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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
 Marco Giovannetti
VaE April 24 - May 15, 1990 |
3,711.0 Km |
Starters: 198 |
Finishers: 133 |
Average Speed: 39.224 km/h x
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Favorites Ignored Early Breakaways
The 45th edition of the Vuelta a Espana was held from April 24 to May 15, 1990, and raced 3,711 km from Benicassim to Madrid.
The five pre-race favorites, listed by Spanish Meta2Mil were:
1. Miguel Indurain (odds of victory 48.5) |
2. Pedro Delgado (47.7) |
3. Alvaro Pino (45.5) |
4. Fabio Parra (45.0) |
5. Anselmo Fuerte (44.6) |
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SPECIAL NOTE: Two-time winner of the Vuelta a Espana Pedro Delgado (1985 and 1989) moved to the powerful Banesto team with his two major lieutenants Miguel Indurain and Julian Gorospe.
1990 Vuelta a Espana Race Route Details |
Teams:
- Alfa Lum
- Banesto
- BH-Amaya
- Café de Colombia
- Chateau d'Ax-Salotti
- CLAS-Cajastur
- Diana-Colnago-Animex
- IOC-Tulip Computers
- Isoglass-Garden Wood
- Jolly Componibili-Club 88
- Kelme-Ibexpress
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- Lotus-Festina
- ONCE-Look-Mavic
- PDM-Ultima-Concorde
- Pony-Malta
- Postobon-Manzana-Ryalcao
- Puertas Mavisa
- Seur
- Sicasal-Acral
- Team Stuttgart
- Teka
- Toshiba
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Race Summary:
Stages 1 to 4- The early stages of the race were characterized by the long breakaways. The breakaway’s ‘early leaders’ included Julián Gorospe and Team Seur’s Marco Giovannetti. This group of riders was able to gain a lead of almost ten minutes on the pre-race favorites in the General Classification.
Stage 5- The first serious action was set for the fifth stage 198 km from Almeria to Sierra Nevada. Spanish media predicted the end of the early leaders’ control of the race. The big action of the day came when BH-Amaya’s Patrice Esnault (Fra) launched a solid breakaway. With 49 km to go Esnault’s time gain was more than 13 minutes, but at the foot of the 17 km climb of the Sierra Nevada three Columbian teams combined to set a brutal climbing pace. Steadily the chase cut Esnault’s lead to 3 minutes by the finish. Race leader Viktor Klimov (Urs) held onto the Maillot Amarillo, but with a significantly reduced time advantage. Marino Lejarreta, Ivan Ivanov, and Marco Giovannetti also held their advantage over other favorites.
Stage 11- During the 203 km eleventh stage from Leon to San Isidro race leader Julián Gorospe struggled and got dropped from the lead group. Team Lotus’ Carlos Hernandez won the stage, but his time gains were small. With Gorospe dropped from the lead group Marco Giovannetti took the race lead.
Giovannetti’s time advantage over his main rivals remained significant:
| +2'47" on Indurain |
| +2'51" on Delgado |
| +4’06” on Gorospe |
Stage 15- Giovannetti was starting to be taken seriously as the fifteenth stage the 24 km Mountain Time Trial arrived. He was able to ride a solid TT in the wind and rain of the stage with only Parra and Farfan able take critical time. Giovannetti maintained a +27" time advantage in the GC on second place Anselmo Fuerte.
Stage 20- The final opportunity to gain time came on the twentieth stage with the 39 km Individual Time Trial in Zaragoza. The stage was won by Pello Ruiz Cabestani with Pedro Delgado second. Marco Giovannetti rode brilliantly and consolidated his overall GC lead.
Solid Time Trial by race leader Marco Giovannetti on Stage 20
Stage 22- To the surprise of the best Spanish riders AND the Spanish media, Team Seur’s Marco Giovannetti (Ita) rode into the finish in Madrid to claim the finest victory of his career.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Benicassim, 11.5 km ITT |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
Stage 2a Oropesa-Castellon, 108 km |
Emilio Cuadrado (Spa) |
Viktor Klimov (Urs) |
Stage 2b Benicasim-Burriana, 36.3 km TTT |
LOTUS |
Viktor Klimov (Urs) |
Stage 3 Denia-Murcia, 204.3 km |
Silvio Martinello (Ita) |
Viktor Klimov (Urs) |
Stage 4 Murcia-Almeria, 233.2 km |
Erwin Nijboer (Ned) |
Viktor Klimov (Urs) |
Stage 5 Almeria-Sierra Nevada, 198 km |
Patrice Esnault (Fra) |
Viktor Klimov (Urs) |
Stage 6 Loja-Ubrique, 195.2 km |
Jesper Worre (Den) |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
Stage 7 Jerez-Sevilla, 187.3 km |
Benny Van Brabant (Bel) |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
Stage 8 Sevilla-Merida, 199.6 km |
Atle Pedersen (Nor) |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
Stage 9 Caceres-Guijuelo, 192.7 km |
Nestor Mora (Col) |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
Stage 10 Penaranda de Bracamonte-Leon, 230 km |
Uwe Raab (Ger) |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
Stage 11 Leon-San Isidro, 203 km |
Carlos Hernandez (Col) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stage 12 San Isidro-Naranco, 156 km |
Alberto Camargo (Col) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stage 13 Oviedo-Santander, 193.3 km |
Nico Emonds (Bel) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stage 14 Santander-Najera, 207 km |
Bernd Grone (Ger) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stage 15 Ezceray-Valdezcaray, 24 km ITT |
Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stage 16 Logrono-Pamplona, 165 km |
Uwe Raab (Ger) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stage 17 Pamplona-Jaca, 151 km |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stage 18 Jaca-Estacion de Cerler, 178 km |
Martin Farfan (Col) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stage 19 Benasque-Zaragoza, 223 km |
Asiate Saitov (Urs) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stage 20 Zaragoza-Zaragoza, 39 km ITT |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stg 21 Collada Villalba-Palazuelos Eresma, 188 km |
Denis Roux (Fra) |
Marco Giovannetti (Ita) |
Stage 22 Segovia-Madrid, 176 km |
Uwe Raab (Ger) |
 Marco Giovannetti (Ita)
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BEST CLIMBER PRIZE |
 Martin Farfan (Col)
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POINTS COMPETITION |
 Uwe Raab (Ger)
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General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Marco GIOVANNETTI (Ita) |
Seur |
94h 36' 40" |
2 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Banesto |
+1'28" |
3 |
Anselmo Fuerte (Spa) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
+1'48" |
4 |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
+2'16" |
5 |
Fabio Parra (Col) |
Kelme |
+3'07" |
6 |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
+3'52" |
7 |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
Banesto |
+6'22" |
8 |
Ivan Ivanov (Rus) |
Alfa Lum |
+6'48" |
9 |
Uwe Ampler (Ger) |
PDM-Ultima-Concorde |
+7'15" |
10 |
Denis Roux (Fra) |
Toshiba |
+7'56" |
11 |
Martin Farfan (Col) |
+8'27" |
73 |
Jose-Manuel Oliveira (Por) |
+1h39'53" |
12 |
Luis Herrera (Col) |
+9'07" |
74 |
Marino Alonso (Spa) |
+1h39'58" |
13 |
Carlos Jaramillo (Col) |
+10'38" |
75 |
Ennio Valotti (Ita) |
+1h40'05" |
14 |
Inaki Gaston (Spa) |
+11'15" |
76 |
Serafin Vieira (Por) |
+1h42'09" |
15 |
Francisco Rodriguez (Spa) |
+11'40" |
77 |
Josef Holzmann (Ger) |
+1h43'26" |
16 |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
+13'33" |
78 |
Claudio Brandini (Ita) |
+1h44'33" |
17 |
Alvaro Mejia (Col) |
+16'52" |
79 |
Andres Ripoli (Ita) |
+1h45'58" |
18 |
Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
+17'45" |
80 |
Jose-Luis Moran (Spa) |
+1h49'09" |
19 |
Alvaro Sierra (Col) |
+18'41" |
81 |
Patrick Hendrickx (Bel) |
+1h52'11" |
20 |
Jon Unzaga (Spa) |
+19'45" |
82 |
Benny Van Brabant (Bel) |
+1h53'05" |
21 |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
+20'09" |
83 |
Gerhard Zadrobilek (Aut) |
+1h53'16" |
22 |
Alberto Camargo (Col) |
+20'24" |
84 |
Eddy Schepers (Bel) |
+1h54'31" |
23 |
Jose-Luis Laguia (Spa) |
+20'30" |
85 |
Alfonso Gutierrez (Spa) |
+1h55'52" |
24 |
Pablo Wilches (Col) |
+23'11" |
86 |
Maurizio Rossi (Ita) |
+1h58'09" |
25 |
Gerardo Moncada (Col) |
+24'39" |
87 |
Juan Martinez-Oliver (Spa) |
+2h00'33" |
26 |
Dariusz Kajzer (Ger) |
+27'12" |
88 |
Atle Pedersen (Nor) |
+2h03'49" |
27 |
Javier Murguilday (Spa) |
+28'06" |
89 |
Claude Seguy (Fra) |
+2h04'31" |
28 |
Johnny Weltz (Den) |
+29'05" |
90 |
Camillo Passera (Ita) |
+2h06'50" |
29 |
Jesus Rodriguez-Magro (Spa) |
+30'42" |
91 |
Mario Kummer (Ger) |
+2h07'50" |
30 |
Pedro-Saul Morales (Col) |
+32'46" |
92 |
Antonio Pinto (Por) |
+2h10'41" |
31 |
Carlos Hernandez (Spa) |
+37'30" |
93 |
Jose-Angel Sarrapio (Spa) |
+2h12'17" |
32 |
Henry Cardenas (Col) |
+38'32" |
94 |
Cassio Freitas (Bre) |
+2h12'39" |
33 |
Eduardo Chozas (Spa) |
+42'47" |
95 |
Miguel-Angel Iglesias (Spa) |
+2h15'15" |
34 |
Demetrio Cuspoca (Col) |
+43'05" |
96 |
Casimiro Moreda (Spa) |
+2h15'42" |
35 |
Nico Emonds (Bel) |
+45'21" |
97 |
Javier Duch (Spa) |
+2h17'42" |
36 |
Mariano Sanchez (Spa) |
+47'16" |
98 |
Jose-Luis Navarro (Spa) |
+2h17'54" |
37 |
Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) |
+48'36" |
99 |
Jorge Silva (Por) |
+2h18'59" |
38 |
Santos Hernandez (Spa) |
+49'01" |
100 |
Daniele Caroli (Ita) |
+2h19'23" |
39 |
William Palacio (Col) |
+49'57" |
101 |
Robert Forest (Fra) |
+2h23'26" |
40 |
Enrique Aja (Spa) |
+50'54" |
102 |
Jose Poeira (Por) |
+2h24'06" |
41 |
Arsenio Chaparro (Col) |
+51'08" |
103 |
Rudy Rogiers (Bel) |
+2h24'10" |
42 |
Nestor Mora (Col) |
+52'14" |
104 |
Manuel-Jorge Dominguez (Spa) |
+2h24'17" |
43 |
Yvon Madiot (Fra) |
+53'15" |
105 |
Andrei Tchmil (Rus) |
+2h25'55" |
44 |
Fernando Quevedo (Spa) |
+53'18" |
106 |
Juan Reina (Spa) |
+2h26'57" |
45 |
Martin Ramirez (Col) |
+53'33" |
107 |
Juan-Carlos Arribas (Spa) |
+2h27'21" |
46 |
Abelardo Rondon (Col) |
+1h00'50" |
108 |
Manuel Carrera (Spa) |
+2h28'27" |
47 |
Javier Mauleon (Spa) |
+1h01'39" |
109 |
John Van den Akker (Ned) |
+2h29'08" |
48 |
Philippe Louviot (Fra) |
+1h05'44" |
110 |
Antonio Esparza (Spa) |
+2h29'21" |
49 |
Javier Luquin (Spa) |
+1h06'54" |
111 |
Peter Verbeken (Bel) |
+2h30'27" |
50 |
Nikolai Golovatenko (Rus) |
+1h12'29" |
112 |
Manuel Abreu (Spa) |
+2h32'54" |
51 |
Jesper Worre (Den) |
+1h12'53" |
113 |
Gert Jakobs (Bel) |
+2h34'15" |
52 |
Fernando Martinez (Spa) |
+1h13'24" |
114 |
Ramon Rota (Spa) |
+2h34'50" |
53 |
Udo Bolts (Ger) |
+1h13'37" |
115 |
Malcolm Elliott (GBr) |
+2h35'12" |
54 |
Luis Perez (Spa) |
+1h13'41" |
116 |
Mario Scirea (Ita) |
+2h35'27" |
55 |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
+1h14'01" |
117 |
Francisco Cabello (Spa) |
+2h39'55" |
56 |
Omar Hernandez (Col) |
+1h14'15" |
118 |
Erwin Nijboer (Ned) |
+2h41'46" |
57 |
Joaquin Hernandez (Spa) |
+1h14'44" |
119 |
Fernando Pacheco (Spa) |
+2h44'44" |
58 |
Uwe Raab (Ger) |
+1h15'11" |
120 |
Bernd Grone (Ger) |
+2h44'47" |
59 |
Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) |
+1h15'58" |
121 |
Ad Wijnands (Ned) |
+2h47'31" |
60 |
Alvaro Lozano (Col) |
+1h18'41" |
122 |
Fernando Mota (Por) |
+2h48'06" |
61 |
Enrique Alonso (Spa) |
+1h19'15" |
123 |
Dean Woods (Aus) |
+2h49'05" |
62 |
Joaquim Mujika (Spa) |
+1h20'38" |
124 |
Marco Carreno (Col) |
+2h52'14" |
63 |
Angel Camarillo (Spa) |
+1h22'00" |
125 |
Peter Hoondert (Ned) |
+2h55'26" |
64 |
Luc Suykerbuyk (Ned) |
+1h22'46" |
126 |
John Vos (Ned) |
+2h57'48" |
65 |
Joaquin Llach (Spa) |
+1h23'38" |
127 |
Gonzalo Aguiar (Spa) |
+2h58'00" |
66 |
Peter Hilse (Ger) |
+1h29'13" |
128 |
Asiate Saitov (Rus) |
+3h00'21" |
67 |
Jorgen Pedersen (Den) |
+1h33'00" |
129 |
Patrick Roelandt (Bel) |
+3h09'47" |
68 |
Pascal Lance (Fra) |
+1h35'01" |
130 |
Emilio Cuadrado (Spa) |
+3h10'22" |
69 |
Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) |
+1h36'36" |
131 |
Stefano Giuliani (Ita) |
+3h13'09" |
70 |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
+1h36'49" |
132 |
Manuel Delgado (Spa) |
+4h00'48" |
71 |
Melchor Mauri (Spa) |
+1h38'12" |
133 |
Jose-Manuel Oliveira (Por) |
+1h39'53" |
72 |
Roberto Torres (Spa) |
+1h38'19" |
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Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Martin FARFAN (Col) |
Kelme |
123 |
2 |
Alvaro Mejia (Col) |
Postobon-Manzana-Ryalcao |
85 |
3 |
Pablo Wilches (Col) |
Pony-Malta |
63 |
4 |
Inaki Gaston (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
55 |
5 |
Fabio Parra (Col) |
Kelme |
53 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Uwe RAAB (Ger) |
PDM-Ultima-Concorde |
173 |
2 |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
Toshiba |
96 |
3 |
Malcolm Elliott (GBr) |
Teka |
91 |
4 |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
89 |
5 |
Benny Van Brabant (Bel) |
Isoglass-Garden Wood |
80 |
6 |
Nico Emonds (Bel) |
Teka |
72 |
7 |
Anselmo Fuerte (Spa) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
71 |
8 |
Martin Farfan (Col) |
Kelme |
68 |
9 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Banesto |
66 |
10 |
Uwe Ampler (Ger) |
PDM-Ultima-Concorde |
64 |
11 |
Casimiro Moreda (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
58 |
12 |
Asiate Saitov (Rus) |
Alfa Lum |
54 |
13 |
Manuel Abreu (Spa) |
Sicasal-Acral |
52 |
14t |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
CLAS-Cajastur |
51 |
Alvaro Mejia (Col) |
Postobon-Manzana-Ryalcao |
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