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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
 Pedro Delgado
VaE April 24 - May 15, 1989 |
3,656.0 Km |
Starters: 189 |
Finishers: 143 |
Average Speed: 39.309 km/h x
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Delgado and the Columbians
The 1989 Vuelta a Espana continued the growth of the race’s stature in the international racing community. 189 racers took the departure in A Coruna on April 24, 1989. Four years after Spanish superstar Pedro Delgado won his second Vuelta, he returned in 1989 with great fitness.
1989 Vuelta a Espana Race Route Details |
Teams:
- ADR-Agrigel-Bottecchia
- Alfa Lum
- BH
- Café de Colombia
- Caja Rural
- Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
- CLAS-Cajastur
- Helios-Colchon CR
- Histor-Sigma-Fina
- Kelme
- Lotus-Zahor
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- Malvor-Sidi
- Manzana Postobón
- ONCE-Look-Mavic
- Puertas Mavisa
- Reynolds-Banesto
- RMO-Mavic-Liberia
- Seur
- Sicasal-Torreense
- Teka
- Titanbonifica-Benotto-Sidermec
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Race Summary:
Early Stages: The paced of the early stages were disrupted by numerous crashes as nervous racing marred the mood of the race. Frenchman Roland Leclerc held the race lead through five stages.
Stage 6: The first major test came on the mountainous 197.6 km sixth stage from Bejar to Avila. Columbian riders were very active both attacking and counter-attacking. They put two riders, Omar Hernandez (Col) and Martin Farfan (Col), in Stage 6’s breakaway. Over the summit of the Puerto de Serranillos with 77 km to Avila the breakaway had a 5’15” lead on the Delgado group. The peloton’s chase led by Team BH’s Federico Echave managed to cut the time gap to 52” by the finish, but the three breakaway riders had stolen the stage. Dutchman Luc Suykerbuyk took the stage win with Columbian Omar Hernandez taking the Maillot Amarillo.
Stage 11: Delgado battled in a 5-rider breakaway group with 4 Colombians on the eleventh stage, which finished on the climb to Estacion de Cerler. Delgado used a strong sprint over the summit to win the stage. Race leader Omar Hernandez, who had missed the breakaway, finished the stage 1’50” behind. Hernandez retained his race lead.
Stage 15: Delgado showed his great form with a stage win on the Stage 15’s Mountain Time Trial. Martin Farfan (Col) became the race leader, but he would return positive test at “doping control” and lost his Maillot Amarillo. The race lead passed to Delgado the following day.
Delgado winning the Stage 15 ITT
Stage 17: Two stages later the pressure of the Maillot Amarillo put Delgado in trouble on the climb of the Lagos de Covadonga. Another Columbian climber Fabio Parra rode away from the race leader. Parra finished third on the stage and gained 59” on Delgado. Parra fell 2” seconds short of taking the race lead.
Stage 20: Delgado was the stage winner in the 47.5 km Individual Time Trial and consolidated his hold on the Maillot Amarillo, but the race was not over with two stages until Madrid.
Stage 21: Controversy emerged in the penultimate 188.6 km stage from Collado Villalba to Destilleras DYC. Trailing by 52” in the General Classification, Parra launched an attack on race leader Delgado. Delgado’s Reynolds team was weakened after Miguel Indurain, victim of a broken wrist, did not take the start of the stage. When Delgado began to struggle and was losing time to Parra, Alfa-Lum’s Ivan Ivanov unselfishly went to the front of the chase group to help Delgado.
Parra’s time gap grew to 3’00”. Slowly the Ivanov led chase group started to close on the leaders. Parra finish the stage in third place +5” behind stage winner Alberto Camargo. Delgado saved his race lead and finished the stage +22” behind. Delgado lost only 17” to Parra.
SPECIAL NOTE: Before the final stage there was a rumor going around which said that Delgado had given an envelope to Ivanov to reward him for his unselfish help. The moment was recorded by the media/cameras. Delgado defended himself from the rumors saying that the envelope was just his address, since Ivanov was a close friend.
Stage 22: Four years after his first victory in the Vuelta a Espana, Pedro Delgado crossed the finish line in Madrid for a second victory. In 1989 Delgado did have little troubles beating the Colombian Fabio Parra and a very talented Columbian group of climbers.
SPECIAL NOTE: Pedro Delgado had just won the 1988 Tour de France and became one of the best riders in the history of Spanish cycling.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 A Coruna, 20.1 km [Series] |
Marnix Lameire (Bel) |
Gino De Backer (Bel) |
Stage 2 A Coruna-Santiago d'Compostella, 209.2 km |
Joaquim Hernandez (Spa) |
Benny Van Brabant (Bel) |
Stage 3a Vigo-Vigo, 34.4 km TTT |
CAJA RURAL |
Roland Leclerc (Fra) |
Stage 3b Vigo-Orense, 101 km |
Malcolm Elliott (GBr) |
Roland Leclerc (Fra) |
Stage 4 Orense-Ponferrada, 160.5 km |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
Roland Leclerc (Fra) |
Stage 5 La Baneza-Bejar, 247 km |
Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
Roland Leclerc (Fra) |
Stage 6 Bejar-Avila, 197.5 km |
Luc Suykerbuyk (Bel) |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Stage 7 Avila-Toledo, 157 km |
Massimo Ghirotto (Ita) |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Stage 8 Toledo-Albacete, 235.5 km |
Stefano Allocchio (Ita) |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Stage 9 Albacete-Gandia, 228.1 km |
Raimund Dietzen (Ger) |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Stage 10 Gandia-Benicasim, 202.6 km |
Herminio Diaz-Zabala (Spa) |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Stage 11 Vinaroz-Lerida, 179.8 km |
Malcolm Elliott (GBr) |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Stage 12 Lerida-Estacion de Cerler, 186.5 km |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Stage 13 Benasque-Jaca, 160.8 km |
Mathieu Hermans (Ned) |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Stage 14 Jaca-Zaragoza, 165.3 km |
Mathieu Hermans (Ned) |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Sateg 15 Ezcaray-Estacion Valdezcaray, 24 km ITT |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
J. Martin Farfan (Col) * DQ'd |
Stage 16 Haro-Santona, 193.6 km |
Peter Hilse (Ger) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stage 17 Santona-Lagos de Covadonga, 228 km |
Alvaro Pino (Spa) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stage 18 Cangas de Onis-Branillin, 153.2 km |
Ivan Ivanov (Rus) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stage 19 Leon-Valladolid, 159.4 km |
Mathieu Hermans (Ned) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stage 20 Valladolid-Medina/Campo, 47.5 km ITT |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stg 21 Collado Villalba-Destilleras DYC, 188.6 km |
Alberto Camargo (Col) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stage 22 Destilleras DYC-Madrid, 177 km |
Jean-Pierre Heynderickx (Bel) |
 Pedro Delgado (Spa)
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BEST CLIMBER PRIZE |
 Oscar Vargas (Col)
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POINTS COMPETITION |
 Malcolm Elliott (GBr)
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General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Pedro DELGADO (Spa) |
Reynolds-Banesto |
93h 01' 47" |
2 |
Fabio Parra (Col) |
Kelme |
+35" |
3 |
Oscar Vargas (Col) |
Manzana Postobon |
+3'09" |
4 |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
BH |
+3'24" |
5 |
Alvaro Pino (Spa) |
BH |
+4'28" |
6 |
Ivan Ivanov (Urs) |
Alfa Lum |
+5'00" |
7 |
Inaki Gaston (Spa) |
Kelme |
+7'24" |
8 |
Pedro-Saul Morales (Col) |
Kelme |
+7'59" |
9 |
Jean-Claude Bagot (Fra) |
RMO-Mavic-Liberia |
+8'23" |
10 |
Luc Suykerbuyk (Ned) |
Lotus-Zahor |
+9'44" |
11 |
Angel Ocana (Spa) |
+10'08" |
78 |
Jan Nevens (Bel) |
+1h57'44" |
12 |
Martin Ramirez (Col) |
+12'18" |
79 |
Stefano Colage (Ita) |
+1h58'49" |
13 |
Carlos Jaramillo (Col) |
+12'41" |
80 |
Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) |
+2h00'45" |
14 |
Janus Kuum (Nor) |
+13'04" |
81 |
Luis-Fern. Mosquera (Spa) |
+2h01'54" |
15 |
Jesus Blanco-Villar (Spa) |
+17'16" |
82 |
Dominique Gaigne (Fra) |
+2h02'51" |
16 |
Hector Pataroyo (Col) |
+17'32" |
83 |
Marco-Antonio Leon (Spa) |
+2h03'05" |
17 |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
+18'38" |
84 |
Santiago Portillo (Spa) |
+2h04'03" |
18 |
Gerardo Moncada (Col) |
+19'10" |
85 |
Jose Recio (Spa) |
+2h04'18" |
19 |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
+19'19" |
86 |
Joaquim Llach (Spa) |
+2h04'23" |
20 |
Enrique Aja (Spa) |
+22'43" |
87 |
Jose-Antonio Casajus (Spa) |
+2h05'21" |
21 |
Javier Murguialday (Spa) |
+23'24" |
88 |
Vladimir Muravski (Urs) |
+2h06'38" |
22 |
Jon Unzaga (Spa) |
+25'19" |
89 |
Antonio Esparza (Spa) |
+2h09'55" |
23 |
J. Martin Farfan (Col) |
+26'17" |
90 |
Malcolm Elliott (GBr) |
+2h11'35" |
24 |
Eduardo Chozas (Spa) |
+27'21" |
91 |
Jose-Luis Navarro (Spa) |
+2h11'35" |
25 |
Didier Virvaleix (Fra) |
+27'25" |
92 |
Antonio Agudelo (Col) |
+2h13'00" |
26 |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
+32'33" |
93 |
Primoz Cerin (Yug) |
+2h15'54" |
27 |
Santos Hernandez (Spa) |
+34'42" |
94 |
Eduardo Ruiz (Spa) |
+2h17'20" |
28 |
Marino Alonso (Spa) |
+35'35" |
95 |
Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
+2h17'36" |
29 |
Fernando Martinez (Spa) |
+36'05" |
96 |
Fabio Bordonali (Ita) |
+2h18'19" |
30 |
William Palacios (Col) |
+38'30" |
97 |
Jos-Ignacio Moratinos (Spa) |
+2h24'01" |
31 |
Wladimir Poulnikov (Urs) |
+40'09" |
98 |
Manuel Cunha (Por) |
+2h25'13" |
32 |
Juan-Tomas Martinez (Spa) |
+41'21" |
99 |
Vassili Jdanov (Urs) |
+2h25'13" |
33 |
Pablo Wilches (Col) |
+42'22" |
100 |
Ronny Van Holen (Ned) |
+2h25'19" |
34 |
Pedro Munoz (Spa) |
+44'00" |
101 |
Brian Holm (Den) |
+2h25'49" |
35 |
Piotr Ugrumov (Let) |
+47'51" |
102 |
Bernard Richard (Fra) |
+2h26'32" |
36 |
Juan-Carlos Rozas (Spa) |
+48'30" |
103 |
Jes-Maria Hernandez (Spa) |
+2h26'45" |
37 |
Helmut Wechselberger (Aut) |
+49'13" |
104 |
Javier Duch (Spa) |
+2h27'48" |
38 |
Dominique Arnaud (Fra) |
+49'36" |
105 |
Jorge Silva (Por) |
+2h28'02" |
39 |
Peter Hilse (Ger) |
+50'25" |
106 |
Thierry Laurent (Fra) |
+2h29'11" |
40 |
Jesus Rodriguez (Col) |
+53'42" |
107 |
Jose Urea (Spa) |
+2h29'44" |
41 |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
+56'16" |
108 |
Israel Corredor (Col) |
+2h31'14" |
42 |
Philippe Bouvatier (Fra) |
+1h00'42" |
109 |
Eduardo Acevedo (Col) |
+2h34'15" |
43 |
Franck Pineau (Fra) |
+1h00'58" |
110 |
Herminio Diaz-Zabala (Spa) |
+2h36'41" |
44 |
Jose-Luis Laguia (Spa) |
+1h04'52" |
111 |
Antonio Pinto (Por) |
+2h37'21" |
45 |
Mariano Sanchez (Spa) |
+1h05'03" |
112 |
Manuel Neves (Por) |
+2h37'56" |
46 |
Nestor Mora (Col) |
+1h05'55" |
113 |
Pablo Moreno (Spa) |
+2h39'16" |
47 |
Guillermo Arenas (Spa) |
+1h08'04" |
114 |
Jo-Fernando Pacheco (Spa) |
+2h39'56" |
48 |
Jos-Salvador Sanchis (Spa) |
+1h12'07" |
115 |
Torjus Larsen (Nor) |
+2h40'28" |
49 |
Fernando Quevedo (Spa) |
+1h13'42" |
116 |
Deno Davie (GBr) |
+2h42'16" |
50 |
Gianni Faresin (Ita) |
+1h14'41" |
117 |
Antonio Bevilacqua (Spa) |
+2h42'17" |
51 |
Alberto-Luis Camargo (Col) |
+1h14'44" |
118 |
William Pulido (Col) |
+2h44'54" |
52 |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
+1h16'17" |
119 |
Jose-Manuel Oliveira (Spa) |
+2h46'19" |
53 |
Jes Rodriguez-Magro (Spa) |
+1h18'58" |
120 |
Americo Neves Silva (Por) |
+2h46'48" |
54 |
Ruben-Dario Beltran (Spa) |
+1h19'52" |
121 |
Casimiro Moreda (Spa) |
+2h48'07" |
55 |
Jose-Andres Ripoll (Spa) |
+1h21'40" |
122 |
Ricardo Martinez (Spa) |
+2h49'24" |
56 |
Joaquin Hernandez (Spa) |
+1h22'42" |
123 |
Felice Puttini (Sui) |
+2h51'28" |
57 |
Arsenio Chaparro (Col) |
+1h27'43" |
124 |
J-Pierre Heynderickx (Bel) |
+2h51'31" |
58 |
Erich Maechler (Sui) |
+1h12'07" |
125 |
Bruno Bonnet (Fra) |
+2h52'32" |
59 |
Patrice Esnault (Fra) |
+1h34'17" |
126 |
Christian Jourdan (Fra) |
+2h55'07" |
60 |
Nikolei Golavatenko (Urs) |
+1h35'37" |
127 |
Marcel Arntz (Ned) |
+2h57'33" |
61 |
Javier Mauleon (Spa) |
+1h35'43" |
128 |
Sabino Angoitia (Spa) |
+3h02'41" |
62 |
Manuel Dominguez (Spa) |
+1h37'01" |
129 |
Jose-Luis Villanueva (Spa) |
+3h03'55" |
63 |
Roland Leclerc (Fra) |
+1h37'49" |
130 |
Melchor Mauri (Spa) |
+3h04'48" |
64 |
Benny Van Brabant (Bel) |
+1h40'53" |
131 |
Juan Martinez (Spa) |
+3h05'07" |
65 |
Thierry Claveyrolat (Fra) |
+1h41'23" |
132 |
Alexandre Zinoniev (Urs) |
+3h05'11" |
66 |
Fernando Fernandes (Por) |
+1h41'28" |
133 |
Alex Pedersen (Den) |
+3h06'34" |
67 |
Alessandro Gianelli (Ita) |
+1h41'53" |
134 |
Jose Poeira (Por) |
+3h11'03" |
68 |
Jaime-Thomas Florit (Spa) |
+1h43'58" |
135 |
Jaime Vilamajo (Spa) |
+3h12'54" |
69 |
Se Soukhoroutchenkov (Urs) |
+1h44'07" |
136 |
Stéphane Guay (Fra) |
+3h18'08" |
70 |
Juan Guillem (Spa) |
+1h47'35" |
137 |
Stefano Allocchio (Ita) |
+3h19'17" |
71 |
Enrique Alonso (Spa) |
+1h48'42" |
138 |
Erwin Nijboer (Ned) |
+3h21'07" |
72 |
Jose Rodr-Carballido (Spa) |
+1h49'29" |
139 |
Rob Harmeling (Ned) |
+3h31'39" |
73 |
Javier Luquin (Spa) |
+1h50'00" |
140 |
Mathieu Hermans (Ned) |
+3h23'11" |
74 |
Roberto Torres (Spa) |
+1h51'42" |
141 |
Marnix Lameire (Bel) |
+3h25'10" |
75 |
Maurizio Piovani (Ita) |
+1h54'27" |
142 |
Jens Jentner (Ger) |
+3h30'58" |
76 |
Massimo Ghirotto (Ita) |
+1h54'43" |
143 |
Philip Van Vooren (Bel) |
+3h33'41" |
77 |
Miguel-Angel Iglesias (Spa) |
+1h57'37" |
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Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Oscar VARGAS (Col) |
Manzana Postobon |
142 |
2 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Reynolds-Banesto |
113 |
3 |
Ivan Ivanov (Urs) |
Alfa Lum |
108 |
4 |
J. Martin Farfan (Col) |
Café de Colombia |
95 |
5 |
Fabio Parra (Col) |
Kelme |
91 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Malcolm ELLIOTT (GBr) |
Teka |
161 |
2 |
Mathieu Hermans (Ned) |
Caja Rural |
139 |
3 |
Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
ADR-Agrigel-Bottecchia |
139 |
4 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Reynolds-Banesto |
118 |
5 |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
Kelme |
103 |
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