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1987 Vuelta a España

The 42nd Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from 23 April to 15 May 1987. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,921 km, and was won by Luis Herrera of the Café de Colombia cycling team. It was the first win of a Grand Tour by a Colombian and also the first of a South American.[1]

1987 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates23 April - 15 May
Stages22 Prologue
Distance3,921 km (2,436 mi)
Winning time105h 34' 25"
Results
Winner  Luis Herrera (COL) (Café de Colombia–Varta)
  Second  Raimund Dietzen (GER) (Teka)
  Third  Laurent Fignon (FRA) (Système U)
Points  Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP) (Teka)
Mountains  Luis Herrera (COL) (Café de Colombia–Varta)
Youth  Johnny Weltz (DEN) (Fagor–MBK)
Combination  Laurent Fignon (FRA) (Système U)
Sprints  Miguel Ángel Iglesias (ESP) (Frinca Colchón-CR)
  Team Colombia Ryalcao Postobón
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With the 1986 Vuelta Champion, Álvaro Pino was absent due to health problems, the principal favourites for the overall classification were Laurent Fignon, Pedro Delgado and Sean Kelly. Jean Luc Vandenbroucke won the prologue and wore the first leader's jersey. Kelly who was in form after winning Paris–Nice for the sixth time won the first stage and took the jersey. The sixth stage saw the beginning of the fight for the overall classification. Luis Herrera in the company of Ángel Arroyo and Vicente Belda attacked several times on the final ascent of the stage. However Kelly was still able to ride into the leader's jersey again. On the following stage to Cerler which was won by the Spaniard Laudelino Cubino, Herrera put time into Kelly and Dietzen finished ahead of Kelly and took the leader's jersey. Herrera took the jersey after the 11th stage that finished on the Lagos de Covadonga. However Kelly retook the leader's jersey in the stage 18 time trial and with four stages to go it looked as if he was going to win his first grand tour. However Kelly was forced to withdraw from the race the following day due to a saddle boil.[2] Fignon won the following stage and moved up to third place overall ahead of Delgado. Herrera took back the jersey which he kept to the end to win the race. It was the first win of a Grand Tour by a Colombian and also the first of a South American.[3][4]

Teams and riders

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Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1987 Vuelta a España

Route

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List of stages[5][6]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 23 April Benidorm – Benidorm 6.6 km (4 mi)   Individual time trial   Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL)
1 24 April Benidorm – Albacete 219 km (136 mi)   Sean Kelly (IRL)
2 25 April Albacete – Valencia 217 km (135 mi)   Paolo Rosola (ITA)
3 26 April Valencia – Valencia 34.8 km (22 mi)   Individual time trial   Sean Kelly (IRL)
4 27 April Valencia – Villarreal 169 km (105 mi)   Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP)
5 28 April Salou – Barcelona 165 km (103 mi)   Roberto Pagnin (ITA)
6 29 April Barcelona – Grau Roig (Andorra) 220 km (137 mi)   Jesús Ignacio Ibáñez Loyo (ESP)
7 30 April La Seu d'Urgell – Cerler 186 km (116 mi)   Laudelino Cubino (ESP)
8 1 May Benasque – Zaragoza 219 km (136 mi)   Iñaki Gastón (ESP)
9 2 May Zaragoza – Pamplona 180 km (112 mi)   Antonio Esparza (ESP)
10 3 May Miranda de Ebro – Alto Campoo 213 km (132 mi)   Enrique Aja (ESP)
11 4 May Santander – Lakes of Covadonga 179 km (111 mi)   Luis Herrera (COL)
12 5 May Cangas de Onís – Oviedo 142 km (88 mi)   Carlos Hernández (ESP)
13 6 May Luarca – Ferrol 223 km (139 mi)   Carlos Emiro Gutiérrez (COL)
14 7 May Ferrol – A Coruña 220 km (137 mi)   Juan Fernández (ESP)
15 8 May A Coruña – Vigo 185 km (115 mi)   Antonio Esparza (ESP)
16 9 May Ponteareas – Ponferrada 237 km (147 mi)   Dominique Arnaud (FRA)
17 10 May Ponferrada – Valladolid 221 km (137 mi)   Roberto Pagnin (ITA)
18 11 May Valladolid – Valladolid 24 km (15 mi)   Individual time trial   Jesús Blanco Villar (ESP)
19 12 May El Barco de Ávila – Ávila 213 km (132 mi)   Laurent Fignon (FRA)
20 13 May Ávila – Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) 183 km (114 mi)   Omar Hernández (COL)
21 14 May Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) – Collado Villalba 160 km (99 mi)   Francisco Rodríguez (COL)
22 15 May Alcalá de Henares – Madrid 173 km (107 mi)   Jaime Vilamajó (ESP)
Total 3,921 km (2,436 mi)

Classification leadership

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Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
  		Points classification
  		Mountains classification
  		Young rider classification
  		Team classification Sprint classification Flying goal classification
P Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke Not Awarded Jesús Montoya Kas Not Awarded Not Awarded
1 Sean Kelly Sean Kelly Sean Kelly Henri Abadie Johnny Weltz José Enrique Carrera [es] Pello Ruiz Cabestany
2 Paolo Rosola Roberto Pagnin Omar Hernández Luc Suykerbuyk Roberto Pagnin
3 Sean Kelly Sean Kelly Jesús Montoya
4 Alfonso Gutiérrez Mariano Sánchez Martinez Jesús Suárez Cueva Miguel Ángel Iglesias
5 Roberto Pagnin Roberto Pagnin Henri Abadie Roberto Pagnin Roberto Pagnin
6 Jesús Ignacio Ibáñez Loyo Sean Kelly Jesús Ignacio Ibáñez Loyo Johnny Weltz Miguel Ángel Iglesias
7 Laudelino Cubino Reimund Dietzen Luis Herrera Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao Henri Abadie
8 Iñaki Gastón Jesús Suárez Cueva
9 Felipe Yáñez
10 Enrique Aja
11 Luis Herrera Luis Herrera
12 Carlos Hernández Bailo Henri Abadie
13 Carlos Emiro Gutiérrez
14 Juan Fernández Martín Jesús Suárez Cueva
15 Antonio Esparza Henri Abadie
16 Dominique Arnaud
17 Roberto Pagnin
18 Jesús Blanco Villar Sean Kelly Teka
19 Laurent Fignon Luis Herrera Alfonso Gutiérrez Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao
20 Omar Hernández
21 Francisco Rodríguez Maldonado
22 Jaime Vilamajó
Final Luis Herrera Alfonso Gutiérrez Luis Herrera Johnny Weltz Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao Henri Abadie Miguel Ángel Iglesias

Final classification standings

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General classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Luis Herrera (COL)    Café de Colombia–Varta 105h 34' 25"
2   Reimund Dietzen (FRG) Teka 1' 04"
3   Laurent Fignon (FRA) Système U 3' 13"
4   Pedro Delgado (ESP) PDM–Ultima–Concorde 3' 52"
5   Óscar Vargas (COL) Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao 4' 03"
6   Vicente Belda (ESP) Kelme 4' 40"
7   Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) BH 4' 59"
8   Yvon Madiot (FRA) Système U 5' 25"
9   Henry Cárdenas (COL) Café de Colombia–Varta 7' 08"
10   Omar Hernández (COL) Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao 7' 33"

Points classification

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Final points classification (1–10)[8]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP)   Teka 149
2   Luis Herrera (COL)    Café de Colombia–Varta 104
3   Jesús Blanco Villar (ESP) Teka 104
4   Reimund Dietzen (FRG) Teka 100
5   Manuel Jorge Domínguez (ESP) BH 92
6   Pascal Poisson (FRA) Système U 85
7   Iñaki Gastón (ESP) Kas 72
8   Vicente Belda (ESP) Kelme 70
9   Søren Lilholt (DEN) Système U 62
10   Laurent Fignon (FRA) Système U 61

Mountains classification

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Final mountains classification (1–10)[8]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Luis Herrera (COL)    Café de Colombia–Varta 174
2   Vicente Belda (ESP) Kelme 105
3   Henri Abadie (FRA) Fagor-Larios 97
4   Omar Hernández (COL) Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao 89
5   Pablo Wilches (COL) Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao 68
6   Francisco Rodríguez Maldonado (COL) BH 63
7   Jesús Ignacio Ibáñez Loyo (ESP) Zahor 49
8   Enrique Aja (ESP) Teka 42
9   Laurent Biondi (FRA) Système U 42
10   Mariano Sánchez Martinez (ESP) Dormilón 42

Young rider classification

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Final young rider classification (1–6)[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Johnny Weltz (DEN)   Fagor-Larios 106h 25' 35"
2   Henri Abadie (FRA) Fagor-Larios 7' 12"
3   Jesús Montoya (ESP) Kas 42' 45"
4   Roberto Torres (ESP) Zahor 43' 41"
5   Joaquín Hernández Hernández (ESP) Kelme 1h 05' 57"
6   Serafin Vieira De Araujo (POR) Sporting–Vitalis 1h 06' 25"

Team classification

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Final team classification (1–10)[8]
Rank Team Time
1 Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao 316h 51' 36"
2 BH 1' 42"
3 Café de Colombia–Varta 3' 20"
4 Système U 13' 13"
5 Teka 24' 58"
6 Kas 1h 02' 20"
7 Zahor 1h 09' 07"
8 PDM–Ultima–Concorde 1h 14' 41"
9 Reynolds 1h 20' 17"
10 Kelme 1h 22' 11"

Sprint classification

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Final sprint classification (1–10)[8]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Henri Abadie (FRA) Fagor-Larios 25
2   Laurent Fignon (FRA) Système U 14
3   Carlos Emiro Gutiérrez (COL) Kelme 9
4   Antonio Coll (ESP) Kelme 9
5   Pascal Poisson (FRA) Système U 6
6   Juan Fernández Martín (ESP) Zahor 6
7   Éric Guyot (FRA) Système U 6
8   Jesús Ignacio Ibáñez Loyo (ESP) Zahor 6
9   Santiago Portillo Rosado (ESP) Zahor 6
10   Ricardo Zúñiga Carrasco (ESP) Frinca-Colchón CR [ca] 5

Flying goal classification

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Final flying goal classification (1–10)[8]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Miguel Ángel Iglesias (ESP) Frinca-Colchón CR [ca] 31
2   Henri Abadie (FRA) Fagor-Larios 12
3   Laurent Fignon (FRA) Système U 9
4   Antonio Coll (ESP) Kelme 8
5   Carlos Emiro Gutiérrez (COL) Kelme 8
6   Laurent Biondi (FRA) Système U 7
7   Ricardo Zúñiga Carrasco (ESP) Frinca-Colchón CR [ca] 7
8   Marino Lejarreta (ESP) Caja Rural–Orbea 6
9   Jesús Ignacio Ibáñez Loyo (ESP) Zahor 6
10   Éric Guyot (FRA) Système U 6

References

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  1. ^ "Luis Herrera: Ex-cyclist says sun exposure caused his skin cancer". BBC Sport. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Vive la vuelta". Sport and Publicity.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  3. ^ "1987 General Information". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  4. ^ "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 16 May 1988. p. 34. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ^ "1987 » 42nd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ^ "42ème Vuelta a España 1987". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  7. ^ "42ème Vuelta a España 1987". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1987. p. 34. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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