 Route of the 1987 Tour de France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 1–26 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 25 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,231 km (2,629 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 115h 27' 42" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 26 July. It consisted of 25 stages over 4,231 km (2,629 mi). It was the closest three-way finish in the Tour until the 2007 Tour de France, among the closest overall races in Tour history and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place riders each wore the Yellow jersey at some point during the race. It was won by Stephen Roche, the first and so far only Irishman to do so.
The winner of the 1986 Tour de France, Greg LeMond was unable to defend his title following a shooting accident in April.
Following Stage 1, Poland's Lech Piasecki became the first rider from the Eastern Bloc to lead the Tour de France.[1][2] He was one of eight different men to wear yellow, a new record for the Tour.[2]
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