Tour de France 1987 - 21 La Plagne, Fignon

Tour de France 1987 (22 July) Le Bourg-d'Oisans-La Plagne, 185 Km.

Mountain

Telegraphe
Galibier (HC-2640) - Munoz
Madeleine (HC-1984) - Fuerte
La Plagne (HC-1970) - Fignon
In the first part of this stage, the Colombian cyclists of the "Cafe de Colombia" team (including Luis Herrera and Fabio Enrique Parra, fifth and sixth in the general classification) kept a high pace, and many cyclists were dropped. Roche, Delgado and Mottet decided to work together to get rid of the Colombian cyclists on the descent of the Galibier, out of fear that Herrera and Parra would leave them behind in the next climbs. Their plan worked, but Delgado's team mates were also dropped. Roche saw this opportunity and escaped, climbing the Madeleine alone. Somewhat later, Delgado's team mates got back to Delgado, and together they chased Roche, and caught him just before the climb of La Plagne. Roche then anticipated that Delgado would keep attacking on the climb. Knowing Delgado was the better climber, Roche decided he would not follow Delgado's attack. Instead, he let Delgado get away until the margin was one minute, giving Delgado the impression that he could safely save energy for the next stages, and at the last part of the stage gave it everything he had to reduce the margin. Roche followed that tactic, and confused not only Delgado, but also the commentators and the Tour organisation. Roche finished a few seconds behind Delgado, and after the finish he collapsed and was given an oxygen mask in an ambulance
Stage Classification

1. Laurent Fignon 6h 07' 05".
2. Fuerte, st
3. Parra a 39"
4. Delgado a 57"
5. Roche a 1'01"
6. D.Roux a 1'05"
7. Loro a 1'14"
8. Herrera a 1'44"
9. Mottet a 1'57"
10. Bernard a 3'03"
11. Ramirez a 3'15"
12. Acevedo a 3'48"
13. Alcala a 4'17"
14. Sanders a 4'25"
15. Bernaudeau a 5'30"

General classification (Final)

1 Stephen Roche (IRE) Carrera 115h 27' 42"
2 Pedro Delgado (ESP) P.D.M +0' 40"
3 Jean-François Bernard (FRA) Toshiba-La Vie Claire +2' 13"
4 Charly Mottet (FRA) Système U +6' 40"
5 Luis Alberto Herrera (COL) Café de Colombia +9' 32"
6 Fabio Enrique Parra (COL) Café de Colombia +16' 53"
7 Laurent Fignon (FRA) Système U +18' 24"
8 Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) BH +18' 33"
9 Raúl Alcalá (MEX) Eleven-Hoonved +21' 49"
10 Marino Lejarreta (ESP) Caja Rural-Orbea +26' 13"

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