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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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Chiappucci’s Attacks Can’t Crack Indurain
The arrival of Spaniard Miguel Indurain as a superstar began began with a victory in the 1991 Tour de France . Big Mig came to the 1992 Giro d’Italia to face a group of dominate Italian riders.
After Indurain won the 38 km time trial on stage 3 he put on his first Maglia Rosa. He gained a decisive advantage on the stage 9 finishing climb of the Monte Terminillo by dropping all the major GC contenders. The most important gain was +30” on superior climber Claudio Chiappucci.
The always aggressive Chiappucci was not done and attacked the race leader incessantly on the final climbing stage 19 to Verbania. Indurain did not crack and matched every move.
To cap his Giro victory Indurain won the final individual time trial into Milan, catching and passing his 3 minute man… Claudio Chiappucci.
SPECIAL NOTE: Miguel Indurain won the Giro in 1992 to set-up his first of two “Giro/Tour” double victories in the same year.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Genova, 8 km ITT |
Thierry Marie (Fra) |
Thierry Marie (Fra) |
Stage 1 Genova-Uliveto Terme, 198 km |
Endrio Leoni (Ita) |
Thierry Marie (Fra) |
Stage 2 Uliveto Terme-Arezzo, 174 km |
Maximilian Sciandri (GBr) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 3 Arezzo-San Sepolcro, 38 km ITT |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 4 San Sepolcro-Porto Sant'elpidio, 198 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 5 Porto Sant'elpidio-Sulmona, 223 km |
Franco Vona (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 6 Roccasaro-Melfi, 232 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 7 Melfi-Aversa, 184 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 8 Aversa-Latina, 165 km |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 9 Latina-Terminillo, 196 km |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 10 Montepulciano-Imola, 233 km |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 11 Imola-Bassano del Grappa, 214 km |
Endrio Leoni (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stg 12 Bassano Grappa-Corvara Alta Badia, 204 km |
Franco Vona (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stg 13 Corvara Alta Badia-Monte Bondone, 205 km |
Giorgio Furlan (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 14 Riva del Garda-Palazzolo sull'Oglio, 171 km |
Francois Simon (Fra) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 15 Palazzolo-suul'Oglio-Sondrio, 166 km |
Marco Saligari (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 16 Sondrio-Vercelli, 203 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 17 Vercelli-Monviso, 200 km |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 18 Saluzzo-Pila, 260 km |
Udo Bolts (Ger) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 19 St Vincent-Verbania, 201 km |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 20 Verbania-Vigevano, 95 km |
Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Stage 21 Vigevano-Milan, 66 km ITT |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
 Miguel Indurain (Spa)
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Mountain Classification |
 Claudio Chiappucci (Ita)
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Points Classification |
 Mario Cipollini (Ita)
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GdI May 24 to June 14, 1992 |
| 3,843 Km |
1. Miguel INDURAIN (Spa) 103h36'08" |
| 2. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) +5'12" |
| 3. Franco Chioccioli (Ita) +7'16" |
Starters: 180 |
| Finishers: 148 |
Average Speed: 37.092 km/h |
GdI 1993
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