1992 Tour de France

Tour de France standings
year = 1992
gc1 = Miguel Indurain
gc1time = 100h 49' 30"
gc2 = Claudio Chiappucci
gc2time = +4' 35"
gc3 = Gianni Bugno
gc3time = +10' 49"
pc1 = Laurent Jalabert
pc1points = 293 points
pc2 = Johan Museeuw
pc2points = 262 points
pc3 = Claudio Chiappucci
pc3points = 202 points
kom1 = Claudio Chiappucci
kom1points = 410 points
kom2 = Richard Virenque
kom2points = 245 points
kom3 = Franco Chioccioli
kom3points = 209 points
youth1 = Eddy Bouwmans
youth1time = 101h 18' 05"
youth2 = Richard Virenque
youth2time = +17' 26"
youth3 = Jim Van de Laer
youth3time = +31' 54"
team1 = Carrera-Jeans Tassoni
team1time =
team2 = Banesto
team2time =
team3 = CLAS - Cajastur
team3time =

The 1992 Tour de France was the 79th Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 26, 1992. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3983 km, with riders averaging 39.504 km/h.

The 1992 race included one of the most remarkable stages of modern history. Claudio Chiappucci took off before the race left France and soloed to a glorious victory at Sestriere high in the Italian Alps. The tifosi's exuberance was unrestrained by barriers as Chiapucci overtook the motorbike escort which couldn't break through his adoring fans.LeMond abandoned. Miguel Indurain took his second overall win.

Results

General classification

tages

ee also

* List of doping cases in cycling

External links

* [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1984_1993/tdf1992.php 1992 Tour de France results]
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/1992/fr/annee.html?RaceYear=1992&x=63&y=10 Official 1992 Tour de France results]
* [http://www.spokeandsprocket.com/cartgenie/pg_TDF92.asp Spoke and Sprocket] - 1992 Tour recap
* [http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdf%20history/tdfhistory1990.html Torelli's History of the Tour de France: the 1990s]