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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
 Luis Herrera
VaE April 23 - May 15, 1987 |
3,921.4 Km |
xxStarters: 180 x (* 179 1 rider DNS) |
Finishers: 88 |
Average Speed: 37.143 km/h x
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The Pride of Columbia
The 42nd edition Vuelta a Espana Spain’s Grand Tour was held from April 23 to May 15, 1987. The race was over twenty-two stages covering a total of 3,921 km.
SPECIAL NOTE: In 1985 professional Columbian cycling became well established. Led by a group known as the "Colombian Beetles", Luis "Lucho" Herrera, Luis Felipe Laverde, Fabio Parra, Víctor Hugo Pena, Santiago Botero, Mauricio Soler, began to score victories on the World stage.
Columbian climber Luis Herrera, known as "El Jardinerito" ("the little gardener"), came to the 1987 Vuelta a Espana as part of the Columbian sponsored team Cafe de Colombia-Varta.
Defending Vuelta champion Alvaro Pino was absent from this edition due to health issues. Irishman Sean Kelly was the pre-race favorite for victory.
1987 Vuelta a Espana Race Route Details |
Teams:
- ADR-IOC-MBK
- BH
- Café de Colombia
- Caja Rural-Orbea
- Dormilon-Campagnolo
- DYC-Lucas-Orbea
- Fagor-Larios
- Frinca-Colchon CR
- Gewiss-Bianchi
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- Kas-Miko
- Kelme
- Manzana-Postobon
- PDM-GIN MG-Ultima
- Reynolds-Seur
- Sporting Club-Agua Vitalis
- Système U-Bose
- Teka
- Zahor
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Race Summary:
SPECIAL NOTE: Cycling in Columbia is a sport which has a great number of enthusiastic fans; therefore, special cycling correspondents from RCN and Radio Caracol arrive early in Europe every year to broadcast the "big races" back to Columbia.
Stage 11: This stage was 179 km from Santander to the brutal climb of the Lagos de Covadonga. On the ascent to Covadonga Herrera attacked and dropped all contenders. He gained a +1’26” stage win. Herrera’s time gain was enough to be awarded the race leader’s Maillot Amarillo jersey.
Stage 18: The GC battle was not over. Pre-race favorite Sean Kelly battled back on the 24 km Individual Time Trial in Valladolid. Kelly finished the stage second but gained a valuable 2’07” on Herrera and re-gained the race lead with four stages to go.
Stage 19: With four stages to the finish in Madrid Kelly was on his way to his first Grand Tour victory. Unfortunately for Kelly, he had been suffering from a very painful saddle sore. He was forced to withdraw from the race the following day. Herrera took back the race lead.
Stage 22- Lucho Herrera rode into Madrid 4 stages later to claim a 1’45” victory. The Herrera 1987 Vuelta a Espana victory constituted the first time a Colombian had won a Grand Tour. Herrera instantly became a national hero and earned the “Pride of Columbia.”
SPECIAL NOTE: Herrera also won the “King of the Mountains” classification.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Benidorm, 6.6 km ITT |
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
Stage 1 Benidorm-Albacete, 219 km |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
Stage 2 Albacete-Valencia, 217 km |
Paolo Rosola (Spa) |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
Stage 3 Valencia-Valencia, 34.8 km ITT |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
Stage 4 Valencia-Villareal, 169 km |
Alfonso Gutierrez (Spa) |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
Stage 5 Salou-Barcelona, 165 km |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
Stage 6 Barcelona-Andorra, 220 km |
Jesus Ibanez-Loyo (Spa) |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
Stage 7 Seo de Urgel-Cerler, 186 km |
Laudelino Cubino (Spa) |
Raimund Dietzen (Ger) |
Stage 8 Benasque-Zaragoza, 219 km |
Inaki Gaston (Spa) |
Raimund Dietzen (Ger) |
Stage 9 Zaragoza-Pamplona, 180 km |
Antonio Esparza (Spa) |
Raimund Dietzen (Ger) |
Stage 10 Miranda/Ebro-Alto de Campoo, 213 km |
Enrique Aja (Spa) |
Raimund Dietzen (Ger) |
Stage 11 Santander-Lagos de Covadonga, 179 km |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Stage 12 Canga de Onis-Oviedo, 142 km |
Carlos Hernandez (Spa) |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Stage 13 Luarca-El Ferrol, 223 km |
Carlos-Emiro Gutierrez (Spa) |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Stage 14 El Ferrol-A Coruna, 220 km |
Juan Fernandez (Spa) |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Stage 15 A Coruna-Vigo, 185 km |
Antonio Esparza (Spa) |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Stage 16 Ponteareas-Ponferrada, 237 km |
Dominique Arnaud (Fra) |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Stage 17 Ponferrada-Valladolid, 221 km |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Stage 18 Valladolid-Valladolid, 24 km ITT |
Jesus Blanco-Villar (Spa) |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
Stage 19 Barco de Avila-Avila, 213 km |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Stage 20 Avila-DYC/Segovia, 183 km |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Stage 21 Segovia-Collada Villalba, 160 km |
Francisco Rodriguez (Spa) |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Stage 22 Alcala de Henares-Madrid, 173 km |
Jaime Vilamajo (Spa) |
 Luis Herrera (Col)
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BEST CLIMBER PRIZE |
 Luis Herrera (Col)
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POINTS COMPETITION |
 Alfonso Gutierrez (Spa)
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General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Luis HERRERA (Col) |
Café de Colombia |
105h 34' 25" |
2 |
Raimund Dietzen (Ger) |
Teka |
+1'04" |
3 |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Système U |
+3'13" |
4 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
PDM-GIN MG-Ultima |
+3'52" |
5 |
Oscar Vargas (Col) |
Manzana-Postobón |
+4'03" |
6 |
Vicente Belda (Spa) |
Kelme |
+4'40" |
7 |
Anselmo Fuerte (Spa) |
BH |
+4'59" |
8 |
Yvon Madiot (Fra) |
Système U |
+5'25" |
9 |
Henry Cardenas (Col) |
Café de Colombia |
+7'08" |
10 |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Manzana-Postobón |
+7'33" |
11 |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
+8'15" |
50 |
Dominique Arnaud (Fra) |
+1h02'09" |
12 |
Inaki Gaston (Spa) |
+8'49" |
51 |
Soren Lilholt (Den) |
+1h05'10" |
13 |
Pedro Saul Morales (Col) |
+13'51" |
52 |
Javier Lukin (Spa) |
+1h06'03" |
14 |
Juan-Tomas Martinez (Spa) |
+17'34" |
53 |
Carlos-Mario Jaramillo (Spa) |
+1h07'40" |
15 |
Pascal Poisson (Fra) |
+20'14" |
54 |
Jaime Salva (Spa) |
+1h15'17" |
16 |
Jose-Patrocinio Jimenez (Col) |
+21'38" |
55 |
Antonio Coll (Spa) |
+1h16'24" |
17 |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
+23'30" |
56 |
Hector Patarroyo (Col) |
+1h16'40" |
18 |
Martin Ramirez (Col) |
+24'13" |
57 |
Claude Seguy (Fra) |
+1h18'00" |
19 |
Enrique Aja (Spa) |
+24'36" |
58 |
Jose-Luis Navarro (Spa) |
+1h20'33" |
20 |
Argimiro Bohorquez (Col) |
+25'54" |
59 |
Emilio Garcia (And) |
+1h22'07" |
21 |
Nestor Oswaldo Mora (Col) |
+26'35" |
60 |
Javier Castellar (Spa) |
+1h26'00" |
22 |
Martin Earley (Ire) |
+27'15" |
61 |
Jose-Salvador Sanchis (Spa) |
+1h26'57" |
23 |
Carlos Hernandez (Spa) |
+27'16" |
62 |
Manuel-Jorg Dominguez (Spa) |
+1h27'35" |
24 |
Pablo Wilches (Col) |
+30'31" |
63 |
Manuel Guijarro (Spa) |
+1h31'43" |
25 |
Jesus Blanco-Villar (Spa) |
+31'07" |
64 |
Jacinto Paulinho (Por) |
+1h32'34" |
26 |
Marco-Antonio Leon (Col) |
+31'41" |
65 |
Ruben Gorospe (Spa) |
+1h32'44" |
27 |
Gerardo Moncada (Col) |
+33'15" |
66 |
Jesus Ignacio Ibanez (Spa) |
+1h33'40" |
28 |
Roque De la Cruz (Spa) |
+35'02" |
67 |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
+1h33'57" |
29 |
Jose-Luis Laguia (Spa) |
+35'40" |
68 |
Roberto Torres (Spa) |
+1h34'50" |
30 |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
+39'18" |
69 |
Christophe Lavainne (Fra) |
+1h35'00" |
31 |
Juan-Carlos Castillo (Col) |
+39'52" |
70 |
Juan Fernandez (Spa) |
+1h36'00" |
32 |
Laurent Biondi (Fra) |
+40'11" |
71 |
Luc Suykerbuyk (Ned) |
+1h37'05" |
33 |
Guido Van Calster (Bel) |
+40'58" |
72 |
Marc Von Orsouw (Ned) |
+1h38'04" |
34 |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
+42'21" |
73 |
Jaime Villamajo (Spa) |
+1h40'13" |
35 |
Santiago Portillo (Spa) |
+42'31" |
74 |
Jose-Rafael Garcia (Spa) |
+1h40'31" |
36 |
Eduardo Chozas (Spa) |
+44'22" |
75 |
Miguel-Angel Iglesias (Spa) |
+1h41'14" |
37 |
Juan-Carlos Rozas (Spa) |
+47'37" |
76 |
Jesus Rodriguez-Magro (Spa) |
+1h43'00" |
38 |
Philippe Bouvatier (Fra) |
+47'56" |
77 |
J Rodriguez-Carballido (Spa) |
+1h43'36" |
39 |
Carlos-Emiro Gutierrez (Col) |
+49'40" |
78 |
Francisco Espinosa (Spa) |
+1h44'31" |
40 |
François Lemarchand (Fra) |
+49'55" |
79 |
Jonas Tegstroem (Swe) |
+1h50'03" |
41 |
Celestino Prieto (Spa) |
+50'00" |
80 |
Angel Camarillo (Spa) |
+1h50'52" |
42 |
Johnny Weltz (Den) |
+51'10" |
81 |
Juan-Alberto Reig (Spa) |
+1h56'15" |
43 |
Angel De las Heras (Spa) |
+52'35" |
82 |
Joaquin Hernandez (Spa) |
+1h57'00" |
44 |
Samuel Cabrera (Col) |
+54'57" |
83 |
Serafin Vieira (Por) |
+1h57'35" |
45 |
Eric Guyot (Fra) |
+57'39" |
84 |
Ricardo Zuniga (Spa) |
+1h59'59" |
46 |
Mariano Sanchez (Spa) |
+58'18" |
85 |
Jesus Cruz-Martin (Spa) |
+2h00'00" |
47 |
Henri Abadie (Fra) |
+58'22" |
86 |
Manuel Carrera (Spa) |
+2h03'43" |
48 |
Francisco Rodriguez (Col) |
+58'29" |
87 |
Juan Gomila (Spa) |
+2h09'10" |
49 |
Jose-Maria Gonzalez (Spa) |
+58'32" |
88 |
Alfonso Gutierrez (Spa) |
+2h12'37" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Luis HERRERA (Col) |
Café de Colombia |
174 |
2 |
Vicente Belda (Spa) |
Kelme |
105 |
3 |
Henri Abadie (Fra) |
Fagor |
97 |
4 |
Omar Hernández (Col) |
Manzana-Postobón |
89 |
5 |
Pablo Wilches (Col) |
Manzana-Postobón |
68 |
6 |
Francisco Rodríguez (Col) |
BH |
63 |
7 |
Jesús Ignacio Ibáñez Loyo (Spa) |
Zahor |
49 |
8t |
Enrique Aja (Spa) |
Teka |
42 |
Laurent Biondi (Fra) |
Système U |
Mariano Sánchez Martinez (Spa) |
Dormilón |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Alfonso GUTIERREZ (Spa) |
Teka |
149 |
2t |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
Cafe de Colombia |
104 |
Jesus Blanco-Villar (Spa) |
Teka |
4 |
Reimund Dietzen (Ger) |
Teka |
100 |
5 |
Manuel Jorge Domínguez (Spa) |
BH |
92 |
6 |
Pascal Poisson (Fra) |
Système U |
85 |
7 |
Inaki Gastón (Spa) |
Kas |
72 |
8 |
Vicente Belda (Spa) |
Kelme |
70 |
9 |
Søren Lilholt (Den) |
Système U |
62 |
10 |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
Système U |
61 |
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