in the City of Canazei.
Visentini tried multiple attacks on the slopes of the Marmolada; but Roche marked all his moves. Van Der Velde broke away on the descent of the Pordoi Pass and bridged the gap to the leaders. The Dutchman won his second consecutive stage in Canazei.
Stage 17: Harsh weather greeted the final stage in the Dolomites Mountains. Three-riders Marco Vitali, Alessandro Paganessi, and Marco Giovannetti broke away from the apathetic main group of GC contenders. Vitali won the stage +8’37” before the elites of the race.
Stage 21: On the twenty-first stage the GC contenders stayed together until the final climb to the summit-finish in Pila. With 12 km to go Marino Lejarreta was the first to attack and seven riders were able to join the breakaway. The group now included Robert Millar and Roche. The group worked well together until the final kilometer. With over 300 mt to go Millar launched a sprint that won him the stage. The Brit moved into second place on the GC.
Stage 22: The final stage was a 32 km Individual Time Trial. Visentini, who had crashed on stage 21, did not start the ITT and abandoned the race. Roche won the stage and the overall race. Roche became the first Irishman to win the Giro d'Italia.
SPECIAL NOTE: Stephen Roche became the first ever Irish winner of the Giro. His stellar racing in 1987 continued with a hard-fought victory in the Tour de France and a huge sprint win in the World Championship Road Race. Roche tied the record of Eddy Merckx with a Giro, Tour, and WCRR victory in the same year!!!
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue San Remo, 4 km ITT |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 1a San Remo-San Romolo, 31 km |
Erik Breukink (Ned) |
Eric Breukink (Ned) |
Stg 1b Poggio/San Remo-San Remo, 8 km ITT |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Eric Breukink (Ned) |
Stage 2 Imperia-Borgo Val di Taro, 242 km |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
Eric Breukink (Ned) |
Stage 3 Lerici-Lido di Camaiore, 43 km TTT |
CARRERA |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 4 Camaiore-Montalcino, 203 km |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 5 Montalcino-Terni, 208 km |
Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 6 Terni-Terminillo, 134 km |
Jean-Claude Bagot (Fra) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 7 Rieti-Roccaraso, 205 km |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 8 San Giorgio del Sannio, 168 km |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 9 San Giorgio del Sannio-Bari, 257 km |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 10 Bari-Termoli, 210 km |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 11 Giulianova-Osimo, 245 km |
Robert Forest (Fra) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 12 Osimo-Bellaria Igea M., 197 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 13 Rimini-San Marino, 46 km ITT |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 14 San Marino-Lido di Jesolo, 260 km |
Paolo Cimini (Ita) |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
Stage 15 Lido di Jesolo-Sappada, 224 km |
Johan Van der Velde (Ned) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 16 Sappada-Canazei, 211 km |
Johan Van der Velde (Ned) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 17 Canazei-Riva del Garda, 206 km |
Marco Vitali (Ita) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stg 18 Riva Garda-Trescore Balneario, 213 km |
Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 19 Tres. Balneario-Madesimo, 160 km |
Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 20 Madesimo-Como, 156 km |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 21 Como-Pila, 252 km |
Robert Millar (GBr) |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Stage 22 Aosta-St Vincent, 32 km ITT |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
 Stephen Roche (Ire) |
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Mountain Classification |
 Robert Millar (GBr)
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Points Classification |
 Johan Van der Velde (Ned) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Stephen ROCHE (Ire)  |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
102h34'45" |
2 |
Robert Millar (GBr) |
Panasonic-Isostar |
+3'40" |
3 |
Erik Breukink (Ned) |
Panasonic-Isostar |
+4'17" |
4 |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
Caja Rural-Orbea |
+5'11" |
5 |
Flavio Giupponi (Ita) |
Del Tongo-Colnago |
+7'42" |
6 |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Gis Gelati-Jollyscarpe |
+11'05" |
7 |
Phil Anderson (Aus) |
Panasonic-Isostar |
+13'36" |
8 |
Peter Winnen (Ned) |
Panasonic-Isostar |
+13'56" |
9 |
Johan van der Velde (Ned) |
Gis Gelati-Jollyscarpe |
+13'57" |
10 |
Steve Bauer (Can) |
Toshiba-La Vie Claire-Look |
+14'41" |
11 |
Jokin Mujika (Spa) |
+15'14" |
73 |
Patrick Serra (Swe) |
+2h06'37" |
12 |
Eddy Schepers (Bel) |
+18'26" |
74 |
Valerio Piva (Ita) |
+2h10'34" |
13 |
Claudio Savini (Ita) |
+20'07" |
75 |
Mario Noris (Ita) |
+2h15'31" |
14 |
Franco Chioccoli (Ita) |
+20'39" |
76 |
Santi Portillo-Rosado (Spa) |
+2h23'41" |
15 |
Roberto Conti (Ita) |
+20'49" |
77 |
Giuseppe Petito (Ita) |
+2h24'00" |
16 |
Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) |
+21'39" |
78 |
Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita) |
+2h24'23" |
17 |
Mario Beccia (Ita) |
+22'12" |
79 |
Roland Leclerc (Fra) |
+2h24'26" |
18 |
Pedro Munoz (Spa) |
+23'29" |
80 |
Sergio Scremin (Ita) |
+2h25'54" |
19 |
Jiri Skoda (Cze) |
+26'37" |
81 |
Camillo Passera (Ita) |
+2h27'05" |
20 |
Emanuele Bombini (Ita) |
+27'15" |
82 |
Janus Kuum (Nor) |
+2h28'15" |
21 |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
+28'15" |
83 |
Ennio Salvador (Ita) |
+2h28'43" |
22 |
Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) |
+28'37" |
84 |
Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) |
+2h29'27" |
23 |
Alberto Volpi (Ita) |
+29'51" |
85 |
Pascal Jules (Fra) |
+2h60'40" |
24 |
Rodolfo Massi (Ita) |
+35'11" |
86 |
Orlando Maini (Ita) |
+2h31'43" |
25 |
Jean-Claude Bagot (Fra) |
+36'30" |
87 |
Francesco Rossignoli (Ita) |
+2h32'07" |
26 |
Andreas Kappes (Ger) |
+37'18" |
88 |
Paolo Cimini (Ita) |
+2h33'16" |
27 |
Guy Nulens (Bel) |
+40'21" |
89 |
Maurizio Rossi (Ita) |
+2h34'58" |
28 |
Robert Forest (Fra) |
+41'31" |
90 |
Ludwig Wijnants (Bel) |
+2h34'59" |
29 |
Alessandro Paganessi (Ita) |
+42'23" |
91 |
Mauro Franceschini (Ita) |
+2h36'55" |
30 |
Stefano Tomasini (Ita) |
+43'29" |
92 |
Romano Randi (Ita) |
+2h40'40" |
31 |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
+45'15" |
93 |
Gottfried 'Godi' Schmutz (Sui) |
+2h41'02" |
32 |
Franco Vona (Ita) |
+48'01" |
94 |
Juan Fernandez (Spa) |
+2h41'45" |
33 |
Alfio Vandi (Ita) |
+48'56" |
95 |
Rob Kleinsman (Ned) |
+2h42'09" |
34 |
Kjell Nilsson (Swe) |
+49'53" |
96 |
Enrico Galleschi (Ita) |
+2h43'59" |
35 |
Gianluca Brugnami (Ita) |
+55'35" |
97 |
Luciano Boffo (Ita) |
+2h49'02" |
36 |
Alberto Elli (Ita) |
+57'10" |
98 |
Flavio Chesini (Ita) |
+2h51'26" |
37 |
Juan-Tomas Martinez (Spa) |
+59'51" |
99 |
Jaime Vilamajo (Spa) |
+2h52'54" |
38 |
Mauro-Ant. Santaromita (Ita) |
+1h01'05" |
100 |
Brian-Holm Sorensen (Den) |
+2h53'00" |
39 |
Ennio Vanotti (Ita) |
+1h04'46" |
101 |
Paul Popp (Aut) |
+2h55'02" |
40 |
Marino Amadori (Ita) |
+1h15'54" |
102 |
Martin Schalkers (Ned) |
+2h55'28" |
41 |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
+1h16'09" |
103 |
Fabio Roscioli (Ita) |
+2h56'45" |
42 |
Alessandro Gianelli (Ita) |
+1h20'03" |
104 |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
+2h59'40" |
43 |
Davide Cassani (Ita) |
+1h21'09" |
105 |
Jose-Julian Balaguer (Spa) |
+3h00'18" |
44 |
Hennie Kuiper (Ned) |
+1h21'44" |
106 |
Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) |
+3h04'35" |
45 |
Angel De las Heras (Spa) |
+1h23'37" |
107 |
Milan Jurco (Cze) |
+3h07'43" |
46 |
Enrico Pochini (Ita) |
+1h26'42" |
108 |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
+3h10'14" |
47 |
Renato Piccolo (Ita) |
+1h29'01" |
109 |
Othmar Haefliger (Sui) |
+3h12'13" |
48 |
Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
+1h29'23" |
110 |
Palmiro Masciarelli (Ita) |
+3h12'14" |
49 |
Giorgio Furlan (Ita) |
+1h29'29" |
111 |
Theo De Rooy (Ned) |
+3h12'30" |
50 |
Claudio Vandelli (Ita) |
+1h29'36" |
112 |
Stefano Zanatta (Ita) |
+3h14'17" |
51 |
Czeslaw Lang (Por) |
+1h34'11" |
113 |
Rudy Patry (Bel) |
+3h15'09" |
52 |
Dietrich Thurau (Ger) |
+1h34'59" |
114 |
John Talen (Ned) |
+3h16'08" |
53 |
Lech Piasecki (Pol) |
+1h39'22" |
115 |
Dario Mariuzzo (Ita) |
+3h17'37" |
54 |
Marco Saligari (Ita) |
+1h40'43" |
116 |
Salvatore Cavallaro (Ita) |
+3h20'51" |
55 |
Philippe Chevalier (Fra) |
+1h41'06" |
117 |
Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
+3h24'57" |
56 |
Jesus Ibanez-Loyo (Spa) |
+1h43'20" |
118 |
Maurizio Colombo (Ita) |
+3h25'44" |
57 |
Bruno Leali (Ita) |
+1h43'48" |
119 |
Frank Hoste (Bel) |
+3h29'04" |
58 |
Edoardo Rocchi (Ita) |
+1h44'12" |
120 |
Johan Lammerts (Ned) |
+3h30'32" |
59 |
Dag-Erik Pedersen (Nor) |
+1h44'53" |
121 |
Silvano Ricco (Ita) |
+3h31'02" |
60 |
Massimo Ghirotto (Ita) |
+1h45'39" |
122 |
Alessio Di Basco (Ita) |
+3h31'30" |
61 |
Richard Trinkler (Sui) |
+1h45'51" |
123 |
Christian Chaubet (Fra) |
+3h32'40" |
62 |
Jean Habets (Ned) |
+1h47'46" |
124 |
Franco Ballerini (Ita) |
+3h35'43" |
63 |
Marco Vitali (Ita) |
+1h50'51" |
125 |
Adriano Baffi (Ita) |
+3h36'38" |
64 |
Fabrizio Vannucci (Ita) |
+1h51'12" |
126 |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
+3h38'57" |
65 |
Hubert Seiz (Sui) |
+1h52'15" |
127 |
Jos Lammertink (Ned) |
+3h46'39" |
66 |
Marco Tabai (Ita) |
+1h54'58" |
128 |
Stefano Allocchio (Ita) |
+3h47'14" |
67 |
Sergio Finazzi (Ita) |
+1h55'35" |
129 |
Enrico Grimani (Ita) |
+3h50'02" |
68 |
Benny Van Brabant (Bel) |
+1h58'42" |
130 |
Jose-Maria Palacin (Spa) |
+4h02'31" |
69 |
Henk Lubberding (Ned) |
+1h59'45" |
131 |
Johan Capiot (Bel) |
+4h04'03" |
70 |
Luigi Botteon (Ita) |
+2h00'19" |
132 |
Jan Bogaert (Bel) |
+4h17'39" |
71 |
Pierino Gavazzi (Ita) |
+2h00'29" |
133 |
Dante Morandi (Ita) |
+4h25'33" |
72 |
Daniel Wyder (Sui) |
+2h05'12" |
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Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Robert MILLAR (GBr) |
Panasonic-Isostar |
97 |
2 |
Jean-Claude Bagot (Fra) |
Fagor-MBK |
53 |
3 |
Johan Van de Velde (Ned) |
Gis Gelati-Jolly |
32 |
4t |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
Caja Rural-Orbea |
26 |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
Gewiss-Bianchi |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Johan VAN DE VELDE (Ned) |
Gis Gelati-Jolly |
175 |
2 |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
Gewiss-Bianchi |
171 |
3 |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
153 |
4 |
Erik Breukink (Ned) |
Panasonic-Isostar |
144 |
5 |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
Caja Rural-Orbea |
110 |
Final Neo-Pro Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Roberto CONTI (Ita)  |
Selca-Thermomec |
106h 00' 33" |
2 |
Jiri Skoda (Cze) |
Ecoflam-BFB Brucia-Mareco |
+ 5' 48" |
3 |
Rodolfo Massi (Ita) |
Magniflex-Centroscarpa |
+ 14' 22" |
4 |
Andreas Kappes (Ger) |
Toshiba-La Vie Claire-Look |
+ 16' 29" |
5 |
Stefano Tomasini (Ita) |
Remac-Fanini |
+ 20' 40" |
GdI 1988
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