1989 Giro d'Italia
The 1989 Giro d'Italia was the 72nd edition of the race. It started off in Taormina on 21 May with a 123 km (76.4 mi) flat stage that ended in Catania. The race concluded in Florence with a 53 km (32.9 mi) individual time trial on 11 June. Twenty-two teams entered the race, which was won by the Frenchman Laurent Fignon of the Super U team. Second and third respectively were the Italian Flavio Giupponi and the American rider, Andrew Hampsten.
Overall winner Laurent Fignon taking victory on stage 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 21 May – 11 June 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22, including one split stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,418 km (2,124 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 93h 30' 16" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the race's other classifications, Vladimir Poulnikov of the Alfa Lum-STM finished the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing in eleventh place overall; Café de Colombia rider Luis Herrera won the mountains classification, Giovanni Fidanza of the Chateau d'Ax-Salotti team won the points classification, and Carrera Jeans–Vagabond rider Jure Pavlič won the inaugural intergiro classification. Fagor - MBK finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the twenty-two teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.