1987 Vuelta a España

The 42nd 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)
  Second  Raimund Dietzen (GER) (Teka)
  Third  Laurent Fignon (FRA) (Système U-Gitane)
Points  Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP) (Teka)
Mountains  Luis Herrera (COL) (Café de Colombia)
  Youth  Johnny Weltz (DEN) (Fagor - Larios)
  Combination  Laurent Fignon (FRA) (Système U-Gitane)
  Sprints  Miguel Ángel Iglesias (ESP) (Frinca Colchón - CR)
  Team Ryalcao Postobón

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

Route
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)

General classification (final)
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Luis HerreraCafé de Colombia 105h34'25"
2 Raimund DietzenTeka1'04"
3 Laurent FignonSystème U-Gitane3'13"
4 Pedro DelgadoPDM-Concorde3'52"
5 Óscar VargasRyalcao Postobon4'03"
6 Vicente BeldaKelme4'40"
7 Anselmo FuerteBH-Sport4'59"
8 Yvon MadiotSystème U-Gitane5'25"
9 Henry CárdenasCafé de Colombia7'08"
10 Omar HernándezRyalcao Postobon7'33"
11 Angel Arroyo LanchasReynolds
12 Ignacio Gaston CrespoKas
13 Pedro Saúl MoralesRyalcao Postobon
14 Juan Tomas MartinezZahor Chocolates
15 Pascal PoissonSystème U-Gitane
16 José Patrocinio JimenezCafé de Colombia
17 Federico Echave MusatadiBH-Sport
18 Martín RamírezCafé de Colombia
19 Enrique Aja CagigasTeka-Mavic
20 Argemiro Bohorguez OrtegaCafé de Colombia
21 Nestor Mora ZarateRyalcao-Postobon
22 Martin EarleyFagor
23 Carlos Hernandez BailoTeka-Mavic
24 Pablo WilchesRyalcao-Postobon
25 Jesus Blanco VillarTeka-Mavic

References
  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.
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