1991 Tour de France
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The 1991 Tour de France was the 78th Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

, taking place July 6 to July 28, 1991. The total race distance was 22 stages over 3914 km, with riders averaging 38.747 km/h.

Stages

Stage results
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner
P 6 July Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

Individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

 
5 km (3.1 mi)
1 7 July Lyon
Plain stage
115 km (71.5 mi)
2 7 July Bron
Bron
Bron is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies east of Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side. It forms part of the Urban Community of Lyon.-History:...

 – Chassieu
Chassieu
Chassieu is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France....

Team time trial
Team time trial
A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...

 
36 km (22.4 mi) Ariostea
3 8 July Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the department.-History:The current location of...

 – Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....

Plain stage
211 km (131.1 mi)
4 9 July Dijon – Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....

Plain stage
286 km (177.7 mi)
5 10 July Reims – Valenciennes
Valenciennes
Valenciennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded...

Plain stage
149 km (92.6 mi)
6 11 July Arras
Arras
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect...

 – Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...

Plain stage
259 km (160.9 mi)
7 12 July Le Havre – Argentan
Argentan
Argentan is a commune, and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondissement in the Orne department in north-western France.Argentan is located NE of Rennes, ENE of the Mont Saint-Michel, SE of Cherbourg, SSE of Caen, SW of Rouen and N of Le Mans....

Plain stage
167 km (103.8 mi)
8 13 July Argentan – Alencon
Alençon
Alençon is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon .-History:...

Individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

 
73 km (45.4 mi)
9 14 July Alencon – Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...

Plain stage
161 km (100 mi)
10 15 July Rennes – Quimper
Quimper
Quimper is a commune and capital of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Administration:Quimper is the prefecture of the Finistère department.-Geography:...

Plain stage
208 km (129.2 mi)
11 16 July Quimper – St Herblain
Plain stage
246 km (152.9 mi)
12 18 July Pau – Jaca
Jaca
Jaca is a city of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca...

Stage with mountain(s)
192 km (119.3 mi)
13 19 July Jaca – Val Louron
Stage with mountain(s)
232 km (144.2 mi)
14 20 July St Gaudens – Castres
Castres
Castres is a commune, and arrondissement capital in the Tarn department and Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It lies in the former French province of Languedoc....

Plain stage
173 km (107.5 mi)
15 21 July Albi – Ales
Alès
Alès is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as Alais.-Geography:...

Hilly stage
235 km (146 mi)
16 22 July Ales – Gap
Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...

Plain stage
215 km (133.6 mi)
17 23 July Gap – L'Alpe d'Huez
Stage with mountain(s)
125 km (77.7 mi)
18 24 July Bourg d'Oisans – Morzine
Morzine
Morzine is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France with panoramic mountain views, modern ski facilities and hotels and restaurants. The ski resort of Avoriaz is located on the territory of the commune...

Stage with mountain(s)
255 km (158.5 mi)
19 25 July Morzine – Aix les Bains
Hilly stage
177 km (110 mi)
20 26 July Aix les Bains – Mâcon
Hilly stage
160 km (99.4 mi)
21 27 July Lugny
Lugny, Saône-et-Loire
Lugny is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

 – Macon
Individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

 
57 km (35.4 mi)
22 28 July Melun
Melun
Melun is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, Melun is the capital of the department, as the seat of an arrondissement...

 – Parijs
Hilly stage
178 km (110.6 mi)

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank Name Team Time
1 Banesto 101h 01' 20"
2 Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax +3' 36"
3 Carrera +5' 56"
4 RMO +7' 37"
5 Castorama +10' 10"
6 Castorama +11' 27"
7 Z +13' 13"
8 Motorola +13' 40"
9 Banesto +20' 10"
10 Helvetia +20' 13"

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