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{{Infobox cycling race report
| name               = 1990 Tour de France
| image              = Route of the 1990 Tour de France.png
| image_caption      = Route of the 1990 Tour de France
| image_size         = 360px
| image_alt          = Map of France with the route of the 1990 Tour de France
| date               = 30 June – 22 July 1990
| stages             = 21 + prologue
| distance           = 3,403.8
| unit               = km
| time               = 90h 43' 20"
| first              = [[Greg LeMond]]
| first_nat          = USA
| first_team         = {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}}
| first_color        = yellow
| second             = [[Claudio Chiappucci]]
| second_nat         = ITA
| second_team        = {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}}
| third              = [[Erik Breukink]]
| third_nat          = NED
| third_team         = {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}}
| points             = [[Olaf Ludwig]]
| points_nat         = DDR
| points_team        = {{UCI team code|Panasonic|1990}}
| points_color       = green
| mountains          = [[Thierry Claveyrolat]]
| mountains_nat      = FRA
| mountains_team     = {{UCI team code|RMO|1991}}
| mountains_color    = polkadot
| youth              = [[Gilles Delion]]
| youth_nat          = FRA
| youth_team         = {{UCI team code|HEL|1991}}
| youth_color        = <!--not white, there was no white jersey in 1990!-->
| team               = {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}}
| combativity        = [[Eduardo Chozas]]
| combativity_nat    = ESP
| combativity_team   = {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}
| previous           = [[1989 Tour de France|1989]]
| next               = [[1991 Tour de France|1991]]
}}
The '''1990 Tour de France''' was the 77th edition of the [[Tour de France]], one of [[Cycle sport|cycling]]'s [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]].{{sfn|Heijmans|Mallon|2011|p=95}} It took place between 30 June and 22 July 1990. The {{convert|3,403.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} race consisted of 21 stages and a prologue. American [[Greg LeMond]] ({{UCI team code|C.A|1990}}) repeated his 1989 victory in the [[General classification in the Tour de France|general classification]], ahead of [[Claudio Chiappucci]] ({{UCI team code|CAR|1990}}) and [[Erik Breukink]] ({{UCI team code|PDM|1990}}) in second and third place respectively.

The Tour started with a prologue [[time trial]] at the [[Futuroscope]] theme park, won by [[Thierry Marie]] ({{UCI team code|CAS|1990}}). On the first stage, a four-rider group escaped and gained more than ten minutes on the rest of the field. [[Steve Bauer]] ({{UCI team code|MOT|1990}}) became the new leader of the race, but faltered in the Alps as [[Ronan Pensec]] ({{UCI team code|C.A|1990|nolink=yes}}), also from the escape group, took over the race lead. Two days later, during a mountain time trial to [[Villard-de-Lans]], the lead passed to Claudio Chiappucci, who had been in the same group as well. Chiappucci fought to hang on to his advantage over defending champion LeMond, but was overtaken in the final time trial on the penultimate stage. It was LeMond's third Tour victory, a feat he achieved without winning an individual stage.

The [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] was won by [[Olaf Ludwig]] ({{UCI team code|PSC|1990}}), while the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains classification]] was won by [[Thierry Claveyrolat]] ({{UCI team code|RMO|1990}}). [[Gilles Delion]] ({{UCI team code|HEL|1990}}) was the [[Young rider classification in the Tour de France|best young rider]], while [[Eduardo Chozas]] ({{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}) was awarded the [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|super-combativity prize]]. {{UCI team code|C.A|1990|nolink=yes}}, the team of race winner LeMond, won the [[Team classification in the Tour de France|team classification]].

The 1990 race was the first edition in which riders from [[Eastern Bloc]] nations participated. Ludwig became the first rider from [[East Germany]] and [[Dimitri Konyshev]] ({{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}) was the first Soviet rider to win a stage at the Tour.

==Teams==
{{main list|List of teams and cyclists in the 1990 Tour de France}}
[[File:Futuroscope France 2001.jpg|thumb|The lakeside arena at the [[Futuroscope]] theme park hosted the team presentation ceremony.]]
The 1990 Tour had a starting field of 22 teams of 9 cyclists.<ref name="letour-start-list">{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1990 – The starters|url=http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1990/partants.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=2 April 2020|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195220/https://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1990/partants.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Of those 22, 16 teams qualified based on the [[FICP]] team rankings,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.lesoir.be/trois-equipes_t-19900518-Z02PE0.html|title=Trois équipes|trans-title=Three teams|language=fr|date=18 May 1990|access-date=24 April 2013|publisher=Le soir}}</ref> while six teams were given [[Wild card (sports)|wildcards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LLC/1990-06-14/edition/0/page/13|title=Ploeg Priem naar de Tour|trans-title=Team Priem to the Tour|language=nl|via=Regionaal Archief Leiden|work=[[Leidse Courant]]|page=13|date=14 June 1990}}</ref>{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=18}} Notable teams who failed to qualify and were not invited were [[Amaya Seguros (cycling team)|BH–Amaya Seguros]] and [[Café de Colombia]] with [[Luis Herrera (cyclist)|Luis Herrera]], a double former winner of the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains classification]].{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=83}}

The largest numbers of riders from a nation came from France (35), with the next largest coming from Belgium (27), Spain (25), Italy (22), Netherlands (19), Colombia (14) and Switzerland (13).<ref name="letour-start-list" /> For the first time, riders from the [[Eastern Bloc]] competed in the Tour, ten in total, enabled by the changing political climate brought about by the [[Revolutions of 1989|revolutions in the Eastern Bloc countries]].{{sfn|Wheatcroft|2013|p=269}} While several riders from [[Warsaw Pact]] nations had transferred to established Western teams,{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=110–113}} the {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}} team was made up of exclusively Soviet cyclists.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2008|p=197}} Three more teams included cyclists of a single nationality: {{UCI team code|LTS|1990}} (Belgian), {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} (Colombian), and {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} (Italian).{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=105}}

Of the 198 cyclists starting the race, 58 were riding the Tour de France for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour de France 1990 – Debutants|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/1990/gc/startlist/debutants|website=ProCyclingStats|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> The average age of riders in the race was 27.77 years,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour de France 1990 – Peloton averages|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/1990/gc/startlist/general-peloton-averages|website=ProCyclingStats|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> ranging from the 21-year-old [[Antonio Miguel Díaz]] ({{UCI team code|KEL|1990}}) to the 35-year-old [[Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle]] ({{UCI team code|C.A|1990}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour de France 1990 – Youngest competitors|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/1990/gc/startlist/youngest-competitors|website=ProCyclingStats|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> The {{UCI team code|KEL|1990|nolink=yes}} cyclists had the youngest average age while the riders on {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} had the oldest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour de France 1990 – Average team age|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/1990/gc/startlist/average-team-age|website=ProCyclingStats|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> The presentation of the teams&nbsp;– where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries&nbsp;– took place at the lakeside arena at [[Futuroscope]] theme park, {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of the city of [[Poitiers]], west-central France, which later hosted the [[Prologue (cycling)|prologue]] stage.{{sfn|Andrews|2016|p=228}}

The teams entering the race were:<ref name="letour-start-list" />

'''Qualified teams'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|GCE|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}}<!-- source says Del Tongo qualified, but results showed Carrera rode -->
* {{UCI team code|CAS|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|HEL|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|Sigma|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|OLO|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}}
{{div col end}}

'''Invited teams'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|KEL|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|Seur|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|LVC|1990}}
* {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}}
{{div col end}}

==Pre-race favourites==
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 | image1 = Greg LeMond 1989 Tour de Trump (cropped).jpg
 | alt1= Portrait of Greg LeMond
 | image2 = Laurent FIGNON (cropped).jpg
 | alt2=Portrait of Laurent Fignon
 | footer = [[Greg LeMond]] ''(left)'' and [[Laurent Fignon]] ''(right)'' were the leading favourites for the [[general classification in the Tour de France|general classification]], having finished the [[1989 Tour de France|1989 Tour]] in first and second place respectively.
}}
In the lead up to the Tour, the main contenders for the [[general classification in the Tour de France|general classification]] were [[Greg LeMond]] ({{UCI team code|C.A|1990|nolink=yes}}), [[Laurent Fignon]] ({{UCI team code|CAS|1990|nolink=yes}}), [[Pedro Delgado]] ({{UCI team code|GCE|1990|nolink=yes}}), and [[Stephen Roche]] ({{UCI team code|Sigma|1990|nolink=yes}}). All four were former Tour winners. They were the preeminent [[Race stage|stage race]] specialists, with each one focusing their season around the Tour.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Clash of the Titans|date=1990|magazine=Tour de France 1990: Special Guide|location=London|publisher=[[Winning Productions]]|page=2|issn=0959-1419}}</ref>

The leading favourite was two-time Tour winner LeMond, who returned to defend his title.{{sfn|Martin|1990|p=}} After winning the Tour in [[1989 Tour de France|1989]] and the [[1989 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|World Championship road race]], LeMond had not taken another victory. He had finished [[1990 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]] more than eight minutes behind the winner{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=57}} and struggled at the [[1990 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], where he placed 105th.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=64}} He was considered overweight due to lack of training<ref name=nypreview>{{cite news |last1=Abt |first1=Samuel |title=LeMond Riding On Confidence |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/30/sports/lemond-riding-on-confidence.html |access-date=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=30 June 1990 |page=45|ref=none}}</ref> and had been suffering from [[mononucleosis]].{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2008|pp=191–197}} Encouraging signs came during the [[1990 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], just weeks before the start of the Tour de France, where he finished tenth.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=64}} LeMond did not consider himself a favourite for victory going into the race, but declared that he would be disappointed should he not finish on the podium.<ref>{{cite news |title=LeMond, un hombre nuevo |trans-title=LeMond, a new man |url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/06/29/MD19900629-039.pdf |work=[[Mundo Deportivo]] |date=29 June 1990 |page=39 |language=es}}</ref> For the first time at a Tour, LeMond had the support of his whole team,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pryde|first=Kenny|title=LeMond: Lazarus and Midas|date=1990|magazine=Tour de France 1990: Special Guide|location=London|publisher=[[Winning Productions]]|pages=4–6|issn=0959-1419}}</ref> including [[Philippa York|Robert Millar]],{{efn|Later in life Robert Millar underwent a gender transition and is now known as [[Philippa York]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Fotheringham|first=William|author-link=William Fotheringham|title=Philippa York: 'I've known I was different since I was a five-year-old'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/06/philippa-york-gender-transition-cyclist-robert-millar|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=1 May 2018|date=6 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707015639/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/06/philippa-york-gender-transition-cyclist-robert-millar|archive-date=7 July 2017|url-status=live|ref=none}}</ref> For the purpose of this article, her name and gender from 1990 are used.}} who had won the [[1990 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré]] and placed second at the Tour de Suisse just prior to the start of the Tour.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=64}}

The sport newspaper ''[[L'Équipe]]'' was expecting a close battle between LeMond and Fignon, who had finished in second place in 1989, only eight seconds behind LeMond.<ref name="classic">{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclesportmag.com/features/classic-races-1990-tour-de-france/|title=Classic races: 1990 Tour de France|first=Lionel|last=Birnie|author-link=Lionel Birnie|work=[[Cycle Sport (magazine)|Cycle Sport]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|access-date=1 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230005339/http://www.cyclesportmag.com/features/classic-races-1990-tour-de-france/|archive-date=30 December 2010}}</ref> Fignon had previously won the Tour in [[1983 Tour de France|1983]] and [[1984 Tour de France|1984]].<ref name="fignon">{{cite magazine|last=Pryde|first=Kenny|title=Fignon: The Anti-Hero|date=1990|magazine=Tour de France 1990: Special Guide|location=London|publisher=[[Winning Productions]]|pages=8–10|issn=0959-1419}}</ref> A crash on stage 5 of the Giro had forced Fignon to abandon the race he had won [[1989 Giro d'Italia|in 1989]]. He returned to racing at the [[Route d'Occitanie|Route du Sud]] and later competed in the [[Tour de Luxembourg]] as preparation for the Tour de France and had apparently overcome his injuries.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=61-63}} Writing in his autobiography, Fignon later admitted that his crashes and poor results earlier in the season had left him "a tired man, physically and mentally" and that he entered the Tour with "few illusions about what was coming".{{sfn|Fignon|2010|p=225}} Fignon's squad was not seen as the strongest, but they were dedicated to him and managed by [[Cyrille Guimard]], who had led multiple riders to Tour victories.<ref name="fignon" />

Delgado, the winner of the [[1988 Tour de France|1988 Tour]], was in good form after placing second at the [[1990 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] earlier in the year.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pryde|first=Kenny|title=Delgado: Perico, El Conquistador|date=1990|magazine=Tour de France 1990: Special Guide|location=London|publisher=[[Winning Productions]]|pages=16–18|issn=0959-1419}}</ref> He was part of the strong {{UCI team code|GCE|1990|nolink=yes}} team, with [[Miguel Induráin]] to help him in the mountains.<ref name="classic"/> Roche, winner of the [[1987 Tour de France|1987 edition]], was on the start line, but still troubled by recurring knee pain.<ref>{{cite news |title=De moed van Roche begint op te raken |trans-title=Roche's courage begins to run out |last1=Visser|first1=Jaap|last2=Wagendorp|first2=Bert|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010857581:mpeg21:a0771 |work=[[De Volkskrant]] |date=30 June 1990 |page=47 |language=nl|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> His best result of the season had been a second place behind Induráin at Paris–Nice.{{sfn|Ryan|2018|p=291}}

[[Erik Breukink]] was among several other riders named as favourites.<ref name="classic"/> [[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Sean Kelly]], was the record winner of the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] and appeared in good form, having just won the Tour de Suisse, but was thought to be working for Breukink.{{sfn|Ryan|2018|pp=309–310}} Spanish newspaper ''[[El País]]'' considered Delgado to be the top favourite, but also named Fignon, LeMond,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fernández |first1=Juan José |title=Greg Lemond y Fignon se atacan verbalmente ante el inicio del Tour |trans-title=Greg Lemond and Fignon verbally attack each other before the start of the Tour |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1990/06/30/deportes/646696810_850215.html |access-date=13 March 2020 |work=[[El País]] |date=30 June 1990 |language=es}}</ref> and [[Gianni Bugno]] ({{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990|nolink=yes}}), who had won the Giro earlier that year, as potential winners.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pedro Delgado, favorito en el Tour que comienza hoy |trans-title=Pedro Delgado, favorite in the Tour that starts today |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1990/06/30/portada/646696802_850215.html |access-date=28 January 2020 |work=[[El País]] |date=30 June 1990 |page=53 |language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526133319/https://elpais.com/diario/1990/06/30/portada/646696802_850215.html|archive-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> ''[[Mundo Deportivo]]'' also named [[Charly Mottet]] ({{UCI team code|RMO|1990|nolink=yes}}) among the favourites.<ref>{{cite news |last1=de Dalmases |first1=Javier |title=Bugno: "No creo que gane" |trans-title=Bugno: "I don't think I win" |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1990/06/30/pagina-37/1214105/pdf.html |access-date=28 January 2020 |work=[[Mundo Deportivo]] |date=30 June 1990 |page=37 |language=es}}</ref> His best result that season had been a second place behind Bugno at the Giro.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=165}} Also on the start line was [[Marco Giovannetti]], winner of the Vuelta and third at the Giro. According to cycling journalist Geoffrey Nicholson, his ability to perform in another three-week [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] was doubted from the start, and it was agreed that he only participated to ensure a wildcard entry for his team, [[Seur (cycling team)|Seur]].{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=88}}

[[Gert-Jan Theunisse]] ({{UCI team code|PSC|1990|nolink=yes}}), fourth the previous year and winner of the mountains classification, did not start due to two positive [[Doping in sport|doping]] tests earlier in the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gert Jan Theunisse weer positief |trans-title=Gert Jan Theunisse positive again |url=https://www.dekrantvantoen.nl//vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19900630-AE0023009 |work=[[Nieuwsblad van het Noorden]] |date=30 June 1990 |location=Futuroscope |page=23 |language=nl |via=De Krant van Toen}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=De Tour wil van Sodom en Gomorra-image af |trans-title=The Tour wants to get rid of Sodom and Gomorra image |last=Woldendorp|first=Johan|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010825223:mpeg21:p019 |work=[[Trouw]] |date=30 June 1990 |location=Jaunay-Clan |page=19 |language=nl|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref>

==Route and stages==
[[File:Col du Tourmalet - panoramio - Fuchs Robert (cropped).jpg|thumb|The [[Col du Tourmalet]] mountain pass was the [[List of highest points reached in the Tour de France|highest point of elevation in the race]], at {{convert|2115|m|ft|abbr=on}}.]]
The 1990 Tour de France started on 30 June, and had two rest days.{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=81}} The race had its ''[[List of Tour de France Grands Départs|Grand Départ]]'' (opening stages) in and around the Futuroscope theme park, whose owners paid around $1 million for the right to host the beginning of the race.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=44}} After two stages, both held on the same day, also at Futuroscope, the Tour took a clockwise route around France.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=12}} The race traveled north towards the [[English Channel]] and then east to [[Rouen]]. A plane transfer on the first rest day brought the field to [[Sarrebourg]] on the border to Germany before the race turned south towards the [[Alps]].{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=111}} On the second rest day, the Tour remained in [[Villard-de-Lans]].{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=81}} The race then turned south-west to the [[Pyrenees]] before turning north again towards Paris, ending with the ceremonial [[Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France|Champs-Élysées stage]].{{sfn|Bacon|2014|p=190}}

Stage 5 from [[Avranches]] to Rouen was the longest at {{convert|301|km|mi|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Bacon|2014|p=190}} {{As of|2020}}, this is the last time that a Tour de France stage exceeded {{convert|300|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tour de France 2017: les records qui pourraient tomber et ceux qui devraient perdurer |trans-title=Tour de France 2017: the records that could fall and those that should last|url=https://www.europe1.fr/sport/tour-de-france-2017-les-records-qui-pourraient-tomber-et-ceux-qui-devraient-perdurer-3375338 |access-date=20 March 2020 |work=[[Europe 1]] |date=1 July 2017 |language=fr}}</ref> The shortest road stage was the tenth, from [[Geneva]] to [[Saint-Gervais-les-Bains|Saint-Gervais]], at {{convert|118.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=81}}{{sfn|Bacon|2014|p=190}} The [[List of highest points reached in the Tour de France|highest point of elevation in the race]] was {{convert|2115|m|ft|abbr=on}} at the summit of the [[Col du Tourmalet]] mountain pass on stage 16.<ref name="volkskrant-30-06-1990">{{cite news|last=Wagendorp|first=Bert|author-link=:nl:Bert Wagendorp|title=Met de klok mee vraagt om vroege ontknoping|trans-title=Clockwise requires early denouement|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010857581:mpeg21:p051|work=[[de Volkskrant]]|date=30 June 1990|page=51|language=nl|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=188}} It was among five ''[[hors catégorie]]'' (beyond category) rated climbs in the race.<ref name="volkskrant-30-06-1990" />

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Stage characteristics and winners<ref name="volkskrant-30-06-1990" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Tour 90|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010567301:mpeg21:p021|work=[[Leeuwarder Courant]]|date=28 June 1990|page=21|language=nl|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref name="mdc1990">{{cite web|url=http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf1990.php|publisher=Mémoire du cyclisme|title=77ème Tour de France 1990|trans-title=77th Tour de France 1990|language=fr|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="letour-stage-winners">{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1990 – The stage winners|url=http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1990/vainqueurs.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=2 April 2020|archive-date=3 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403005351/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1990/vainqueurs.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Stage
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Course
! scope="col" | Distance
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type
! scope="col" | Winner
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Prologue|P]]
| style="text-align:center;" |30 June || [[Futuroscope]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|6.3|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Time Trial.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || [[Individual time trial]] || {{Flag athlete|[[Thierry Marie]]|FRA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 1|1]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1 July || [[Futuroscope]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|138.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Frans Maassen]]|NED}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 2|2]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1 July || [[Futuroscope]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|44.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Time Trial.svg|alt=|link=Team time trial|20px]] || [[Team time trial]] || {{noflag|{{UCI team code|PSC|1990}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 3|3]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2 July || [[Poitiers]] to [[Nantes]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|233.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Moreno Argentin]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 4|4]]
| style="text-align:center;" |3 July || [[Nantes]] to [[Mont Saint-Michel]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|203.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Johan Museeuw]]|BEL}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 5|5]]
| style="text-align:center;" |4 July || [[Avranches]] to [[Rouen]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|301.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Gerrit Solleveld]]|NED}}
|-
! scope="row" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 July
| colspan="2" | [[Rouen]]
|
| colspan="2" | Rest day
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 6|6]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6 July || [[Sarrebourg]] to [[Vittel]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|202.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Jelle Nijdam]]|NED}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 7|7]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7 July || [[Vittel]] to [[Épinal]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|61.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Time Trial.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || [[Individual time trial]] || {{Flag athlete|[[Raúl Alcalá]]|MEX}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 8|8]]
| style="text-align:center;" |8 July || [[Épinal]] to [[Besançon]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|181.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Olaf Ludwig]]|GDR}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 9|9]]
| style="text-align:center;" |9 July || [[Besançon]] to [[Geneva]] (Switzerland)|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|196.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Massimo Ghirotto]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 10|10]]
| style="text-align:center;" |10 July || [[Geneva]] (Switzerland) to [[Saint-Gervais-les-Bains|Saint-Gervais]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|118.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Stage with mountain(s) || {{Flag athlete|[[Thierry Claveyrolat]]|FRA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 11|11]]
| style="text-align:center;" |11 July || [[Saint-Gervais-les-Bains|Saint-Gervais]] to [[Alpe d'Huez]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|182.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Stage with mountain(s) || {{Flag athlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 12|12]]
| style="text-align:center;" |12 July || [[Fontaine, Isère|Fontaine]] to [[Villard-de-Lans]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|33.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountain Time Trial Stage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]
| [[Individual time trial|Mountain time trial]] || {{Flag athlete|[[Erik Breukink]]|NED}}
|-
! scope="row" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 13 July
| colspan="2" | [[Villard-de-Lans]]
|
| colspan="2" | Rest day
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 13|13]]
| style="text-align:center;" |14 July || [[Villard-de-Lans]] to [[Saint-Étienne]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|149.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Eduardo Chozas]]|ESP}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 14|14]]
| style="text-align:center;" |15 July || [[Le Puy-en-Velay]] to [[Millau]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|205.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Marino Lejarreta]]|ESP}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 15|15]]
| style="text-align:center;" |16 July || [[Millau]] to [[Revel, Haute-Garonne|Revel]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|170.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Charly Mottet]]|FRA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 16|16]]
| style="text-align:center;" |17 July || [[Blagnac]] to [[Luz Ardiden]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|215.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Stage with mountain(s) || {{Flag athlete|[[Miguel Induráin]]|ESP}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 17|17]]
| style="text-align:center;" |18 July || [[Lourdes]] to [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|150.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Stage with mountain(s) || {{Flag athlete|[[Dimitri Konychev]]|URS}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 18|18]]
| style="text-align:center;" |19 July || [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]] to [[Bordeaux]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|202.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 19|19]]
| style="text-align:center;" |20 July || [[Castillon-la-Bataille]] to [[Limoges]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|182.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Guido Bontempi]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 20|20]]
| style="text-align:center;" |21 July || [[Lac de Vassivière]] to [[Lac de Vassivière]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|45.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Time Trial.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || [[Individual time trial]] || {{Flag athlete|[[Erik Breukink]]|NED}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 21|21]]
| style="text-align:center;" |22 July || [[Brétigny-sur-Orge]] to Paris ([[Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France|Champs-Élysées]])|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|182.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Johan Museeuw]]|BEL}}
|-
! scope="row" |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"| Total
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center"| {{convert|3403.8|km|0|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Bacon|2014|p=190}}
|}

==Race overview==
{{main|1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10|1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21}}

===''Grand Départ'' at Futuroscope===
[[File:Thierry Marie (1993).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Thierry Marie]] (''pictured in 1993'') won the prologue [[individual time trial|time trial]].]]
The prologue at Futuroscope was won by [[Thierry Marie]] ({{UCI team code|CAS|1990|nolink=yes}}), a specialist in the discipline, who had also taken the first yellow jersey in [[1986 Tour de France|1986]]. He recorded a time of 7:49 minutes, four seconds faster than LeMond and [[Raúl Alcalá]] ({{UCI team code|PDM|1990|nolink=yes}}) in second and third respectively. Fignon finished in 15th place, 19 seconds slower than Marie, with Delgado in 26th place losing a further five seconds.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=94}}{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2008|p=191}}

The first and the second stage were run on the same day, the second stage in the [[team time trial]] format. After just {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} of the first stage, [[Claudio Chiappucci]] ({{UCI team code|CAR|1990|nolink=yes}}) broke away from the field. He had won the mountain classifications at both Paris–Nice and the Giro d'Italia that year and aimed at getting the jersey early on in the Tour as well.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=112}} He was joined in his breakaway by [[Steve Bauer]] ({{UCI team code|MOT|1990|nolink=yes}}), [[Ronan Pensec]] ({{UCI team code|C.A|1990|nolink=yes}}), and [[Frans Maassen]] ({{UCI team code|RAB|1990|nolink=yes}}).{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=68}} With the team time trial looming in the afternoon, the field allowed the break to draw out an advantage. Additionally, a blockade by sheep farmers delayed the [[peloton]], the main field, and caused several crashes, including one involving Delgado.{{efn|The farmers were protesting against reduced government subsidies and increased imports, especially from Eastern Europe.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=70}}}} Chiappucci took the points at the mountain sprints, ensuring that he would wear the polka-dot jersey for the next stage. {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the finish, the lead was still at 13 minutes. As Maassen took the stage victory ahead of Pensec, the four-man group still retained an advantage of 10:35 minutes over the rest of the field. Bauer took the lead in the general classification, having posted the fastest time in the prologue.{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=68–70}} Later in the day the team time trial was won by the {{UCI team code|PSC|1990|nolink=yes}} team. Seven seconds slower, {{UCI team code|PDM|1990|nolink=yes}} finished in second place. Fignon's Castorama squad finished fifth, 33 seconds slower than Panasonic, but 20 seconds faster than LeMond's Z team, who were seventh. In between them were 7-Eleven with yellow-jersey wearer Bauer, who retained his overall lead.{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=74–75}}{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=117–118}}

===North-west===
Stage 3 began with an early attack by Stephen Roche, who was followed by LeMond. This prompted the teams of Bauer and Delgado to give chase, and the field was back together after {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}}. At {{convert|23|km|mi|abbr=on}}, Fignon [[Flat tire#Bicycles|punctured a tyre]], but he was able to rejoin shortly after.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=119–120}} After {{convert|92|km|mi|abbr=on}} the race was interrupted by another protest from sheep farmers, who had four fallen trees ready to block the road. The organisers received news of the blockade early and used a local youth on a motorcycle to lead the field through backstreets around the protest.{{sfn|Smith|2009|p=104}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada's Bauer Keeps the Lead as Tour Forced to Take Detour |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-03-sp-622-story.html |access-date=30 March 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=3 July 1990}}</ref> The stage distance therefore increased by {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}}, with a total of {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} of the race neutralised.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=80}}{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=119–120}} With {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=on}} of the stage remaining, [[Roque de la Cruz (cyclist)|Roque de la Cruz]] ({{UCI team code|Seur|1990|nolink=yes}}) became the first rider to abandon the Tour, following a crash which also brought down Fignon, who again had to chase in order to regain contact with the main group. At this point, [[Moreno Argentin]] ({{UCI team code|ARI|1990|nolink=yes}}) had already attacked and was building an advantage on the rest of the field. He also crashed, but was able to remount and continued to win the stage by 2:29 minutes. In the peloton, [[Christophe Lavainne]] ({{UCI team code|CAS|1990|nolink=yes}}) won the sprint and raised in arms in celebration, unaware that Argentin had already finished.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=119–120}}{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=81}} Through obtaining bonuses at intermediate sprints, [[Olaf Ludwig]] ({{UCI team code|PSC|1990|nolink=yes}}) took the lead in the points classification.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=123}}

Stage 4 saw [[Gilles Delion]] ({{UCI team code|HEL|1990|nolink=yes}}) attack while [[Gérard Rué]] ({{UCI team code|CAS|1990|nolink=yes}}) was greeting his family in his home town.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=86}}{{efn|Tour etiquette dictates that local riders who race through their home regions are allowed to drive ahead of the field to greet their friends and family, before falling back into the peloton. This tradition is called ''bon de sortie'' in French.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=85}}}} Delion was caught by [[Edwig Van Hooydonck]] ({{UCI team code|RAB|1990|nolink=yes}}), but both were quickly brought back by the Panasonic team, who were working for Ludwig to win the stage. Next, [[Søren Lilholt]] ({{UCI team code|Sigma|1990|nolink=yes}}) attacked and was later joined by [[Kurt Steinmann]] ({{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990|nolink=yes}}) and [[William Pulido]] ({{UCI team code|Postobón|1990|nolink=yes}}). The escapees enjoyed a maximum advantage of 45 seconds, but were caught with {{convert|14|km|mi|abbr=on}} to go. {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} later, the peloton passed through the narrow streets of Villechèrel, causing a crash and the field to split.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=122–123}} Bugno, Delgado, and Fignon were caught out behind the incident.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=87}} While Delgado and Bugno lost 21 seconds in the end, Fignon lost 44 seconds to his rivals in the general classification.{{sfn|Fignon|2010|p=225}}{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=89}} At the finish, which for the first time was at [[Mont Saint-Michel]],{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=88}} Ludwig opened his sprint too early, allowing [[Johan Museeuw]] ({{UCI team code|LTS|1990|nolink=yes}}), who won the stage, and [[Guido Bontempi]] ({{UCI team code|CAR|1990|nolink=yes}}) to pass him.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=123}} Robert Millar was caught up in a crash, losing nine minutes, effectively ruling him out from competing in the general classification.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2008|p=193}}

Stage 5, by far the longest at {{convert|301|km|mi|abbr=on}}, was run in wet weather. As the peloton sped up to catch an early breakaway, Fignon drifted backwards and ultimately abandoned the Tour at the first feeding station. After the breakaway was caught, [[Gerrit Solleveld]] ({{UCI team code|RAB|1990|nolink=yes}}) attacked and stayed away, winning the stage 4:27 minutes ahead of Museeuw, who won the sprint of the field.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=125–126}} Argentin, still bruised from his fall on stage 3 and another on stage 5, abandoned after the rest day.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=143}}

===North-east and Jura===
During stage 6, Chiappucci sustained two punctured tyres, both times at the start of the two ascents of the day. This meant that he was unable to defend his lead in the mountain classification, and the polka-dot jersey went to [[Dimitri Konyshev]] ({{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990|nolink=yes}}), who became the first Soviet rider to wear a leader's jersey at the Tour de France. Bugno attacked shortly behind the feed zone, leading to a number of reactions from the field, but after {{convert|173|km|mi|abbr=on}}, the peloton was back together. A small group, containing Museeuw and [[Viatcheslav Ekimov]] ({{UCI team code|PSC|1990|nolink=yes}}), among others, leapt away {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the finish. [[Jelle Nijdam]] ({{UCI team code|RAB|1990|nolink=yes}}) accelerated from this group with {{convert|300|m|yd|abbr=on}} to go and won the stage, ahead of [[Jesper Skibby]] ({{UCI team code|TVM|1990|nolink=yes}}) and Museeuw.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=145–147}}

[[File:Raul ALCALA (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Raúl Alcalá]] (''pictured at the [[1993 Tour de France]]'') won the [[time trial]] on stage 7.]]
Stage 7's individual time trial was run in changing conditions. While the early starters competed in the dry, the later riders rode on wet roads. Miguel Induráin set an early fast time and held the lead for most of the day. Greg LeMond started fast, but faded later on to eventually finish fifth. Alcalá, also a late starter, was the fastest rider, 1:24 ahead of Induráin's time. Bugno was third, ahead of Delgado.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=104}} Of the riders from the stage-1 breakaway, Pensec was fastest, in seventh place. He remained second overall however, 17 seconds behind Bauer, who finished the time trial in 14th place, one place ahead of Chiappucci. Stephen Roche lost 3 minutes in the last {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}}  alone, suffering from [[hyperglycemia]]. Likewise, Charly Mottet lost significant time, finishing 3½ minutes behind Alcalá.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=147–149}} Alcalá moved into fifth place overall, still more than seven minutes behind Bauer.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2008|p=193}}

Early during stage 8, a four-man breakaway went ahead, but was quickly caught. The speed of the peloton saw [[Álvaro Pino]] ({{UCI team code|Seur|1990|nolink=yes}}), winner of the [[1986 Vuelta a España]], abandon the race. [[Michel Vermote]] ({{UCI team code|RMO|1990|nolink=yes}}) then attacked after {{convert|33|km|mi|abbr=on}} on a section of cobbled road. His maximum lead was over 11 minutes, but after about {{convert|120|km|mi|abbr=on}} on his own, he was brought back by the main field.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=150–151}} In the final {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}}, a group of 13 riders escaped, including Ludwig and Museeuw. Ludwig judged his sprint well this time and beat Museeuw for the win.{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=109–110}} It was the first stage victory by a rider from [[East Germany]] and from the Eastern Bloc in the Tour de France.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=152}}

Stage 9 headed into Switzerland and was the last day that featured rain, before temperatures began to rise significantly. An escape group went clear after {{convert|74|km|mi|abbr=on}}, which included Frans Maassen, who was still in fourth place overall. This prompted Bauer's {{UCI team code|MOT|1990|nolink=yes}} team to chase, bringing the group back after {{convert|44|km|mi|abbr=on}}. At the Côte des Rousses, the first second-category climb of the Tour, [[Massimo Ghirotto]] ({{UCI team code|CAR|1990|nolink=yes}}) and [[Eduardo Chozas]] ({{UCI team code|ONC|1990|nolink=yes}}) were out in front alone. On the same climb, [[Jean-François Bernard]] ({{UCI team code|LVC|1990|nolink=yes}}), third in the 1987 Tour, fell behind and out of contention. The two escapees held on to their advantage into the finish town of Geneva, where Ghirotto edged out Chozas in the sprint.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=152–154}}

===Alps===
[[File:Ronan Pensec (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|[[Ronan Pensec]] took over the race lead after stage 10.]]
Stage 10 was the first real test in the mountains, with a summit finish at the Saint Gervais-les-Baines ski resort on [[Mont Blanc]]. On the first climb of the day, the [[Col de la Colombière]], [[Omar Hernández]] ({{UCI team code|Postobón|1990|nolink=yes}}) attacked, followed by [[Thierry Claveyrolat]] ({{UCI team code|RMO|1991|nolink=yes}}). As Hernández slowed, Claveyrolat overtook him and continued on alone, riding the rest of the stage on his own to take victory. He also took the lead in the mountains classification, which he would retain for the rest of the Tour.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=167–168}}{{sfn|Vespini|2008|p=100}} Behind him, Delgado attacked on the final climb with {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} remaining, putting Bauer into difficulty. Pensec, who celebrated his 27th birthday, stayed with the other favourites and took over the yellow jersey. He led Chiappucci by 50 seconds, while Bauer fell back to third, 1:21 minutes adrift.{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=118–119}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Tour de France: Pensec Overtakes Bauer on Uphill Grind in Alps |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-11-sp-187-story.html |access-date=30 March 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=11 July 1990}}</ref> Among the pre-race favourites, LeMond lost 19 seconds to Delgado, but finished with Bugno, Induráin, Alcalá, and Breukink.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=170}} Bugno received a 20-second penalty for accepting food late in the stage, when it was no longer allowed.{{sfn|Vespini|2008|p=101}}

On stage 11, the course ended with the final ascent to [[Alpe d'Huez]], considered one of the most iconic climbs in cycling. Two mountains had to be crossed beforehand: the [[Col de la Madeleine]] and the [[Col du Glandon]]. Claveyrolat attacked again, early on during the ascent of the Madeleine, and gathered the mountain points at the summit. Mottet started to drop behind the group of favourites on the Madeleine, while Bernard retired. On the descent, Induráin got away but was overtaken by Claveyrolat on the climb of the Glandon. In between the climbs, at the feed zone, LeMond was involved in a crash, but able to carry on.{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=128–129}} On the Glandon, Delgado accelerated and only LeMond and Bugno were able to follow. Together they caught Induráin, who set the pace in the group through the ensuing valley and ensured that they reached Claveyrolat by the foot of the final climb. Shortly after the group began the ascent, Delgado attacked, with LeMond and Bugno following. As the pace slowed, Claveyrolat, Parra, and Breukink managed to catch back up. {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the finish, Delgado lost contact with Bugno, who accelerated and took LeMond, Breukink, Claveyrolat, and Parra with him. It were Bugno and LeMond who were fastest along the finishing straight, with Bugno coming out on top to win the stage. Breukink finished third, one second behind LeMond in second place. Meanwhile, Millar paced Pensec up the climb, who finished 48 seconds behind Bugno and retained the race lead.{{sfn|Vespini|2008|pp=100–102}} Delgado lost forty seconds, while Induráin, exhausted by his work on the flat, lost 12 minutes on Alpe d'Huez, falling from contention.{{sfn|Fotheringham|2017|pp=101–102}} Chiappucci finished 1:48 minutes behind Bugno. This left Pensec first overall, 1:28 minutes ahead of Chiappucci, with LeMond up to third, but still 9:04 minutes behind his teammate.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2008|p=193}} Alcalá had lost 5:41 minutes on Bugno, and therefore dropped to eighth place overall.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=131}}

Pensec lost the yellow jersey the following day, at stage 12's mountain time trial to Villard-de-Lans. He finished almost three minutes slower than Chiappucci, who took the overall lead, now 1:17 minutes ahead of Pensec. The winner of the stage was Breukink, with Delgado in second place, thirty seconds slower.{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=139–140}} Delgado performed well despite problems with his rear wheel which forced him to change bikes within the last kilometre.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=179}} Induráin produced another good performance, finishing third at 43 seconds. LeMond suffered during the second half of the climb and finished fifth, dropping to fourth in the general classification behind Breukink.{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=139–140}} Breukink was 6:55 minutes behind new leader Chiappucci, with LeMond a further 32 seconds adrift. In fifth place followed Delgado, now 9:02 minutes in arrears.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-13-sp-242-story.html |title=Cycling Tour de France: Pensec Falters and LeMond Benefits |date=13 July 1990 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>

===Massif Central transition===
Stage 13 to [[Saint-Étienne]] took place on [[Bastille Day]], the French national holiday. [[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]] ({{UCI team code|TVM|1990|nolink=yes}}) led down the descent from Villard-de-Lans, followed by Mottet, which prompted a reaction by the main field and both riders were brought back after {{convert|33|km|mi|abbr=on}}. Several attempts to form lasting breakaways followed, but it took until the climb of the Côte d'Ardoix at {{convert|33|km|mi|abbr=on}} for a 30-rider group to get away, including Pensec and Claveyrolat. Chiappucci, without the help of strong teammates, had to lead the chase himself, bringing back the breakaway {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the finish. Just as the contact was made, a group of ten riders attacked, among them LeMond, Breukink, Induráin, and [[Andrew Hampsten]] ({{UCI team code|MOT|1990|nolink=yes}}). At the foot of the last climb of the day, the [[Col de la Croix de Chaubouret]], Delgado led a counter-attack with Bugno and [[Marino Lejarreta]] ({{UCI team code|ONC|1990|nolink=yes}}). Although Induráin dropped back to aid Delgado's chase, the LeMond group maintained an advantage of thirty seconds until the finish. Here, Chozas won the sprint from Breukink and Hampsten. A group containing Alcalá, Roche, and Parra lost 3:09 minutes. Chiappucci came in with the peloton, losing 4:53 minutes. Pensec dropped from second to fourth in the general classification, arriving 7:47 minutes after Chozas. Chiappucci now led the race by 2:02 minutes over Breukink, with LeMond third at 2:34.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=190–192}}{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=154–156}}

[[File:Marino Lejarreta.jpg|thumb|[[Marino Lejarreta]] (''pictured in 1987'') won stage 14, making it two victories in a row for the {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} team.]]
During the early part of stage 14, [[Jean-Claude Colotti]] ({{UCI team code|RMO|1990|nolink=yes}}) was highly active. He joined an attack by teammate Claveyrolet at {{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}}, before setting off on his own after a further unsuccessful attempt to form a breakaway. After {{convert|91|km|mi|abbr=on}}, 17 more riders caught up to him. [[Jean-Claude Bagot]] ({{UCI team code|RMO|1990|nolink=yes}}) then attacked from the lead group with {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} left to ride, but he was caught by the peloton on the final ascent to [[Causse Noir]] near [[Millau]]. Lejarreta accelerated from the group of favourites with {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} to go, and was followed by Induráin and Bugno. At the finish, Lejarreta took victory, but did not raise his arms in celebration, thinking someone had finished ahead of him. 24 seconds later followed Induráin and Bugno. LeMond and Breukink finished together, another ten seconds behind. Chiappucci could only finish 13th, losing 13 seconds to LeMond and Breukink, whom he now led by 1:49 minutes in the general classification. Lejarreta moved up to seventh place overall.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=194–196}}{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=160–161}}

Stage 15 was a transition stage, the last before the Pyrenees, and featured only smaller climbs. [[Adri van der Poel]] ({{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990|nolink=yes}}) launched an attack that resulted in an eleven-rider strong breakaway. This group was almost caught after {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} of racing, but while three riders dropped back into the peloton, eight remained in front and were later joined by several others, who bridged across, including Roche, Mottet, Claveyrolet, and Chozas. The now 19-rider strong group increased their advantage to up to eight minutes, which would have moved Chozas up to fourth place overall. Therefore, the main field began to cut into their advantage, led by {{UCI team code|C.A|1990|nolink=yes}}, {{UCI team code|BAN|1990|nolink=yes}}, and {{UCI team code|PDM|1990|nolink=yes}}. Eventually, Mottet attacked from the lead group and held on to the finish, winning the stage by 2:02 minutes ahead of [[Giuseppe Calcaterra]] ({{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990|nolink=yes}}). When the peloton reached the finish, a split occurred in the field, which gained Chiappucci three seconds on his rivals in the general classification.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=196–197}}

===Pyrenees===
[[File:Claudio Chiappucci Tour 1993 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Claudio Chiappucci]] (''pictured at the [[1993 Tour de France]]'') became an unexpected contender for the overall victory.]]
In very hot weather, stage 16 saw the last mountain-top finish of the Tour. In the second half of the stage, the summits of the [[Col d'Aspin]], the Col du Tourmalet, and the final ascent to [[Luz Ardiden]] had to be climbed. On the early slopes of the Aspin, Chiappucci followed an attack by [[Jörg Müller (cyclist)|Jörg Müller]] ({{UCI team code|TVM|1990|nolink=yes}}) and found himself in a lead group, building an advantage on his rivals. At the summit, he led the group across 45 seconds ahead of the main field. As {{UCI team code|C.A|1990|nolink=yes}} began to chase for LeMond on the approach to the Tourmalet, the gap began to decrease. In the front group, [[Miguel Ángel Martínez Torres]] ({{UCI team code|ONC|1990|nolink=yes}}) attacked and got away on his own. Behind, in the group of favourites, Breukink experienced a ''jour sans'', a day without energy, and began to fall behind. At the top of the Tourmalet, Chiappucci's lead over LeMond and Delgado was still 1:07 minutes, but in the valley before the final climb, he was caught with {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} to go.{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=170–172}}{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=198–203}}

On the ascent to Luz Ardiden, Chiappucci defiantly set the pace at the front of the group. However, with {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} left to race, an attack by Parra was too much and while LeMond, Induráin, and Lejarreta followed, Chiappucci fell behind. LeMond moved to the front and set a high pace as Parra was quickly dropped. They then caught the lone leader Martínez Torres with {{convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to go. Lejarreta was dropped shortly thereafter. For the duration of the climb LeMond worked at the front setting the pace to increase his time gains essentially winning the Tour on this attack. Induráin overtook him as they approached the summit and coming around the final turn he quickly turned his head around to verify LeMond was not going to challenge him for the stage win and began clapping his hands in celebration as he claimed the victory six seconds ahead of LeMond. Chiappucci eventually lost 2:19 minutes, which reduced his advantage over LeMond, who was now second overall, to just five seconds. Breukink lost 4:16 minutes, dropping to fourth behind Delgado, who finished 1:32 behind teammate Induráin.{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=170–172}}{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=198–203}}
{{quote box|quote=I've never seen a descent that fast. [...] LeMond never braked once. He took each curve at top speed. He must have been hitting 80 kilometers an hour.|source=– Jean-François Pescheux, a Tour official following the race on a motorcycle, describing [[Greg LeMond]]'s descent from the [[Col de Marie-Blanque]]{{sfn|Abt|1990|p=220}}|width=25%|align=right}}
The next day's route from [[Lourdes]] to [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]] was considered easier than the day before, with the two major climbs, the ''hors categorie'' [[Col d'Aubisque]] and the first-category Col de Marie-Blanque both coming during the first half of the stage. Early on, a 19-man breakaway formed, including riders such as Bauer, Konyshev, [[Acácio da Silva]] ({{UCI team code|CAR|1990|nolink=yes}}), [[Johan Bruyneel]] ({{UCI team code|LTS|1990|nolink=yes}}), as well as LeMond's teammates Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle and [[Atle Kvålsvoll]]. On the Aubisque, [[Óscar Vargas (cyclist)|Óscar Vargas]] ({{UCI team code|Postobón|1990|nolink=yes}}) attacked and reached the summit ahead of the lead group. On the Marie-Blanque, the situation had changed and Delgado's {{UCI team code|BAN|1990|nolink=yes}} teammate [[Dominique Arnaud]] led solo over the top, 10:20 minutes ahead of the peloton. LeMond, already suffering with a saddle sore and swollen feet, got into even more trouble: isolated from his teammates, he punctured a tyre about {{convert|800|m|yd|abbr=on}} from the summit. With the group of favourites, including yellow jersey Chiappucci, leaving him behind, LeMond had to wait 1:20 minutes for his team car to arrive. The new wheel given to him was rubbing on the frame, which meant that LeMond had to dismount again and change bikes. By now, he crossed the top of the Marie-Blanque 1:27 minutes behind Chiappucci. Teammates [[Éric Boyer]] and [[Jérôme Simon]] joined him, but had problems keeping up with LeMond during the descent, which he took flat out and without braking in order to catch back up. Duclos-Lassalle and Kvålsvoll were ordered by the team to stop and drop back from the lead group to aid LeMond in reaching Chiappucci after {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} of chasing.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=206}}{{sfn|de Visé|2019|p=235}}

Up ahead, Bruyneel attacked from the lead group and was followed by Konyshev, who got the better of the Belgian in the two-man sprint for the stage victory. It was the first time that a Soviet or Russian rider had won a stage of the Tour de France.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-18-sp-843-story.html|title=Tour de France: LeMond Has Flat as Konyshev Wins 17th Stage|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=18 July 1990 |access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref>{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=203–205}}{{sfn|Abt|1990|pp=219–220}}{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2008|pp=195–196}} LeMond accused Chiappucci of violating the unwritten rules of the sport, where traditionally a leader is not attacked if they have a crash or mechanical difficulties. Indeed, the {{UCI team code|CAR|1990|nolink=yes}} team had even called back da Silva from the breakaway to assist Chiappucci in extending his advantage.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=206}}{{sfn|de Visé|2019|p=235}}

===Final stages===
[[File:Lemond.jpg|thumb|alt=Cyclist wearing a yellow jersey|[[Greg LeMond]] on the final stage, wearing the yellow jersey as leader of the [[General classification in the Tour de France|general classification]]]]
Stage 18 led the Tour to [[Bordeaux]], a finishing town traditionally favouring the sprinters. The field started the day slowly and a real attack did not materialise until Anderson broke away after {{convert|139|km|mi|abbr=on}}. He was soon joined by six other riders, but the break was caught {{convert|34|km|mi|abbr=on}} later. With {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} to go, a more serious move formed, with 19 riders, which included LeMond, Chiappucci, Breukink, Bugno, and Alcalá. At {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} remaining, Breukink, Bugno, and the latter's teammate, [[Roberto Gusmeroli]], attacked from the leading group. The other 16 riders fell behind and were soon caught by the main field. At the finish, Gusmeroli led out Bugno, who easily beat Breukink to become the first rider to win two stages at that year's Tour. Breukink meanwhile gained 18 seconds on Delgado and therefore moved into third place overall.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=212–214}}{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=181}}

The next day, the peloton equally made a slow start to the stage, with the first real attack coming more than halfway into the race, after {{convert|110|km|mi|abbr=on}}. Fifteen riders broke away from the field, including van der Poel, Pensec, [[Tony Rominger]] ({{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990|nolink=yes}}), and Bontempi. After {{convert|153|km|mi|abbr=on}}, the group had swollen to 24 riders. Bontempi, formerly a very good sprinter, but now considered past his prime, attacked from the breakaway and went solo to the finish, where he won the stage, 1:28 minutes ahead of [[Dag Otto Lauritzen]] ({{UCI team code|MOT|1990|nolink=yes}}). During the stage, the Tour circumvented another blockade by sheep farmers, which only managed to hold up the press caravan, but did not influence the race.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=214–216}}

The individual time trial on the penultimate day, stage 20, became decisive for the race's outcome. LeMond easily made up the five seconds needed to overcome Chiappucci at the top of the standings. He finished fifth on the day, 2:21 minutes ahead of Chiappucci, who was 17th.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abt |first1=Samuel |title=Cycling; LeMond Takes the Tour Lead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/22/sports/cycling-lemond-takes-the-tour-lead.html |access-date=30 March 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=22 July 1990|ref=none}}</ref> Erik Breukink claimed the stage victory, 28 seconds ahead of his teammate Alcalá, with Lejarreta in third, ahead of Induráin. Delgado was eighth fastest, 2:21 behind Breukink, which put him in fourth place overall and left him just short of making the final podium for the fourth year in a row. Through their strong performances, Alcalá and Induráin returned to the top-ten riders in the general classification.{{sfn|Abt|1991|pp=185–186}}{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|pp=217–219}}
{{quote box|quote=1990 was the most satisfying of my Tour wins. 1989 was exciting, 1986 was hard emotionally, but 1990 was the one I enjoyed the most.|source=– [[Greg LeMond]], speaking about the 1990 Tour de France<ref name=classic/>|width=30%|align=right}}
The final stage to Paris was by tradition a ceremonial one, apart for the final section on the [[Champs-Élysées]], when the stage victory is decided. [[Stephen Hodge (cyclist)|Stephen Hodge]] tried to break away in Paris, in an attempt to make up the 16 seconds his {{UCI team code|ONC|1990|nolink=yes}} team trailed {{UCI team code|C.A|1990|nolink=yes}} in the [[Team classification in the Tour de France|team classification]], but he was not successful. The stage came down to a sprint, won by Museeuw, ahead of [[Adriano Baffi]] ({{UCI team code|ARI|1990|nolink=yes}}) and Olaf Ludwig. It was the only time during that year's Tour that a stage finished in a mass sprint.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=188}} LeMond crossed the finish line safely in the middle of the field, his arms aloft in celebration at his third overall Tour victory.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=222}}{{sfn|Abt|1990|p=222}} 156 riders out of 198 starters reached the finish in Paris.{{sfn|Bacon|2014|p=190}} In last place, the ''[[lanterne rouge]]'', was [[Rodolfo Massi]] ({{UCI team code|ARI|1990|nolink=yes}}).{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=225}} Four teams managed to reach Paris with all nine riders: {{UCI team code|LTS|1990|nolink=yes}}, {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990|nolink=yes}}, {{UCI team code|MOT|1990|nolink=yes}}, and {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990|nolink=yes}}.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=39}}

LeMond had won the Tour without taking a stage win. Since the end of World War II, only [[Roger Walkowiak]] ([[1956 Tour de France|1956]]), [[Gastone Nencini]] ([[1960 Tour de France|1960]]), and [[Lucien Aimar]] ([[1966 Tour de France|1966]]) had done so.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=223}}{{sfn|Fife|2000|p=239}} He countered criticism that he had not shown enough fighting spirit by not taking an individual stage win, saying: "If I had worried about individual stage victories, it's possible I would have lost the Tour de France."{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=188}} Particular praise was given after the Tour to Miguel Induráin, who some, such as his biographer [[Alasdair Fotheringham]], speculated could have challenged for the overall victory had he not worked for Delgado, in particular on the stage to Alpe d'Huez, where he lost 12 minutes.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2008|p=197}}{{sfn|Fotheringham|2017|p=99}}

==Classification leadership and minor prizes==

There were four main classifications in the 1990 Tour de France.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=452–455}} The most important was the [[general classification in the Tour de France|general classification]], calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=452–453}} Time bonuses were distributed to the first three finishers of each stage that was not a mountain stage or a time trial. The winner received a 20-second time bonus, with 12 seconds for second and eight seconds for third place respectively.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|pp=128–129}} These bonuses were reduced to 12, 8, and 4 seconds on stage 1, since two stages were held on the same day.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=79}} In addition, time bonuses could be won at intermediate sprints during the first half of the race. The first three riders across the line were granted a bonus of 6, 4, and 2 seconds respectively.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=183}}
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-0422-029, Olaf Ludwig.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Olaf Ludwig]] (''pictured at the 1988 [[Peace Race]]'') won the [[points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]].]]
The [[points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]] was calculated in another way: the first cyclists to finish in a stage received points, based on their rank and the type of stage. Flat stages awarded the winner 35 points, down to one point for 25th place. On medium mountain stages, 25 points were given to the winner, down to one point for 20th place. On a mountainous stage, the first rider across the finish received 20 points, down to one point for 15th place. In time trials, 15 points were given to the winner, down to one point for tenth place.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=154}} All stages, except time trials, also had one or more intermediate sprints, where some points could be won. All road stages included two intermediate sprints, except for stage 5 with eight sprints.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=184}} The first three riders across the intermediate sprint line received 6, 4, and 2 points respectively.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=182}} The cyclist with the most points led the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=453–454}} Olaf Ludwig won the classification with 256 points, 35 points ahead of Museeuw.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=225}} The [[Intermediate sprints classification in the Tour de France|intermediate sprints classification]], held until the year before, was abandoned for 1990.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=454–455}}

Additionally, there was the [[mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains classification]]. The organisation ranked climbs by difficulty, with the hardest ascents rated ''hors catégorie'' and the easiest as fourth category. Points for this classification were won by the cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first. An ''hors catégorie'' climb gave the first rider across 40 points, down to one point for 15th place. First-category mountains awarded 30 points for the first rider, with second-, third-, and fourth-category giving out 20, 10, and 5 points respectively to the first across the summit.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=164}} The cyclist with the most points led the classification, and wore a white jersey with red [[polka dot]]s.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|p=454}} Thierry Claveyrolat won the classification with 321 points, while Chiappucci placed second on 179 points.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=226}}

There was also the [[young rider classification in the Tour de France|young rider classification]]. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1966 were eligible.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=454–455}} Until 1988, the leader of this classification had worn a white jersey, while in 1989, the leader was highlighted by wearing the logo of the [[European Union]] on his shoulder. Both were not used in the 1990 Tour.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=177}} Gilles Delion won the classification, finishing in 15th place on the general classification.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Barry |title=Gilles Delion and the road not taken |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/gilles-delion-and-the-road-not-taken/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=30 March 2020 |date=21 February 2017}}</ref>

The 1989 Tour had included the [[Combination classification in the Tour de France|combination classification]], which was also no longer run.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=454–455}} Both the intermediate sprint as well as the combination classification were scrapped to allow for more prize money to be paid out to the other classifications, a move instigated by new race director [[Jean-Marie Leblanc]], who had taken over the position in late 1988. The 1990 Tour was the first run completely under his control.{{sfn|Abt|2013|pp=15–17}}

For the [[Team classification in the Tour de France|team classification]], the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|pp=148–149}} The riders in the team that led this classification wore yellow [[Casquette|caps]].{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|p=455}} {{UCI team code|C.A|1990|nolink=yes}} won the classification, just 16 seconds ahead of {{UCI team code|ONC|1990|nolink=yes}}.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=226}}

In addition, there was a [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|combativity award]] given after each [[Mass start|mass-start]] stage to the cyclist considered the most combative. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|pp=211–216}} Eduardo Chozas won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award.{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=81}} The [[Souvenir Henri Desgrange]] was given in honour of Tour founder [[Henri Desgrange]] to the first rider to pass the summit of the [[Col du Tourmalet]] on stage 16. This prize was won by Miguel Ángel Martínez Torres.{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=188}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Una jornada para destrozar|trans-title=A day to destroy|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1990/07/17/MD19900717-042.pdf|work=[[Mundo Deportivo|El Mundo Deportivo]]|date=17 July 1990|page=42|language=es}}</ref>

The Tour de France paid out [[French franc|F]]10,073,450 as prize money in total, two million of which went to the winner of the general classification (about $363,000 or £200,000 at the time).{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=44}} The prizes were mainly raised by the fees paid by departure and arrival cities along the course of the race. 550,000 francs had to be paid to host both the start and finish of a stage, with 300,000 francs asked for just one of the two.<ref name="elpaisprologue">{{cite news |last1=Fernández |first1=Juan José |title=Lemond dio su primer aviso en la prólogo |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1990/07/01/deportes/646783212_850215.html |trans-title=Lemond gave his first notice in the prologue |access-date=13 March 2020 |work=[[El País]] |date=1 July 1990 |language=es}}</ref> $75,000 each came from the entry fees paid by the teams to compete.{{sfn|Abt|1991|p=44}} Eventually, {{UCI team code|C.A|1990|nolink=yes}} received the biggest share of prize money, £248,480, ahead of {{UCI team code|CAR|1990|nolink=yes}}'s £115,830. Last in the list was {{UCI team code|Seur|1990|nolink=yes}}, who gathered only £2,207.{{sfn|Nicholson|1991|p=220}} The overall budget of the Tour was around £10,000,000.{{sfn|Smith|2009|p=104}}

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|+Classification leadership by stage<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour de France 1990 – Leaders overview|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/1990/gc/stages/leaders-overview|website=ProCyclingStats|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216224325/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/1990/gc/stages/leaders-overview|archive-date=16 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Martin|1990|pp=122–123}}<ref name="tdf-statistics">{{cite web|last=van den Akker|first=Pieter|title=Informatie over de Tour de France van 1990|trans-title=Information about the Tour de France from 1990|url=http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1990|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302051148/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1990|archive-date=2 March 2019|language=nl|website=TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl|access-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:1%;" rowspan="2" | Stage
! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | Winner
! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | [[General classification in the Tour de France|General classification]]<br>[[File:Jersey yellow.svg|25px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey.]]
! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | [[Points classification in the Tour de France|Points classification]]<br>[[File:Jersey green.svg|25px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey]]
! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|Mountains classification]]<br>[[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|25px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots.]]
! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | [[Young rider classification in the Tour de France|Young rider classification]]{{efn|A white jersey was not awarded to the leader of the young rider classification between [[1989 Tour de France|1989]] and [[1999 Tour de France|1999]].{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=454–455}}|name="white-jersey"}}
! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | [[Team classification in the Tour de France|Team classification]]<!-- no yellow number bib given before 2006 -->
! scope="col" style="width:12%;" colspan="2" | [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity]]<!-- no red number bib given before 1998 -->
|-
! scope="col" style="width:12%;" | Award
! scope="col" style="width:12%;" | Classification
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Prologue|P]]
| [[Thierry Marie]]
|style="background:#FFEB64;"| [[Thierry Marie]]
|style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan=1| [[Thierry Marie]]
| ''no award''
| rowspan=10| [[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]
| {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}}
| colspan="2"|''no award''
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 1|1]]
| [[Frans Maassen]]
|style="background:#FFEB64;" rowspan=9| [[Steve Bauer]]
|style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan=2| [[Frans Maassen]]
|style="background:#FFA8A4;" rowspan=5| [[Claudio Chiappucci]]
| {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}}
| [[Steve Bauer]]
| rowspan=2| [[Steve Bauer]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 2|2]]
| {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}}
| rowspan=3| {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}}
| ''no award''
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 3|3]]
| [[Moreno Argentin]]
| style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan=19| [[Olaf Ludwig]]
| [[Moreno Argentin]]
| [[Moreno Argentin]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 4|4]]
| [[Johan Museeuw]]
| [[Søren Lilholt]]
| [[Søren Lilholt]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 5|5]]
| [[Gerrit Solleveld]]
| rowspan=5| {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}}
| [[Gerrit Solleveld]]
| [[Gerrit Solleveld]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 6|6]]
| [[Jelle Nijdam]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;" rowspan=4| [[Dimitri Konyshev]]
| [[Jesper Skibby]]
| rowspan=2| [[Søren Lilholt]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 7|7]]
| [[Raúl Alcalá]]
| ''no award''
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 8|8]]
| [[Olaf Ludwig]]
| [[Michel Vermote]]
| rowspan=3| [[Michel Vermote]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 9|9]]
| [[Massimo Ghirotto]]
| [[Eduardo Chozas]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10#Stage 10|10]]
| [[Thierry Claveyrolat]]
| style="background:#FFEB64;" rowspan=2| [[Ronan Pensec]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;" rowspan=12| [[Thierry Claveyrolat]]
| rowspan=12| [[Gilles Delion]]
| rowspan=12| {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}}
| [[Thierry Claveyrolat]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 11|11]]
| [[Gianni Bugno]]
| [[Thierry Claveyrolat]]
| rowspan=4| [[Thierry Claveyrolat]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 12|12]]
| [[Erik Breukink]]
| style="background:#FFEB64;" rowspan=8| [[Claudio Chiappucci]]
| ''no award''
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 13|13]]
| [[Eduardo Chozas]]
| [[Greg LeMond]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 14|14]]
| [[Marino Lejarreta]]
| [[Jean-Claude Bagot]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 15|15]]
| [[Charly Mottet]]
| [[Charly Mottet]]
| rowspan=7| [[Eduardo Chozas]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 16|16]]
| [[Miguel Induráin]]
| [[Claudio Chiappucci]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 17|17]]
| [[Dmitri Konychev]]
| [[Óscar Vargas (cyclist)|Óscar Vargas]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 18|18]]
| [[Gianni Bugno]]
| [[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 19|19]]
| [[Guido Bontempi]]
| [[Guido Bontempi]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 20|20]]
| [[Erik Breukink]]
| style="background:#FFEB64;" rowspan=2| [[Greg LeMond]]
| ''no award''
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21#Stage 21|21]]
| [[Johan Museeuw]]
| [[Thomas Wegmüller]]
|-
! colspan="2" | Final
! style="background:#FFDB00;"| [[Greg LeMond]]
! style="background:#46E800;"| [[Olaf Ludwig]]
! style="background:#FF3E33;"| {{font color|white|Thierry Claveyrolat|link=yes}}
! [[Gilles Delion]]
! {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}}
! colspan="2" | [[Eduardo Chozas]]
|}

==Final standings==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
| [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey.]]
| Denotes the winner of the [[General classification in the Tour de France|general classification]]
| [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey.]]
| Denotes the winner of the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]]
|-
| [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots.]]
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | Denotes the winner of the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains classification]]
|}

===General classification===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:44em;margin-bottom:0;"
|+ Final general classification (1–10)<ref name="letour-class-final">{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1990 – Stage 21 Brétigny-sur-Orge > Paris|url=http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1990/2100/etape.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=2 April 2020|archive-date=2 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402222257/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1990/2100/etape.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{Flag athlete|[[Greg LeMond]]|USA}} [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey.]] || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 90h 43' 20"
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{Flag athlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 16"
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{Flag athlete|[[Erik Breukink]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 29"
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{Flag athlete|[[Pedro Delgado]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 5' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{Flag athlete|[[Marino Lejarreta]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 5' 05"
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{Flag athlete|[[Eduardo Chozas]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 9' 14"
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gianni Bugno]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 9' 39"
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{Flag athlete|[[Raúl Alcalá]]|MEX}} || {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 11' 14"
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{Flag athlete|[[Claude Criquielion]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 12' 04"
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{Flag athlete|[[Miguel Induráin]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 12' 47"
|}
{| class="collapsible collapsed wikitable" style="width:44em;margin-top:-1px;"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Final general classification (11–156)<ref name="letour-class-final" />
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-|-
! scope="row" | 11
| {{Flag athlete|[[Andrew Hampsten]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 12' 54"
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| {{Flag athlete|[[Pello Ruiz]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 13' 39"
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| {{Flag athlete|[[Fabio Parra]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 14' 35"
|-
! scope="row" | 14
| {{Flag athlete|[[Fabrice Philipot]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|CAS|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 15' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 15
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gilles Delion]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|HEL|1991}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 16' 57"
|-
! scope="row" | 16
| {{Flag athlete|[[William Palacio]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 19' 43"
|-
! scope="row" | 17
| {{Flag athlete|[[Johan Bruyneel]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 20' 24"
|-
! scope="row" | 18
| {{Flag athlete|[[Roberto Conti]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 20' 43"
|-
! scope="row" | 19
| {{Flag athlete|[[Éric Boyer]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 22' 09"
|-
! scope="row" | 20
| {{Flag athlete|[[Ronan Pensec]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 22' 54"
|-
! scope="row" | 21
| {{Flag athlete|[[Thierry Claveyrolat]]|FRA}} [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots.]] || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 23' 33"
|-
! scope="row" | 22
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jérôme Simon]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 27' 23"
|-
! scope="row" | 23
| {{Flag athlete|[[Pascal Lino]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 30' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 24
| {{Flag athlete|[[Anselmo Fuerte]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 31' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 25
| {{Flag athlete|[[Dmitri Konychev]]|URS}} || {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}  || style="text-align:right;" | + 31' 21"
|-
! scope="row" | 26
| {{Flag athlete|[[Atle Kvålsvoll]]|NOR}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 32' 03"
|-
! scope="row" | 27
| {{Flag athlete|[[Steve Bauer]]|CAN}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 34' 05"
|-
! scope="row" | 28
| {{Flag athlete|[[Abelardo Rondon]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 35' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 29
| {{Flag athlete|[[Miguel Ángel Martínez Torres|Miguel Ángel Martínez]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 38' 39"
|-
! scope="row" | 30
| {{Flag athlete|[[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Sean Kelly]]|IRE}} || {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 38' 42"
|-
! scope="row" | 31
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jörg Müller (cyclist)|Jörg Müller]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 39' 50"
|-
! scope="row" | 32
| {{Flag athlete|[[Nelson Rodríguez]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 39' 56"
|-
! scope="row" | 33
| {{Flag athlete|[[Steven Rooks]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 42' 09"
|-
! scope="row" | 34
| {{Flag athlete|[[Stephen Hodge (cyclist)|Stephen Hodge]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 44' 22"
|-
! scope="row" | 35
| {{Flag athlete|[[Pascal Simon]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|CAS|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 45' 47"
|-
! scope="row" | 36
| {{Flag athlete|[[Patrick Robeet]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 46' 59"
|-
! scope="row" | 37
| {{Flag athlete|[[Reynel Montoya]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 50' 16"
|-
! scope="row" | 38
| {{Flag athlete|[[Óscar Vargas (cyclist)|Óscar Vargas]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 52' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 39
| {{Flag athlete|[[Bruno Cornillet]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 53' 00"
|-
! scope="row" | 40
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gerardo Moncada (cyclist)|Gerardo Moncada]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 53' 36"
|-
! scope="row" | 41
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jesús Rodríguez (cyclist)|Jesús Rodríguez]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 53' 44"
|-
! scope="row" | 42
| {{Flag athlete|[[Beat Breu]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 59' 13"
|-
! scope="row" | 43
| {{Flag athlete|[[Rudy Dhaenens]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 59' 51"
|-
! scope="row" | 44
| {{Flag athlete|[[Stephen Roche]]|IRE}} || {{UCI team code|Sigma|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 00' 07"
|-
! scope="row" | 45
| {{Flag athlete|[[Piotr Ugrumov]]|URS}} || {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}  || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 01' 42"
|-
! scope="row" | 46
| {{Flag athlete|[[Omar Pablo Hernandez]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 02' 46"
|-
! scope="row" | 47
| {{Flag athlete|[[Philippe Louviot]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|LVC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 03' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 48
| {{Flag athlete|[[Álvaro Mejía (cyclist)|Alvaro Mejia]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 05' 04"
|-
! scope="row" | 49
| {{Flag athlete|[[Charly Mottet]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 06' 57"
|-
! scope="row" | 50
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jean-Claude Colotti]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 08' 31"
|-
! scope="row" | 51
| {{Flag athlete|[[Pascal Lance]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|LVC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 09' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 52
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jean-Claude Bagot]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 10' 21"
|-
! scope="row" | 53
| {{Flag athlete|[[Carlos Jaramillo]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 10' 47"
|-
! scope="row" | 54
| {{Flag athlete|[[Guy Nulens]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 10' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 55
| {{Flag athlete|[[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]|URS}} || {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 14' 32"
|-
! scope="row" | 56
| {{Flag athlete|[[Dag Otto Lauritzen]]|NOR}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 15' 25"
|-
! scope="row" | 57
| {{Flag athlete|[[Toni Rominger]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 15' 51"
|-
! scope="row" | 58
| {{Flag athlete|[[Michel Dernies]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 17' 44"
|-
! scope="row" | 59
| {{Flag athlete|[[Dominique Arnaud]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 18' 28"
|-
! scope="row" | 60
| {{Flag athlete|[[Brian Holm]]|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|Sigma|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 20' 54"
|-
! scope="row" | 61
| {{Flag athlete|[[Mauro Gianetti]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|HEL|1991}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 21' 06"
|-
! scope="row" | 62
| {{Flag athlete|[[Marc Sergeant]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 21' 26"
|-
! scope="row" | 63
| {{Flag athlete|[[Vicente-Juan Ridaura]]|ESP}} || Seur || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 21' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 64
| {{Flag athlete|[[Frans Maassen]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 22' 14"
|-
! scope="row" | 65
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 22' 34"
|-
! scope="row" | 66
| {{Flag athlete|[[Maarten Ducrot]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 23' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 67
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gerrit de Vries (cyclist)|Gerrit de Vries]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 23' 54"
|-
! scope="row" | 68
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jos Haex]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 25' 04"
|-
! scope="row" | 69
| {{Flag athlete|[[Alessandro Giannelli]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 25' 12"
|-
! scope="row" | 70
| {{Flag athlete|[[William Pulido]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 29' 36"
|-
! scope="row" | 71
| {{Flag athlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 30' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 72
| {{Flag athlete|[[Alberto Elli]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 30' 40"
|-
! scope="row" | 73
| {{Flag athlete|[[Luc Leblanc]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|CAS|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 31' 13"
|-
! scope="row" | 74
| {{Flag athlete|[[Alberto Volpi]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 31' 19"
|-
! scope="row" | 75
| {{Flag athlete|[[Marcello Siboni]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 33' 12"
|-
! scope="row" | 76
| {{Flag athlete|[[Roberto Gusmeroli]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 33' 16"
|-
! scope="row" | 77
| {{Flag athlete|[[Denis Roux]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|LVC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 33' 30"
|-
! scope="row" | 78
| {{Flag athlete|[[Melcior Mauri]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 33' 40"
|-
! scope="row" | 79
| {{Flag athlete|[[Juan Carlos Castillo]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 34' 19"
|-
! scope="row" | 80
| {{Flag athlete|[[Davide Cassani]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 34' 21"
|-
! scope="row" | 81
| {{Flag athlete|[[Johan Museeuw]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 35' 10"
|-
! scope="row" | 82
| {{Flag athlete|[[Laurent Biondi]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|Sigma|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 35' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 83
| {{Flag athlete|[[Ron Kiefel]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 39' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 84
| {{Flag athlete|[[Roland Le Clerc]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|LVC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 39' 28"
|-
! scope="row" | 85
| {{Flag athlete|[[Søren Lilholt]]|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|Sigma|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 40' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 86
| {{Flag athlete|[[Nestor Oswaldo Mora]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 40' 50"
|-
! scope="row" | 87
| {{Flag athlete|[[Uwe Raab]]|DDR}} || {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 41' 05"
|-
! scope="row" | 88
| {{Flag athlete|[[Mario Kummer]]|DDR}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 42' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 89
| {{Flag athlete|[[José Urea]]|ESP}} || Seur || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 42' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 90
| {{Flag athlete|[[Herminio Diaz]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 43' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 91
| {{Flag athlete|[[Frédéric Brun (cyclist, born 1957)|Frédéric Brun]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 43' 52"
|-
! scope="row" | 92
| {{Flag athlete|[[José-Luis Rodriguez]]|ESP}} || Seur || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 44' 16"
|-
! scope="row" | 93
| {{Flag athlete|[[Peter Roes]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 45' 22"
|-
! scope="row" | 94
| {{Flag athlete|[[Kurt Steinmann]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 45' 44"
|-
! scope="row" | 95
| {{Flag athlete|[[Massimo Ghirotto]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 46' 57"
|-
! scope="row" | 96
| {{Flag athlete|[[Marino Alonso]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 47' 19"
|-
! scope="row" | 97
| {{Flag athlete|[[Willem Van Eynde]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 47' 48"
|-
! scope="row" | 98
| {{Flag athlete|[[Juan Martínez Oliver|Juan Martinéz]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 48' 34"
|-
! scope="row" | 99
| {{Flag athlete|[[Giancarlo Perini]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 49' 17"
|-
! scope="row" | 100
| {{Flag athlete|[[Eric Van Lancker]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 50' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 101
| {{Flag athlete|[[Edwig Van Hooydonck]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 53' 05"
|-
! scope="row" | 102
| {{Flag athlete|[[Bruno Cenghialta]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 53' 46"
|-
! scope="row" | 103
| {{Flag athlete|[[Laurent Pillon]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|Sigma|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 53' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 104
| {{Flag athlete|[[François Lemarchand]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 54' 12"
|-
! scope="row" | 105
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jan Schur]]|DDR}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 54' 13"
|-
! scope="row" | 106
| {{Flag athlete|[[Paul Haghedooren]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|Sigma|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 54' 29"
|-
! scope="row" | 107
| {{Flag athlete|[[Thierry Laurent]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 55' 43"
|-
! scope="row" | 108
| {{Flag athlete|[[Acácio da Silva]]|POR}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 56' 25"
|-
! scope="row" | 109
| {{Flag athlete|[[Valerio Piva]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 57' 31"
|-
! scope="row" | 110
| {{Flag athlete|[[Carlo Bomans]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 58' 24"
|-
! scope="row" | 111
| {{Flag athlete|[[Adri van der Poel]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 58' 31"
|-
! scope="row" | 112
| {{Flag athlete|[[Thomas Wegmüller]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 59' 03"
|-
! scope="row" | 113
| {{Flag athlete|[[Henri Manders]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|HEL|1991}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 59' 15"
|-
! scope="row" | 114
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jan Goessens]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 01' 19"
|-
! scope="row" | 115
| {{Flag athlete|[[Twan Poels]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 02' 28"
|-
! scope="row" | 116
| {{Flag athlete|[[Andy Bishop (cyclist)|Andy Bishop]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 03' 10"
|-
! scope="row" | 117
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gerrit Solleveld]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 04' 50"
|-
! scope="row" | 118
| {{Flag athlete|[[Giuseppe Calcaterra]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 04' 51"
|-
! scope="row" | 119
| {{Flag athlete|[[Sean Yates]]|GBR}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 05' 43"
|-
! scope="row" | 120
| {{Flag athlete|[[Wilfried Peeters]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|Sigma|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 05' 43"
|-
! scope="row" | 121
| {{Flag athlete|[[Thierry Marie]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|CAS|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 06' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 122
| {{Flag athlete|[[Guido Bontempi]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 08' 05"
|-
! scope="row" | 123
| {{Flag athlete|[[Patrick Tolhoek]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 08' 10"
|-
! scope="row" | 124
| {{Flag athlete|[[Pablo Moreno (cyclist)|Pablo Moreno]]|ESP}} || Seur || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 08' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 125
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jos van Aert]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 09' 31"
|-
! scope="row" | 126
| {{Flag athlete|[[Alexandre Trubine]]|URS}} || {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}  || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 11' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 127
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jelle Nijdam]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 11' 12"
|-
! scope="row" | 128
| {{Flag athlete|[[Martin Schalkers]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 12' 32"
|-
! scope="row" | 129
| {{Flag athlete|[[Patrick Verschueren]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 13' 06"
|-
! scope="row" | 130
| {{Flag athlete|[[Erich Mächler]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 13' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 131
| {{Flag athlete|[[Mauro-Antonio Santaromita]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 14' 45"
|-
! scope="row" | 132
| {{Flag athlete|[[Bob Roll]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 14' 50"
|-
! scope="row" | 133
| {{Flag athlete|[[Vincent Barteau]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|CAS|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 17' 41"
|-
! scope="row" | 134
| {{Flag athlete|[[Adriano Baffi]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 18' 39"
|-
! scope="row" | 135
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jose-Ángel Sarrapio]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 20' 22"
|-
! scope="row" | 136
| {{Flag athlete|[[Andreas Kappes]]|FRG}} || {{UCI team code|LVC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 20' 55"
|-
! scope="row" | 137
| {{Flag athlete|[[Peter De Clercq]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 21' 26"
|-
! scope="row" | 138
| {{Flag athlete|[[Antonio Miguel Diaz]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 22' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 139
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jean-Claude Leclercq]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|HEL|1991}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 23' 36"
|-
! scope="row" | 140
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gert Jakobs]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 24' 04"
|-
! scope="row" | 141
| {{Flag athlete|[[Olaf Ludwig]]|DDR}} [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey.]] || {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 26' 33"
|-
! scope="row" | 142
| {{Flag athlete|[[Norman Alvis]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 26' 41"
|-
! scope="row" | 143
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jan Siemons]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 27' 30"
|-
! scope="row" | 144
| {{Flag athlete|[[Michel Vermote]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 32' 12"
|-
! scope="row" | 145
| {{Flag athlete|[[Djamolidine Abduzhaparov]]|UZB}} || {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}  || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 32' 48"
|-
! scope="row" | 146
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jean-Paul van Poppel]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 34' 55"
|-
! scope="row" | 147
| {{Flag athlete|[[Giovanni Fidanza]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 35' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 148
| {{Flag athlete|[[Vassili Jdanov]]|UKR}} || {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}  || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 42' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 149
| {{Flag athlete|[[Christian Chaubet]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|LVC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 43' 40"
|-
! scope="row" | 150
| {{Flag athlete|[[Hendrik Redant]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 47' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 151
| {{Flag athlete|[[Nikolai Golovatenko]]|URS}} || {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}  || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 49' 08"
|-
! scope="row" | 152
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jesús Rosado]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 56' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 153
| {{Flag athlete|[[Davis Phinney]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 59' 29"
|-
! scope="row" | 154
| {{Flag athlete|[[Maximilian Sciandri]]|GBR}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 00' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 155
| {{Flag athlete|[[Antonio Espejo (cyclist)|Antonio Espejo]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 13' 27"
|-
! scope="row" | 156
| {{Flag athlete|[[Rodolfo Massi]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 16' 26"
|}
{{columns-start}}

===Points classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Final points classification (1–10)<ref name="bri">{{cite news|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdf1990.html|title=1990 Tour de France|access-date=11 April 2012|work=Bike Race Info|first=Bill|last=McGann}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{Flag athlete|[[Olaf Ludwig]]|DDR}} [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey.]] || {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 256
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{Flag athlete|[[Johan Museeuw]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 221
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{Flag athlete|[[Erik Breukink]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 118
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jean-Claude Colotti]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 117
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{Flag athlete|[[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Sean Kelly]]|IRE}} || {{UCI team code|PDM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 116
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{Flag athlete|[[Greg LeMond]]|USA}} [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey.]] || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 108
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{Flag athlete|[[Giovanni Fidanza]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 108
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{Flag athlete|[[Adriano Baffi]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 107
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{Flag athlete|[[Adri van der Poel]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|Weinmann|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 105
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{Flag athlete|[[Davis Phinney]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 87
|}
{{column}}

===Mountains classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Final mountains classification (1–10)<ref name="bri"/>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{Flag athlete|[[Thierry Claveyrolat]]|FRA}} [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots.]] || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 321
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{Flag athlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 179
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{Flag athlete|[[Roberto Conti]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ARI|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 160
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{Flag athlete|[[Miguel Induráin]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 153
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{Flag athlete|[[Greg LeMond]]|USA}} [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey.]] || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 135
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{Flag athlete|[[Johan Bruyneel]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 124
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{Flag athlete|[[Dmitri Konychev]]|URS}} || {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}  || style="text-align:right;" | 118
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{Flag athlete|[[Reynel Montoya]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 105
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{Flag athlete|[[Marino Lejarreta]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 94
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{Flag athlete|[[Eduardo Chozas]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 90
|}

{{columns-end}}
{{columns-start}}

===Young rider classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Final young rider classification (1–10)<ref name="bri"/>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gilles Delion]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|HEL|1991}}|| style="text-align:right;" | 91h 00' 17"
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{Flag athlete|[[Pascal Lino]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 13' 41"
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{Flag athlete|[[Dmitri Konychev]]|URS}} || {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}  || style="text-align:right;" | + 14' 14"
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{Flag athlete|[[Miguel Ángel Martínez Torres|Miguel Ángel Martínez]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 21' 42"
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{Flag athlete|[[Álvaro Mejía (cyclist)|Alvaro Mejia]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 48' 07"
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{Flag athlete|[[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]|URS}} || {{UCI team code|PSC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 57' 35"
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gerrit de Vries (cyclist)|Gerrit de Vries]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 06' 57"
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{Flag athlete|[[Luc Leblanc]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|CAS|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 14' 16"
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{Flag athlete|[[Roberto Gusmeroli]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|Chateau d'Ax|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 16' 10"
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{Flag athlete|[[Melcior Mauri]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 16' 43"
|}

{{column}}

===Team classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Final team classification (1–10)<ref name="bri"/>
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
! scope="row" |1
|{{UCI team code|C.A|1990}}|| style="text-align:right;" | 272h 21' 21"
|-
! scope="row" |2
|{{UCI team code|ONC|1990}}|| style="text-align:right;" | + 16"
|-
! scope="row" |3
|{{UCI team code|GCE|1990}}|| style="text-align:right;" | + 23' 44"
|-
! scope="row" |4
|{{UCI team code|PDM|1990}}|| style="text-align:right;" | + 33' 05"
|-
! scope="row" |5
|{{UCI team code|RMO|1990}}|| style="text-align:right;" | + 56' 31"
|-
! scope="row" |6
|{{UCI team code|Postobón|1990}}|| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 09' 36"
|-
! scope="row" |7
|{{UCI team code|LOT|1990}}|| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 15' 09"
|-
! scope="row" |8
|{{UCI team code|CAS|1990}}|| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 43' 47"
|-
! scope="row" |9
|{{UCI team code|MOT|1990}}|| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 48' 31"
|-
! scope="row" |10
|{{UCI team code|HEL|1991}}|| style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 02' 30"
|}

{{columns-end}}

===Combativity classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Final combativity classification (1–10)<ref name="bri" />
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{Flag athlete|[[Eduardo Chozas]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 37
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{Flag athlete|[[Thierry Claveyrolat]]|FRA}} [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots.]] || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 30
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{Flag athlete|[[Dmitri Konychev]]|URS}} || {{UCI team code|Alfa Lum|1990}}  || style="text-align:right;" | 27
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{Flag athlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 24
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jean-Claude Colotti]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 23
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{Flag athlete|[[Charly Mottet]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 22
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{Flag athlete|[[Michel Vermote]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|RMO|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 21
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{Flag athlete|[[Greg LeMond]]|USA}} [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey.]] || {{UCI team code|C.A|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 19
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{Flag athlete|[[Søren Lilholt]]|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|Sigma|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 19
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{Flag athlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1990}} || style="text-align:right;" | 17
|}

==Doping and penalties==
No rider tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during doping tests at the 1990 Tour.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=91}} [[Eric Vanderaerden]] ({{UCI team code|RAB|1990|nolink=yes}}) was expelled from the race on stage 11 for repeatedly holding on to the doors of team cars during the ascent to Alpe d'Huez.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uitvallers Tour |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000029553:mpeg21:p009 |access-date=9 April 2020 |work=[[NRC Handelsblad]] |date=12 July 1990 |page=9 |language=nl|trans-title=Dropouts Tour|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref>{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=97}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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* {{cite book|first=Samuel|last=Abt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t7AqAAAAYAAJ|title=Tour de France: Three Weeks to Glory|year=1991|publisher=Bicycle Books|location=Mill Valley, California|isbn=978-0-933201-39-2}}
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* {{cite book|last1=Vespini|first1=Jean-Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UJ1mPgAACAAJ|title=The Tour is Won on the Alpe: Alpe d'Huez and the Classic Battles of the Tour de France|date=2008|publisher=Velo Press|location=Boulder, Colorado|isbn=978-1-934030-23-3}}
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{{refend}}

==Further reading==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book|last1=Liggett|first1=Phil|author-link1=Phil Liggett|last2=Wilcockson|first2=John|author-link2=John Wilcockson|last3=Guinness|first3=Rupert|title=The Cycling Year: A Record of the 1990 Cycle Racing Season|year=1990|publisher=Springfield Books|location=London|isbn=978-0-947655-21-1}}
{{refend}}

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