1992 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 explained

The 1992 Tour de France was the 79th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in San Sebastián in Spain with a prologue individual time trial on 4 July, and Stage 10 occurred on 14 July with a flat stage to Strasbourg. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 26 July.

Prologue

4 July 1992 — San Sebastián (Spain), 8km (05miles) (ITT)[1]

Prologue result and general classification after prologue
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 2"
3Castorama+ 3"
4+ 4"
5+ 11"
6+ 12"
7s.t.
8s.t.
9s.t.
10+ 13"

Stage 1

5 July 1992 — San Sebastián (Spain), 194.5km (120.9miles)

Stage 1 result
RankRiderTeamTime
1Castorama
2s.t.
3s.t.
4s.t.
5s.t.
6RMOs.t.
7s.t.
8s.t.
9s.t.
10s.t.
General classification after stage 1[2]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2Castorama+ 2"
3+ 4"
4+ 15"
5+ 16"
6s.t.
7+ 17"
8+ 18"
9RMOs.t.
10s.t.

Stage 2

6 July 1992 — San Sebastián (Spain) to Pau, 255km (158miles)

Stage 2 result
RankRiderTeamTime
1Amaya Seguros
2RMO+ 3"
3+ 5' 05"
4s.t.
5RMOs.t.
6s.t.
7RMOs.t.
8+ 5' 21"
9s.t.
10s.t.
General classification after stage 2[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1RMO
2+ 4' 34"
3+ 4' 36"
4Castorama+ 4' 50"
5+ 5' 04"
6s.t.
7RMO+ 5' 05"
8+ 5' 06"
9RMOs.t.
10s.t.

Stage 3

7 July 1992 — Pau to Bordeaux, 210km (130miles)

Stage 3 result
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2s.t.
3s.t.
4RMOs.t.
5s.t.
6s.t.
7s.t.
8s.t.
9Tulip+ 5"
10+ 21"
General classification after stage 3[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1RMO
2RMO+ 1' 54"
3+ 6' 28"
4+ 6' 30"
5Castorama+ 6' 44"
6+ 6' 58"
7s.t.
8RMO+ 6' 59"
9+ 7' 00"
10s.t.

Stage 4

8 July 1992 — Libourne, 63.5km (39.5miles) (TTT)

Stage 4 result[5]
RankTeamTime
1
2+ 7"
3+ 21"
4+ 40"
5+ 47"
6+ 48"
7+ 50"
8+ 59"
9+ 1' 06"
10+ 1' 14"
General classification after stage 4
RankRiderTeamTime
1RMO
2RMO+ 1' 54"
3+ 5' 06"
4+ 5' 20"
5+ 5' 28"
6+ 5' 33"
7+ 5' 35"
8+ 5' 40"
9+ 5' 42"
10+ 5' 49"

Stage 5

9 July 1992 — Nogent-sur-Oise to Wasquehal, 196km (122miles)

Stage 5 result
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 30"
3+ 36"
4s.t.
5s.t.
6Tulips.t.
7s.t.
8+ 38"
9Amaya Seguros+ 39"
10s.t.
General classification after stage 5[6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1RMO
2RMO+ 1' 54"
3+ 3' 11"
4+ 4' 37"
5+ 5' 06"
6+ 5' 20"
7+ 5' 28"
8+ 5' 31"
9+ 5' 33"
10+ 5' 35"

Stage 6

10 July 1992 — Roubaix to Brussels (Belgium), 167km (104miles)

Stage 6 result
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2s.t.
3Tulips.t.
4s.t.
5+ 1' 22"
6s.t.
7s.t.
8s.t.
9s.t.
10s.t.
General classification after stage 6[7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1RMO
2+ 3' 11"
3+ 3' 34"
4RMO+ 4' 02"
5+ 4' 29"
6+ 4' 37"
7+ 5' 06"
8+ 5' 28"
9+ 5' 33"
10+ 5' 35"

Stage 7

11 July 1992 — Brussels (Belgium) to Valkenburg (Netherlands), 196.5km (122.1miles)

Stage 7 result
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2s.t.
3+ 4"
4+ 8"
5+ 1' 00"
6s.t.
7Tulips.t.
8s.t.
9s.t.
10s.t.
General classification after stage 7[8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1RMO
2+ 3' 11"
3+ 3' 34"
4+ 4' 11"
5RMO+ 4' 15"
6+ 4' 29"
7+ 4' 37"
8+ 4' 51"
9+ 5' 06"
10+ 5' 33"

Stage 8

12 July 1992 — Valkenburg (Netherlands) to Koblenz (Germany), 206.5km (128.3miles)

Stage 8 result
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 3"
3s.t.
4Clas-Cajasturs.t.
5+ 56"
6Castoramas.t.
7+ 2' 26"
8+ 2' 30"
9s.t.
10+ 2' 32"
General classification after stage 8[9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1RMO
2+ 2' 51"
3+ 2' 54"
4+ 3' 11"
5Castorama+ 3' 23"
6+ 3' 34"
7+ 4' 11"
8RMO+ 4' 15"
9Clas-Cajastur+ 4' 24"
10+ 4' 29"

Stage 9

13 July 1992 — Luxembourg City (Luxembourg), 65km (40miles) (ITT)

Stage 9 result
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 3' 00"
3+ 3' 41"
4+ 3' 47"
5+ 4' 04"
6RMO+ 4' 06"
7+ 4' 10"
8Ryalco-Postobón+ 4' 26"
9+ 4' 29"
10+ 4' 52"
General classification after stage 9[10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1RMO
2+ 1' 27"
3+ 3' 47"
4+ 4' 15"
5+ 4' 27"
6+ 4' 39"
7+ 4' 52"
8+ 4' 54"
9Castorama+ 5' 52"
10Clas-Cajastur+ 6' 15"

Stage 10

14 July 1992 — Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) to Strasbourg, 217km (135miles)

Stage 10 result
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2s.t.
3s.t.
4s.t.
5s.t.
6s.t.
7Tulips.t.
8s.t.
9s.t.
10Tulips.t.
General classification after stage 10[11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1RMO
2+ 1' 27"
3+ 3' 47"
4+ 4' 15"
5+ 4' 27"
6+ 4' 39"
7+ 4' 52"
8+ 4' 54"
9Castorama+ 5' 52"
10Clas-Cajastur+ 6' 15"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 79ème Tour de France 1992. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20111124052838/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992.php#Etapes. 24 November 2011.
  2. Web site: 79ème Tour de France 1992 - 1ère étape. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20100727155922/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992_1.php. 27 July 2010.
  3. Web site: 79ème Tour de France 1992 - 2ème étape. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20100727154610/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992_2.php. 27 July 2010.
  4. Web site: 79ème Tour de France 1992 - 3ème étape. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20100728073759/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992_3.php. 28 July 2010.
  5. Web site: 79ème Tour de France 1992 - 4ème étape. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20100825223846/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992_4.php. 25 August 2010.
  6. Web site: 79ème Tour de France 1992 - 5ème étape. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20090715061351/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992_5.php. 15 July 2009.
  7. Web site: 79ème Tour de France 1992 - 6ème étape. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20100727153318/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992_6.php. 27 July 2010.
  8. Web site: 79ème Tour de France 1992 - 7ème étape. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20090211183532/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992_7.php. 11 February 2009.
  9. Web site: 79ème Tour de France 1992 - 8ème étape. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20100727153323/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992_8.php. 27 July 2010.
  10. Web site: Exhibición de Indurain y vuelco en la general. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. Indurain's exhibition and turnaround in the general. 10. 14 July 1992. 16 October 2016.
  11. Web site: 79ème Tour de France 1992 - 10ème étape. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20100727153258/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1992_10.php. 27 July 2010.