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| first_team = [[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]]
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| youth = [[Vladimir Poulnikov]]
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| youth_team = Alfa Lum-BFB Bruciatori
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| intergiro = [[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]
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| sprints = [[Alessio Di Basco]]
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| team = {{ct|ONC|1990}}
| team = {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}
| previous = [[1989 Giro d'Italia|1989]]
| previous = [[1989 Giro d'Italia|1989]]
| next = [[1991 Giro d'Italia|1991]]
| next = [[1991 Giro d'Italia|1991]]
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The '''1990 Giro d'Italia''' was the 73rd&nbsp;edition of the [[Giro d'Italia]], one of cycling's [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]. The Giro started off in [[Bari]] on May 18 with a {{convert|13|km|1|abbr=on}} individual time trial. The race came to a close with a mass-start stage that began and ended in [[Milan]] on June 6. Twenty-two teams entered the race, which was won by the Italian [[Gianni Bugno]] of the [[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]] team.<ref name="90 elm final">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1990/06/07/pagina-46/1219757/pdf.html |title=El corazón en un "Bugno" |language=Spanish |date=7 June 1990 |page=48 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |publisher=El Mundo Deportivo S.A. |accessdate=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=The heart in "Bugno" |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Hnsvm0cm?url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1990/06/07/pagina-46/1219757/pdf.html |archivedate=2 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Second and third respectively were the Frenchman [[Charly Mottet]] and the Italian rider, [[Marco Giovannetti]]. Bugno wore the pink jersey as leader in the [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|general classification]] from the first to the last stage (before him, only [[Costante Girardengo|Girardengo]] in [[1919 Giro d'Italia|1919]], [[Alfredo Binda|Binda]] in [[1927 Giro d'Italia|1927]] and [[Eddy Merckx|Merckx]] in [[1973 Giro d'Italia|1973]] achieved the same).
The '''1990 Giro d'Italia''' was the 73rd&nbsp;edition of [[Giro d'Italia|the race]]. It started off in [[Bari]] on May 18 with a {{convert|13|km|1|abbr=on}} individual time trial. The race came to a close with a mass-start stage that began and ended in [[Milan]] on June 6. Twenty-two teams entered the race, which was won by the Italian [[Gianni Bugno]] of the [[Château d'Ax–Salotti]] team.<ref name="90 elm final">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1990/06/07/pagina-46/1219757/pdf.html |title=El corazón en un "Bugno" |language=es |date=7 June 1990 |page=48 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |access-date=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=The heart in "Bugno" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227194917/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1990/06/07/pagina-46/1219757/pdf.html |archive-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Second and third respectively were the Frenchman [[Charly Mottet]] and the Italian rider, [[Marco Giovannetti]]. Bugno wore the pink jersey as leader in the [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|general classification]] from the first to the last stage (before him, only [[Costante Girardengo|Girardengo]] in [[1919 Giro d'Italia|1919]], [[Alfredo Binda|Binda]] in [[1927 Giro d'Italia|1927]] and [[Eddy Merckx|Merckx]] in [[1973 Giro d'Italia|1973]] achieved the same).


In addition to the general classification, Gianni Bugno also won the points classification. In the race's other classifications, [[Vladimir Poulnikov]] of the Alfa Lum-BFB Bruciatori team completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing in fourth place overall; {{ct|CAR|1990}} rider [[Claudio Chiappucci]] won the mountains classification, and {{ct|TVM|1990}} rider [[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]] won the intergiro classification. {{ct|ONC|1990}} finished as the winners of the ''Trofeo Fast Team'' classification, ranking each of the twenty-two teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.
In addition to the general classification, Gianni Bugno also won the points classification. In the race's other classifications, [[Vladimir Poulnikov]] of the Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori team completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing in fourth place overall; {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} rider [[Claudio Chiappucci]] won the mountains classification, and {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}} rider [[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]] won the intergiro classification. {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} finished as the winners of the ''Trofeo Fast Team'' classification, ranking each of the twenty-two teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.


==Teams==
==Teams==
{{main list|List of teams and cyclists in the 1990 Giro d'Italia}}
Twenty-two teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1990 edition of the Giro d'Italia, ten of which were based outside of Italy.<ref name="NdFV DB4">{{cite news|url=http://doc.rero.ch/record/198202/files/1990-05-18.pdf|title=Peu de favoris, beaucoup de pretendants|trans-title=Few favorites, many pretenders|language=fr|work=Nouvelliste et Feuille d'Avis du Valais|date=18 May 1990|page=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027061442/http://doc.rero.ch/record/198202/files/1990-05-18.pdf|archive-date=27 October 2019|via=[[RERO (Library Network of Western Switzerland)|RERO]]}}</ref> The starting riders came from a total of 20 different countries;<ref name="NdFV DB4"/> Italy (89), Spain (24), France (20), Switzerland (12), and the Netherlands (11) all had more than 10 riders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Giro d'Italia – 1990 Riders per nation|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1990/gc/startlist/riders-per-nation|website=ProCyclingStats|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501145849/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1990/gc/startlist/riders-per-nation|archive-date=1 May 2020|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> Each team sent a squad of nine riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 198 cyclists.<ref name="ELM T1">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/18/MD19900518-042.pdf|title=Los 198 participantes|language=es|date=18 May 1990|page=42|newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo|access-date=27 May 2012|format=PDF|trans-title=The 198 participants|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531172914/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/18/MD19900518-042.pdf|archive-date=31 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Of these, 92 were riding the Giro d'Italia for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Giro d'Italia – 1990 Debutants|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1990/gc/startlist/debutants|website=ProCyclingStats|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501145416/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1990/gc/startlist/debutants|archive-date=1 May 2020|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> The average age of riders was 26.85 years,<ref>{{cite web|title=Giro d'Italia – 1990 Peloton averages|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1990/gc/startlist/general-peloton-averages|website=ProCyclingStats|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501150715/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1990/gc/startlist/general-peloton-averages|archive-date=1 May 2020|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> ranging from 21–year–old [[Florido Barale]] ({{UCI team code|AMO|1990}}) to 39–year–old Pierino Gavazzi ({{UCI team code|AMO|1990}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Giro d'Italia – 1990 Oldest competitors|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1990/gc/startlist/oldest-competitors|website=ProCyclingStats|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501150650/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1990/gc/startlist/oldest-competitors|archive-date=1 May 2020|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> The team with the youngest average rider age was {{UCI team code|MAL|1990}} (24), while the oldest was {{UCI team code|GAN|1990}} (29).<ref>{{cite web|title=Giro d'Italia – 1990 Average team age|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1990/gc/startlist/average-team-age|website=ProCyclingStats|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501151246/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1990/gc/startlist/average-team-age|archive-date=1 May 2020|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref>


Twenty-two teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1990 edition of the Giro d'Italia, ten of which were based outside of Italy. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 198 cyclists.<ref name="ELM T1">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/18/MD19900518-042.pdf|title=Los 198 participantes|language=Spanish|date=18 May 1990|page=42|newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo|publisher=El Mundo Deportivo S.A.|accessdate=27 May 2012|format=PDF|trans-title=The 198 participants|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531172914/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/18/MD19900518-042.pdf|archivedate=31 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> From the riders that began the race, 163 made it to the finish in [[Milan]].
The teams entering the race were:<ref name="ELM T1"/><ref name="ELM T2">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/18/MD19900518-043.pdf|title=Los 198 participantes|language=es|date=18 May 1990|page=43|newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo|access-date=27 May 2012|format=PDF|trans-title=The 198 participants|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531173136/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/18/MD19900518-043.pdf|archive-date=31 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The teams entering the race were:<ref name="ELM T1"/><ref name="ELM T2">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/18/MD19900518-043.pdf|title=Los 198 participantes|language=Spanish|date=18 May 1990|page=43|newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo|publisher=El Mundo Deportivo S.A.|accessdate=27 May 2012|format=PDF|trans-title=The 198 participants|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531173136/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/18/MD19900518-043.pdf|archivedate=31 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>


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*[[Alfa Lum cycling team|Alfa Lum-BFB Bruciatori]]
*{{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|AMO|1990}}
*[[Amore & Vita-Fanini]]
*{{UCI team code|ARI|1990}}
*[[Ariostea]]
*{{ct|CAR|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|CAR|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|CAS|1990}}
*[[Castorama]]
*[[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]]
*{{UCI team code|Château d'Ax|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|CLA|1990}}
*CLAS-Cajastur
*{{UCI team code|DEL|1990}}
*[[Del Tongo|Del Tongo-Rex]]
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*{{UCI team code|UAD|1990}}
*Diana-Colnago-Animex
*Frank-Monte Tamaro
*Frank–Monte Tamaro
*{{UCI team code|GIS|1990}}
*[[Gis Gelati|Gis Gelati-Benotto]]
*{{ct|COG|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|COG|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|AKI|1990}}
*Jolly Componibili-Club 88
*{{UCI team code|MAL|1990}}
*[[Malvor – Bottecchia|Malvor-Sidi]]
*{{ct|ONC|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}
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*{{ct|PSC|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|PSC|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|RMO|1990}}
*RMO
*Selle Italia-Eurocar
*[[Selle Italia–Eurocar]]
*[[Relax-Gam|Seur]]
*{{UCI team code|Seur|1990}}
*{{ct|MOT|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|MOT|1990}}
*{{ct|TVM|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|TVM|1990}}
*{{ct|GAN|1990}}
*{{UCI team code|GAN|1990}}
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==Pre-race favorites==
==Pre-race favorites==


Reigning champion [[Laurent Fignon]] ({{UCI team code|CAS|1990}}) returned to defend his title and was seen as a favorite to win despite a sub–par Classics season.<ref name="NdFV DB4"/><ref name="LI DB4">{{cite news|url=http://doc.rero.ch/record/260380/files/1990-05-18.pdf|title=En guise de hors d'œuvre un contre-la-montre|trans-title=As an appetizer, a time trial|language=fr|work=L'Impartial|date=18 May 1990|page=11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027061822/http://doc.rero.ch/record/260380/files/1990-05-18.pdf|archive-date=27 October 2019|via=[[RERO (Library Network of Western Switzerland)|RERO]]}}</ref><ref name="BRI 90">{{cite web|url=http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1990.html |title=1990 Giro d'Italia |work= Bike Race Info |publisher=Dog Ear Publishing |last1=McGann |first1=Bill |last2=McGann |first2=Carol|access-date=13 July 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160102214126/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1990.html|archive-date=2 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Marco Giovannetti]] ({{UCI team code|Seur|1990}}) who won the [[1990 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] a few weeks prior was seen as a contender.<ref name="LI DB4"/><ref name="LR PV">{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1990/05/17/al-giro-italia-parte-in-prima.html?ref=search |title=Al Giro l'Italia Parte In Prima Fila |language=it |date=17 May 1990 |page=30 |newspaper=La Repubblica |access-date=27 May 2012 |trans-title=At Giro Italia Part In First Row |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117175226/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1990/05/17/al-giro-italia-parte-in-prima.html |archive-date=17 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was seen as one of the better Italian riders with a chance to win the overall, while it was noted that it would be difficult to win the Giro and Vuelta in the same season as only two riders – [[Eddy Merckx]] (1973) and [[Giovanni Battaglin]] (1981) – had accomplished that prior.<ref name="NdFV DB4"/> [[1990 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]] winner [[Gianni Bugno]] ({{UCI team code|Château d'Ax|1990}}) entered the race and writers considered him a contender,<ref name="BRI 90"/><ref name="LR PV"/> others wrote him off as Classics rider.<ref name="NdFV DB4"/> ''La Repubblica'' mentioned that he could be the new [[Francesco Moser]].<ref name="LR PV"/> {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}}'s [[Charly Mottet]] due to his recent victory in the [[1990 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]] also received consideration as a favorite.<ref name="LI DB4"/><ref name="NdFV DB4"/><ref name="EP PV">{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1990/05/18/deportes/642981612_850215.html|title=El Giro comienza hoy con todos los grandes, excepto Roche y Delgado|newspaper= El País|author=Juan José Fernández|trans-title=The Giro starts today with all the greats, except Roche and Delgado|language=es|date=28 May 1990|access-date=27 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531173727/http://elpais.com/diario/1990/05/18/deportes/642981612_850215.html|archive-date=31 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> For the 1990 season, Mottet altered his normal schedule to include the Giro d'Italia and not ride the [[1990 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré]].<ref name="NdFV DB4"/>
Former winner [[Stephen Roche]] and [[Pedro Delgado]] chose not to participate in the Giro in favor of racing the [[1990 Tour de France|Tour de France]].<ref name="EP PV">{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1990/05/18/deportes/642981612_850215.html|title=El Giro comienza hoy con todos los grandes, excepto Roche y Delgado|newspaper= El País|publisher=Ediciones El País|author=Juan José Fernández|trans-title=The Giro starts today with all the greats, except Roche and Delgado|language=Spanish|date=28 May 1990|accessdate=27 May 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531173727/http://elpais.com/diario/1990/05/18/deportes/642981612_850215.html|archivedate=31 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LR PV">{{cite news|author=Mario Fossati |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1990/05/17/al-giro-italia-parte-in-prima.html?ref=search |title=Al Giro l'Italia Parte In Prima Fila |language=Italian |date=17 May 1990 |page=30 |newspaper=La Repubblica |publisher=Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso |accessdate=27 May 2012 |trans-title=At Giro Italia Part In First Row |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6qsNRaF0V?url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1990/05/17/al-giro-italia-parte-in-prima.html |archivedate=31 May 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other riders that received attention as contenders were [[Steven Rooks]], [[Urs Zimmermann]], and [[Gert-Jan Theunisse]].<ref name="NdFV DB4"/><ref name="EP PV"/><ref name="LE DB4">{{cite news|url=http://doc.rero.ch/record/70795/files/1990-05-18.pdf|title=À la conquête du rose|trans-title=To Conquer the Rose|language=fr|work=L'Express|date=18 May 1990|page=29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027061645/http://doc.rero.ch/record/70795/files/1990-05-18.pdf|archive-date=27 October 2019|via=[[RERO (Library Network of Western Switzerland)|RERO]]}}</ref> Rooks and Theunisse were expected to make their presence known in the final week of racing.<ref name="NdFV DB4"/><ref name="LE DB4"/><ref name="EP PV"/> Spanish rider [[Marino Lejaretta]] ({{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}) was thought to be the best Spanish rider to make a run during the three weeks.<ref name="EP PV"/> Reigning [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|world road race champion]] [[Greg LeMond]] ({{UCI team code|GAN|1990}}) entered the race in poor form and without and high placings.<ref name="NdFV DB4"/><ref name="LE DB4"/><ref name="BRI 90"/> IT was reported that LeMond had been recovering from a viral illness two months prior.<ref name="EP PV"/> Polish rider [[Zenon Jaskuła]] ({{UCI team code|UAD|1990}}) was seen as a rider who had a chance to place high.<ref name="LR PV"/>

Twenty–seven year old Adriano Baffi ({{UCI team code|ARI|1990}}) was thought to be the premier sprinter in the race.<ref name="LR PV"/> The strongest team in the race was thought to be {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} as they had won 26 races before the start of the Giro.<ref name="LR PV"/> Former winner [[Stephen Roche]] and [[Pedro Delgado]] chose not to participate in the Giro in favor of racing the [[1990 Tour de France|Tour de France]].<ref name="EP PV"/> [[Moreno Argentin]] and [[Maurizio Fondriest]] did not participate either.<ref name="NdFV DB4"/> Mexican [[Raúl Alcalá]] ({{UCI team code|PDM|1990}}) who recently won the [[Tour DuPont|Trump Tour]] chose to ride the Tour over the Giro.<ref name="EP PV"/>


==Route and stages==
==Route and stages==
[[File:Vesuvius from Pompeii.jpg|right|thumb|[[Mount Vesuvius]] hosted the end of the {{convert|190|km|0|abbr=on}} third stage that began in [[Sala Consilina]].|alt=A volcano in the distance.]]
[[File:Vesuvius from Pompeii.jpg|right|thumb|[[Mount Vesuvius]] hosted the end of the {{convert|190|km|0|abbr=on}} third stage that began in [[Sala Consilina]].|alt=A volcano in the distance.]]
The route for the 1990 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public on television by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani on 16 December 1989 in [[Milan]].<ref name="LS Unveil">{{cite news|author=Curzio Maltese|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,23/articleid,0953_01_1989_0290_0023_13061388/|title=Un Giro mundial-dipendente|language=Italian|date=17 December 1989|page=23|newspaper=La Stampa|publisher=Editrice La Stampa|accessdate=27 May 2012|format=PDF|trans-title=A tour mundial-dependent}}</ref><ref name="SS DB4Unveil">{{cite news|author=Gianni Pignata|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,25/articleid,1322_02_1989_0335_0025_19410084/|title=Una <<crono>> da Alba a Cuneo forse deciderá il Giro d'Italia|language=Italian|date=16 December 1989|page=25|newspaper=Stampa Sera|publisher=Editrice La Stampa|accessdate=27 May 2012|format=PDF|trans-title=A time trial from Alba in Cuneo perhaps will decide the Tour of Italy}}</ref><ref name="ELM Unveil">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1989/12/17/MD19891217-051.pdf|title=La Montaña Presidira El Giro 90|language=Spanish|date=17 December 1989|page=51|newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo|publisher=El Mundo Deportivo S.A.|accessdate=27 May 2012|format=PDF|trans-title=Mountain's preside in the '90 Giro|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714180116/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1989/12/17/MD19891217-051.pdf|archivedate=2014-07-14|url-status=live}}</ref> In order to avoid overlap with the [[1990 World Cup|World Cup]] held in Italy, the race was moved forward a week and two stages were removed.<ref name="GDI Yearly Briefs">{{cite web |url=http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1988-1997/ |title=1990 |date=2017 |work=Giro d'Italia |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |accessdate=13 June 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701125904/http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1988-1997/ |archivedate=June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> It contained three time trial events, all of which were individual. There were eleven stages containing categorized climbs, of which four had summit finishes: stage 3, to [[Mount Vesuvius]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/20/MD19900520-048.pdf |title=La etapa de hoy |language=Spanish |date=20 May 1990 |page=48 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |publisher=El Mundo Deportivo S.A. |accessdate=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Today's Stage |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Qkyx7K9M?url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/20/MD19900520-048.pdf |archivedate=2 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> stage 7, to [[Vallombrosa]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/24/MD19900524-038.pdf |title=La etapa de hoy |language=Spanish |date=24 May 1990 |page=38 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |publisher=El Mundo Deportivo S.A. |accessdate=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Today's Stage |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Qkz7hozH?url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/24/MD19900524-038.pdf |archivedate=2 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> stage 16, to [[Passo Pordoi]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/02/MD19900602-039.pdf |title=La etapa de hoy |language=Spanish |date=2 June 1990 |page=39 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |publisher=El Mundo Deportivo S.A. |accessdate=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Today's Stage |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6QkzBRZ4I?url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/02/MD19900602-039.pdf |archivedate=2 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and stage 17, to [[Aprica]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/03/MD19900603-041.pdf |title=La etapa de hoy |language=Spanish |date=3 June 1990 |page=41 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |publisher=El Mundo Deportivo S.A. |accessdate=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Today's Stage |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6QkzF15Vf?url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/03/MD19900603-041.pdf |archivedate=2 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Another stage with a mountain-top finish was stage 19, which consisted of a climbing time trial to [[Sacro Monte di Varese]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/05/MD19900605-044.pdf |title=La etapa de hoy |language=Spanish |date=5 June 1990 |page=44 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |publisher=El Mundo Deportivo S.A. |accessdate=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Today's Stage |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6QkzHurSm?url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/05/MD19900605-044.pdf |archivedate=2 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The organizers chose to not include any rest days. When compared to the [[1989 Giro d'Italia|previous year's race]], the race was 336&nbsp;km {{convert|32|km|0|abbr=on}} longer, contained the same amount of rest days, and one less individual time trial. In addition, this race contained the same number of half stages, one, as the year before.
The route for the 1990 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public on television by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani on 16 December 1989 in [[Milan]].<ref name="LS Unveil">{{cite news|author=Curzio Maltese|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,23/articleid,0953_01_1989_0290_0023_13061388/|title=Un Giro mundial-dipendente|language=it|date=17 December 1989|page=23|newspaper=La Stampa|access-date=27 May 2012|format=PDF|trans-title=A tour mundial-dependent}}</ref><ref name="SS DB4Unveil">{{cite news|author=Gianni Pignata|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,25/articleid,1322_02_1989_0335_0025_19410084/|title=Una <<crono>> da Alba a Cuneo forse deciderá il Giro d'Italia|language=it|date=16 December 1989|page=25|newspaper=Stampa Sera|access-date=27 May 2012|format=PDF|trans-title=A time trial from Alba in Cuneo perhaps will decide the Tour of Italy}}</ref><ref name="ELM Unveil">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1989/12/17/MD19891217-051.pdf|title=La Montaña Presidira El Giro 90|language=es|date=17 December 1989|page=51|newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo|access-date=27 May 2012|format=PDF|trans-title=Mountain's preside in the '90 Giro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714180116/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1989/12/17/MD19891217-051.pdf|archive-date=2014-07-14|url-status=live}}</ref> In order to avoid overlap with the [[1990 World Cup|World Cup]] held in Italy, the race was moved forward a week and two stages were removed.<ref name="GDI Yearly Briefs">{{cite web |url=http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1988-1997/ |title=1990 |date=2017 |department=Giro d'Italia |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |access-date=13 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701125904/http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1988-1997/ |archive-date=2017-07-01 |url-status=live }}</ref> It contained three time trial events, all of which were individual.<ref name="NdFV DB4"/> There were eleven stages containing categorized climbs, of which four had summit finishes: stage 3, to [[Mount Vesuvius]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/20/MD19900520-048.pdf |title=La etapa de hoy |language=es |date=20 May 1990 |page=48 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |access-date=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Today's Stage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165740/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/20/MD19900520-048.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> stage 7, to [[Vallombrosa]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/24/MD19900524-038.pdf |title=La etapa de hoy |language=es |date=24 May 1990 |page=38 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |access-date=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Today's Stage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230515/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/05/24/MD19900524-038.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> stage 16, to [[Passo Pordoi]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/02/MD19900602-039.pdf |title=La etapa de hoy |language=es |date=2 June 1990 |page=39 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |access-date=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Today's Stage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230304/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/02/MD19900602-039.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and stage 17, to [[Aprica]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/03/MD19900603-041.pdf |title=La etapa de hoy |language=es |date=3 June 1990 |page=41 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |access-date=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Today's Stage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233126/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/03/MD19900603-041.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Another stage with a mountain-top finish was stage 19, which consisted of a climbing time trial to [[Sacro Monte di Varese]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/05/MD19900605-044.pdf |title=La etapa de hoy |language=es |date=5 June 1990 |page=44 |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |access-date=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Today's Stage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714221000/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/05/MD19900605-044.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> In total, there were 35 categorized climbs across 13 stages and made for {{convert|27.3|km|0|abbr=on}} of climbing, less than the previous year.<ref name="LU Ms">{{Cite web |url=https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/05/13/page_026.pdf |date=14 May 1990|title=35 vette da scalare|access-date=May 14, 2019|page=26 |newspaper=l'Unità |language=it |format=PDF|trans-title=35 peaks to climb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501134037/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/05/13/page_026.pdf |archive-date=1 May 2020 }}</ref> The organizers chose to not include any rest days. When compared to the [[1989 Giro d'Italia|previous year's race]], the race was 336&nbsp;km {{convert|32|km|0|abbr=on}} longer, contained the same amount of rest days, and one less individual time trial. In addition, this race contained the same number of half stages, one, as the year before. The event traveled into the neighboring Austria when the race reached the [[Dolomites]], specifically into [[Klagenfurt]].<ref name="NdFV DB4"/>


Juan José Fernández of ''El Pais'' found the route to be balanced with five summit finishes and three time trials.<ref name="EP PV"/>
The route was found to be balanced with five summit finishes and three time trials, while the difficult parts had adequate rest in between.<ref name="EP PV"/><ref name="NdFV DB4"/> There were thought to be chances for [[puncheur]]s and traditional [[sprinter (cycling)|sprinter]]s.<ref name="NdFV DB4"/>


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Stage characteristics and winners<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1990_05%2F19900513_0026.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094228/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1990_05%2F19900513_0026.pdf |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Mdc-GdI1990">{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi1990.php|title=73ème Giro d'Italia 1990|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=French|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025164623/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi1990.php|archivedate=25 October 2004}}</ref>
|+ Stage characteristics and winners<ref name="LU DB4">{{Cite web |url=https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/05/13/page_026.pdf |date=14 May 1990|title=Italiani, la leggerezza dell'essere |access-date=May 14, 2019|page=26 |newspaper=l'Unità |language=it |format=PDF|author=Dario Ceccarelli|trans-title=Italians, the lightness of being|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501134037/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/05/13/page_026.pdf |archive-date=1 May 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Mdc-GdI1990">{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi1990.php|title=73ème Giro d'Italia 1990|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025164623/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi1990.php|archive-date=25 October 2004}}</ref>
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!style="text-align:center"|14
| style="text-align:center;"|31 May
| style="text-align:center;"|31 May
|[[Klagenfurt]] ([[Austria]]) to [[Klagenfurt]] ([[Austria]])
|[[Klagenfurt]] (Austria) to [[Klagenfurt]] (Austria)
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|164|km|0|abbr=on}}
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| style="text-align:center;"|1 June
| style="text-align:center;"|1 June
|[[Velden am Wörther See]] ([[Austria]]) to [[Dobbiaco]]
|[[Velden am Wörther See]] (Austria) to [[Dobbiaco]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|226|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|226|km|0|abbr=on}}
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| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Mountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
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|[[Gallarate]] to [[Sacro Monte di Varese]]
|[[Gallarate]] to [[Sacro Monte di Varese]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|39|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|39|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Time Trial.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Mountain Time Trial Stage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|[[Individual time trial]]
|[[Individual time trial]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}}
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==Classification Leadership==
==Classification Leadership==


Five different jerseys were worn during the 1990 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|general classification]] – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on [[Mass start|mass-start]] stages – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.<ref name="demystified">{{cite web|author=Laura Weislo |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 |title=Giro d'Italia classifications demystified |date=13 May 2008 |work=Cycling News |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |accessdate=13 July 2013 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6QP4eTB2p?url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=%2Ffeatures%2F2008%2Fgiro_classifications08 |archivedate=17 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Five different jerseys were worn during the 1990 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|general classification]] – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on [[Mass start|mass-start]] stages – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.<ref name="demystified">{{cite web|author=Laura Weislo |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 |title=Giro d'Italia classifications demystified |date=13 May 2008 |website=[[Cycling News]]|access-date=13 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 |archive-date=8 May 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>


[[File:Passo Pordoi 2007.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A picture of a mountain.|The [[Passo Pordoi|Pordoi Pass]] was the ''Cima Coppi'' for the 1991 running of the Giro d'Italia.]]
[[File:Passo Pordoi 2007.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A picture of a mountain.|The [[Passo Pordoi|Pordoi Pass]] was the ''Cima Coppi'' for the 1991 running of the Giro d'Italia.]]
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| style="background:#EFEFEF;" rowspan="1"| ''not awarded''
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" rowspan="1"| ''not awarded''
| style="background:white;" rowspan="2" | [[Joachim Halupczok]]
| style="background:white;" rowspan="2" | [[Joachim Halupczok]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="1" | Diana-Colnago-Animex
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="1" | Diana–Colnago–Animex
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
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| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1" | [[Giovanni Fidanza]]
| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1" | [[Giovanni Fidanza]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"| [[Claudio Chiappucci]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"| [[Claudio Chiappucci]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="4" | [[Castorama]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="4" | [[Castorama (cycling team)|Castorama]]
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
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|[[Fabrizio Convalle]]
|[[Fabrizio Convalle]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"| [[Claudio Chiappucci]] & [[Eduardo Chozas]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"| [[Claudio Chiappucci]] & [[Eduardo Chozas]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="5" | {{ct|CAR|1990}}
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="5" | {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}}
|-
|-
! 6
! 6
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|[[Luca Gelfi]]
|[[Luca Gelfi]]
| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1" | [[Gianni Bugno]]
| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1" | [[Gianni Bugno]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="2" | Diana-Colnago-Animex
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="2" | Diana–Colnago–Animex
|-
|-
! 11
! 11
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! 12
! 12
|[[Éric Boyer]]
|[[Éric Boyer]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="4" | {{ct|CAR|1990}}
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="4" | {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}}
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|-
! 13
! 13
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|-
|-
! 14
! 14
|[[Alan Peiper]]
|[[Allan Peiper]]
|-
|-
! 15
! 15
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|[[Charly Mottet]]
|[[Charly Mottet]]
| style="background:white;" rowspan="5" | [[Vladimir Poulnikov]]
| style="background:white;" rowspan="5" | [[Vladimir Poulnikov]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="5" | {{ct|ONC|1990}}
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="5" | {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}
|-
|-
! 17
! 17
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! style="background:#32CD32;"| '''[[Claudio Chiappucci]]'''
! style="background:#32CD32;"| '''[[Claudio Chiappucci]]'''
! style="background:offwhite;"| '''[[Vladimir Poulnikov]]'''
! style="background:offwhite;"| '''[[Vladimir Poulnikov]]'''
! style="background:yellow;"| '''{{ct|ONC|1990}}'''
! style="background:yellow;"| '''{{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}'''
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| [[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]]
| [[Château d'Ax–Salotti]]
| align=right| {{nowrap|91h 51' 04"}}
| align=right| {{nowrap|91h 51' 04"}}
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Marco Giovannetti]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Marco Giovannetti]]|ITA}}
| [[Relax-Gam|Seur]]
| [[Seur (cycling team)|Seur]]
| align=right| + 9' 01"
| align=right| + 9' 01"
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Poulnikov]]|URS}} [[Image:Jersey white.svg|20px|alt=A white jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Poulnikov]]|URS}} [[Image:Jersey white.svg|20px|alt=A white jersey]]
| [[Alfa Lum cycling team|Alfa Lum-BFB Bruciatori]]
| [[Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori]]
| align=right| + 12' 19"
| align=right| + 12' 19"
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Federico Echave]]|ESP}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Federico Echave]]|ESP}}
| CLAS–Cajastur
| CLAS-Cajastur
| align=right| + 12' 25"
| align=right| + 12' 25"
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
| {{flagathlete|[[Franco Chioccioli]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Franco Chioccioli]]|ITA}}
| [[Del Tongo|Del Tongo-Rex]]
| [[Del Tongo–Rex]]
| align=right| + 12' 36"
| align=right| + 12' 36"
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
| {{flagathlete|[[Marino Lejarreta]]|ESP}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Marino Lejarreta]]|ESP}}
| {{ct|ONC|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}
| align=right| + 14' 31"
| align=right| + 14' 31"
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| {{flagathlete|[[Piotr Ugrumov]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Piotr Ugrumov]]|URS}}
| [[Alfa Lum cycling team|Alfa Lum-BFB Bruciatori]]
| [[Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori]]
| align=right| + 17' 02"
| align=right| + 17' 02"
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| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| {{flagathlete|[[Massimiliano Lelli]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Massimiliano Lelli]]|ITA}}
| [[Ariostea]]
| [[Ariostea (cycling team)|Ariostea]]
| align=right| + 17' 14"
| align=right| + 17' 14"
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| style="text-align:center;"| 10
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
| {{flagathlete|[[Leonardo Sierra]]|VEN|1930}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Leonardo Sierra]]|VEN|1930}}
| Selle Italia-Eurocar
| Selle Italia–Eurocar
| align=right| + 19' 12"
| align=right| + 19' 12"
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|+ Final points classification (1-5)<ref name="LU 91,90 FC">{{cite news |url=http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1991_05/19910524_0036.pdf |title=I resultati del Giro del '90 |language=Italian |date=24 May 1991 |page=36 |newspaper=l'Unità |publisher=PCI |accessdate=22 June 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=The Results of the '90 Tour |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322045824/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1991_05%2F19910524_0036.pdf |archivedate=2015-03-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|+ Final points classification (1-5)<ref name="LU 91,90 FC">{{cite news |url=https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1991/05/24/page_036.pdf |title=I resultati del Giro del '90 |language=it |date=24 May 1991 |page=36 |newspaper=l'Unità |publisher=PCI |access-date=22 June 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=The Results of the '90 Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501135234/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1991/05/24/page_036.pdf |archive-date=1 May 2020}}</ref>
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| 1
| 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]] [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]] [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]]
| [[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]]
| [[Château d'Ax–Salotti]]
| align=right| 195
| align=right| 195
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2
|rowspan="2"| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} [[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=A blue jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} [[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=A blue jersey]]
| {{ct|TVM|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}}
| align=right rowspan="2"| 176
| align=right rowspan="2"| 176
|-
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Mario Cipollini]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mario Cipollini]]|ITA}}
| [[Del Tongo|Del Tongo-Rex]]
| [[Del Tongo–Rex]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Giovanni Fidanza]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Giovanni Fidanza]]|ITA}}
| [[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]]
| [[Château d'Ax–Salotti]]
| align=right| 167
| align=right| 167
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| 5
| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Adriano Baffi]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Adriano Baffi]]|ITA}}
| [[Ariostea]]
| [[Ariostea (cycling team)|Ariostea]]
| align=right| 118
| align=right| 118
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| 1
| 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey green.svg|20px|alt=A green jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey green.svg|20px|alt=A green jersey]]
| [[Carrera (cycling team)|Carrera Jeans–Vagabond]]
| [[Carrera Jeans–Vagabond]]
| align=right| 74
| align=right| 74
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Maurizio Vandelli]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Maurizio Vandelli]]|ITA}}
| [[Gis Gelati|Gis Gelati-Benotto]]
| [[Gis Gelati–Benotto]]
| align=right| 56
| align=right| 56
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| 3
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| [[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]]
| [[Château d'Ax–Salotti]]
| align=right| 48
| align=right| 48
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| 4
| 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Eduardo Chozas]]|ESP}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Eduardo Chozas]]|ESP}}
| {{ct|ONC|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}
| align=right| 47
| align=right| 47
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| 5
| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} [[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=A blue jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} [[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=A blue jersey]]
| {{ct|TVM|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}}
| align=right| 34
| align=right| 34
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| 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Poulnikov]]|URS}} [[Image:Jersey white.svg|20px|alt=A white jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Poulnikov]]|URS}} [[Image:Jersey white.svg|20px|alt=A white jersey]]
| [[Alfa Lum cycling team|Alfa Lum-BFB Bruciatori]]
| [[Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori]]
| align=right| {{nowrap|92h 03' 27"}}
| align=right| {{nowrap|92h 03' 27"}}
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| 2
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Piotr Ugrumov]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Piotr Ugrumov]]|URS}}
| [[Alfa Lum cycling team|Alfa Lum-BFB Bruciatori]]
| [[Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori]]
| align=right| + 4' 43"
| align=right| + 4' 43"
|-
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| 3
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Massimiliano Lelli]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Massimiliano Lelli]]|ITA}}
| [[Ariostea]]
| [[Ariostea (cycling team)|Ariostea]]
| align=right| + 4' 55"
| align=right| + 4' 55"
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| 4
| 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Leonardo Sierra]]|VEN|1930}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Leonardo Sierra]]|VEN|1930}}
| Selle Italia-Eurocar
| Selle Italia–Eurocar
| align=right| + 6' 53"
| align=right| + 6' 53"
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| 5
| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Enrico Zaina]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Enrico Zaina]]|ITA}}
| {{ct|CAR|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}}
| align=right| + 18' 10"
| align=right| + 18' 10"
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| {{flagathlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} [[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=A blue jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} [[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=A blue jersey]]
| {{ct|TVM|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}}
| align=right| {{nowrap|47h 56' 08"}}
| align=right| {{nowrap|47h 56' 08"}}
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| 2
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Massimo Ghirotto]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Massimo Ghirotto]]|ITA}}
| {{ct|CAR|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}}
| align=right| + 39"
| align=right| + 39"
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| 3
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Luca Gelfi]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Luca Gelfi]]|ITA}}
| [[Del Tongo|Del Tongo-Rex]]
| [[Del Tongo–Rex]]
| align=right| + 3' 33"
| align=right| + 3' 33"
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| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| [[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]]
| [[Château d'Ax–Salotti]]
| align=right| + 5' 08"
| align=right| + 5' 08"
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| 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Giuliani]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Giuliani]]|ITA}}
| Jolly Componibili-Club 88
| Jolly Componibili–Club 88
| align=right| 75
| align=right| 75
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Maarten Ducrot]]|NED}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Maarten Ducrot]]|NED}}
| {{ct|TVM|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}}
| align=right| 39
| align=right| 39
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Massimo Podenzana]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Massimo Podenzana]]|ITA}}
| {{ct|COG|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|COG|1990}}
| align=right| 32
| align=right| 32
|-
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| 4
| 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| [[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]]
| [[Château d'Ax–Salotti]]
| align=right| 26
| align=right| 26
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| 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessio Di Basco]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessio Di Basco]]|ITA}}
| [[Gis Gelati|Gis Gelati-Benotto]]
| [[Gis Gelati–Benotto]]
| align=right| 39
| align=right| 39
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Danilo Gioia]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Danilo Gioia]]|ITA}}
| [[Gis Gelati|Gis Gelati-Benotto]]
| [[Gis Gelati–Benotto]]
| align=right| 31
| align=right| 31
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Giuliani]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Giuliani]]|ITA}}
| Jolly Componibili-Club 88
| Jolly Componibili–Club 88
| align=right| 25
| align=right| 25
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| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| [[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]]
| [[Château d'Ax–Salotti]]
| align=right| 15
| align=right| 15
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| 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Fabrizio Convalle]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Fabrizio Convalle]]|ITA}}
| [[Amore & Vita-Fanini]]
| [[Amore & Vita–Fanini]]
| align=right| 18
| align=right| 18
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Roberto Pelliconi]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Roberto Pelliconi]]|ITA}}
| [[Amore & Vita-Fanini]]
| [[Amore & Vita–Fanini]]
| align=right| 10
| align=right| 10
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Marco Lietti]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Marco Lietti]]|ITA}}
| [[Ariostea]]
| [[Ariostea (cycling team)|Ariostea]]
| align=right| 8
| align=right| 8
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Roberto Pagnin]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Roberto Pagnin]]|ITA}}
| [[Malvor–Sidi]]
| [[Malvor – Bottecchia|Malvor-Sidi]]
| align=right| 7
| align=right| 7
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey green.svg|20px|alt=A green jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey green.svg|20px|alt=A green jersey]]
| [[Carrera (cycling team)|Carrera Jeans–Vagabond]]
| [[Carrera Jeans–Vagabond]]
| align=right| 5
| align=right| 5
|-
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| 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=A purple jersey]]
| [[Team Polti|Château d'Ax-Salotti]]
| [[Château d'Ax–Salotti]]
| align=right| 18
| align=right| 18
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Giuliani]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Giuliani]]|ITA}}
| Jolly Componibili-Club 88
| Jolly Componibili–Club 88
| align=right| 18
| align=right| 18
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} [[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=A blue jersey]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} [[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=A blue jersey]]
| {{ct|TVM|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}}
| align=right| 10
| align=right| 10
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Éric Boyer]]|FRA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Éric Boyer]]|FRA}}
| {{ct|GAN|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|GAN|1990}}
| align=right| 8
| align=right| 8
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Eduardo Chozas]]|ESP}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Eduardo Chozas]]|ESP}}
| {{ct|ONC|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}
| align=right| 8
| align=right| 8
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| 1
| {{ct|ONC|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}
| align=right| {{nowrap|276h 33' 04"}}
| align=right| {{nowrap|276h 33' 04"}}
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| {{ct|CAR|1990}}
| {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}}
| align=right| + 3' 57"
| align=right| + 3' 57"
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| [[Del Tongo|Del Tongo-Rex]]
| [[Del Tongo–Rex]]
| align=right| + 7' 39"
| align=right| + 7' 39"
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| [[Alfa Lum cycling team|Alfa Lum-BFB Bruciatori]]
| [[Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori]]
| align=right| + 16' 48"
| align=right| + 16' 48"
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| [[Ariostea]]
| [[Ariostea (cycling team)|Ariostea]]
| align=right| + 28' 54"
| align=right| + 28' 54"
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 25 January 2024

1990 Giro d'Italia
Race details
Dates18 May — 6 June 1990
StagesProl. + 19
Distance3,450 km (2,144 mi)
Winning time91h 51' 06"
Results
Winner  Gianni Bugno (ITA) (Château d'Ax–Salotti)
  Second  Charly Mottet (FRA) (RMO)
  Third  Marco Giovannetti (ITA) (Seur)

Points  Gianni Bugno (ITA) (Château d'Ax–Salotti)
Mountains  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) (Carrera Jeans–Vagabond)
Youth  Vladimir Poulnikov (URS) (Alfa Lum)
  Sprints  Alessio Di Basco (ITA) (Gis Gelati–Benotto)
Intergiro  Phil Anderson (AUS) (TVM)
  Team ONCE
← 1989
1991 →

The 1990 Giro d'Italia was the 73rd edition of the race. It started off in Bari on May 18 with a 13 km (8.1 mi) individual time trial. The race came to a close with a mass-start stage that began and ended in Milan on June 6. Twenty-two teams entered the race, which was won by the Italian Gianni Bugno of the Château d'Ax–Salotti team.[1] Second and third respectively were the Frenchman Charly Mottet and the Italian rider, Marco Giovannetti. Bugno wore the pink jersey as leader in the general classification from the first to the last stage (before him, only Girardengo in 1919, Binda in 1927 and Merckx in 1973 achieved the same).

In addition to the general classification, Gianni Bugno also won the points classification. In the race's other classifications, Vladimir Poulnikov of the Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori team completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing in fourth place overall; Carrera Jeans–Vagabond rider Claudio Chiappucci won the mountains classification, and TVM rider Phil Anderson won the intergiro classification. ONCE finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the twenty-two teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.

Teams[edit]

Twenty-two teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1990 edition of the Giro d'Italia, ten of which were based outside of Italy.[2] The starting riders came from a total of 20 different countries;[2] Italy (89), Spain (24), France (20), Switzerland (12), and the Netherlands (11) all had more than 10 riders.[3] Each team sent a squad of nine riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 198 cyclists.[4] Of these, 92 were riding the Giro d'Italia for the first time.[5] The average age of riders was 26.85 years,[6] ranging from 21–year–old Florido Barale (Amore & Vita–Fanini) to 39–year–old Pierino Gavazzi (Amore & Vita–Fanini).[7] The team with the youngest average rider age was Malvor–Sidi (24), while the oldest was Z–Tomasso (29).[8]

The teams entering the race were:[4][9]

Pre-race favorites[edit]

Reigning champion Laurent Fignon (Castorama) returned to defend his title and was seen as a favorite to win despite a sub–par Classics season.[2][10][11] Marco Giovannetti (Seur) who won the Vuelta a España a few weeks prior was seen as a contender.[10][12] He was seen as one of the better Italian riders with a chance to win the overall, while it was noted that it would be difficult to win the Giro and Vuelta in the same season as only two riders – Eddy Merckx (1973) and Giovanni Battaglin (1981) – had accomplished that prior.[2] Milan–San Remo winner Gianni Bugno (Chateau d'Ax–Salotti) entered the race and writers considered him a contender,[11][12] others wrote him off as Classics rider.[2] La Repubblica mentioned that he could be the new Francesco Moser.[12] RMO's Charly Mottet due to his recent victory in the Tour de Romandie also received consideration as a favorite.[10][2][13] For the 1990 season, Mottet altered his normal schedule to include the Giro d'Italia and not ride the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.[2]

Other riders that received attention as contenders were Steven Rooks, Urs Zimmermann, and Gert-Jan Theunisse.[2][13][14] Rooks and Theunisse were expected to make their presence known in the final week of racing.[2][14][13] Spanish rider Marino Lejaretta (ONCE) was thought to be the best Spanish rider to make a run during the three weeks.[13] Reigning world road race champion Greg LeMond (Z–Tomasso) entered the race in poor form and without and high placings.[2][14][11] IT was reported that LeMond had been recovering from a viral illness two months prior.[13] Polish rider Zenon Jaskuła (Diana–Colnago–Animex) was seen as a rider who had a chance to place high.[12]

Twenty–seven year old Adriano Baffi (Ariostea) was thought to be the premier sprinter in the race.[12] The strongest team in the race was thought to be Panasonic–Sportlife as they had won 26 races before the start of the Giro.[12] Former winner Stephen Roche and Pedro Delgado chose not to participate in the Giro in favor of racing the Tour de France.[13] Moreno Argentin and Maurizio Fondriest did not participate either.[2] Mexican Raúl Alcalá (PDM–Concorde–Ultima) who recently won the Trump Tour chose to ride the Tour over the Giro.[13]

Route and stages[edit]

A volcano in the distance.
Mount Vesuvius hosted the end of the 190 km (118 mi) third stage that began in Sala Consilina.

The route for the 1990 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public on television by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani on 16 December 1989 in Milan.[15][16][17] In order to avoid overlap with the World Cup held in Italy, the race was moved forward a week and two stages were removed.[18] It contained three time trial events, all of which were individual.[2] There were eleven stages containing categorized climbs, of which four had summit finishes: stage 3, to Mount Vesuvius;[19] stage 7, to Vallombrosa;[20] stage 16, to Passo Pordoi;[21] and stage 17, to Aprica.[22] Another stage with a mountain-top finish was stage 19, which consisted of a climbing time trial to Sacro Monte di Varese.[23] In total, there were 35 categorized climbs across 13 stages and made for 27.3 km (17 mi) of climbing, less than the previous year.[24] The organizers chose to not include any rest days. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 336 km 32 km (20 mi) longer, contained the same amount of rest days, and one less individual time trial. In addition, this race contained the same number of half stages, one, as the year before. The event traveled into the neighboring Austria when the race reached the Dolomites, specifically into Klagenfurt.[2]

The route was found to be balanced with five summit finishes and three time trials, while the difficult parts had adequate rest in between.[13][2] There were thought to be chances for puncheurs and traditional sprinters.[2]

Stage characteristics and winners[25][26]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 18 May Bari to Bari 13 km (8 mi) Individual time trial  Gianni Bugno (ITA)
2 19 May Bari to Sala Consilina 239 km (149 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Giovanni Fidanza (ITA)
3 20 May Sala Consilina to Mount Vesuvius 190 km (118 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Eduardo Chozas (ESP)
4a 21 May Ercolano to Nola 31 km (19 mi) Plain stage  Stefano Allocchio (ITA)
4b Nola to Sora 164 km (102 mi) Plain stage  Phil Anderson (AUS)
5 22 May Sora to Teramo 233 km (145 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Fabrizio Convalle (ITA)
6 23 May Teramo to Fabriano 200 km (124 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Luca Gelfi (ITA)
7 24 May Fabriano to Vallombrosa 197 km (122 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Gianni Bugno (ITA)
8 25 May Reggello to Marina di Pietrasanta 188 km (117 mi) Plain stage  Stefano Allocchio (ITA)
9 26 May La Spezia to Langhirano 176 km (109 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Vladimir Poulnikov (URS)
10 27 May Grinzane Cavour to Cuneo 68 km (42 mi) Individual time trial  Luca Gelfi (ITA)
11 28 May Cuneo to Lodi 241 km (150 mi) Plain stage  Adriano Baffi (ITA)
12 29 May Brescia to Baselga di Pinè 193 km (120 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Éric Boyer (FRA)
13 30 May Baselga di Pinè to Udine 224 km (139 mi) Plain stage  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
14 31 May Klagenfurt (Austria) to Klagenfurt (Austria) 164 km (102 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Allan Peiper (AUS)
15 1 June Velden am Wörther See (Austria) to Dobbiaco 226 km (140 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Éric Boyer (FRA)
16 2 June Dobbiaco to Passo Pordoi 171 km (106 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Charly Mottet (FRA)
17 3 June Moena to Aprica 223 km (139 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Leonardo Sierra (VEN)
18 4 June Aprica to Gallarate 180 km (112 mi) Plain stage  Adriano Baffi (ITA)
19 5 June Gallarate to Sacro Monte di Varese 39 km (24 mi) Individual time trial  Gianni Bugno (ITA)
20 6 June Milan to Milan 90 km (56 mi) Plain stage  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
Total 3,450 km (2,144 mi)

Classification Leadership[edit]

Five different jerseys were worn during the 1990 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. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.[27]

A picture of a mountain.
The Pordoi Pass was the Cima Coppi for the 1991 running of the Giro d'Italia.

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; additional points could also be won in intermediate sprints. 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.[27] The Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Passo Pordoi. It was crossed twice by the riders, for the first climbing of the mountain, Italian Maurizio Vandelli was the first over the climb, while Charly Mottet was first over the second passing. 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).

The intergiro classification was marked by a blue jersey.[27] The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey.[27] 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.[27]

The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
1 Gianni Bugno Gianni Bugno Gianni Bugno not awarded Joachim Halupczok Diana–Colnago–Animex
2 Giovanni Fidanza Giovanni Fidanza Claudio Chiappucci Castorama
3 Eduardo Chozas Gianni Bugno Eduardo Chozas Daniel Steiger
4a Stefano Allocchio Giovanni Fidanza
4b Phil Anderson
5 Fabrizio Convalle Claudio Chiappucci & Eduardo Chozas Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
6 Luca Gelfi Phil Anderson
7 Gianni Bugno Gianni Bugno Claudio Chiappucci
8 Stefano Allocchio Giovanni Fidanza
9 Vladimir Poulnikov Joachim Halupczok
10 Luca Gelfi Gianni Bugno Diana–Colnago–Animex
11 Adriano Baffi Phil Anderson
12 Éric Boyer Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
13 Mario Cipollini
14 Allan Peiper
15 Éric Boyer
16 Charly Mottet Vladimir Poulnikov ONCE
17 Leonardo Sierra Gianni Bugno
18 Adriano Baffi Phil Anderson
19 Gianni Bugno Gianni Bugno
20 Mario Cipollini
Final Gianni Bugno Gianni Bugno Claudio Chiappucci Vladimir Poulnikov ONCE

Final standings[edit]

Legend
  A pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   A green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification
  A purple jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification   A white jersey   Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification
  A blue jersey   Denotes the winner of the Intergiro classification

General classification[edit]

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank Name Team Time
1  Gianni Bugno (ITA) Pink jersey A purple jersey Château d'Ax–Salotti 91h 51' 04"
2  Charly Mottet (FRA) RMO + 6' 33"
3  Marco Giovannetti (ITA) Seur + 9' 01"
4  Vladimir Poulnikov (URS) A white jersey Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori + 12' 19"
5  Federico Echave (ESP) CLAS–Cajastur + 12' 25"
6  Franco Chioccioli (ITA) Del Tongo–Rex + 12' 36"
7  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) ONCE + 14' 31"
8  Piotr Ugrumov (URS) Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori + 17' 02"
9  Massimiliano Lelli (ITA) Ariostea + 17' 14"
10  Leonardo Sierra (VEN) Selle Italia–Eurocar + 19' 12"

Points classification[edit]

Final points classification (1-5)[28]
Rider Team Points
1  Gianni Bugno (ITA) A purple jersey Pink jersey Château d'Ax–Salotti 195
2  Phil Anderson (AUS) A blue jersey TVM 176
 Mario Cipollini (ITA) Del Tongo–Rex
4  Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) Château d'Ax–Salotti 167
5  Adriano Baffi (ITA) Ariostea 118

Mountains classification[edit]

Final mountains classification (1-5)[28]
Rider Team Points
1  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) A green jersey Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 74
2  Maurizio Vandelli (ITA) Gis Gelati–Benotto 56
3  Gianni Bugno (ITA) Pink jersey A purple jersey Château d'Ax–Salotti 48
4  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) ONCE 47
5  Phil Anderson (AUS) A blue jersey TVM 34

Young rider classification[edit]

Final young rider classification (1-5)[28]
Rider Team Time
1  Vladimir Poulnikov (URS) A white jersey Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori 92h 03' 27"
2  Piotr Ugrumov (URS) Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori + 4' 43"
3  Massimiliano Lelli (ITA) Ariostea + 4' 55"
4  Leonardo Sierra (VEN) Selle Italia–Eurocar + 6' 53"
5  Enrico Zaina (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Vagabond + 18' 10"

Intergiro classification[edit]

Final intergiro classification (1-5)[28]
Rider Team Time
1  Phil Anderson (AUS) A blue jersey TVM 47h 56' 08"
2  Massimo Ghirotto (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Vagabond + 39"
3  Luca Gelfi (ITA) Del Tongo–Rex + 3' 33"
4  Werner Stutz (SUI) Frank + 4' 22"
5  Gianni Bugno (ITA) Pink jersey A purple jersey Château d'Ax–Salotti + 5' 08"

Combativity classification[edit]

Final combativity classification (1-5)[28]
Rider Team Points
1  Stefano Giuliani (ITA) Jolly Componibili–Club 88 75
2  Maarten Ducrot (NED) TVM 39
3  Massimo Podenzana (ITA) Italbonifica–Navigare 32
4  Gianni Bugno (ITA) Pink jersey A purple jersey Château d'Ax–Salotti 26
5  Masatoshi Ichikawa (JPN) Frank-Monte Tamaro 26

Intermediate sprints classification[edit]

Final intermediate sprints classification (1–5)[28]
Rider Team Points
1  Alessio Di Basco (ITA) Gis Gelati–Benotto 39
2  Danilo Gioia (ITA) Gis Gelati–Benotto 31
3  Stefano Giuliani (ITA) Jolly Componibili–Club 88 25
4  Marcel Wüst (FRG) RMO 18
5  Gianni Bugno (ITA) Pink jersey A purple jersey Château d'Ax–Salotti 15

Traguardo Italia '90 classification[edit]

Final traguardo Italia '90 classification (1-5)[28]
Rider Team Points
1  Fabrizio Convalle (ITA) Amore & Vita–Fanini 18
2  Roberto Pelliconi (ITA) Amore & Vita–Fanini 10
3  Marco Lietti (ITA) Ariostea 8
4  Roberto Pagnin (ITA) Malvor–Sidi 7
5  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) A green jersey Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 5

Traguardi Fiat Uno classification[edit]

Final traguardi Fiat Uno classification (1-5)[28]
Rider Team Points
1  Gianni Bugno (ITA) Pink jersey A purple jersey Château d'Ax–Salotti 18
2  Stefano Giuliani (ITA) Jolly Componibili–Club 88 18
3  Phil Anderson (AUS) A blue jersey TVM 10
4  Éric Boyer (FRA) Z–Tomasso 8
5  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) ONCE 8

Team classification[edit]

Final team classification (1-5)[28]
Team Time
1 ONCE 276h 33' 04"
2 Carrera Jeans–Vagabond + 3' 57"
3 Del Tongo–Rex + 7' 39"
4 Alfa Lum–BFB Bruciatori + 16' 48"
5 Ariostea + 28' 54"

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