1987 Giro d'Italia

April 2014 1987 Giro d'Italia 1987 Giro d'Italia route.svg Map of the 1987 Giro d'Italia route, from San Remo to Saint-Vincent(stage courses in red; connections between host towns in green) 350px 21 May – 13 June 1987 22 + Prologue, including one split stage 3915 km 105h 39' 42" Stephen Roche IRL CAR 1987 pink Robert Millar GBR Panasonic 1987 Erik Breukink NED Panasonic 1987 Johan van der Velde NED Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe violet Robert Millar GBR Panasonic 1987 green Roberto Conti ITA Selca–Conti white Stephen Roche IRL CAR 1987 Milan Jurčo CSK Brianzoli Panasonic 1987 1986 1988 The 1987 Giro d'Italia was the 70th edition of the bicycle race. It began on 21 May with a 4 km 1 on prologue in San Remo, and concluded on 13 June with a 32 km 1 on individual time trial in Saint-Vincent. A total of 180 riders from 20 teams entered the 22-stage, 3915 km on-long race, which was won by Irishman Stephen Roche of the CAR 1987 team. Second and third places were taken by British rider Robert Millar and Dutchman Erik Breukink, respectively. It was the second time in the history of the Giro that the podium was occupied solely by non-Italian riders. Roche's victory in the 1987 Giro was his first step in completing the Triple Crown of Cycling – winning the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France, and the World Championship road race in one calendar year – becoming the second rider ever to do so. Roche's teammate and defending champion Roberto Visentini took the first race leader's maglia rosa (en pink jersey) after winning the opening prologue, only to lose it to Breukink the following stage. Roche took the overall lead after his team, Carrera Jeans–Vagabond, won the stage three team time trial. Visentini regained the lead for a two-day period after the stage 13 individual time trial. The fifteenth stage of the 1987 Giro has been recognized as an iconic event in the history of the race because Roche rode ahead of teammate Visentini, despite orders from the team management, and took the race lead. Roche successfully defended the overall lead from attacks by Visentini and other general classification contenders until the event's finish in Saint-Vincent. Stephen Roche became the first Irishman to win the Giro d'Italia. In addition to the general classification, Roche also won the combination classification. In the other race classifications, Johan van der Velde of Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe won the points classification, Robert Millar of Panasonic 1987 took the mountains classification green jersey, and Selca–Conti's Roberto Conti completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing fifteenth overall. Panasonic–Isostar finished as the winners of the team classification, which ranks each of the twenty teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. Teams upright|thumb|The team presentation ceremony took place on 21 May outside the Casino of San Remo.|alt=The outside of a casino in Italy. List of teams and cyclists in the 1987 Giro d'Italia A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 1987 Giro d'Italia.http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,23/articleid,0974_01_1987_0117_0057_13385315/ C'è il Giro, non c'è Moser it 21 May 1987 23 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 22 June 2012 There's the Tour, there is no Moser Gian Paolo Ormezzano Each team sent a squad of nine riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 180 cyclists.http://doc.rero.ch/record/69887/files/1987-05-20.pdf Le 70me Giro démarre demain The 70th Giro starts tomorrow fr L'Express 20 May 1987 20 https://web.archive.org/web/20191025043236/http://doc.rero.ch/record/69887/files/1987-05-20.pdf 25 October 2019 live REROhttp://doc.rero.ch/record/110128/files/1987-05-20.pdf Deux Suisses parmi les favoris Two Swiss Favorites fr L'Impartial 20 May 1987 13 https://web.archive.org/web/20191025043247/http://doc.rero.ch/record/110128/files/1987-05-20.pdf 25 October 2019 live RERO The starting peloton featured riders from 17 different countries. Italy (91), the Netherlands (16), Spain (15), Belgium (13), Switzerland (10), and France (10) all had more than 10 or more riders.Giro d'Italia – 1987 Riders per nation https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1987/gc/startlist/riders-per-nation ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20200501214033/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1987/gc/startlist/riders-per-nation 1 May 2020 13 October 2016 Of those starting, 74 were riding the Giro d'Italia for the first time.Giro d'Italia – 1987 Debutants https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1987/gc/startlist/debutants ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20200501215032/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1987/gc/startlist/debutants 1 May 2020 13 October 2016 The average age of riders was 26.52 years,Giro d'Italia – 1987 Peloton averages https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1987/gc/startlist/general-peloton-averages ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20200501214513/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1987/gc/startlist/general-peloton-averages 1 May 2020 13 October 2016 ranging from 21–year–old Andreas Kappes from LVC 1987 to 38–year–old Hennie Kuiper of Safir 1987.Giro d'Italia – 1987 Oldest competitors https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1987/gc/startlist/oldest-competitors ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20200501214513/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1987/gc/startlist/general-peloton-averages 1 May 2020 13 October 2016 The team with the youngest average rider age was Magniflex–Centroscarpa (23), while the oldest was Fagor2 1987 (28).Giro d'Italia – 1987 Average team age https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1987/gc/startlist/average-team-age ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20200501214759/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1987/gc/startlist/average-team-age 1 May 2020 13 October 2016 The presentation of the teams – where each team's roster and manager are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place on 20 May, outside the Casino of San Remo.http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1987_05/19870521_0027.pdf Campione cercasi disperatamente it 21 May 1987 27 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 Champion wanted desperately Gino Sala https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052934/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1987_05/19870521_0027.pdf&query= 4 March 2016 dead From the riders that began this edition, 133 completed the race.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1987.html 1987 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Dog Ear Publishing Bill and Carol McGann 6 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715050134/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1987.html 15 July 2014 live dmy http://www.museociclismo.it/content/corse/classifica.php?cod=5138 70a edizione Giro d'Italia (1987) it Paul Mannini Il Museo del Ciclismo 22 June 2012 70th edition Giro d'Italia (1987) https://web.archive.org/web/20141224002426/http://www.museociclismo.it/content/corse/classifica.php?cod=5138 24 December 2014 dead dmy The teams entering the race were:http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/25/MD19870525-055.pdf Golpe De Mano De "Carrera" En El "Giro" es 25 May 1987 55 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Carrera's hand strikes in the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135159/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/25/MD19870525-055.pdf 4 March 2016 live dmy 22em ARI 1987 Atala–Ofmega Chateau d'Ax 1987 Artiach 1987b CAR 1987 DEL 1987 Alfa Lum 1987 Fagor2 1987 Fibok–Müller Bianchi 1987 GIS 1987 Magniflex–Centroscarpa MAL 1987 Panasonic 1987 Fanini 1987 Safir 1987 BCF 1987 LVC 1987 Transvemij–Van Schilt–Hoonved Zahor Chocolates–Tokke Pre-race favorites Reigning champion Roberto Visentini returned to the race in 1987 to defend his crown,http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/21/MD19870521-030.pdf Visentini-Roche: Duelo "Fratricida" es 21 May 1987 30 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Visentini-Roche: Duel "Fratricide" https://web.archive.org/web/20140810180729/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/21/MD19870521-030.pdf 10 August 2014 live dmy despite not winning many races in his spring campaign. Francesco Moser, who won in 1984 and finished in the top three in 1985 and 1986, did not participate because of a head trauma and bruises sustained in a crash in the weeks prior to the race.http://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/21/deportes/548546413_850215.html Moser, sin recuperarse de su caída del lunes, ausente del Giro que se inicia hoy es 21 June 1987 El País Ediciones El País Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Moser, reeling from its fall on Monday, absent the Tour that begins today https://web.archive.org/web/20140729020548/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/21/deportes/548546413_850215.html 29 July 2014 live dmy Spanish sports newspaper El Mundo Deportivo and Gian Paolo Ormezzano from Italy's La Stampa named several other riders as contenders for the overall classification, such as Giuseppe Saronni, then-world champion Moreno Argentin, Stephen Roche, and Robert Millar. Since LVC 1987 team leader Greg LeMond did not participate in the race due to injuries sustained in a hunting accident, El Mundo Deportivo believed Jean-François Bernard to be a dark horse.Jean Montois http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf;publication=Avui;sort_publication=avui;day=21;month=05;year=1987;page=036;id=0002854626;filename=19870521;collection=pages;url_high=pages/Avui/1987/198705/19870521/19870521036.pdf Roche i Visentini, favorits en les apostes del Giro d'Italia es 21 June 1987 Avui Hermes Comunicacions S.A. Agence France-Presse 27 May 2012 Roche and Visentini, betting favorites in the Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20140629163217/http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf%3Bpublication%3DAvui%3Bsort_publication%3Davui%3Bday%3D21%3Bmonth%3D05%3Byear%3D1987%3Bpage%3D036%3Bid%3D0002854626%3Bfilename%3D19870521%3Bcollection%3Dpages%3Burl_high%3Dpages%2FAvui%2F1987%2F198705%2F19870521%2F19870521036.pdf 29 June 2014 dead dmy-all L'Unità writer Gino Sala believed Roche, Saronni, and Visentini were the top three challengers for the overall crown. Climbers Gianbattista Baronchelli, Éric Caritoux, Franco Chioccioli, Marino Lejarreta, and Millar were expected to contend for mountains classification. Several writers felt Argentin, Guido Bontempi, Urs Freuler, Eddy Planckaert, and Paolo Rosola all had a great chance to win a stage in the race. Mario Fossati of La Repubblica also thought that Bernard, Bontempi, and Phil Anderson could take a stage win.Mario Fossati it 19 May 1987 http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/05/19/sognando-un-giro-altri-tempi.html?ref=search Sognando Un Giro d'Altri Tempi La Repubblica Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso 25 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222220548/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/05/19/sognando-un-giro-altri-tempi.html?ref=search 45 22 December 2014 live Dreaming A Giro of Other Times dmy Anderson returned to cycling at the Giro following a lengthy battle with a virus. Due to Rolf Sørensen's victory at the Tirreno–Adriatico he was seen as an outside contender, but there were questions over his ability to climb in the high mountains. There was a strong belief that the race would be a battle between Carrera Jeans–Vagabond teammates Visentini and Roche. El Mundo Deportivo stated that Visentini had the edge in the time trial discipline and sprinting, while Roche had the advantage in climbing mountains. However, unlike Visentini, Roche came into the race in great shape after winning the Tour de Romandie and placing second in the Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the Critérium International. Cycling expert and author Bill McGann thought that the race would be disputed between Visentini and Baronchelli. Route and stages right|thumb|Monte Terminillo hosted the end of the 134 km 0 on sixth stage and the start of the 205 km 0 on seventh stage.|alt=A mountain in the distance. The route for the 1987 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public on television by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani on 21 February 1987.Gino Sala https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/02/22/page_020.pdf Il Giro? Montagne e casinò it 22 February 1987 20 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 The Tour? Mountains and casinos https://web.archive.org/web/20191023204349/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/02/22/page_020.pdf 23 October 2019 live http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,0970_01_1987_0045_0039_23440494/ La Vallée in maglia rosa it 22 February 1987 21 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 22 June 2012 Pink Jersey in the Valleyhttp://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,0970_01_1987_0045_0052_23442100/ Tre giorni a Sanremo con il <<Giro d'Italia>> it 22 February 1987 21 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 22 June 2012 Three Days in Sanremo with the <<Tour of Italy>>http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/02/22/MD19870222-041.pdf Se Presento El Giro – 87 es 22 February 1987 41 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 The Giro Presented – 87 https://web.archive.org/web/20140601050646/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/02/22/MD19870222-041.pdf 1 June 2014 live dmy Covering a total of 3915 km on, it included five time trials (four individual and one for teams), and thirteen stages with categorized climbs that awarded mountains classification points.http://www.archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1987_05/19870518_0021.pdf Le grandi salite it 18 May 1987 21 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 The big climbs https://web.archive.org/web/20150322052711/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1987_05%2F19870518_0021.pdf 22 March 2015 dead The course featured a total of 25380 m on climbing, 4220 m on more than the previous edition. Five of these thirteen stages had summit finishes: stage 1a, to San Romolo;http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/22/MD19870522-027.pdf Visentini Empalmo El Rosa es 22 May 1987 27 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Visentini splices the rosa https://web.archive.org/web/20141214115455/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/22/MD19870522-027.pdf 14 December 2014 live dmy http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/21/MD19870521-031.pdf Etapas, Puertos Y Kilometrajes es 21 May 1987 31 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Stages, Ports and riding distances https://web.archive.org/web/20141214115253/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/21/MD19870521-031.pdf 14 December 2014 live dmy stage 6, to Monte Terminillo; stage 15, to Sappada;https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/grand-tour-doubles-stephen-roche-126343 Grand Tour Doubles – Stephen Roche 16 July 1987 Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 17 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121101025508/http://www.cyclesportmag.com/features/grand-tour-doubles-stephen-roche/ 1 November 2012 live dmy stage 19, to Madesimo; and stage 21, to Pila.http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf;publication=Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los;sort_publication=sitios.de.gerona.los;day=21;month=05;year=1987;page=024;id=0002644152;filename=19870521;collection=pages;url_high=pages/Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los/1987/198705/19870521/19870521024.pdf Pere Muñoz, ante su primer gran <<test>> de la temporada es 21 May 1987 24 El Punt Hermes Comunicacions S.A. 27 May 2012 Pere Muñoz, before his first big test of the season https://web.archive.org/web/20140626011318/http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf%3Bpublication%3DSitios%20de%20Gerona%2C%20Los%3Bsort_publication%3Dsitios.de.gerona.los%3Bday%3D21%3Bmonth%3D05%3Byear%3D1987%3Bpage%3D024%3Bid%3D0002644152%3Bfilename%3D19870521%3Bcollection%3Dpages%3Burl_high%3Dpages%2FSitios%20de%20Gerona%2C%20Los%2F1987%2F198705%2F19870521%2F19870521024.pdf 26 June 2014 dead dmy-all Another stage with a mountain-top finish was stage 13, which consisted of a climbing time trial to San Marino. The organizers chose to include one rest day between stages 10 and 11. When compared to the previous Giro, the race had the same number of stages – although one stage consisted of two half-stages – but was 56.4 km 0 on longer and contained an additional individual time trial.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1986.html 1986 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Dog Ear Publishing Bill and Carol McGann 2012-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20141215043438/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1986.html 15 December 2014 live dmy The sixteenth stage, which ran from Sappada to Canazei, was named the queen stage for its five categorized climbs.http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/07/deportes/550015220_850215.html J. Tolosa Vuelco en el Giro, con Roche de nuevo líder tras atacar a su compañero Visentini es 7 June 1987 El País Ediciones El País 27 May 2012 Dump in the Giro, with Roche leading again after attacking his partner Visentini https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221240/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/07/deportes/550015220_850215.html 3 March 2016 live dmy Race director Torriani was happy with the success the 1985 Giro d'Italia had when passing through the Aosta Valley and chose to include this mountainous region, which lies adjacent to the Rhône-Alpes, in the 1987 route. With the Giro's return to the valley, La Stampa and the regional cycling federation director, Maggiorino Ferrero, speculated that the stages taking place in this region would be critical in deciding the general classification. Carlo Champvillair, a climbing champion of Aosta Valley, believed it to be a well-constructed, technical race route. The time trial in San Marino, the sixth stage with the finish atop Monte Terminillo, and the stages including the Dolomites were seen by L'Unità writer Gino Sala as stages that would heavily influence the general classification. In addition, he said that the route was suited to well-rounded, strong, and durable riders. The prologue contained a descent of the Poggio, a mountain used frequently in the Milan–San Remo, and was considered dangerous by some critics.http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1978-1987/ Section: 1987 2017 Giro d'Italia 103 La Gazzetta dello Sport 13 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701125223/http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1978-1987/ 2017-07-01 live However, Torriani decided to include the descent. +Stage characteristics and winnershttp://www.archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1987_05/19870518_0021.pdf 3.904 km da Sanremo a St. Vincent it 18 May 1987 21 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 3,904 km from San Remo to St. Vincent https://web.archive.org/web/20150322052711/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1987_05%2F19870518_0021.pdf 22 March 2015 dead http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1987_05/19870521_0027.pdf&query= Moser s'arrende, niente Giro it 21 May 1987 27 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF Moser surrenders, no Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052934/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1987_05/19870521_0027.pdf&query= 4 March 2016 dead StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerP 21 MaySan Remo 4 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trialRoberto Visentini ITA1a22 MaySan Remo to San Romolo 31 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Erik Breukink NED1bPoggio di San Remo to San Remo 8 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trialStephen Roche IRL223 MayImperia to Borgo Val di Taro 242 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Moreno Argentin ITA324 MayLerici to Camaiore 43 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Team time trialCAR 1987425 MayCamaiore to Montalcino 203 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Moreno Argentin ITA526 MayMontalcino to Terni 208 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageEddy Planckaert BEL627 MayTerni to Monte Terminillo 134 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Jean-Claude Bagot FRA728 MayRieti to Roccaraso 205 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Moreno Argentin ITA829 MayRoccaraso to San Giorgio del Sannio 168 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stagePaolo Rosola ITA930 MaySan Giorgio del Sannio to Bari 257 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageUrs Freuler SUI1031 MayBari to Termoli 210 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stagePaolo Rosola ITA1 June Rest day112 JuneGiulianova to Osimo 245 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Robert Forest FRA123 JuneOsimo to Bellaria 197 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageGuido Bontempi ITA134 JuneRimini to City of San Marino (San Marino) 46 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trialRoberto Visentini ITA145 JuneCity of San Marino (San Marino) to Lido di Jesolo 260 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stagePaolo Cimini ITA156 JuneLido di Jesolo to Sappada 224 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Johan van der Velde NED167 JuneSappada to Canazei 211 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Johan van der Velde NED178 JuneCanazei to Riva del Garda 206 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Marco Vitali ITA189 JuneRiva del Garda to Trescore Balneario 213 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageGiuseppe Calcaterra ITA1910 JuneTrescore Balneario to Madesimo 160 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Jean-François Bernard FRA2011 JuneMadesimo to Como 156 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stagePaolo Rosola ITA2112 JuneComo to Pila 252 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Robert Millar GBR2213 JuneAosta to Saint-Vincent 32 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trialStephen Roche IRL Total 3915 km 0 on Stage 20 was run as a "Giri-sprint": the stage ended with 10 laps of 4 km around Como, and a small time bonus was given every time that the finish line was crossed.van den Akker 2023 40 Race overview upright|thumb|alt=A man on straddling a bike in sunglasses.|Moreno Argentin (pictured during the Coors Classic in 1987) won three individual stages at the 1987 Giro. The Giro began with a 4 km 1 on prologue through the streets of San Remo. The returning winner of the Giro, Roberto Visentini, won the prologue by two tenths of a second over the Canadian rider Steve Bauer.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/346952/from-the-cw-archives-the-1987-giro-d-italia-part-1.html From The CW Archives: The 1987 Giro d'Italia Part 1 28 May 2008 Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223013548/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/from-the-cw-archives-the-1987-giro-ditalia-part-1-95784 23 December 2014 live dmy The next race day held two stages: a 31 km 1 on stage with a summit finish, followed by a downhill individual time trial. Panasonic 1987's Erik Breukink took the climbing half-stage win with a solo attack.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/23/MD19870523-035.pdf Breukink, Un Recien Llegado Al Trono Rosa es 23 May 1987 35 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Breukink, a newcomer to the rosa throne https://web.archive.org/web/20141222215817/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/23/MD19870523-035.pdf 22 December 2014 live dmy His performance earned him the race leader's maglia rosa (en pink jersey), which he kept until the third stage. Stephen Roche won the time trial half-stage with a three-second margin over Del Tongo's Lech Piasecki. Johan van der Velde formed a lead group with about 30 km 1 on to go in the second stage, but as he posed a threat to the race lead, he was not given a large advantage and was subsequently caught by the chasing peloton 7 km 1 on from the finish. The main field remained intact for the remaining kilometers and the race geared up for a sprint finish won by Moreno Argentin. The third stage was a lengthy team time trial that stretched for 43 km 1 on between Lerici and Camaiore. CAR 1987 beat out the Del Tongo squad by fifty-four seconds to win the leg. In addition to the stage victory, Carrera Jeans–Vagabond's Roche took the overall lead. As the leading group approached the fourth stage finish line, Argentin sprinted away with 800 m ft 0 on to go and created a two-second gap between himself and the rider in second place that was enough to earn him a second stage win.J. Tolosa http://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/26/deportes/548978403_850215.html Triunfo del campeón mundial, Argentin, en la cuarta etapa del Giro es 26 May 1987 El País Ediciones El País 27 May 2012 Triumph of the world champion, Argentin, in the fourth stage of Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054955/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/26/deportes/548978403_850215.html 8 August 2014 live dmy https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/346951/from-the-cw-archives-the-1987-giro-d-italia-part-2.html From The CW Archives: The 1987 Giro d'Italia Part 2 28 May 2008 Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223022120/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/from-the-cw-archives-the-1987-giro-ditalia-part-2-95781 23 December 2014 live dmy The fifth stage was relatively flat and was used to set up the race to enter the Apennine Mountains the following day.J. Tolosa http://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/27/deportes/549064807_850215.html El Giro llega a su primera jornada montañosa es 27 May 1987 El País Ediciones El País 27 May 2012 The Giro reaches its first mountain day https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055027/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/27/deportes/549064807_850215.html 8 August 2014 live dmy The leg culminated in a mass sprint that was won by Panasonic–Isostar's Belgian rider Eddy Planckaert, after overcoming Paolo Rosola in the closing meters.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/27/MD19870527-033.pdf Primer Triunfo De Planckaert en el Giro es 27 May 1987 33 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Planckaert First Win in Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20141222220331/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/27/MD19870527-033.pdf 22 December 2014 live dmy Roche defended his race lead until stage thirteen, a 46 km 1 on climbing individual time trial to Monte Titano in San Marino,J. Tolosa http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/05/deportes/549842414_850215.html Visentini, nuevo líder del Giro, tras ganar en San Marino es 5 June 1987 El País Ediciones El País 27 May 2012 Visentini, new leader of the Tour, after winning in San Marino https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051630/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/05/deportes/549842414_850215.html 8 August 2014 live dmy where he lost the pink jersey to his teammate and stage winner Visentini.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/05/MD19870605-045.pdf Visentini: La Contrarreloj Consagra es 5 June 1987 43 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Visentini: The Time Trial consecrates https://web.archive.org/web/20140305155204/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/05/MD19870605-045.pdf 5 March 2014 live dmy Roche claimed his performance in the stage was hampered due to injuries sustained from a crash in the tenth stage.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/346950/from-the-cw-archives-the-1987-giro-d-italia-part-3.html From The CW Archives: The 1987 Giro d'Italia Part 3 28 May 2008 Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223222827/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/from-the-cw-archives-the-1987-giro-ditalia-part-3-95778 23 December 2014 live dmy At 260 km 1 on, the fourteenth stage was the longest of the race. It was won in a mass sprint by Remac Fanini's Paolo Cimini, who overtook Rosola in the final meters.J. Tolosa http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/06/deportes/549928813_850215.html Triunfo al 'sprint' de Cimini en la etapa más larga del Giro es 6 June 1987 El País Ediciones El País 27 May 2012 Triumph to sprint Cimini on the longest stage of the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051624/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/06/deportes/549928813_850215.html 8 August 2014 live dmy left|thumb|alt=An overhead picture of a city.|San Marino hosted the end of the stage 13 individual time trial, as well as the start of the 260 km 1 on fourteenth stage. The fifteenth stage saw the race enter the Dolomites and traverse three major climbs within the mountain chain. On the descent of the Monte Rest, Roche formed a leading group with two other riders after speeding away from the race leader's group. Despite orders from his team management, Roche continued with the move.Eugenio Capodacqua it 10 May 2007 http://www.repubblica.it/2007/05/speciale/altri/2007giroditalia/storia-3/storia-3.html La storia del Giro d'Italia La Repubblica Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso 27 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071224103726/http://www.repubblica.it/2007/05/speciale/altri/2007giroditalia/storia-3/storia-3.html 24 December 2007 live The history of the Tour of Italy The Carrera Jeans-Vagabond pack chased after the Roche group to protect the advantage of Roche's teammate and race leader Visentini. Roche crossed the finish line in twelfth place, fifty-six seconds after the stage winner van der Velde, which allowed him to don again the pink jersey by five seconds over Tony Rominger.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/07/MD19870607-051.pdf Roche, De Rosa; Lejarreta, Con El "Giro" A Su Alcance es 7 June 1987 51 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Roche, in Rose; Lejarreta, with the Giro within reach https://web.archive.org/web/20141223235639/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/07/MD19870607-051.pdf 23 December 2014 live dmy Roche's actions, taking the race lead away from Visentini and disobeying team commands, gained him the hatred of the Italian cycling fans.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jul/05/cycling.tourdefrance1 Roche remembers his annus mirabilis The Guardian 20 July 2007 London Paul Doyle 5 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20140509021645/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jul/05/cycling.tourdefrance1 9 May 2014 live dmy The sixteenth leg of the race included five categorized climbs before concluding in the municipality of Canazei.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/346949/from-the-cw-archives-the-1987-giro-d-italia-part-4.html From The CW Archives: The 1987 Giro d'Italia Part 4 28 May 2008 Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224060712/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/from-the-cw-archives-the-1987-giro-ditalia-part-4-95775 24 December 2014 dead dmy http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/08/MD19870608-055.pdf La Crisis Entre Las Figuras Have Temblar El "Giro" es 8 June 1987 55 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Crisis Between the Figures Have Shaken The "Giro" https://web.archive.org/web/20141224041304/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/08/MD19870608-055.pdf 24 December 2014 live dmy On the descent of the Pordoi Pass, van der Velde broke away and caught up to the leader on the road before winning his second consecutive stage. Meanwhile, behind van der Velde, Visentini tried several times to attack Roche on the slopes of the Passo Fedaia; however, Roche marked all of his moves and the two raced to the finish in the same group. Stage 17, the race's final day in the Dolomites, was marred by poor weather. A breakaway group of three was given a significant gap as the main general classification contenders rode behind in a collective group.J. Tolosa http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/09/deportes/550188015_850215.html Triunfo de Vitali en la 17ª etapa del Giro es 9 June 1987 El País Ediciones El País 27 May 2012 Vitali triumph in the 17th stage of the Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045637/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/09/deportes/550188015_850215.html 8 August 2014 live dmy Atala Ofmega's Italian rider Marco Vitali out-sprinted his two fellow breakaway members to win his first Grand Tour stage win.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/09/MD19870609-037.pdf Vitali Se Aprovecho De La Tregua Entre Roche Y Visentini es 9 June 1987 37 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Vitali took advantage of the truce between Roche and Visentini https://web.archive.org/web/20141224041243/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/09/MD19870609-037.pdf 24 December 2014 live dmy As the eighteenth stage began, the peloton felt they deserved a rest day after three difficult stages in the Dolomites and collectively rode at a non-aggressive pace for over three-quarters of the stage.J. Tolosa http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/10/deportes/550274415_850215.html Lenta etapa en el Giro como protesta por no haber Jornada de descanso 10 June 1987 El País Ediciones El País 27 May 2012 Slow Giro stage protest for failing Day off https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045954/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/10/deportes/550274415_850215.html 8 August 2014 live dmy Mario Fossati it 10 June 1987 http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/06/10/un-giorno-di-cicloturismo.html?ref=search Un Giorno di Cicloturismo La Repubblica Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso 27 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20140811182319/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/06/10/un-giorno-di-cicloturismo.html?ref=search 36 11 August 2014 live A Day of Cycling dmy Riders began to attack and form breakaway groups with about 30 km 1 on to go; however, the sprinters' teams reeled in all attacks and prepared for a sprint finish that was eventually won by Giuseppe Calcaterra, making it the second consecutive stage win for Atala-Ofmega. During the nineteenth stage, Jean-François Bernard launched an attack after the leading group finished the climb of the San Marco Pass. Three riders joined Bernard before the start of the final climb in Madesimo, but Bernard dropped them early on in the climb and rode the final 18 km 1 on alone to win the stage. Millar and Lejarreta managed to gain over thirty seconds on Roche after they attacked on the final climb.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/11/MD19870611-034.pdf Bernard Hizo Honor A Su "Padre Espiritual" es 11 June 1987 34 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Bernard lived up to his "spiritual father" https://web.archive.org/web/20140811183504/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/11/MD19870611-034.pdf 11 August 2014 live dmy Despite a crash within the final kilometer of stage twenty, the main field managed to hold a bunch sprint that was won by Rosola.J. Tolosa http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/12/deportes/550447211_850215.html Rosola ganó la última etapa llana en el Giro 12 June 1987 El País Ediciones El País 27 May 2012 Rosola won the last flat stage in Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050337/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/12/deportes/550447211_850215.html 8 August 2014 live dmy upright|thumb|alt=A picture of a cyclist wearing a helmet.|By winning the twenty-first stage, Robert Millar (pictured here on the Tour de France in 1993) vaulted to second overall. In the twenty-first leg, the general classification contenders were a part of the same leading group until the final climb to the summit finish in Pila.J. Tolosa http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/13/deportes/550533605_850215.html Roche, virtual ganador del Giro pese al ataque de Lejarreta 13 June 1987 El País Ediciones El País 27 May 2012 Roche, virtual Giro winner despite the attack Lejarreta https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051627/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/13/deportes/550533605_850215.html 8 August 2014 live dmy Lejarreta attacked 12 km 1 on from the finish and only seven other riders were able to mark, including Millar and Roche. Over 6 km 1 on later, the Spaniard attacked again and only Roche and Millar remained with him. Despite further attacks by Lejarreta, the group rode together up to the finish. With over 300 m 1 on to go, Millar unleashed a sprint that won him the stage. Millar's performance on the stay brought him to second place overall. The final stage of the 1987 Giro d'Italia was a 32 km 1 on individual time trial. Visentini, who had crashed in the previous stage, did not start and abandoned the race. Roche beat out the second-place finisher, Dietrich Thurau, by fourteen seconds to win the day and the overall race itself.http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1987_06/19870614_0023.pdf&query= Roche, il nome della rosa it 14 June 1987 23 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF Roche, the name of the rosa https://www.webcitation.org/6QQilNK9k?url=http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1987_06%2F19870614_0023.pdf&query= 18 June 2014 dead In doing so, Roche became the first Irishman to win the Giro d'Italia.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/14/MD19870614-041.pdf B... Roche De Oro es 14 June 1987 41 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Golden Roche https://web.archive.org/web/20141222233252/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/14/MD19870614-041.pdf 22 December 2014 live dmy http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0027/articleid,0975_01_1987_0138_0059_23892283/ Stop al Giro targato Roche it 14 June 1987 27 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 22 June 2012 Stop at the Giro branded Roche The other podium positions were filled by non-Italian riders for the second time in the history of the race.Andrea Tabacco http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/28052012/45/giro-d-italia-hesjedal-vince-giro-scarponi.html Giro d'Italia – Hesjedal vince il Giro: Scarponi è quarto it Yahoo! Eurosport Yahoo! e Eurosport 27 May 2012 24 June 2013 Tour of Italy – Hesjedal wins the Tour: Scarponi is fourth https://web.archive.org/web/20150626202425/https://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/28052012/45/giro-d-italia-hesjedal-vince-giro-scarponi.html 26 June 2015 live dmy Four riders achieved multiple stage victories: Argentin (stages 2, 4, and 7),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/24/MD19870524-043.pdf Argentin, A Lo Campeon es 24 May 1987 43 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Argentin, To The Champion https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121412/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/24/MD19870524-043.pdf 4 March 2016 live dmy http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/26/MD19870526-031.pdf Argentin, Segundo Podio Del "Giro" es 26 May 1987 31 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Argentin, Second podium of the "Giro" https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112855/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/26/MD19870526-031.pdf 4 March 2016 live dmy http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/29/MD19870529-043.pdf Trio De Victorias Para Argentin es 29 May 1987 43 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Trio of wins for Argentin https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111335/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/29/MD19870529-043.pdf 4 March 2016 live dmy Rosola (stages 8, 10, and 20),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/30/MD19870530-039.pdf "Lancia Pagnin" Volvio A Escaparse es 30 May 1987 39 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 "Lancia Pagnin" escaped again https://web.archive.org/web/20160629154135/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/30/MD19870530-039.pdf 29 June 2016 live dmy http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/12/MD19870612-037.pdf Hoy Se La Juega Marino Lejarreta es 12 June 1987 37 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Today is The Play for Marino Lejarreta https://web.archive.org/web/20160629151127/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/12/MD19870612-037.pdf 29 June 2016 live dmy Visentini (prologue and stage 13), and Roche (stages 1b and 22). Stage wins were achieved by seven of the twenty competing squads, five of which won multiple stages. Gewiss-Bianchi collected a total of six stage wins through two riders, Argentin and Rosola. Carrera Jeans-Vagabond achieved the same feat with individual stage wins from Bontempi (stage 12),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/04/MD19870604-043.pdf Bontempi Se Vengo De Las Criticas es 4 June 1987 43 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Bontempi avenges the criticism https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084429/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/04/MD19870604-043.pdf 4 March 2016 live dmy Roche and Visentini (two wins each), and a team time trial win (stage 3). Panasonic–Isostar amassed a total of three stage victories through Breukink (stage 1a), Planckaert (stage 5), and Millar (stage 21).http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/13/MD19870613-035.pdf Lejarreta, Fenomeno En La Ultima Montaña es 13 June 1987 35 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Lejarreta, Phenomenon on the Last Mountain https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112947/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/13/MD19870613-035.pdf 4 March 2016 live dmy Atala-Ofmega also secured three stage wins, through Freuler (stage 9),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/31/MD19870531-045.pdf El "Sprint" De Freuler, Lo Mejor De Una Aburrida Etapa es 31 May 1987 45 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 The "Sprint" to Freuler, Best of a boring stage https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120842/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/31/MD19870531-045.pdf 4 March 2016 live dmy Vitali (stage 17), and Calcaterra (stage 18).http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/10/MD19870610-037.pdf Calcaterra, En La Etapa De "Descanso" es 10 June 1987 37 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Calcaterra wins the stage of rest https://web.archive.org/web/20140811183433/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/10/MD19870610-037.pdf 11 August 2014 live dmy Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe won two stages with van der Velde (stages 15 and 16). Fagor–MBK also collected two stage successes, with Jean-Claude Bagot (stage 6) and Robert Forest (stage 11).http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/28/MD19870528-039.pdf Roche Y Visentini Hacen Seleccion En La Montaña es 28 May 1987 39 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Roche and Visentini make the selection in the mountains https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123556/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/05/28/MD19870528-039.pdf 4 March 2016 live dmy http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/03/MD19870603-035.pdf Forest Dio La Segunda Victoria a "Fagor" es 3 June 1987 35 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 The Second Victory for Forest of "Fagor" https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113815/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/03/MD19870603-035.pdf 4 March 2016 live dmy Remac–Fanini and Toshiba–Look both won a single stage at the Giro, the first through Cimini (stage 14),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/06/MD19870606-043.pdf Cimini Sorprendio A Los Sprinters En Una Autopista es 6 June 1987 43 El Mundo Deportivo El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 Cimini surprised the Sprinters on a Highway https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134338/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/06/06/MD19870606-043.pdf 4 March 2016 live dmy and the second through Bernard (stage 19). Classification leadership left|thumb|alt=A picture of a mountain.|The Pordoi Pass was the Cima Coppi for the 1987 running of the Giro d'Italia. Four different jerseys were worn during the 1987 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages – wore a pink jersey. The time bonuses for the 1987 Giro were twenty seconds for the first place, fifteen seconds for the second place, ten seconds for the third place, and five seconds for the fourth place on the stage.van den Akker 2023 68 This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered to be the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 13 May 2008 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 8 May 2013 live dmy For the points classification, which awarded a purple (or cyclamen) jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15.No points were given at intermediate sprints.van den Akker 2023 85 The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs.van den Akker 2023 89The Cima Coppi for this edition of the Giro was the Passo Pordoi, and the first rider to cross it was Fagor–MBK's Jean-Claude Bagot. The white jersey was worn by the leader of young rider classification, a ranking decided the same way as the general classification, but considering only neo-professional cyclists (in their first three years of professional racing).van den Akker 2023 65 Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time. Additionally, there were several minor classifications. There was a FIAT Uno classification, which gave points to the first riders that reached the red triangle 1 km before the finish line.van den Akker 2023 105 There were two intermediate sprint classifications, the "Traguardi rotanti"van den Akker 2023 99 and the "Vola al Cinema".van den Akker 2023 107 There was also a combination classification.van den Akker 2023 104 +Classification leadership by stagehttps://www.grandtourstatistics.nl/giro.php?jaar=1987 grandtourstatistics.nl Information about the Giro d'Italia of 1987 13 September 2026 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=Pink JerseyPoints classification25px|link=|alt=Purple JerseyMountains classification25px|link=|alt=Green JerseyYoung rider classification25px|link=|alt=White JerseyTeam classification P Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini not awarded not awarded Lech Piasecki CAR 1987 1a Erik Breukink Erik Breukink Erik Breukink Erik Breukink Panasonic 1987 1b Stephen Roche 2 Moreno Argentin Robert Millar 3 CAR 1988 Stephen Roche CAR 1987 4 Moreno Argentin Stephen Roche 5 Eddy Planckaert 6 Jean-Claude Bagot Tony Rominger 7 Moreno Argentin Moreno Argentin 8 Paolo Rosola 9 Urs Freuler 10 Paolo Rosola Paolo Rosola 11 Robert Forest 12 Guido Bontempi 13 Roberto Visentini Roberto Visentini 14 Paolo Cimini 15 Johan van der Velde Stephen Roche Panasonic 1987 16 Johan van der Velde 17 Marco Vitali Johan van der Velde 18 Giuseppe Calcaterra 19 Jean-François Bernard Roberto Conti 20 Paolo Rosola 21 Robert Millar 22 Stephen Roche Final Stephen Roche Johan van der Velde Robert Millar Roberto Conti Panasonic 1987 Final standings Legendvan den Akker 2023 109   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=Green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification   20px|alt=Purple jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification   20px|alt=White jersey   Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)Rank NameTeamTime 1 Stephen Roche IRL 20px|alt=Pink jersey CAR 1987 105h 39' 42" 2 Robert Millar GBR 20px|alt=Green jersey Panasonic 1987 + 3' 40" 3 Erik Breukink NED Panasonic 1987 + 4' 17" 4 Marino Lejarreta ESP Caja Rural–Seat + 5' 11" 5 Flavio Giupponi ITA Del Tongo + 7' 42" 6 Marco Giovannetti ITA Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe + 11' 05" 7 Phil Anderson AUS Panasonic 1987 + 13' 36" 8 Peter Winnen NED Panasonic 1987 + 13' 56" 9 Johan van der Velde NED 20px|alt=Purple jersey Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe + 13' 57" 10 Steve Bauer CAN LVC 1987 + 14' 41" Final general classification (11–133)RankNameTeamTime 11 Jokin Mújika ESP Caja Rural–Seat + 15' 14" 12 Eddy Schepers BEL CAR 1987 + 18' 26" 13 Claudio Savini ITA Fibok–Müller + 20' 07" 14 Franco Chioccioli ITA Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe + 20' 39" 15 Roberto Conti ITA 20px|alt=White jersey Selca–Conti + 20' 49" 16 Jean-François Bernard FRA LVC 1987 + 21' 39" 17 Mario Beccia ITA Remac–Fanini + 22' 12" 18 Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez ESP Fagor–MBK + 23' 29" 19 Jiří Škoda CZE Ecoflam–B.F.B.–Mareco + 26' 37" 20 Emmanuele Bombini ITA Gewiss–Bianchi + 27' 15" 21 Éric Caritoux FRA Fagor–MBK + 28' 15" 22 Alessandro Pozzi ITA Del Tongo + 28' 37" 23 Alberto Volpi ITA Gewiss–Bianchi + 29' 51" 24 Rodolfo Massi ITA Magniflex + 35' 11" 25 Jean-Claude Bagot FRA Fagor–MBK + 36' 30" 26 Andreas Kappes FRG LVC 1987 + 37' 18" 27 Guy Nulens BEL Panasonic 1987 + 40' 21" 28 Robert Forest FRA Fagor–MBK + 41' 31" 29 Alessandro Paganessi ITA Ariostea–Gres + 42' 23" 30 Stefano Tomasini ITA Remac–Fanini + 43' 29" 31 Moreno Argentin ITA Gewiss–Bianchi + 45' 15" 32 Franco Vona ITA Brianzoli + 48' 01" 33 Alfio Vandi ITA Ariostea–Gres + 48' 56" 34 Kjell Nilsson SWE Ariostea–Gres + 49' 53" 35 Gianluca Brugnami ITA Paini–Bottecchia + 55' 35" 36 Alberto Elli ITA Remac–Fanini + 57' 10" 37 Juan Tomas Martínez ESP Zahor Chocolates–Tokke + 59' 51" 38 Mauro-Antonio Santaromita ITA Magniflex + 1h 01' 05" 39 Ennio Vanotti ITA Del Tongo + 1h 04' 46" 40 Marino Amadori ITA Ecoflam–B.F.B.–Mareco + 1h 15' 54" 41 Roberto Pagnin ITA Gewiss–Bianchi + 1h 16' 09" 42 Alessandro Giannelli ITA Magniflex + 1h 20' 03" 43 Davide Cassani ITA CAR 1987 + 1h 21' 09" 44 Hennie Kuiper NED Roland–Skala + 1h 21' 44" 45 Angel de las Heras ESP Zahor Chocolates–Tokke + 1h 23' 37" 46 Enrico Pochini ITA Fibok–Müller + 1h 26' 42" 47 Renato Piccolo ITA Gewiss–Bianchi + 1h 29' 01" 48 Claudio Chiappucci ITA CAR 1987 + 1h 29' 23" 49 Luigi Furlan ITA Paini–Bottecchia + 1h 29' 29" 50 Maurizio Vandelli ITA Ariostea–Gres + 1h 29' 36" 51 Czesław Lang POL Del Tongo + 1h 34' 11" 52 Dietrich Thurau FRG Roland-Skala + 1h 34' 59" 53 Lech Piasecki POL Del Tongo + 1h 39' 22" 54 Marco Saligari ITA Ariostea–Gres + 1h 40' 43" 55 Philippe Chevallier FRA LVC 1987 + 1h 41' 06" 56 Jesus Ibañez ESP Zahor Chocolates–Tokke + 1h 43' 20" 57 Bruno Leali ITA CAR 1987 + 1h 43' 48" 58 Eduardo Rocchi ITA Selca–Conti + 1h 44' 12" 59 Dag Erik Pedersen NOR Ariostea–Gres + 1h 44' 53" 60 Massimo Ghirotto ITA CAR 1987 + 1h 45' 39" 61 Richard Trinkler SUI Fibok–Müller + 1h 45' 51" 62 Jean Habets NED Transvemij–Van Schilt–Hoonved + 1h 47' 56" 63 Marco Vitali ITA Atala–Ofmega + 1h 50' 51" 64 Fabrizio Vannucci ITA Selca–Conti + 1h 51' 12" 65 Hubert Seize SUI Brianzoli + 1h 52' 15" 66 Marco Tabai ITA Remac–Fanini + 1h 54' 58" 67 Sergio Finazzi ITA Remac–Fanini + 1h 55' 35" 68 Benny Van Brabant BEL Selca–Conti + 1h 58' 42" 69 Henk Lubberding NED Panasonic 1987 + 1h 59' 45" 70 Luigi Botteon ITA Remac–Fanini + 2h 00' 19" 71 Pierino Gavazzi ITA Remac–Fanini + 2h 00' 29" 72 Daniël Wyder SUI Transvemij–Van Schilt–Hoonved + 2h 05' 12" 73 Patrick Serra SWE Ariostea–Gres + 2h 06' 37" 74 Valerio Piva ITA Ariostea–Gres + 2h 10' 34" 75 Mario Noris ITA Atala–Ofmega + 2h 15' 31" 76 Santiago Portillo ESP Zahor Chocolates–Tokke + 2h 23' 41" 77 Giuseppe Petito ITA Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe + 2h 24' 00" 78 Antonio Bevilacqua ITA Brianzoli + 2h 24' 23" 79 Roland le Clerc FRA Caja Rural–Seat + 2h 24' 26" 80 Sergio Scremin ITA Paini–Bottecchia + 2h 25' 54" 81 Camillo Passera ITA Ecoflam–B.F.B.–Mareco + 2h 27' 05" 82 Januus Kuum NOR LVC 1987 + 2h 25' 15" 83 Ennio Salvador ITA Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe + 2h 28' 43" 84 Bruno Cenghialta ITA Magniflex + 2h 29' 27" 85 Pascal Jules FRA Caja Rural–Seat + 2h 30' 40" 86 Orlando Maini ITA Ecoflam–B.F.B.–Mareco + 2h 31' 43" 87 Francesco Rossignoli ITA CAR 1987 + 2h 32' 07" 88 Paolo Cimini ITA Remac–Fanini + 2h 33' 16" 89 Maurizio Rossi ITA Ecoflam–B.F.B.–Mareco + 2h 34' 58" 90 Ludwig Wijnants BEL Roland–Skala + 2h 34' 59" 91 Marco Franceschini ITA Fibok–Müller + 2h 26' 55" 92 Romano Randi ITA Selca–Conti + 2h 40' 40" 93 Gody Schmutz SUI Fibok–Müller + 2h 41' 02" 94 Juan Fernández Martín ESP Zahor Chocolates–Tokke + 2h 41' 45" 95 Rob Kleinsman NED Transvemij–Van Schilt–Hoonved + 2h 42' 09" 96 Enrico Galleschi ITA Magniflex + 2h 43' 59" 97 Luciano Boffo ITA Ecoflam–B.F.B.–Mareco + 2h 49' 02" 98 Flavio Chesini ITA Magniflex + 2h 51' 26" 99 Jaime Vilamajo ESP Caja Rural–Seat + 2h 52' 54" 100 Brian Holm DEN Roland–Skala + 2h 53' 00" 101 Paul Popp AUT Paini–Bottecchia + 2h 55' 02" 102 Martin Schalkers NED Transvemij–Van Schilt–Hoonved + 2h 55' 28" 103 Fabio Roscioli ITA Ariostea–Gres + 2h 56' 45" 104 Urs Freuler SUI Atala–Ofmega + 2h 59' 40" 105 José Julian Balaguer ESP Caja Rural–Seat + 3h 00' 18" 106 Giuseppe Calcaterra ITA Atala–Ofmega + 3h 04' 35" 107 Milan Jurčo CZE Brianzoli + 3h 07' 43" 108 Guido Bontempi ITA CAR 1987 + 3h 10' 14" 109 Othmar Häfliger SUI LVC 1987 + 3h 12' 13" 110 Palmiro Masciarelli ITA Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe + 3h 12' 14" 111 Theo de Rooij NED Panasonic 1987 + 3h 12' 30" 112 Stefano Zanatta ITA Brianzoli + 3h 14' 17" 113 Rudy Patry BEL Roland–Skala + 3h 15' 09" 114 John Talen NED Panasonic 1987 + 3h 16' 08" 115 Dario Mariuzzo ITA Gewiss–Bianchi + 3h 17' 37" 116 Salvatore Cavallaro ITA Atala–Ofmega + 3h 20' 51" 117 Eddy Planckaert BEL Panasonic 1987 + 3h 24' 57" 118 Maurizio Colombo ITA Del Tongo + 3h 25' 44" 119 Frank Hoste BEL Fagor–MBK + 3h 29' 04" 120 Johan Lammerts NED LVC 1987 + 3h 30' 22" 121 Silvano Ricco ITA Fibok–Müller + 3h 31' 02" 122 Alessio Di Basco ITA Remac–Fanini + 3h 31' 30" 123 Christian Chaubet FRA Fagor–MBK + 3h 32' 40" 124 Franco Ballerini ITA Magniflex + 3h 35' 43" 125 Adriano Baffi ITA Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe + 3h 36' 38" 126 Paolo Rosola ITA Gewiss–Bianchi + 3h 38' 57" 127 Jos Lammertink NED Transvemij–Van Schilt–Hoonved + 3h 46' 39" 128 Stefano Allocchio ITA Brianzoli + 3h 47' 14" 129 Enrico Grimani ITA Magniflex + 3h 50' 02" 130 José Maria Palacin Salgado ESP Zahor Chocolates–Tokke + 4h 02' 31" 131 Johan Capiot BEL Roland–Skala + 4h 04' 03" 132 Jan Bogaert BEL Transvemij–Van Schilt–Hoonved + 4h 17' 39" 133 Dante Morandi ITA Atala–Ofmega + 4h 25' 33" Points classification +Final points classification (1–5)http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1988_05/19880516_0025.pdf Il massimo punteggio dell'87 all'olandese Van der Velde it 16 May 1988 25 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 The maximum score of 87 Dutch Van der Velde https://web.archive.org/web/20150322004759/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1988_05%2F19880516_0025.pdf 22 March 2015 dead RiderTeamPoints 1 Johan van der Velde NED 20px|alt=Purple jersey Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe 175 2 Paolo Rosola ITA Gewiss–Bianchi 171 3 Stephen Roche IRL 20px|alt=Pink jersey CAR 1987 153 4 Erik Breukink NED Panasonic 1987 144 5 Marino Lejarreta ESP Caja Rural–Seat 110 Mountains classification +Final mountains classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Robert Millar GBR 20px|alt=Green jersey Panasonic 1987 97 2 Jean-Claude Bagot FRA Fagor–MBK 53 3 Johan van der Velde NED 20px|alt=Purple jersey Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe 32 4 Roberto Pagnin ITA Gewiss–Bianchi 26 Marino Lejarreta ESP Caja Rural–Seat Young rider classification +Final young rider classification (1–5)RiderTeamTime 1 Roberto Conti ITA 20px|alt=White jersey Selca–Conti 106h 00' 33" 2 Jiří Škoda CZE Ecoflam–B.F.B.–Mareco + 5' 48" 3 Rodolfo Massi ITA Magniflex + 14' 22" 4 Andreas Kappes FRG LVC 1987 + 16' 29" 5 Stefano Tomasini ITA Remac–Fanini + 20' 40" Combination classification +Final combination classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Stephen Roche IRL 20px|alt=Pink jersey CAR 1987 90 2 Robert Millar GBR 20px|alt=Green jersey Panasonic 1987 69 3 Paolo Rosola ITA Gewiss–Bianchi 60 4 Johan van der Velde NED 20px|alt=Purple jersey Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe 59 5 Erik Breukink NED Panasonic 1987 47 Traguardi Fiat Uno classification +Final traguardi fiat uno classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Marco Vitali ITA Atala–Ofmega 15 2 Erik Breukink NED Panasonic 1987 14 3 Johan van der Velde NED 20px|alt=Purple jersey Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe 12 4 Marino Lejarreta ESP Caja Rural–Seat 11 5 Roberto Pagnin ITA Gewiss–Bianchi Vola al cinema classification +Final vola al cinema classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Dante Morandi ITA Atala–Ofmega 33 2 Flavio Chesini ITA Magniflex 19 3 Marco Vitali ITA Atala–Ofmega 17 4 John Talen NED Panasonic 1987 15 5 Luigi Botteon ITA Remac–Fanini Intermediate sprints classification +Final intermediate sprints classification (1–5)RiderTeamPoints 1 Milan Jurčo CZE Brianzoli 43 2 Luciano Boffo ITA Ecoflam–B.F.B.–Mareco 21 3 Dante Morandi ITA Atala–Ofmega 17 4 John Talen NED Panasonic 1987 15 5 Flavio Chesini ITA Magniflex 13 Team classification +Final team classification (1–3)TeamTime 1 Panasonic 1988 313h 06' 14" 2 CAR 1988 + 9' 03" 3 Gis Gelati–Jollyscarpe + 21' 25" Aftermath right|thumb|alt=A man on a bike in a cycling jersey.|Stephen Roche (pictured during the 1987 Tour de France) won the Tour and the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in the same calendar year. Upon completing the final stage, Roche told the media that by winning the final time trial he felt he silenced any critics who doubted whether he should have won the race. In addition, Roche announced his intention to compete in the Tour de France in July. He won the Tour with a margin of forty seconds over the second-place finisher and thus became the fifth rider to win the Giro and Tour in the same year.Roche 2011 29http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/07/27/MD19870727-038.pdf Clasificaciones oficiales 27 July 1987 31 March 2012 38 es El Mundo Deportivo Official Classifications https://web.archive.org/web/20140222210427/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/07/27/MD19870727-038.pdf 22 February 2014 live dmy http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1066242/index.htm Score A Big One For The Irish Alexander Wolff 3 August 1987 Sports Illustrated Time Inc. 15 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140601055053/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1066242/index.htm 1 June 2014 dead dmy In September, Roche won the men's road race at the 1987 UCI Road World Championships and became the second rider to achieve the Triple Crown of Cycling, which consists of winning two Grand Tour races and the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in a calendar year.Roche 2011 30http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/09/07/MD19870907-048.pdf "De Roche" De Facultades 7 September 1987 31 March 2012 48 es El Mundo Deportivo "De Roche" of Schools https://web.archive.org/web/20141223235725/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1987/09/07/MD19870907-048.pdf 23 December 2014 live dmy Heijmans Mallon 2011 130 For his career successes in the Giro d'Italia, Roche was inducted into the race's Hall of Fame in 2014.Neal Rogers http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/02/news/stephen-roche-joins-giro-ditalia-hall-of-fame_318032 Stephen Roche joins Giro d'Italia Hall of Fame 25 February 2014 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc 14 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140620223431/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/02/news/stephen-roche-joins-giro-ditalia-hall-of-fame_318032 20 June 2014 live dmy RCS Sport Press Office http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2014/en/26-02-2014/stephen-roche-the-giro-d-italia-hall-of-fame-80134498510.shtml Stephen Roche in the Giro d'Italia Hall of Fame 26 February 2014 La Gazzetta dello Sporta RCS Sport 14 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140530141722/http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2014/en/26-02-2014/stephen-roche-the-giro-d-italia-hall-of-fame-80134498510.shtml 30 May 2014 live dmy http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/sport/2014/03/04/AQCjjAzB-visentini_lontano_ciclismo.shtml Visentini: "Colpa di Roche se sono lontano dal ciclismo" it 4 March 2014 Il Secolo XIX Società Edizioni e Pubblicazioni 27 May 2012 Visentini: "Blame Roche if they are away from cycling" https://web.archive.org/web/20140629164112/http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/sport/2014/03/04/AQCjjAzB-visentini_lontano_ciclismo.shtml 29 June 2014 live After dropping out of the 1987 edition of the Giro, Visentini did not win any further stages or classifications in major races, and retired from cycling in 1990, at the age of 33. La Repubblica stated that the Italian riders had the second worst performance in the history of the Giro after 1972, since none finished inside the top four and many famous Italian cyclists failed to complete the race.http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/06/14/solo-nel-72-gli-italiani-sono.html?ref=search Solo nel '72 gli Italiani Sono Andati Cosi' Male ... it 14 June 1987 43 La Repubblica Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso 27 May 2012 Only '72 The Italians Are Gone As Bad ... https://web.archive.org/web/20140728223741/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/06/14/solo-nel-72-gli-italiani-sono.html?ref=search 28 July 2014 live dmy Mario Fossati, of La Repubblica, thought that van der Velde and Bernard performed very strongly, along with Argentin, who he said was operating on "alternating current".Mario Fossati https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/06/16/bravo-roche-ma-chi-inseguiva.html?ref=search Bravo Roche ma chi Inseguiva? it 16 June 1987 27 La Repubblica Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso 27 May 2012 Bravo Roche but who chased? https://web.archive.org/web/20140728160832/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/06/07/ma-il-colpevole-non-roche.html 28 July 2014 live dmy Fossati also said that Cimini and Calcaterra could have promising careers, based on their efforts during the race. The 1987 Giro has become famous for the series of events involving teammates Roche and Visentini. Many writers highlight the fifteenth stage as the defining moment of the race.http://corrierealpi.gelocal.it/sport/2011/05/08/news/lite-furiosa-fra-visentini-e-roche-1.963397 Lite furiosa fra Visentini e Roche it 8 May 2011 Corriere delle Alpi Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso 27 May 2012 Furious quarrel between Roche and Visentini https://web.archive.org/web/20140729173835/http://corrierealpi.gelocal.it/sport/2011/05/08/news/lite-furiosa-fra-visentini-e-roche-1.963397 29 July 2014 live dmy The Corriere delle Alpi and cycling book author Bill McGann even named it as one of the most famous in the Giro d'Italia and cycling history. On that day, Roche – who was second in the general classification and over two minutes behind race leader Visentini – attacked the lead, despite orders from his team to stop.Roche 2011 26 Upon completing the stage, Visentini told the press that either Roche or himself would not start the following day, while Roche independently held a press conference from his hotel and answered questions. Carrera Jeans-Vagabond manager David Boifava ordered Roche and Visentini to stay silent. The following day, many Italian newspapers called Roche a betrayer or cheat for his actions.Mario Fossati http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/06/07/ma-il-colpevole-non-roche.html Ma Il Colpevole Non e' Roche it 7 June 1987 La Repubblica Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso 27 May 2012 But Not The Culprit Roche https://web.archive.org/web/20140728160832/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/06/07/ma-il-colpevole-non-roche.html 28 July 2014 live dmy Roche 2011 27https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/27323690 Giro d'Italia 2014: Roche's mixed memories of 1987 win BBC Sport 8 May 2014 17 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140512031750/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/27323690 12 May 2014 live dmy Despite Visentini's statement, both riders started the sixteenth stage after receiving orders from Carrera company boss Tito Tachella.Roche 2011 27 In the days that followed, Italian fans threw things and spat at Roche, which led him to receive police protection until the race's conclusion.Roche 2011 27 Looking back on the incident, Roche claimed that he just descended the mountain quicker than Visentini and did nothing wrong, while Visentini maintained that Roche attacked him when he should have been aiding him. Visentini accused Roche of dashing the team's morale and strategy, but some critics believed that Roche's actions were acceptable because he was the stronger rider. References Citations 30em Bibliography Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill Historical Dictionary of Cycling Scarecrow Press 2011 Lanham, Maryland https://books.google.com/books?id=nrdfuueq2CcC 978-0-8108-7369-8 Roche Nicolas Inside The Peloton: My Life as a Professional Cyclist Transworld Publishers 2011 Dublin, Ireland https://books.google.com/books?id=ie7xiCVUwywC 978-1-84827-111-1 van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1987 Giro d'Italia P 10 11 22 1987 Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Category:May 1987 sports events in Europe Category:June 1987 sports events in Europe Category:1987 Super Prestige Pernod International