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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 21 to June 11, 1989 |
3,418 Km |
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Finishers: 141 |
Average Speed: 36.552 km/h |
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Stage 13!
Defending champion Any Hampsten returned to the 1989 Giro d’Italia to face very stiff completion. A very fit Laurent Fignon and 1988 runner-up Eric Breukink headed the long list of challengers.
For the second year in a row horrible weather would affect the race. Stage 13 (!) was a “survival of the fittest”.
SPECIAL NOTE: The Grand Old “Patrono” of the Giro, VincenzoTorriani, was in failing health. Torriani was credited as co-director though 1992, but he was basically turning over control of the race to longtime Giro assistant Carmine Castellano, who actually took over all functions in 1989.
Teams:
The twenty-two teams entering the race were:
- 7 Eleven-American Airlines
- ADR-Agrigel-Bottecchia
- Atala-Campagnolo-Ofmega
- Alfa Lum-STM (Soviet)
- Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
- Ceramice-Ariostea
- Café de Colombia
- Caja Rural
- Del Tongo-Mele Val di Non
- Fagor-MBK
- Gewiss-Bianchi
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- Frank-Magniflex-Toyo
- Malvor-Sidi
- Hitachi-VTM-Zonca
- Panasonic-Isostar-Colnago-Agu
- Jolly Componibili-Club 88
- Pepsi Cola-Alba Cucine
- Seur
- Salotti-Chateau d'Ax
- Selca-Conti
- SUPER U-Raleigh-Fiat
- TVM-Ragno
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Each team sent a team of nine riders. For the first time the Giro peloton featured Soviet riders. These Soviet cyclists competed for Alfa Lum, a team of nine Soviets.
Race Summary:
Stage 12- 148 km from Mantova to Mira, 22-year-old neo-pro Mario Cipollini set into motion a brilliant Giro stage winning career. Stage 12 was his Giro first stage win.
SPECIAL NOTE: Cipollini's long run of stage successes culminated with a forty-second (42nd) stage win (Stg. 9 in 2003), breaking Italian Campionissimo Alfredo Binda’s record of 41.
Stage 13- For the second year in a row horrible weather would affect the race. Luis Herrera and Laurent Fignon broke away on the finishing climb of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Herrera won the stage one second ahead of Fignon. Race leader Breukink began to crack and lost over a minute to Fignon.
Stage 14- The Queen Stage, 131 km from Misurina to Corvara Alta Badia, scheduled five major climbs:
| 1. Passo Giau |
| 2. Santa Lucia |
| 3. Marmolada |
| 4. Passo Pordoi |
| 5. Campolongo |
The weather in the Mountains played a significant role on the stage including a dangerous fog, snow, rain and below freezing temperatures. The hard charging Frenchman attacked hard on the ascent of the Campolongo distancing a bonking Breukink. By the finish in Corvara Fignon gained over 3 minutes on the race leader and put on his first Maglia Rosa of 1989.
Stage 16: (Cima Coppi): The severe weather continued through the climbing stages. Organizers made the choice to cancel the stage because of the conditions that also included snow and sub-freezing temperatures. The Cima Coppi climb of the Gavia Pass, site of the dramatic weather stage from 1988, was taken out of the Giro in 1989.
Stage 18- the 10.7 km Individual Time Trial up the Suisse climb of Monte Generoso, was Fignon’s next big challenge. The day featured cool temperatures making it a tough effort for Fignon. Columbian Luis Herrera won the stage and all Fignon’s competitors gained time on the fading race leader with 4 tough stages to go.
Stage 20- the weather turned warmer and gave relief to Fignon’s shoulder. The Frenchman mounted an attack on the final climb of the stage, the Cento Croci. Into La Spezia an inspired Fignon led out the sprint and won the stage. He took back 10 seconds on his rivals.
Stage 21- another stage with five brutal climbs and Fignon came close to losing the Giro. While marking second placed Flavio Giupponi he crashed on a descent with Claude Criquielion. Giupponi attacked the fallen race leader. With no team support close Fignon remounted and began a furious chase. The race leader reconnected after a 10 km chase and finished third on the stage. His Maglia Rosa was safe.
Stage 22- Laurent Fignon rolled across the finish line in Florence to claim his first Giro d’Italia victory.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Taormina-Catania, 123 km |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
J-P Van Poppel (Ned) |
Stage 2 Catania-Etna, 132 km |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
Stg 3 Villafranca Terme-Messina, 32.5 km TTT |
CERAMICHE ARIOSTEA |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
Stage 4 Scilla-Cosenza, 204 km |
Rolf Jaermann (Sui) |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
Stage 5 Cosenza-Potenza, 275 km |
Stefano Giuliani (Ita) |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
Stage 6 Potenza-Campobasso, 223 km |
Stefan Joho (Sui) |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
Stage 7 Isernia-Rome, 208 km |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
Stage 8 Rome-Gran Sasso d'Italia, 179 km |
John Carlsen (Den) |
Eric Breukink (Ned) |
Stage 9 L'Aquila-Gubbio, 221 km |
Bjarne Riis (Den) |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
Stage 10 Pesaro-Riccione, 36.8 km ITT |
Lech Piasecki (Pol) |
Eric Breukink (Ned) |
Stage 11 Riccione-Mantova, 244 km |
Urs Freuler (Sui) |
Eric Breukink (Ned) |
Stage 12 Mantova-Mira, 148 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Eric Breukink (Ned) |
Stg 13 Padova-Tre Cime di Lavaredo, 207 km |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Eric Breukink (Ned) |
Stg 14 Misurina-Corvara Alta Badia, 131 km |
Flavio Giupponi (Ita) |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Stage 15a Corvara Alta Badia-Trento, 131 km |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Stage 15b Trento, 83.2 km (Giri sprint) |
Lech Piasecki (Pol) |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Stg 16 Trento-St Caterina Valfurva, Canceled |
Stage Canceled |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Stage 17 Sondrio-Meda, 137 km |
Phil Anderson (Aus) |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Stg 18 Mendrisio-Mont Generoso, 10.7 km ITT |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Stage 19 Meda-Tortona, 198 km |
Jesper Skibby (Den) |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Stage 20 Voghera-La Spezia, 220 km |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Stage 21 La Spezia-Prato, 220 km |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Stage 22 Prato-Firenze, 53.8 km ITT |
Lech Piasecki (Pol) |
 Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
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Mountain Classification |
 Luis Herrera (Col)
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Points Classification |
 Giovanni Fidanza (Ita) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Laurent FIGNON (Fra)  |
SUPER U-Raleigh-Fiat |
93h30'16" |
2 |
Flavio Giupponi (Ita) |
Malvor-Sidi |
+1'15" |
3 |
Andrew Hampsten (USA) |
7 Eleven-American Airlines |
+2'46" |
4 |
Erik Breukink (Ned) |
Panasonic-Isostar |
+5'02" |
5 |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Del Tongo-Mele Val di Non |
+5'43" |
6 |
Urs Zimmermann (Sui) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
+6'28" |
7 |
Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
Hitachi-VTM-Zonca |
+6'34" |
8 |
Marco Giovanetti (Ita) |
Seur |
+7'44" |
9 |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
Fagor-MBK |
+7'44" |
10 |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
Caja Rural |
+8'09" |
11 |
Vladimir Poulnikov (Urs) |
+9'50" |
77 |
Czeslaw Lang (Pol) |
+1h48'27" |
12 |
Roberto Conti (Ita) |
+10'03" |
78 |
Angelo Lecchi (Ita) |
+1h49'34" |
13 |
Phil Anderson (Aus) |
+12'06" |
79 |
Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) |
+1h53'18" |
14 |
Jesper Skibby (Den) |
+12'13" |
80 |
Vasili Zhdanov (Urs) |
+1h53'40" |
15 |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
+12'16" |
81 |
Francisco Espinosa (Spa) |
+1h57'55" |
16 |
Piotr Ugrumov (Urs) |
+14'27" |
82 |
Fabio Bordonali (Ita) |
+1h58'11" |
17 |
Franco Vona (Ita) |
+14'39" |
83 |
Angelo Canzonieri (Ita) |
+2h01'47" |
18 |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
+16'19" |
84 |
Paul Kimmage (Ire) |
+2h04'04" |
19 |
Jokin Mujika (Spa) |
+22'02" |
85 |
Rodolfo Massi (Ita) |
+2h04'32" |
20 |
Jon Unzaga (Spa) |
+24'56" |
86 |
Bjarne Riis (Den) |
+2h07'40" |
21 |
Samuel Cabrera (Col) |
+31'29" |
87 |
Salvatore Cavallaro (Ita) |
+2h08'00" |
22 |
Eddy Schepers (Bel) |
+31'43" |
88 |
Stefano Giuliani (Ita) |
+2h09'57" |
23 |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
+32'23" |
89 |
Eduardo Rocchi (Ita) |
+2h10'22" |
24 |
Jose-Salvador Sanchis (Spa) |
+32'29" |
90 |
Francesco Rossignoli (Ita) |
+2h10'23" |
25 |
Jesus Blanco-Villar (Spa) |
+34'28" |
91 |
Luciano Bolfo (Ita) |
+2h11'58" |
26 |
Stefano Tomasini (Ita) |
+36'21" |
92 |
Mario Chiesa (Ita) |
+2h12'29" |
27 |
Luca Gelfi (Ita) |
+37'39" |
93 |
Andrei Tchmil (Urs) |
+2h14'23" |
28 |
Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) |
+38'52" |
94 |
Luciano Rabbotini (Ita) |
+2h19'33" |
29 |
Peter Winnen (Ned) |
+39'54" |
95 |
Claudio Corti (Ita) |
+2h23'00" |
30 |
Jos Van Aert (Ned) |
+40'50" |
96 |
Marco Bergamo (Ita) |
+2h24'36" |
31 |
Laurent Biondi (Fra) |
+41'27" |
97 |
Luigi Bielli (Ita) |
+2h28'01" |
32 |
Ennio Salvador (Spa) |
+44'39" |
98 |
Jose Antonio Sanchez (Spa) |
+2h29'57" |
33 |
Julio-Cesar Cadena (Col) |
+45'43" |
99 |
Jan Siemons (Ned) |
+2h31'06" |
34 |
Jos Haex (Bel) |
+46'26" |
100 |
Karl Kalin (Sui) |
+2h31'34" |
35 |
Jure Pavlic (You) |
+49'14" |
101 |
Marco Zen (Ita) |
+2h32'05" |
36 |
Mauro-Anton. Santaromita (Ita) |
+49'58" |
102 |
Ron Kiefel (USA) |
+2h32'53" |
37 |
Dominique Garde (Fra) |
+52'09" |
103 |
Stefan Morjean (Bel) |
+2h34'04" |
38 |
Rolf Jaermann (Sui) |
+53'50" |
104 |
Rob Kleinsman (Ned) |
+2h38'45" |
39 |
Greg LeMond (USA) |
+54'23" |
105 |
John Talen (Ned) |
+2h40'56" |
40 |
John Carlsen (Den) |
+54'50" |
106 |
Jurg Bruggmann (Sui) |
+2h42'16" |
41 |
Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) |
+55'15" |
107 |
Christian Henn (Ger) |
+2h45'22" |
42 |
Serguei Uslamin (Urs) |
+56'28" |
108 |
Silvio Martinello (Ita) |
+2h48'05" |
43 |
Maurizio Rossi (Ita) |
+57'43" |
109 |
Giuseppe Petito (Ita) |
+2h49'02" |
44 |
Henry Cardenas (Col) |
+58'28" |
110 |
Giovanni Fidanza (Ita) |
+2h50'23" |
45 |
Jesus Arambarri (Spa) |
+58'32" |
111 |
Javier Garciandia (Spa) |
+2h56'00" |
46 |
Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
+59'54" |
112 |
Stefano Zanatta (Ita) |
+3h01'28" |
47 |
Jacques Decrion (Fra) |
+1h03'24" |
113 |
Marcel Arntz (Ned) |
+3h01'46" |
48 |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
+1h04'09" |
114 |
Bob Roll (USA) |
+3h02'35" |
49 |
Bruno Bruyere (Bel) |
+1h05'44" |
115 |
Kurt Steinmann (Sui) |
+3h05'47" |
50 |
Maurizio Piovani (Ita) |
+1h06'21" |
116 |
Thierry Marie (Fra) |
+3h06'15" |
51 |
Jean-Phil. Vandenbrande (Bel) |
+1h13'49" |
117 |
Paul Popp (Aut) |
+3h10'39" |
52 |
Robert Forest (Fra) |
+1h16'50" |
118 |
Christian Thary (Fra) |
+3h11'49" |
53 |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
+1h17'47" |
119 |
Danilo Gioia (Ita) |
+3h11'59" |
54 |
Serguei Sukhoruchenkov (Urs) |
+1h18'21" |
120 |
Daniele Del Ben (Ita) |
+3h14'14" |
55 |
Marino Amadori (Ita) |
+1h20'24" |
121 |
Paolo Cimini (Ita) |
+3h15'59" |
56 |
Giancarlo Perini (Ita) |
+1h22'26" |
122 |
Hans-Rudi Marki (Sui) |
+3h18'50" |
57 |
Eric Salomon (Fra) |
+1h23'22" |
123 |
Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) |
+3h22'48" |
58 |
Nikolai Golovatenko (Urs) |
+1h27'31" |
124 |
Luis Diaz de Otazu (Spa) |
+3h23'15" |
59 |
Jeff Pierce (USA) |
+1h28'23" |
125 |
Frank Hoste (Bel) |
+3h28'15" |
60 |
Miguel Arroyo (Mex) |
+1h29'48" |
126 |
Pius Schwarzentruber (Sui) |
+3h30'26" |
61 |
Gianluca Brugnami (Ita) |
+1h29'57" |
127 |
Paolo Rosola (Ita) |
+3h31'34" |
62 |
Werner Stutz (Sui) |
+1h31'53" |
128 |
Adriano Baffi (Ita) |
+3h31'50" |
63 |
Gerhard Zadrobilek (Aut) |
+1h33'21" |
129 |
Dick Dekker (Ned) |
+3h36'41" |
64 |
Dag-Otto Lauritzen (Nor) |
+1h34'47" |
130 |
Claudio Rio (Ita) |
+3h39'13" |
65 |
Jean-Louis Peillon (Fra) |
+1h35'31" |
131 |
Mario Scirea (Ita) |
+3h40'30" |
66 |
Martin Schalkers (Ned) |
+1h35'37" |
132 |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
+3h47'34" |
67 |
Lech Piasecki (Pol) |
+1h37'58" |
133 |
Noel Szostek (Bel) |
+3h48'36" |
68 |
Massimo Ghirotto (Ita) |
+1h38'12" |
134 |
Stefanino Cecini (Ita) |
+3h55'15" |
69 |
Henk Lubberding (Ned) |
+1h41'18" |
135 |
Daniele Bruschi (Ita) |
+3h55'39" |
70 |
Alfons 'Fons' De Wolf (Bel) |
+1h42'46" |
136 |
Johan Lammerts (Ned) |
+3h57'43" |
71 |
Jesper Worre (Den) |
+1h45'27" |
137 |
Simone Bruscoli (Ita) |
+4h01'52" |
72 |
Jose-Rafael Garcia (Spa) |
+1h45'41" |
138 |
Alessio Di Basco (Ita) |
+4h02'13" |
73 |
Hendrik De Vos (Bel) |
+1h45'42" |
139 |
Davide Carli (Ita) |
+4h03'19" |
74 |
Eric Van Lancker (Bel) |
+1h46'52" |
140 |
Stefano Allocchio (Ita) |
+4h11'03" |
75 |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
+1h47'13" |
141 |
Patrizio Gambirasio (Ita) |
+4h21'10" |
76 |
Daan Luyckx (Ned) |
+1h48'14" |
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Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Luis HERRERA (Col) |
Cafe de Colombia |
70 |
2 |
Stefano Giuliani (Ita) |
Jolly Componibili-Club 88 |
38 |
3t |
Jure Pavlic (Yug) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
34 |
Samuel Cabrera (Col) |
Cafe de Colombia |
5 |
Flavio Giupponi (Ita) |
Malvor-Sidi |
28 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Giovanni FIDANZA (Ita) |
Salotti-Chateau d'Ax |
172 |
2 |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
SUPER U-Raleigh-Fiat |
139 |
3 |
Erik Breukink (Ned) |
Panasonic-Isostar |
128 |
4 |
Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) |
Del Tongo-Mele Val di Non |
116 |
5 |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
111 |
Final Neo-Pro Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Vladimir POULNIKOV (Urs)  |
Alfa Lum-STM |
93h 40' 06" |
2 |
Piotr Ugrumov (Urs) |
Alfa Lum-STM |
+ 4' 37" |
3 |
Luca Gelfi (Ita) |
Del Tongo-Mele Val di Non |
+ 27' 49" |
4 |
Jos van Aert (Ned) |
Hitachi-VTM-Zonca |
+ 31' 00" |
5 |
Jure Pavlič (Yug) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
+ 39' 24" |
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