1994 Tour de France
| Route of the 1994 Tour de France | |||
| Race details | |||
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| Dates | July 2–July 24, 1994 | ||
| Stages | 21+Prologue | ||
| Distance | 3,978.7 km (2,472 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 103h 38' 38" (37.831 km/h or 23.507 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
| Winner | (Banesto) | ||
| Second | (Gewiss-Ballan) | ||
| Third | (Carrera Jeans-Tassoni) | ||
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| Points | (Polti) | ||
| Mountains | (Festina-Lotus) | ||
| Youth | (Carrera Jeans-Tassoni) | ||
| Team | Festina-Lotus | ||
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The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France and included two stages in England (twenty years after the tour first visited), Stage 4, Dover to Brighton and Stage 5, around Portsmouth. It took place July 2 to July 24, 1994. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3979 km, with riders averaging 38.383 km/h.[1]
The general classification was won by Miguel Indurain, his fourth consecutive win. The points classification was won by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, and the young rider classification by Marco Pantani. The mountains classification was won by Richard Virenque, whose Festina team also won the team classification.
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[edit] Participants
The following 21 teams all sent 9 cyclists, for a total of 189:[2]
[edit] Stages
The 1994 Tour de France started on 2 July, and had one rest day, on 14 July in Lourdes.[3]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2 July | Lille | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) | ||
| 1 | 3 July | Lille – Armentières | 234.0 km (145.4 mi) | ||
| 2 | 4 July | Roubaix – Boulogne-sur-Mer | 203.5 km (126.4 mi) | ||
| 3 | 5 July | Calais – Eurotunnel | 66.5 km (41.3 mi) | ||
| 4 | 6 July | Dover – Brighton | 204.5 km (127.1 mi) | ||
| 5 | 7 July | Portsmouth – Portsmouth | 187.0 km (116.2 mi) | ||
| 6 | 8 July | Cherbourg – Rennes | 270.5 km (168.1 mi) | ||
| 7 | 9 July | Rennes – Futuroscope | 259.5 km (161.2 mi) | ||
| 8 | 10 July | Poitiers – Trélissac | 218.5 km (135.8 mi) | ||
| 9 | 11 July | Périgueux – Bergerac | 64.0 km (39.8 mi) | ||
| 10 | 12 July | Bergerac – Cahors | 160.5 km (99.7 mi) | ||
| 11 | 13 July | Cahors – Hautacam | 263.5 km (163.7 mi) | ||
| 12 | 15 July | Lourdes – Luz Ardiden | 204.5 km (127.1 mi) | ||
| 13 | 16 July | Bagnères-de-Bigorre – Albi | 223.0 km (138.6 mi) | ||
| 14 | 17 July | Castres – Montpellier | 202.0 km (125.5 mi) | ||
| 15 | 18 July | Montpellier – Carpentras | 231.0 km (143.5 mi) | ||
| 16 | 19 July | Valréas – L'Alpe d'Huez | 224.5 km (139.5 mi) | ||
| 17 | 20 July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Val Thorens | 149.0 km (92.6 mi) | ||
| 18 | 21 July | Moutiers – Cluses | 174.5 km (108.4 mi) | ||
| 19 | 22 July | Cluses – Avoriaz | 47.5 km (29.5 mi) | ||
| 20 | 23 July | Morzine – Lac Saint-Point | 208.5 km (129.6 mi) | ||
| 21 | 24 July | Disneyland Paris – Paris | 175.0 km (108.7 mi) |
[edit] Results
[edit] General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banesto | 103h 38' 38" | |
| 2 | Gewiss-Ballan | +5' 39" | |
| 3 | Carrera | +7' 19" | |
| 4 | Festina | +10' 03" | |
| 5 | Festina | +10' 10" | |
| 6 | Lampre-Panaria | +12' 29" | |
| 7 | GB-MG | +20' 17" | |
| 8 | ONCE | +20' 35" | |
| 9 | Telekom | +25' 19" | |
| 10 | Carrera | +25' 28" |
| Final general classification (11–117) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | Festina | +26' 01" | |
| 12 | Mapei-Clas | +30' 38" | |
| 13 | Mapei-Clas | +32' 35" | |
| 14 | Gewiss-Ballan | +33' 32" | |
| 15 | Polti | +34' 55" | |
| 16 | ZG Mobili-Selle Italia | +35' 18" | |
| 17 | Banesto | +36' 44" | |
| 18 | Kelme-Avianca | +38' 00" | |
| 19 | GB-MG | +42' 39" | |
| 20 | TVM | +43' 44" | |
| 21 | Castorama | +46' 41" | |
| 22 | Chazal-MBK-Konig | +47' 19" | |
| 23 | Kelme-Avianca | +48' 33" | |
| 24 | Lotto-Vetta-Caloi | +48' 35" | |
| 25 | Gewiss-Ballan | +51' 30" | |
| 26 | Novemail-Laser Computer | +51' 44" | |
| 27 | Carrera | +57' 06" | |
| 28 | Telekom | +57' 44" | |
| 29 | ONCE | +59' 55" | |
| 30 | Mapei-Clas | +1h 01' 29" | |
| 31 | Motorola | +1h 01' 43" | |
| 32 | Banesto | +1h 02' 40" | |
| 33 | Festina | +1h 07' 16" | |
| 34 | Mapei-Clas | +1h 07' 45" | |
| 35 | ONCE | +1h 09' 30" | |
| 36 | Wordperfect | +1h 09' 50" | |
| 37 | GB-MG | +1h 10' 41" | |
| 38 | Telekom | +1h 10' 59" | |
| 39 | Gewiss-Ballan | +1h 12' 16" | |
| 40 | Mapei-Clas | +1h 12' 41" | |
| 41 | GB-MG | +1h 24' 05" | |
| 42 | Mercatone Uno | +1h 26' 52" | |
| 43 | Castorama | +1h 30' 50" | |
| 44 | Chazal-MBK-Konig | +1h 37' 46" | |
| 45 | TVM | +1h 41' 21" | |
| 46 | ZG Mobili-Selle Italia | +1h 43' 05" | |
| 47 | Festina | +1h 44' 06" | |
| 48 | Chazal-MBK-Konig | +1h 44' 11" | |
| 49 | Banesto | +1h 44' 51" | |
| 50 | TVM | +1h 45' 54" | |
| 51 | Gan | +1h 47' 15" | |
| 52 | ONCE | +1h 47' 59" | |
| 53 | Castorama | +1h 48' 47" | |
| 54 | ZG Mobili-Selle Italia | +1h 50' 07" | |
| 55 | Kelme-Avianca | +1h 50' 08" | |
| 56 | Banesto | +1h 51' 28" | |
| 57 | Polti | +1h 51' 34" | |
| 58 | Gewiss-Ballan | +1h 52' 18" | |
| 59 | Mapei-Clas | +1h 52' 19" | |
| 60 | Telekom | +1h 53' 46" | |
| 61 | Polti | +1h 53' 47" | |
| 62 | Gewiss-Ballan | +1h 55' 12" | |
| 63 | Polti | +1h 57' 31" | |
| 64 | Chazal-MBK-Konig | +1h 58' 02" | |
| 65 | ZG Mobili-Selle Italia | +1h 58' 09" | |
| 66 | Novemail-Laser Computer | +1h 59' 02" | |
| 67 | Banesto | +1h 59' 34" | |
| 68 | Lotto-Vetta-Caloi | +2h 00' 43" | |
| 69 | Motorola | +2h 01' 13" | |
| 70 | Motorola | +2h 04' 41" | |
| 71 | Motorola | +2h 04' 45" | |
| 72 | Polti | +2h 08' 20" | |
| 73 | GB-MG | +2h 10' 46" | |
| 74 | Novemail-Laser Computer | +2h 12' 10" | |
| 75 | ZG Mobili-Selle Italia | +2h 12' 49" | |
| 76 | GB-MG | +2h 12' 55" | |
| 77 | Novemail-Laser Computer | +2h 14' 53" | |
| 78 | Gan | +2h 15' 23" | |
| 79 | Wordperfect | +2h 15' 23" | |
| 80 | GB-MG | +2h 17' 26" | |
| 81 | Chazal-MBK-Konig | +2h 17' 36" | |
| 82 | Lotto-Vetta-Caloi | +2h 21' 43" | |
| 83 | Festina | +2h 23' 50" | |
| 84 | Telekom | +2h 24' 38" | |
| 85 | Kelme-Avianca | +2h 24' 52" | |
| 86 | Lampre-Panaria | +2h 25' 13" | |
| 87 | Kelme-Avianca | +2h 25' 35" | |
| 88 | Novemail-Laser Computer | +2h 25' 52" | |
| 89 | Motorola | +2h 26' 24" | |
| 90 | Gewiss-Ballan | +2h 26' 27" | |
| 91 | Castorama | +2h 26' 42" | |
| 92 | Wordperfect | +2h 28' 38" | |
| 93 | ZG Mobili-Selle Italia | +2h 28' 57" | |
| 94 | Mercatone Uno | +2h 29' 04" | |
| 95 | Banesto | +2h 30' 20" | |
| 96 | Kelme-Avianca | +2h 31' 01" | |
| 97 | Telekom | +2h 31' 42" | |
| 98 | Lotto-Vetta-Caloi | +2h 32' 24" | |
| 99 | Banesto | +2h 34' 27" | |
| 100 | Kelme-Avianca | +2h 34' 43" | |
| 101 | Wordperfect | +2h 34' 52" | |
| 102 | ONCE | +2h 36' 05" | |
| 103 | Lampre-Panaria | +2h 36' 25" | |
| 104 | Motorola | +2h 36' 31" | |
| 105 | Telekom | +2h 37' 37" | |
| 106 | Telekom | +2h 37' 48" | |
| 107 | Gewiss-Ballan | +2h 39' 17" | |
| 108 | GB-MG | +2h 41' 32" | |
| 109 | ONCE | +2h 42' 06" | |
| 110 | Polti | +2h 42' 47" | |
| 111 | Carrera | +2h 43' 51" | |
| 112 | Motorola | +2h 44' 38" | |
| 113 | Gan | +2h 51' 13" | |
| 114 | Carrera | +2h 52' 02" | |
| 115 | Mercatone Uno | +2h 52' 41" | |
| 116 | Wordperfect | +3h 08' 32" | |
| 117 | Mercatone Uno | +3h 39' 03" | |
[edit] Points classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polti | 322 | |
| 2 | Mercatone Uno | 273 | |
| 3 | Lampre-Panaria | 230 |
[edit] Mountains classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Festina | 392 | |
| 2 | Carrera | 243 | |
| 3 | Gewiss-Ballan | 219 |
[edit] Classification leadership
- Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions
- In stage 1, Miguel Indurain wore the green jersey.
- Other notes
- The white jersey wasn't actually awarded between 1989 and 1999 - the white column in this table represents the leader in the youth classification.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "81ème Tour de France 1994" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1994.php. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique, Part 5" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_05.pdf. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Zwegers, Arian. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1994. Retrieved 15 Aug 2011.