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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 26 to June 16, 1991 |
3,716 Km |
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Finishers: 133 |
Average Speed: 37.303 km/h |
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Maglia Rosa Attacks on the Pordoi
The 1991 Giro d'Italia was the 74th edition of Italy’s Grand Tour.
The early years of the 1990’s were dominated by three Italian, Gianni Bugno, Claudio Chiappucci and Franco Chioccioli. Defending 1990 Giro d’Italia champion Gianni Bugno excelled in the time trials but could not match Chiappucci and Chioccioli in the mountains. Chioccioli, who lost the race lead in 1988 on the frozen Passo di Gavia, was riding in 1991 as he never had before.
Teams:
The twenty teams entering the race were:
- Amore & Vita-Fanini
- Ariostea-Ceramiche
- Banesto
- Carrera Jeans-Tassoni
- Castorama-Raleigh
- CLAS-Cajastur
- Colnago-Lampre
- Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax
- Del Tongo-MG
- Gis Gelati-Ballan
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- Italbonifica-Navigare
- Jolly Componibili-Club 88
- Lotus-Festina
- ONCE-Look-Mavic
- Pony Malta-Avianca
- Selle Italia-Magniarredo-Vetta
- Seur-Deportes-Otero
- TVM-Sanyo
- ZG Mobili-Bottecchia
- Z-Peugeot-Sanson
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Each team sent a team of nine riders.
Race Summary:
Stage 1: Spaniard Alberto Leanizbarrutia attacked solo on the first stage and led the stage for 150 km. A hard chasing peloton caught him in the final 10 km. The stage win came down to a bunch sprint. In the photo finish Philippe Casado narrowly gained the stage win and the first Maglia Rosa of 1991.
Stage 3: The third stage was the last on the Island of Sardinia before the Giro transferred to mainland Italy. The stage ended with a bunch sprint contested by super sprinters Adriano Baffi, Mario Cipollini, and Djamolidine Abdoujaparov. Team Del Tongo-MG delivered Cipollini to the finish for the stage win!
Stage 4: The fourth stage of the Giro consisted of five laps on a 35 km circuit around Sorrento. On the last lap multiple attacks broke away until the attentive peloton caught all escapees with 15km to go. Frenchman Eric Boyer took the opportunity to attack and open a solid lead. Boyer’s timely attack gained him the +23” stage win. The win gave Boyer the Maglia Rosa.
Stage 5: The fifth stage saw the GC contenders move to the leadership. The final climb of the day, the Mount Godi, featured an attack by Franco Chioccioli. Only Spanish climber Mariano Lejarreta was able to cover the move. Lejarreta was the stage winner with Chioccioli taking back the Maglia Rosa.
Stage 16: The top five riders in the GC formed a leading group on the final climb but there were no major moves to create time gaps. Lelli took the stage win after ahead of Bugno. The stage results saw no major shifts in the GC.
Stage 16: (Cima Coppi): The seventeenth stage of the 1991 Giro was 195 km from Selva di Val Gardena to the summit of the Passo Pordoi. The stage was this year’s Il Tappone (Giro’s queen stage) with five major climbs: Pinei, Nigra, Pordoi (1st pass), Fedaia and Pordoi (2nd pass). On the first passage of the Pordoi, Franco Vona was first to cross the summit. After the fourth climb of the stage, the Fedaia, the finishing climb of the Pordoi race leader Franco Chioccioli attacked to win the stage and take the Cima Coppi. With Claudio Chiappucci distanced Chioccioli put his Giro lead out of reach.
Stage 21: Franco Chioccioli crossed the finish line in Milan to complete a very dominating performance.
SPECIAL NOTE: For his dominance and winning with an attacking style Chioccioli gained the nickname “Little Coppi.”
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Olbia-Olbia, 193 km |
Philippe Casado (Fra) |
Philippe Casado (Fra) |
Stage 2a Olbia-Sassari, 127 km |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 2b Sassari-Sassari, 7.7 km ITT |
Gianluca Pierobon (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 3 Sassari-Cagliari, 231 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 4 Sorrento-Sorrento, 170 km |
Eric Boyer (Fra) |
Eric Boyer (Fra) |
Stage 5 Sorrento-Scanno, 248 km |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 6 Scanno-Rieti, 205 km |
Vladimir Poulnikov (Rus) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 7 Rieti-Citta di Castello, 174 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 8 Citta di Castello-Prato, 169 km |
Davide Cassani (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 9 Prato-Felino, 229 km |
Massimo Ghirotto (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 10 Collecchio-Langhirano, 43 km ITT |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 11 Sala Baganza-Savona, 223 km |
Maximilian Sciandri (GBr) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 12 Savona-Monviso, 182 km |
Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 13 Savigliano-Sestriere, 192 km |
Eduardo Chozas (Spa) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 14 Torino-Morbegno, 239 km |
Franco Ballerini (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 15 Morbegno-Aprica, 132 km |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 16 Aprica-Selva di Val Gardena, 220 km |
Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stg 17 Selva di Val Gardena- Pordoi, 169 km |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
St 18 Pozza/Fasso-Castelfra Veneto, 165 km |
Silvio Martinello (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stg 19 Castelfranco Veneto-Brescia, 186 km |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 20 Broni-Casteggio, 66 km ITT |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Stage 21 Pavia-Milan, 153 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
 Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
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Mountain Classification |
 Inaki Gaston (Spa)
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Points Classification |
 Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Franco CHIOCCIOLI (Ita)  |
Del Tongo-MG |
99h 35' 43" |
2 |
Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
Carrera Jeans-Tassoni |
+3'48" |
3 |
Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) |
Ariostea-Ceramiche |
+6'56" |
4 |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax |
+7'49" |
5 |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
+10'23" |
6 |
Eric Boyer (Fra) |
Z-Peugeot-Sanson |
+11'09" |
7 |
Leonardo Sierra (Ven) |
Selle Italia-Magniarredo |
+11'56" |
8 |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax |
+13'09" |
9 |
Zenon Jaskula (Pol) |
Del Tongo-MG |
+18'22" |
10 |
Eduardo Chozas (Spa) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
+23'42" |
11 |
Vladimir Poulinikov (Urs) |
+24'36" |
73 |
Fabio Bordonali (Ita) |
+2h35'53" |
12 |
Nelson Rodriguez (Col) |
+24'57" |
74 |
Xavier Aldanondo (Spa) |
+2h37'11" |
13 |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
+24'57" |
75 |
Jean-Philippe Rouxel (Fra) |
+2h40'07" |
14 |
Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) |
+29'32" |
76 |
Philippe Casado (Fra) |
+2h42'56" |
15 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
+30'03" |
77 |
Mario Kummer (Ger) |
+2h45'20" |
16 |
Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) |
+34'32" |
78 |
Walter Magnago (Ita) |
+2h50'37" |
17 |
Gianni Faresin (Ita) |
+35'44" |
79 |
Davide Bramati (Ita) |
+2h53'52" |
18 |
Franco Vona (Ita) |
+40'05" |
80 |
Fabio Roscioli (Ita) |
+2h54'09" |
19 |
Juan-Thomas Martinez (Spa) |
+43'47" |
81 |
Eddie Salas (Aus) |
+2h54'18" |
20 |
Santos Hernandez (Spa) |
+43'49" |
82 |
Stefano Cortinovis (Ita) |
+2h54'41" |
21 |
Fabian Fuchs (Sui) |
+56'37" |
83 |
Andrei Zoubov (Urs) |
+2h54'56" |
22 |
Stefano Della-Santa (Ita) |
+1h02'12" |
84 |
Peter Meinert (Den) |
+2h57'46" |
23 |
Inaki Gaston (Spa) |
+1h04'15" |
85 |
Giancarlo Perini (Ita) |
+2h59'19" |
24 |
Michele Moro (Ita) |
+1h07'34" |
86 |
Luca Gelfi (Ita) |
+2h59'20" |
25 |
Miguel Arroyo (Mex) |
+1h08'10" |
87 |
Daniel Wyder (Sui) |
+3h00'42" |
26 |
Stephen Hodge (Aus) |
+1h11'30" |
88 |
Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) |
+3h00'53" |
27 |
Alessandro Gianelli (Ita) |
+1h14'04" |
89 |
Aitor Garmendia (Spa) |
+3h04'40" |
28 |
Jean-Claude Bagot (Fra) |
+1h14'10" |
90 |
Jacky Durand (Fra) |
+3h05'17" |
29 |
Dominique Arnould (Fra) |
+1h18'03" |
91 |
Florido Barale (Ita) |
+3h08'05" |
30 |
Atle Kvalsvoll (Nor) |
+1h18'42" |
92 |
Silvano Lorenzon (Ita) |
+3h10'14" |
31 |
Roberto Gusmeroli (Ita) |
+1h22'13" |
93 |
Flavio Vanzella (Ita) |
+3h10'36" |
32 |
Ronan Pensec (Fra) |
+1h24'31" |
94 |
Mario Mantovan (Ita) |
+3h11'30" |
33 |
Dominique Arnaud (Fra) |
+1h27'05" |
95 |
Fabrizio Settembrini (Ita) |
+3h13'22" |
34 |
Viktor Klimov (Urs) |
+1h31'37" |
96 |
Paolo Botarelli (Ita) |
+3h14'27" |
35 |
Federico Garcia (Spa) |
+1h31'50" |
97 |
Francesco Cesarini (Ita) |
+3h21'14" |
36 |
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) |
+1h33'36" |
98 |
Brian Petersen (Den) |
+3h21'41" |
37 |
Marco Vitali (Ita) |
+1h33'56" |
99 |
Kenneth Weltz (Den) |
+3h26'59" |
38 |
Maurizio Piovani (Ita) |
+1h34'37" |
100 |
Jose Cano-Camacho (Spa) |
+3h27'20" |
39 |
Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) |
+1h35'01" |
101 |
Silvio Martinello (Ita) |
+3h27'42" |
40 |
Ruben Gorospe (Spa) |
+1h35'35" |
102 |
Dario Nicoletti (Ita) |
+3h29'11" |
41 |
Juan Valbuena (Spa) |
+1h36'51" |
103 |
Enrico Galleschi (Ita) |
+3h29'24" |
42 |
Roberto Conti (Ita) |
+1h39'46" |
104 |
Stefano Zanini (Ita) |
+3h30'06" |
43 |
Bjarne Riis (Den) |
+1h39'46" |
105 |
Mario Scirea (Ita) |
+3h30'53" |
44 |
Demetrio Cuscopa (Col) |
+1h45'37" |
106 |
Juan Martinez-Oliver (Spa) |
+3h31'13" |
45 |
Enrico Zaina (Ita) |
+1h47'37" |
107 |
Martin Schalkers (Ned) |
+3h34'02" |
46 |
Sergio Carcano (Ita) |
+1h53'12" |
108 |
Roberto Pelliconi (Ita) |
+3h34'35" |
47 |
Valerio Tebaldi (Ita) |
+1h54'52" |
109 |
Casimiro Moreda (Spa) |
+3h38'45" |
48 |
Marek Szerszynski (Pol) |
+1h58'43" |
110 |
Giovanni Fidanza (Ita) |
+3h40'23" |
49 |
Francois Lemarchand (Fra) |
+2h02'55" |
111 |
Mark Siemons (Ned) |
+3h41'55" |
50 |
Alvaro Lonzano (Col) |
+2h05'34" |
112 |
Davide Perona (Ita) |
+3h41'58" |
51 |
Richard Parra (Ven) |
+2h06'23" |
113 |
Rob Harmeling (Ned) |
+3h42'21" |
52 |
Massimo Podenzana (Ita) |
+2'07'25" |
114 |
Edoardo Rocchi (Ita) |
+3h42'29" |
53 |
Alberto Ramirez (Col) |
+2h08'15" |
115 |
Luigi Botteron (Ita) |
+3h41'58" |
54 |
L-M Diaz de Otazu (Spa) |
+2h08'20" |
116 |
Djam Abdoujaparov (Urs) |
+3h45'08" |
55 |
Jose Urea (Spa) |
+2h14'09" |
117 |
Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) |
+3h45'19" |
56 |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
+2h14'11" |
118 |
Javier Duch (Spa) |
+3h46'11" |
57 |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
+2h14'18" |
119 |
Dario Bottaro (Ita) |
+3h48'02" |
58 |
Pedro Diaz-Zabala (Spa) |
+2h17'25" |
120 |
Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) |
+3h50'02" |
59 |
Giorgio Furlan (Ita) |
+2h18'08" |
121 |
Giovanni Strazzer (Ita) |
+3h54'13" |
60 |
Miguel Sanabria (Col) |
+2h18'08" |
122 |
Mauro Consonni (Ita) |
+3h54'32" |
61 |
Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) |
+2h18'12" |
123 |
Daniel Castro (Arg) |
+3h55'03" |
62 |
Marco Lietti (Ita) |
+2h19'22" |
124 |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
+3h55'38" |
63 |
Francisco Espinosa (Spa) |
+2h19'49" |
125 |
Claudio Brandini (Ita) |
+3h58'04" |
64 |
Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) |
+2h21'19" |
126 |
Jan Svorada (Cze) |
+4h09'32" |
65 |
Rafael Tolosa (Col) |
+2h22'57" |
127 |
Maurizio Molinari (Ita) |
+4h14'21" |
66 |
Luc Suykerbuyk (Ned) |
+2h23'20" |
128 |
Nico Emonds (Bel) |
+4h18'48" |
67 |
Fernando Escartin (Spa) |
+2h24'43" |
129 |
Eros Poli (Ita) |
+4h20'05" |
68 |
Miguel Martinez (Spa) |
+2h25'36" |
130 |
Jos Van der Pas (Ned) |
+4h23'36" |
69 |
Giuseppe Petito (Ita) |
+2h28'04" |
131 |
Stefano Zanatta (Ita) |
+4h33'24" |
70 |
Bruno Leali (Ita) |
+2h28'19" |
132 |
Stefano Allocchio (Ita) |
+4h39'38" |
71 |
Jorg Muller (Sui) |
+2h29'54" |
133 |
Endrio Leoni (Ita) |
+4h43'02" |
72 |
Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) |
+2h32'07" |
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Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Inaki GASTON (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
75 |
2 |
Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
Carrera Jeans-Tassoni |
69 |
3 |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Del Tongo-MG |
57 |
4 |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
Lotus-Festina |
46 |
5 |
Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) |
Ariostea-Ceramiche |
38 |
6 |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
26 |
7 |
Eduardo Chozas (Spa) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
14 |
8 |
Francisco Espinosa (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
14 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Claudio CHIAPPUCCI (Ita) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
283 |
2 |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Del Tongo-MG |
239 |
3 |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Del Tongo-MG |
191 |
4 |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax |
189 |
5 |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
143 |
Final Neo-Pro Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Massimiliano LELLI (Ita)  |
Ariostea-Ceramiche |
99h 42' 39" |
2 |
Leonardo Sierra (Ven) |
Selle Italia-Magniarredo |
+5'00" |
3 |
Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) |
Colnago-Lampre |
+27'36" |
4 |
Santos Hernandez (Spa) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
+36'53" |
5 |
Stefano Della-Santa (Ita) |
Amore & Vita-Fanini |
+55'16" |
GdI 1992
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