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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
 Tony Rominger
VaE April 25 - May 15, 1994 |
3,531.6 Km |
Starters:x 170 xx (* 169) |
Finishers: 122 |
Average Speed: 38.333 km/h x
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Rominger Domination Times 3
The 49th edition of the Vuelta a Espana was held from April 25 to May 15, 1994. The racecourse consisted of twenty stages covering a total of 3,531.4 km. Defending champion Tony Rominger started the race as the big favorite to win again this year. Among his major contenders were ONCE’s Alex Zulle and a retiring Pedro Delgado.
SPECIAL NOTE: Pedro Delgado, one of Spain’s greatest riders, announced his intention to retire from professional cycling and bid farewell to the Vuelta in 1994.
1994 Vuelta a Espana Race Route Details |
Teams:
- Amore & Vita *
- Artiach-Nabisco
- Banesto
- Brescialat-Refin
- Castellblanch-Deportpublic
- Euskadi-Petronor
- Festina-Lotus
- Jolly Componibili-Cage
- Kelme-Surena
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- Mapei-Clas
- Saeco-Mercatone Uno
- Navigare-Blue Storm
- ONCE-Look-Mavic
- Porcelana-Santa Clara
- Recer-Boavista
- Sicasal-Acral
- TVM-Bison Kit
* Amore & Vita only started with 9 of their 10 riders
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Race Summary:
Stage 1: Defending champion Tony Rominger, twice as champion of the Vuelta (in 1992 and 1993), showed his strength from the opening prologue Time Trial in Valladolid. He left little doubt who was the man to beat when he rode away from everyone on the Stage 6 mountain finish.
Stage 2-5: Rominger continuously attacked Zulle, who could not follow him, and gaining +1’19” on stage 5. He put his fellow Suisse rider out of contention in the General Classification. The Spanish riders, led by a young Spanish climber Mikel Zarrabeitia, became the major threats to Rominger’s race lead.
Stage 8: Two stages later the 39.5 km Individual Time Trial in Benidorm Rominger put the race out of sight. The stage win gained Rominger another 2’17”, putting the GC time gap to 4 minutes.
Stage 21: The final stage into Madrid resulted in Frenchman Laurent Jalabert's seventh stage win. Jalabert easily won the Maillot Violeta (Point’s Jersey).
Laurent Jalabert easily won the Maillot Violeta
Unchallenged in the General Classification, Tony Rominger rode into Madrid to claim his “record setting” third consecutive Vuelta a Espana victory. Rominger also had six stage wins and held the race leader’s Maillot Amarillo from start to finish.
The Final Podium: 2nd Zarrabeitia (L), Rominger (C), 3rd Delgado (R)
SPECIAL NOTE: 1994 marked the last time that the Vuelta a Espana would be held in the spring. The race was moved to an August-September time period in 1995.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Valladolid, 9 km ITT |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 2 Valladolid-Salamanca, 178.4 km |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 3 Salamanca-Caceres, 239 km |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 4 Almendralejo-Cordoba, 235.6 km |
Endrio Leoni (Ita) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 5 Cordoba-Granada, 166.9 km |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 6 Granada-Sierra Nevada, 151.7 km |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 7 Baza-Alicante, 256.5 km |
Simone Biasci (Ita) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 8 Benidorm-Benidorm, 39.5 km ITT |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 9 Benidorm-Valencia, 166 km |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 10 Igualada-Andorra, 205 km |
Angel Camargo (Spa) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 11 Andorra-Cerler, 195.3 km |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 12 Benasque-Zaragoza, 226.7 km |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 13 Zaragoza-Pamplona, 201.6 km |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 14 Pamplona-Sierra/Demanda, 174 km |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 15 Santo Domingo Calz. -Santander, 209 km |
Alessio Di Basco (Ita) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 16 Santander-Lagos/Covadonga, 147.7 km |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 17 Cangas de Onis-Alto Naranco, 150 km |
Bart Voskamp (Ned) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 18 Avila-Avila, 189 km |
Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 19 Avila-Destilerias DYC, 171 km |
Marino Alonso (Spa) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 20 Segovia-Destilerias DYC, 53 km ITT |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Stage 21 Destilerias DYC-Madrid, 165.7 km |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
 Tony Rominger (Sui)
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BEST CLIMBER PRIZE |
 Luc Leblanc (Fra)
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POINTS COMPETITION |
 Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
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General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Tony ROMINGER (Sui) |
Mapei-Clas |
92h 07' 48" |
2 |
Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) |
Banesto |
+7'28" |
3 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Banesto |
+9'27" |
4 |
Alex Zulle (Sui) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
+10'54" |
5 |
Oliverio Rincon (Col) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
+13'09" |
6 |
Luc Leblanc (Fra) |
Festina-Lotus |
+15'27" |
7 |
Vicente Aparicio (Spa) |
Banesto |
+15'48" |
8 |
Luis Perez (Spa) |
Castellblanch-Deportpublic |
+16'46" |
9 |
Fernando Escartin (Spa) |
Mapei-Clas |
+16'54" |
10 |
Alberto Camargo (Col) |
Artiach-Nabisco |
+20'35" |
11 |
Jon Unzaga (Spa) |
+20'36" |
67 |
David Garcia (Spa) |
+1h49'25" |
12 |
Luis Espinosa (Col) |
+22'34" |
68 |
Francisco Cabello (Spa) |
+1h50'40" |
13 |
Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) |
+22'52" |
69 |
Cesar Solaun (Spa) |
+1h52'32" |
14 |
Pascal Lino (Fra) |
+23'14" |
70 |
Romes Gainetdinov (Rus) |
+1h53'18" |
15 |
Inigo Cuesta (Spa) |
+23'26" |
71 |
Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) |
+1h53'22" |
16 |
Ignacio Garcia-Camacho (Spa) |
+24'26" |
72 |
Aitor Garmendia (Spa) |
+1h53'38" |
17 |
Joaquim Gomes (Por) |
+24'51" |
73 |
Roberto Petito (Ita) |
+1h54'02" |
18 |
Melchor Mauri (Spa) |
+25'11" |
74 |
Americo Neves Da Silva (Por) |
+1h55'04" |
19 |
Erik Breukink (Ned) |
+29'34" |
75 |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
+1h55'15" |
20 |
Abraham Olano (Spa) |
+31'11" |
76 |
Manuel Pascual (Spa) |
+1h58'27" |
21 |
Felix Garcia-Casas (Spa) |
+33'09" |
77 |
Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) |
+1h58'29" |
22 |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
+41'14" |
78 |
Nico Emonds (Bel) |
+2h00'39" |
23 |
Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) |
+41'44" |
79 |
Cassio Freitas (Bre) |
+2h03'47" |
24 |
Arsenio Gonzales (Spa) |
+43'21" |
80 |
Carlos Galarreta (Spa) |
+2h04'42" |
25 |
Peter Meinert (Den) |
+45'05" |
81 |
Antonio Miguel-Diaz (Spa) |
+2h05'55" |
26 |
Neil Stephens (Aus) |
+46'31" |
82 |
Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) |
+2h06'57" |
27 |
Francisco Benitez (Spa) |
+49'02" |
83 |
Alexandre Rodrigues (Por) |
+2h06'57" |
28 |
Pascal Herve (Fra) |
+46'19" |
84 |
Javier Cerezo (Spa) |
+2h07'54" |
29 |
Massimo Podenzana (Ita) |
+50'28" |
85 |
Riccardo Forconi (Ita) |
+2h09'31" |
30 |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
+54'18" |
86 |
Joao Silva (Por) |
+2h12'35" |
31 |
Stephen Hodge (Aus) |
+55'16" |
87 |
Jose-Antonio Espinosa (Spa) |
+2h15'49" |
32 |
Roberto Sierra (Spa) |
+59'19" |
88 |
Roberto Torres (Spa) |
+2h18'32" |
33 |
Carmelo Miranda (Spa) |
+59'29" |
89 |
Stefano Cattai (Ita) |
+2h18'36" |
34 |
Marino Alonso (Spa) |
+1h00'23" |
90 |
Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) |
+2h19'11" |
35 |
Delmino Pereira (Por) |
+1h00'44" |
91 |
Argimiro Blanco (Spa) |
+2h19'44" |
36 |
Santos Hernandez (Spa) |
+1h02'17" |
92 |
Giuseppe Petito (Ita) |
+2h22'35" |
37 |
Jose-Luis Rodriguez (Spa) |
+1h02'17" |
93 |
Michel Lafis (Swe) |
+2h23'36" |
38 |
Bart Voskamp (Ned) |
+1h09'21" |
94 |
Jordi Gilabert (Spa) |
+2h23'45" |
39 |
Carlos Pinho (Por) |
+1h10'42" |
95 |
Alv Gonzalez-Galdeano (Spa) |
+2h23'47" |
40 |
Angel Camargo (Spa) |
+1h11'45" |
96 |
Orlando Rodrigues (Por) |
+2h24'21" |
41 |
Marcos Serrano (Spa) |
+1h13'16" |
97 |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
+2h25'04" |
42 |
Michele Copollilo (Ita) |
+1h15'39" |
98 |
Fausto Dotti (Ita) |
+2h25'27" |
43 |
Arunas Cepele (Lit) |
+1h17'49" |
99 |
Juan-Carlos Gonzalez (Spa) |
+2h26'20" |
44 |
Man Fernandez-Gines (Spa) |
+1h18'36" |
100 |
Roland Meier (Sui) |
+2h27'13" |
45 |
Jose-Luis De Santos (Spa) |
+1h20'05" |
101 |
Luis Diaz de Otazu (Spa) |
+2h27'13" |
46 |
Massimo Donati (Ita) |
+1h23'00" |
102 |
Gianluca Gorini (Ita) |
+2h30'36" |
47 |
Alfredo Irusta (Spa) |
+1h24'11" |
103 |
Dimitri Tcherkachine (Rus) |
+2h31'45" |
48 |
Javier Murguialday (Spa) |
+1h24'14" |
104 |
Gianluca Pierobon (Ita) |
+2h31'46" |
49 |
Roberto Lezaun (Spa) |
+1h26'15" |
105 |
Asiate Saitov (Rus) |
+2h34'02" |
50 |
Julio-Cesar Cadena (Col) |
+1h26'36" |
106 |
Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) |
+2h34'52" |
51 |
Johnny Weltz (Den) |
+1h27'42" |
107 |
Rene Foucachon (Fra) |
+2h35'25" |
52 |
Youri Sourkov (Rus) |
+1h27'59" |
108 |
Roberto Pelliconi (Ita) |
+2h35'25" |
53 |
Luca Gelfi (Ita) |
+1h29'57" |
109 |
Michel Vermote (Bel) |
+2h37'27" |
54 |
Roberto Laiseka (Spa) |
+1h31'19" |
110 |
Pedro Silva (Por) |
+2h37'28" |
55 |
Fabio Roscioli (Ita) |
+1h31'24" |
111 |
Antonio Fanelli (Ita) |
+2h41'17" |
56 |
Rodolfo Massi (Ita) |
+1h32'05" |
112 |
Alessio Di Basco (Ita) |
+2h44'10" |
57 |
Juan-Tomas Martinez (Spa) |
+1h36'28" |
113 |
Ramon Garcia (Spa) |
+2h48'41" |
58 |
Jean-Claude Bagot (Fra) |
+1h35'32" |
114 |
Antonio Sanchez (Spa) |
+2h50'33" |
59 |
Inaki Gaston (Spa) |
+1h37'50" |
115 |
Evgueni Anachkine (Rus) |
+2h51'16" |
60 |
Nestor Mora (Spa) |
+1h38'08" |
116 |
Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) |
+2h54'11" |
61 |
Manuel Abreu (Spa) |
+1h39'43" |
117 |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
+2h56'33" |
62 |
Quintino Rodrigues (Por) |
+1h39'52" |
118 |
Mauro Radaelli (Ita) |
+3h03'23" |
63 |
Hermino Diaz-Zabala (Spa) |
+1h43'40" |
119 |
Philippe Casado (Fra) |
+3h04'43" |
64 |
Dag-Otto Lauritzen (Nor) |
+1h44'50" |
120 |
Vladimir Kliouchine (Rus) |
+3h11'49" |
65 |
Jorg Muller (Sui) |
+1h46'11" |
121 |
Gianni Vignaduzzi (Can) |
+3h22'30" |
66 |
Fernando Mota (Por) |
+1h48'05" |
122 |
Vladimir Abramov (Rus) |
+3h37'00" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Luc LEBLANC (Fra) |
Kas-Boxing Club |
65 |
2 |
Michele Copollilo (Ita) |
Navigare-Blue Storm |
148 |
3 |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Mapei-Clas |
136 |
4 |
Oliverio Rincon (Col) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
99 |
5 |
Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) |
Banesto |
76 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Laurent JALABERT (Fra) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
243 |
2 |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Mapei-Clas |
127 |
3 |
Alex Zulle (Sui) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
121 |
4 |
Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) |
Banesto |
117 |
5 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Banesto |
89 |
6 |
Juan-Carlos Gonzalez (Spa) |
Euskadi-Petronor |
83 |
7 |
Oliverio Rincon (Col) |
ONCE-Look-Mavic |
78 |
8 |
Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) |
Festina-Lotus |
77 |
9 |
Roberto Pagnin (Ita) |
Navigare-Blue Storm |
67 |
10 |
Antonio Fanelli (Ita) |
Amore & Vita |
64 |
11 |
Melchor Mauri (Spa) |
Banesto |
63 |
12 |
Alessio Di Basco (Ita) |
Amore & Vita |
62 |
13 |
Luc Leblanc (Fra) |
Festina-Lotus |
54 |
14 |
Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) |
Castellblanch-Deportpublic |
52 |
15 |
Abraham Olano (Spa) |
Mapei-Clas |
45 |
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