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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
GdI May 24 to June 14, 1992 |
3,843 Km |
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Finishers: 148 |
Average Speed: 37.092 km/h |
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Chiappucci’s Relentless Attacking Can NOT Crack Indurain
The 1992 Giro d'Italia marked the 75th edition of Italy’s Grand race.
The arrival of Spaniard Miguel Indurain as a superstar began with a victory in the 1991 Tour de France. Big Mig came to the 1992 Giro d’Italia to face a group of talented Italian riders.
Teams:
The twenty teams entering the race were:
- Amore & Vita-Fanini
- Ariostea-Ceramiche
- Banesto
- Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
- Castorama-Raleigh
- Lotus-Festina
- Lampre-Colnago
- Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax
- Italbonifica-Navigare
- Jolly Componibili-Club 88
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- Mercatone Uno-Zucchini
- GB-MG Maglificio-Bianchi
- Motorola
- ONCE-Look-Mavic
- Postobon-Manzana-Ryalcao
- Seur
- Team Telekom
- Tulip Computers-Koga
- Z-LeMond
- ZG Mobili-Bottecchia
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Each team sent a team of nine riders.
Race Summary:
Prologue: Frenchman Thierry Marie won the short (8 km) opening stage and became the first to wear the race leader's Maglia Rosa. He held the race lead through stage 2, when Miguel Indurain took the race lead for good.
Stage 3: After Indurain won the 38 km individual time trial on stage 3 he put on his first Maglia Rosa of 1992.
Stage 9: He gained a decisive advantage on stage 9 finishing climb to Monte Terminillo by dropping all the major GC contenders. The most important gain was +30” on superior climber Claudio Chiappucci.
Stage 16: (Cima Coppi): The fourteenth stage of the 1992 Giro d’Italia featured 3 major climbs: Passo Campolongo, Passo Pordoi (Cima Coppi) and Monte Bondone (x2). Claudio Chiappucci won the Cima Coppi at the summit of the Pordoi. Miguel Indurain dominated this year’s Giro. He rode well in control of the GC. The Spaniard was solidly riding in the breakaway at the summit of the Cima Coppi. He rode defensively, continually marked the aggressively attacking duo, Chiappucci (3rd in the GC) and Franco Chioccioli (7th). His efforts gained him the Giro victory.
Stage 19: The always aggressive Chiappucci was not done and attacked the race leader incessantly on the final climbing stage 19 to Verbania. Indurain did not crack and matched every move.
Stage 21: To cap his Giro victory Indurain won the final individual time trial into Milan, catching and passing his 3-minute man… Claudio Chiappucci.
SPECIAL NOTE: Miguel Indurain won the Giro in 1992 to set-up his first of two “Giro/Tour” double victories in the same year.
POST-GIRO NOTE:
Grand French Champion Laurent Fignon raced his final Giro d’Italia. He won the Giro in 1989 and finished 37th overall in 1992. Fignon retired as a professional cyclist late in 1993. Sadly, he passed away in 2010 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Genova, 8 km ITT |
Thierry Marie (Fra) |
Thierry Marie (Fra) |
Stage 1 Genova-Uliveto Terme, 198 km |
Endrio Leoni (Ita) |
Thierry Marie (Fra) |
Stage 2 Uliveto Terme-Arezzo, 174 km |
Maximilian Sciandri (GBr) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 3 Arezzo-San Sepolcro, 38 km ITT |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stg 4 San Sepolcro-Porto Sant'elpidio, 198 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 5 Porto Sant'elpidio-Sulmona, 223 km |
Franco Vona (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 6 Roccaraso-Melfi, 232 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 7 Melfi-Aversa, 184 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 8 Aversa-Latina, 165 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 9 Latina-Terminillo, 196 km |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 10 Montepulciano-Imola, 233 km |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 11 Imola-Bassano del Grappa, 214 km |
Endrio Leoni (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stg 12 Bass. Grappa-Corvara Alta Badia, 204 km |
Franco Vona (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stg 13 Corvara Alta Badia-Mt Bondone, 205 km |
Giorgio Furlan (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stg 14 Riva d Garda-Palazzolo sull'Oglio, 171 km |
Francois Simon (Fra) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 15 Palazzolo sull’Oglio-Sondrio, 166 km |
Marco Saligari (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 16 Sondrio-Vercelli, 203 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 17 Vercelli-Monviso, 200 km |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 18 Saluzzo-Pila, 260 km |
Udo Bolts (Ger) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 19 St Vincent-Verbania, 201 km |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 20 Verbania-Vigevano, 95 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 21 Vigevano-Milan, 66 km ITT |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
 Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
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Mountain Classification |
 Claudio Chiappucci (Ita)
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Points Classification |
 Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Miguel INDURAIN (Spa)  |
Banesto |
103h 36' 08" |
2 |
Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
+5'12" |
3 |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
GB-MG Maglificio |
+7'16" |
4 |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax |
+8'01" |
5 |
Andrew Hampsten (USA) |
Motorola |
+9'16" |
6 |
Franco Vona (Ita) |
GB-MG Maglificio |
+11'12" |
7 |
Pavel Tonkov (Urs) |
Lampre-Colnago |
+17'15" |
8 |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Postobon-Manzana-Ryalcao |
+17'53" |
9 |
Roberto Conti (Ita) |
Ariostea-Ceramiche |
+19'14" |
10 |
Bruno Cornillet (Fra) |
Z-LeMond |
+20'03" |
11 |
Uwe Ampler (Ger) |
+21'12" |
80 |
Jose-Ramon Uriarte (Spa) |
+3h04'19" |
12 |
Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) |
+21'50" |
81 |
Christian Henn (Ger) |
+3h04'57" |
13 |
Gianni Faresin (Ita) |
+26'05" |
82 |
Pedro Diaz-Zabala (Spa) |
+3h06'59" |
14 |
Flavio Giupponi (Ita) |
+27'41" |
83 |
Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) |
+3h10'39" |
15 |
Juan-Tomas Martinez (Spa) |
+32'20" |
84 |
Michel Dernies (Bel) |
+3h13'14" |
16 |
Ram Gonzalez-Arrieta (Spa) |
+33'46" |
85 |
Mario Montovan (Ita) |
+3h15'00" |
17 |
Zenon Jaskula (Pol) |
+35'46" |
86 |
Brian Holm (Den) |
+3h15'49" |
18 |
Bruno Lealli (Ita) |
+43'18" |
87 |
Sean Yates (GBr) |
+3h17'01" |
19 |
Giorgio Furlan (Ita) |
+51'42" |
88 |
Maximilian Sciandri (Ita) |
+3h17'58" |
20 |
Piotr Ugrumov (Let) |
+56'40" |
89 |
Maurizio Piovani (Ita) |
+3h19'29" |
21 |
Paolo Botarelli (Ita) |
+57'22" |
90 |
Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) |
+3h21'48" |
22 |
Fabrice Philippot (Fra) |
+1h01'29" |
91 |
Lubos Lom (Cze) |
+3h22'35" |
23 |
Ivan Gotti (Ita) |
+1h01'36" |
92 |
Steve Bauer (Can) |
+3h22'41" |
24 |
Nelson Rodriguez (Col) |
+1h02'22" |
93 |
Remigius Lupeikis (Lit) |
+3h24'41" |
25 |
Dominique Arnould (Fra) |
+1h05'37" |
94 |
Rodolfo Massi (Ita) |
+3h27'52" |
26 |
Efrain Rico (Col) |
+1h06'44" |
95 |
Fabio Roscioli (Ita) |
+3h28'08" |
27 |
Jens Heppner (Ger) |
+1h08'44" |
96 |
Jonas Romanovas (Lit) |
+3h28'32" |
28 |
Enrico Zaina (Ita) |
+1h10'20" |
97 |
Marco Lietti (Ita) |
+3h28'54" |
29 |
Alberto Volpi (Ita) |
+1h12'09" |
98 |
Marco Saligari (Ita) |
+3h30'23" |
30 |
Gerard Rue (Fra) |
+1h18'43" |
99 |
Silvio Martinello (Ita) |
+3h31'43" |
31 |
Udo Bolts (Ger) |
+1h20'29" |
100 |
Angelo Canzonieri (Ita) |
+3h32'56" |
32 |
Fabian Fuchs (Sui) |
+1h29'22" |
101 |
Bjarne Riis (Den) |
+3h38'36" |
33 |
Philippe Casado (Fra) |
+1h32'16" |
102 |
Stefano Zanini (Ita) |
+3h39'17" |
34 |
Romes Gainetdinov (Urs) |
+1h32'53" |
103 |
Luis Diaz de Otazu (Spa) |
+3h39'33" |
35 |
Olaf Jentzsch (Ger) |
+1h44'34" |
104 |
Jacky Durand (Fra) |
+3h44'33" |
36 |
Josef Holzmann (Ger) |
+1h46'18" |
105 |
Davide Cassani (Ita) |
+3h40'52" |
37 |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
+1h48'07" |
106 |
Christophe Capelle (Fra) |
+3h42'03" |
38 |
Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) |
+1h49'00" |
107 |
Pascal Lance (Fra) |
+3h44'33" |
39 |
Gerardo Moncada (Spa) |
+1h51'09" |
108 |
Salvatore Criscione (Ita) |
+3h47'12" |
40 |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
+1h54'02" |
109 |
Soren Lilholt (Den) |
+3h49'05" |
41 |
Henry Cardenas (Col) |
+1h58'33" |
110 |
Ivan Alemany (Spa) |
+3h49'09" |
42 |
Giancarlo Perini (Ita) |
+2h04'13" |
111 |
Juan Valbuena (Spa) |
+3h49'31" |
43 |
Abelardo Rondon (Col) |
+2h04'38" |
112 |
Eddy Seigneur (Fra) |
+3h53'56" |
44 |
Urs Zimmermann (Sui) |
+2h05'53" |
113 |
Adriano Baffi (Ita) |
+3h55'13" |
45 |
Nico Emonds (Bel) |
+2h06'10" |
114 |
Stefano Zanatta (Ita) |
+3h55'47" |
46 |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
+2h09'33" |
115 |
Malcolm Elliott (GBr) |
+3h57'20" |
47 |
Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) |
+2h10'46" |
116 |
Brian Walton (Can) |
+3h58'39" |
48 |
Harry Lodge (GBr) |
+2h10'58" |
117 |
Fabio Convalle (Ita) |
+3h59'40" |
49 |
Anselmo Fuerte (Spa) |
+2h13'18" |
118 |
Giovanni Fidanza (Ita) |
+3h59'54" |
50 |
Davide Perona (Ita) |
+2h13'29" |
119 |
Diego Trepin (Ita) |
+4h01'16" |
51 |
Luis Espinosa (Spa) |
+2h16'48" |
120 |
Alessio Di Basco (Ita) |
+4h02'38" |
52 |
Marcello Siboni (Ita) |
+2h17'36" |
121 |
Andreas Kappes (Ger) |
+4h04'59" |
53 |
Laurent Bezault (Fra) |
+2h22'57" |
122 |
Jan Svorada (Cze) |
+4h05'32" |
54 |
Felice Puttini (Sui) |
+2h24'30" |
123 |
Rudy Rogiers (Bel) |
+4h06'38" |
55 |
Massimo Ghirotto (Ita) |
+2h24'51" |
124 |
Jan Schur (Ger) |
+4h07'19" |
56 |
Pascal Richard (Sui) |
+2h25'06" |
125 |
Gianluigi Barsotelli (Ita) |
+4h09'40" |
57 |
Neil Stephens (Aus) |
+2h25'34" |
126 |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
+4h10'02" |
58 |
Ruben Marin (Col) |
+2h27'56" |
127 |
Thierry Marie (Fra) |
+4h11'12" |
59 |
Fabrizio Settembrini (Ita) |
+2h30'53" |
128 |
Francesco Cesarini (Ita) |
+4h11'45" |
60 |
Marek Szerszynski (Pol) |
+2h31'48" |
129 |
Daniel Steiger (Sui) |
+4h13'28" |
61 |
Francois Simon (Fra) |
+2h37'25" |
130 |
Alan Peiper (Aus) |
+4h15'09" |
62 |
Julio-Cesar Ortegon (Col) |
+2h38'52" |
131 |
Jose-Luis Santamaria (Spa) |
+4h15'24" |
63 |
Roberto Gusmeroli (Ita) |
+2h40'35" |
132 |
Prudencio Indurain (Spa) |
+4h15'26" |
64 |
Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) |
+2h42'43" |
133 |
Stefano Cattai (Ita) |
+4h17'24" |
65 |
Luca Gelfi (Ita) |
+2h48'13" |
134 |
Johan Lammerts (Ned) |
+4h17'27" |
66 |
Davide Bramati (Ita) |
+2h49'30" |
135 |
Giovanni Strazzer (Ita) |
+4h20'54" |
67 |
Viktor Klimov (Ukr) |
+2h51'34" |
136 |
Fabrizio Bontempi (Ita) |
+4h21'11" |
68 |
Giuseppe Petito (Ita) |
+2h52'40" |
137 |
Dario Nicoletti (Ita) |
+4h23'32" |
69 |
Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) |
+2h53'36" |
138 |
Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) |
+4h25'55" |
70 |
Mauro Gianetti (Sui) |
+2h53'39" |
139 |
Dario Mariuzzo (Ita) |
+4h26'56" |
71 |
Alessandro Gianelli (Ita) |
+2h53'46" |
140 |
Massimo Strazzer (Ita) |
+4h27'57" |
72 |
Javier Aldanondo (Spa) |
+2h55'17" |
141 |
Stefano Giraldi (Ita) |
+4h30'33" |
73 |
Thomas Davy (Fra) |
+2h55'52" |
142 |
Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) |
+4h31'02" |
74 |
Peter Farazijn (Bel) |
+2h58'59" |
143 |
Norman Alvis (USA) |
+4h31'22" |
75 |
Mauro Santaromita (Ita) |
+2h59'07" |
144 |
Bernd Grone (Ger) |
+4h33'53" |
76 |
Flavio Vanzella (Ita) |
+2h59'42" |
145 |
Markus Schleicher (Ger) |
+4h34'28" |
77 |
Javier Luquin (Spa) |
+3h00'17" |
146 |
Jose-Luis Villanova (Spa) |
+4h35'45" |
78 |
Jose Urea (Spa) |
+3h01'24" |
147 |
Maurizio Molinari (Ita) |
+4h39'42" |
79 |
Massimo Podenzana (Ita) |
+3h02'04" |
148 |
Eros Poli (Ita) |
+4h40'37" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Claudio CHIAPPUCCI (Ita) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
78 |
2 |
Roberto Conti (Ita) |
Ariostea-Ceramiche |
45 |
3 |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Banesto |
35 |
4 |
Giorgio Furlan (Ita) |
Ariostea-Ceramiche |
31 |
5 |
Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) |
Amore & Vita-Fanini–Fanini |
23 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Mario CIPOLLINI (Ita) |
GB-MG Maglificio |
236 |
2 |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Banesto |
208 |
3 |
Maximilian Sciandri (Ita) |
Motorola |
177 |
4 |
Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
171 |
5 |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
GB-MG Maglificio |
148 |
Final Neo-Pro Classification |
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Pavel TONKOV (Urs)  |
Lampre-Colnago |
103h 53' 33" |
2 |
Ivan Gotti (Ita) |
Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax |
+44'21" |
3 |
Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) |
Banesto |
+1h31'43" |
4 |
Davide Perona (Ita) |
ZG Mobili-Selle Italia |
+1h56'14" |
5 |
Ruben Marin (Col) |
Postobon-Manzana-Ryalcao |
+2h10'41" |
GdI 1993
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