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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
 Tony Rominger
VaE April 27 - May 17, 1992 |
3,395.1 Km |
Starters:x 189 xx (* 188) |
Finishers: 139 |
Average Speed: 35.275 km/h x
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A Swiss Surprise
The 47th edition of the Vuelta a Espana was held from April 27 to May 17, 1992. The racecourse had 3,395 km over twenty stages from Jerez de la Frontera to Madrid.
With the absence of Miguel Indurain, who was achieving a “Giro-Tour Double” victory, the list of contenders became extensive:
Spanish Favorites |
Foreign Favorites |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Fabio Parra (Col) |
Melchor Mauri (Spa) |
Piotr Ugrumov (Let) |
Laudelino Cubino (Spa) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
Alex Zulle (Sui) |
Anselmo Fuerte (Spa) |
Raul Alcala (Mex) |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Erik Breukink (Ned) |
1992 Vuelta a Espana Race Route Details |
Teams:
- Amaya Seguros
- Artiach-Royal Fruco
- Banesto
- Buckler-Colnago-Decca
- Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
- CLAS-Cajastur
- Collstrop-Histor
- Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax
- GB-MG Maglificio
- Kelme
- Lotus-Festina
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- Postobón-Manzana-Ryalco
- Mercatone Uno-Zucchini
- ONCE-Look-Mavic
- PDM-Ultima-Concorde
- Puertas-Mavisa
- Seur
- Sicasal-Acral
- Soviet Union (Amateur) *
- TVM-Sanyo
- Wigarma
* Soviet amateur Pavel Tonkov did not start the race
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Race Summary:
Stage 7: The surprises of the race began early. On the rain swept 49.5 km Stage 7 Individual Time Trial in Alquerias del Nino-Oropesa, Erik Breukink excelled and won the stage, but Spanish climber Jesus Montoya finished second on the stage only 9” behind the Dutchman. Montoya took the Maillot Amarillo.Tony Rominger, suffering from a knee concussion from an earlier crash, lost almost three minutes.
Stage 8: The Vuelta continued into the high Pyrenees Mountains during both the eighth stage from Lleida to Plat de Beretand ninth stage from Vielha to Luz Ardiden (Fra). Race leader Montoya considered Pedro Delgado his main threat and watched him very closely, which benefited Swiss rider Tony Rominger.
Rominger (R) leading Delgado and race leader Montoya
Jon Unzaga (Spa) broke away from the elite group and won the stage. Montoya struggled at the end and finish 28” behind Delgado and Rominger. Defending champion Melchor Mauri suffered and lost 3 minutes. He fell from GC contention.
Stage 9: Aggressively Amaya Seguros’ Laudelino Cubino attacked at the 108 km mark of the stage on the climb of the Col de Tourmalet. The attack separated the favorites in the contenders group. Cubino continued his strong tempo and rode to the stage win. With the clock ticking down Rominger attacked the final climb of Luz Ardiden. When Delgado hesitated, the rest of the group followed Delgado’s lead and slowed their pace. Climbing brilliantly Rominger separated himself from the remainder of the chase group and finish 9” behind the stage winner and 1’03” ahead of race leader Montoya. Major time losses hit the contender list: Zulle +8'53", Alcala and Rooks +11'17", Lucho Herrera +15'40", Breukink +30'22", defending champion Mauri +34'13". Zulle abandoned the race before the next stage.
Stage 14: The 213.4 km fourteenth stage from Santander to the Lagos de Covadonga saw everyone again looking at Pedro Delgado to attack. Delgado jumped with 5 km to go and gained a quick 10” on Rominger. Montoya joined the Suisse rider in pursuit of Delgado within the final 2 km. The Spanish climber would not be denied and won the stage. Montoya’s strong effort of the climb saved his race lead. He was now +43” to Delgado and +55” to Rominger in the GC.
Delgado (L), Montoya (C), Rominger (R) after 1-2-3 on Lagos Covadonga
Stage 19: The crucial moment of the race occurred during the 37.9 km nineteenth stage Individual Time Trial in Fuenlabrada. The stage would decide the final fate of all three riders, Rominger, Delgado, and Montoya. Tony Rominger showed his outstanding ability as a time trial specialist. The Swiss rider won the stage and grabbed the Maillot Amarillo.
Stage 21: Team Clas-Cajastur’s Tony Rominger (Sui) crossed the finish line in Madrid to become the first Swiss rider to win the Vuelta a Espana. He was joined on the final podium by Jesus Montoya and Pedro Delgado.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Jerez de la Frontera, 9.2 km ITT |
Jelle Nijdam (Ned) |
Jelle Nijdam (Ned) |
Stg 2a S.Fernando-Jerez de la Frontera, 135 km |
Djam Abdoujaparov (Uzb) |
Jelle Nijdam (Ned) |
Stg 2b Arcos de la Front. -Jerez Fron., 32 km TTT |
GATORADE |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
Stage 3 Jerez de la Frontera-Cordoba, 205 km |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
Stage 4 Linares-Albacete, 229 km |
Djam Abdoujaparov (Uzb) |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
Stage 5 Albacete-Gandia, 213.5 km |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
Stage 6 Gandia-Benicasim, 202.8 km |
Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel) |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
Stg 7 Alquerias del Nino-Oropesa, 49.5 km ITT |
Erik Breukink (Ned) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 8 Lleida-Plat de Beret, 240.5 km |
Jon Unzaga (Spa) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 9 Vielha-Luz Ardiden (Fra), 144 km |
Laudelino Cubino (Spa) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 10 Luz St Sauveur (Fra)-Sabinanigo, 196 km |
Julio-Cesar Cadena (Col) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 11 Sabinanigo-Pamplona, 162.9 km |
Djam Abdoujaparov (Uzb) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 12 Pamplona-Burgos, 200.1 km |
Johan Bruyneel (Bel) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 13 Burgos-Santander, 178.3 km |
Roberto Torres (Spa) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stg 14 Santander-Lagos/Covadonga, 213.4 km |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 15 Cangas de Onis-Alto Naranco, 163 km |
Francisco Mauleon (Spa) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 16 Oviedo-Leon, 162 km |
Tom Cordes (Ned) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 17 Leon-Salamanca, 200.6 km |
Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 18 Salamanca-Avila, 218.9 km |
Enrico Zaina (Ita) |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Stage 19 Fuenlabrada-Fuenlabrada, 37.9 km ITT |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 20 Collado Villalba-Segovia, 188.3 km |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 21 Segovia-Madrid, 175 km |
Djam Abdoujaparov (Uzb) |
 Tony Rominger (Sui)
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BEST CLIMBER PRIZE |
 Carlos Hernandez (Spa)
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POINTS COMPETITION |
 Djam Abdoujaparov (Uzb)
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General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Tony ROMINGER (Sui) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
96h 14' 50" |
2 |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Amaya Seguros |
+1'04" |
3 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Banesto |
+1'42" |
4 |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax |
+5'19" |
5 |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
+5'34" |
6 |
Laudelino Cubino (Spa) |
Amaya Seguros |
+6'24" |
7 |
Fabio Parra (Col) |
Amaya Seguros |
+7'24" |
8 |
Raul Alcala (Mex) |
PDM-Ultima-Concorde |
+12'50" |
9 |
Javier Mauleon (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
+15'44" |
10 |
Steven Rooks (Ned) |
Buckler-Colnago-Decca |
+18'57" |
11 |
Gert-Jan Theunisse (Ned) |
+19'41" |
76 |
Manuel Pascal (Spa) |
+2h06'25" |
12 |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
+21'55" |
77 |
Juan-Ramon Martin (Spa) |
+2h06'31" |
13 |
Alberto Camargo (Col) |
+22'39" |
78 |
Paul Haghedooren (Bel) |
+2h06'38" |
14 |
Stephen Roche (Ire) |
+22'40" |
79 |
Luc Suykerbuyk (Ned) |
+2h07'05" |
15 |
Johan Bruyneel (Bel) |
+22'48" |
80 |
Tom Cordes (Ned) |
+2h08'38" |
16 |
Hernan Buenahora (Col) |
+25'24" |
81 |
Andrzej Dulas (Pol) |
+2h08'41" |
17 |
William Palacio (Col) |
+25'32" |
82 |
Acacio Da Silva (Por) |
+2h10'14" |
18 |
Piotr Ugrumov (Let) |
+25'36" |
83 |
Bernardo Gonzalez (Spa) |
+2h12'59" |
19 |
Edgar Corredor (Col) |
+27'57" |
84 |
Juan Romero (Spa) |
+2h13'50" |
20 |
Robert Millar (GBr) |
+29'39" |
85 |
Roberto Cordoba (Spa) |
+2h14'30" |
21 |
Fabio Rodriguez (Col) |
+31'34" |
86 |
Nikolai Galitchine (Rus) |
+2h14'41" |
22 |
Carlos Hernandez (Spa) |
+34'39" |
87 |
Fabio Bordonali (Ita) |
+2h17'46" |
23 |
Jon Unzaga (Spa) |
+36'26" |
88 |
Mauro Santaromita (Ita) |
+2h17'49" |
24 |
Arsenio Gonzalez (Spa) |
+37'06" |
89 |
Bruno Leali (Ita) |
+2h18'01" |
25 |
Luis Perez (Spa) |
+37'31" |
90 |
Jose Luis Rodriguez (Spa) |
+2h18'15" |
26 |
Stephen Hodge (Aus) |
+37'41" |
91 |
Jose Urea (Spa) |
+2h18'55" |
27 |
Erik Breukink (Ned) |
+40'06" |
92 |
Fernando Pinero (Spa) |
+2h19'11" |
28 |
Gerrit De Vries (Ned) |
+40'54" |
93 |
Scott Sunderland (Aus) |
+2h20'16" |
29 |
Alvaro Mejia (Col) |
+41'37" |
94 |
Marino Alonso (Spa) |
+2h20'52" |
30 |
Julio-Cesar Cadena (Col) |
+47'09" |
95 |
Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) |
+2h22'35" |
31 |
Javier Murguialday (Spa) |
+52'46" |
96 |
Roberto Lezaun (Spa) |
+2h26'13" |
32 |
Arturas Kasputis (Lit) |
+52'46" |
97 |
Joaquin Andrade (Spa) |
+2h26'30" |
33 |
Ivan Ivanov (Rus) |
+56'02" |
98 |
Andrea Tafi (Ita) |
+2h28'09" |
34 |
Fernando Quevedo (Spa) |
+57'15" |
99 |
Ronstam Toukhvatoulline (Rus) |
+2h28'45" |
35 |
Nestor Mora (Col) |
+1h00'52" |
100 |
Viktor Klimov (Rus) |
+2h29'24" |
36 |
Miguel Arroyo (Mex) |
+1h01'30" |
101 |
Flavio Giupponi (Ita) |
+2h29'39" |
37 |
Carmelo Miranda (Spa) |
+1h05'33" |
102 |
Federico Garcia (Spa) |
+2h31'23" |
38 |
Martin Farfan (Col) |
+1h05'43" |
103 |
Jelle Nijdam (Ned) |
+2h31'28" |
39 |
Santos Hernandez (Spa) |
+1h07'00" |
104 |
Miguel-Angel Martinez (Spa) |
+2h32'27" |
40 |
Jose Pedrero (Spa) |
+1h08'20" |
105 |
Djam Abdoujaparov (Uzb) |
+2h34'16" |
41 |
Jose Andres Ripoll (Spa) |
+1h08'35" |
106 |
Per Pedersen (Den) |
+2h37'57" |
42 |
Harald Maier (Aut) |
+1h09'56" |
107 |
Marc Bouillon (Bel) |
+2h39'45" |
43 |
Eduardo Chozas (Spa) |
+1h14'22" |
108 |
Juan-Carlos Gonzalez (Spa) |
+2h40'12" |
44 |
Vladimir Poulnikov (Rus) |
+1h07'44" |
109 |
Rob Harmeling (Ned) |
+2h40'43" |
45 |
Serafin Vieira (Por) |
+1h21'58" |
110 |
Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) |
+2h42'39" |
46 |
Aitor Garmendia (Spa) |
+1h22'41" |
111 |
Alexandre Lysenko (Rus) |
+2h44'20" |
47 |
Valerio Tebaldi (Ita) |
+1h24'00" |
112 |
Mario Scirea (Ita) |
+2h45'38" |
48 |
Bo Hamburger (Den) |
+1h25'33" |
113 |
Casimiro Moreda (Spa) |
+2h46'40" |
49 |
Francesco San Roman (Spa) |
+1h25'51" |
114 |
Vjatceslav Djavanian (Rus) |
+2h49'08" |
50 |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
+1h27'52" |
115 |
Malcolm Elliott (GBr) |
+2h49'43" |
51 |
Herminio Diaz-Zabala (Spa) |
+1h29'43" |
116 |
Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel) |
+2h52'29" |
52 |
Man-Jorge Dominguez (Spa) |
+1h29'49" |
117 |
Rob Mulders (Ned) |
+2h53'02" |
53 |
Laurent Pillon (Fra) |
+1h30'42" |
118 |
Mario Chiesa (Ita) |
+2h53'41" |
54 |
Enrico Zaina (Ita) |
+1h30'48" |
119 |
Nico Verhoeven (Ned) |
+2h54'17" |
55 |
Oscar Vargas (Col) |
+1h31'50" |
120 |
Carlos Pereira (Por) |
+2h55'27" |
56 |
Jorge Silva (Por) |
+1h32'32" |
121 |
Fernando Pacheco (Spa) |
+2h55'46" |
57 |
Angel Camarillo (Spa) |
+1h34'34" |
122 |
Stefano Zanatta (Ita) |
+2h56'06" |
58 |
Serguei Ouslamine (Rus) |
+1h39'38" |
123 |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
+2h56'18" |
59 |
Jesus Rodriguez (Spa) |
+1h40'58" |
124 |
Erwin Nijboer (Ned) |
+3h00'27" |
60 |
Roberto Torres (Spa) |
+1h41'15" |
125 |
Manuel Guijarro (Spa) |
+3h01'17" |
61 |
Uwe Raab (Ger) |
+1h44'13" |
126 |
Dario Bottaro (Ita) |
+3h02'19" |
62 |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
+1h44'50" |
127 |
Silvio Martinello (Ita) |
+3h03'16" |
63 |
Jose-Luis De Santos (Spa) |
+1h45'52" |
128 |
Thomas Wegmuller (Sui) |
+3h04'23" |
64 |
Joachim Halupczok (Pol) |
+1h46'13" |
129 |
Jan Siemons (Ned) |
+3h06'25" |
65 |
Orlando Rodrigues (Por) |
+1h48'41" |
130 |
Klaus De Muynck (Bel) |
+3h07'24" |
66 |
Neil Stephens (Aus) |
+1h50'04" |
131 |
Alfonso Gutierrez (Spa) |
+3h11'53" |
67 |
Angel-Miguel Diaz (Spa) |
+1h52'37" |
132 |
Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) |
+3h15'21" |
68 |
Joaquin Llach (Spa) |
+1h53'29" |
133 |
Roberto Pelliconi (Ita) |
+3h19'41" |
69 |
Nico Emonds (Bel) |
+1h54'25" |
134 |
Martin Kokkelkoren (Ned) |
+3h23'02" |
70 |
Fernando Mota (Por) |
+1h55'03" |
135 |
Johan Verstrepen (Bel) |
+3h26'38" |
71 |
Naglis Ciplijauskas (Lit) |
+1h56'20" |
136 |
Gert Jakobs (Ned) |
+3h31'40" |
72 |
Asiate Saitov (Rus) |
+1h59'32" |
137 |
Gerrit Solleveld (Ned) |
+3h39'14" |
73 |
Jesus Rodriguez-Magro (Spa) |
+1h59'50" |
138 |
Remo Rossi (Ita) |
+3h47'55" |
74 |
Jesus Cruz-Martin (Spa) |
+2h00'55" |
139 |
Antonio Esparza (Spa) |
+4h09'16" |
75 |
Juan Martinez-Oliver (Spa) |
+2h04'22" |
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Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Carlos HERNANDEZ (Spa) |
Lotus-Festina |
194 |
2 |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
148 |
3 |
Julio-Cesar Cadena (Col) |
Kelme |
116 |
4 |
Martin Farfan (Col) |
Kelme |
106 |
5 |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Amaya Seguros |
94 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Djam ABDOUJAPAROV (Uzb) |
Carrera Jeans-Vagabond |
157 |
2 |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
137 |
3 |
Jelle Nijdam (Ned) |
Buckler-Colnago-Decca |
129 |
4 |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
Amaya Seguros |
119 |
5 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Banesto |
110 |
6 |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
PDM-Ultima-Concorde |
98 |
7 |
Arsenio Gonzalez (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
79 |
8 |
Uwe Raab (Ger) |
PDM-Ultima-Concorde |
75 |
9 |
Javier Mauleon (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
69 |
10t |
Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) |
Buckler-Colnago-Decca |
67 |
Johan Bruyneel (Bel) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
12 |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
61 |
13 |
Gert-Jan Theunisse (Ned) |
TVM-Sanyo |
57 |
14 |
Raul Alcala (Mex) |
PDM-Ultima-Concorde |
54 |
15 |
Laudelino Cubino (Spa) |
Amaya Seguros |
53 |
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