General Information
Distance
3282 km
Stages
22
Finishers / Starters
151 / 198
Dates
4 July 1988 — 24 July 1988
Jerseys
Yellow Jersey
Pedro Delgado (Esp)
84h 27' 53"
Green Jersey
Eddy Planckaert (Bel)
278 pts
Polka Dot Jersey
Steven Rooks (Nld)
326 pts
White Jersey
Erik Breukink (Nld)
84h 59' 07"
Top 10 GC
| # | Rider | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Delgado (Esp) | 84h 27' 53" |
| 2 | Steven Rooks (Nld) | + 07' 13" |
| 3 | Fabio Parra (Col) | + 09' 58" |
| 4 | Steve Bauer (Can) | + 12' 15" |
| 5 | Eric Boyer (Fra) | + 14' 04" |
| 6 | Luis Herrera (Col) | + 14' 36" |
| 7 | Ronan Pensec (Fra) | + 16' 52" |
| 8 | Álvaro Pino (Esp) | + 18' 36" |
| 9 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | + 19' 12" |
| 10 | Denis Roux (Fra) | + 20' 08" |
Stage Results
Stage Prélude
Pornichet → La Baule 1 km
| 1 | Guido Bontempi (Ita) | 01' 14" |
| 2 | Stevenhaagen | 02" |
| 3 | Jelle Nijdam (Nld) | 03" |
| 4 | De Wilde | 03" |
| 5 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 04" |
| 6 | Sean Yates (Gbr) | 05" |
| 7 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 05" |
| 8 | Gianni Bugno (Ita) | 06" |
| 9 | Thierry Marie (Fra) | 06" |
| 10 | Vilamajo | 06" |
Stage 1
Pontchateau → Machecoul 91.5 km
| 1 | Steve Bauer (Can) | 2h 16' 34" |
| 2 | Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) | 08" |
| 3 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 08" |
| 4 | Phinney | 08" |
| 5 | Veenstra | 08" |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 08" |
| 7 | De Wilde | 08" |
| 8 | Dominguez | 08" |
| 9 | Zanatta | 08" |
| 10 | Adrie van der Poel (Nld) | 08" |
Stage 2
La Haye Fouassière → Ancenis 48 km
| 1 | Panasonic | 55' 31" |
| 2 | Weinmann-La Suisse | 24" |
| 3 | Hitachi-Bosal | 36" |
| 4 | Z-Peugeot | 36" |
| 5 | B. H | 55" |
Stage 3
Nantes → Le Mans 213.5 km
| 1 | Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Nld) | 4h 52' 08" |
| 2 | Hermans | 00" |
| 3 | Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 00" |
| 6 | Adrie van der Poel (Nld) | 00" |
| 7 | De Wilde | 00" |
| 8 | Malcolm Elliott | 00" |
| 9 | Frédéric Vichot | 00" |
| 10 | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande | 00" |
Stage 4
Le Mans → Evreux 158 km
| 1 | Acácio da Silva (Prt) | 3h 25' 14" |
| 2 | Steven Rooks (Nld) | 00" |
| 3 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 00" |
| 4 | De Wilde | 00" |
| 5 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Hermans | 00" |
| 7 | Vandenbrande | 00" |
| 8 | Abadie | 00" |
| 9 | Gaston | 00" |
| 10 | Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) | 00" |
Stage 5
Neufchatel en Bray → Liévin 147.5 km
| 1 | Jelle Nijdam (Nld) | 3h 14' 14" |
| 2 | Ghirotto | 08" |
| 3 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 13" |
| 4 | Verhoeven | 13" |
| 5 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | 13" |
| 6 | Steve Bauer (Can) | 13" |
| 7 | Heynderickx | 13" |
| 8 | Steven Rooks (Nld) | 13" |
| 9 | Kiefel | 13" |
| 10 | Erik Breukink (Nld) | 13" |
Stage 6
Liévin → Wasquehal 52 km
| 1 | Sean Yates (Gbr) | 1h 03' 22" |
| 2 | Roberto Visentini (Ita) | 14" |
| 3 | Tony Rominger (Ch) | 23" |
| 4 | Jelle Nijdam (Nld) | 41" |
| 5 | Solleveld | 49" |
| 6 | Gianni Bugno (Ita) | 01' 04" |
| 7 | Jurco | 01' 06" |
| 8 | Charly Mottet (Fra) | 01' 08" |
| 9 | Jean-François Bernard (Fra) | 01' 14" |
| 10 | Thierry Marie (Fra) | 01' 16" |
Stage 7
Wasquehal → Reims 225.5 km
| 1 | Valerio Tebaldi | 5h 27' 10" |
| 2 | Casado | 06" |
| 3 | Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Nld) | 01' 47" |
| 4 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 01' 47" |
| 5 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 01' 47" |
| 6 | Adrie van der Poel (Nld) | 01' 47" |
| 7 | Phinney | 01' 47" |
| 8 | Vandenbrande | 01' 47" |
| 9 | Marc Sergeant (Bel) | 01' 47" |
| 10 | Vermote | 01' 47" |
Stage 8
Reims → Nancy 219 km
| 1 | Rolf Golz | 5h 24' 18" |
| 2 | De Wilde | 00" |
| 3 | Gianni Bugno (Ita) | 00" |
| 4 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 00" |
| 5 | Alcala | 00" |
| 6 | Ronan Pensec (Fra) | 00" |
| 7 | Luis Herrera (Col) | 00" |
| 8 | Pedro Delgado (Esp) | 00" |
| 9 | Charly Mottet (Fra) | 00" |
| 10 | Eric Boyer (Fra) | 00" |
Stage 9
Nancy → Strasbourg 160.5 km
| 1 | Jérôme Simon (Fra) | 3h 47' 31" |
| 2 | Leali | 07" |
| 3 | Vichot | 09" |
| 4 | Echave | 14" |
| 5 | Eric Caritoux (Fra) | 14" |
| 6 | Winterberg | 14" |
| 7 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | 14" |
| 8 | Sean Yates (Gbr) | 14" |
| 9 | D. Garde | 18" |
| 10 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 01' 56" |
Stage 10
Belfort → Besançon 149.5 km
| 1 | Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Nld) | 3h 28' 31" |
| 2 | Guido Bontempi (Ita) | 00" |
| 3 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Dominguez | 00" |
| 5 | Malcolm Elliott | 00" |
| 6 | Phinney | 00" |
| 7 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 00" |
| 8 | Steven Rooks (Nld) | 00" |
| 9 | Zanatta | 00" |
| 10 | Adrie van der Poel (Nld) | 00" |
Stage 11
Besançon → Morzine 232 km
| 1 | Fabio Parra (Col) | 6h 04' 54" |
| 2 | Thierry Claveyrolat (Fra) | 20" |
| 3 | Steven Rooks (Nld) | 20" |
| 4 | Jérôme Simon (Fra) | 20" |
| 5 | Zadrobilek | 23" |
| 6 | Alcala | 23" |
| 7 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | 23" |
| 8 | Álvaro Pino (Esp) | 23" |
| 9 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) | 23" |
| 10 | Charly Mottet (Fra) | 23" |
Stage 12
Morzine → Alpe d'Huez 227 km
| 1 | Steven Rooks (Nld) | 6h 55' 44" |
| 2 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (Nld) | 17" |
| 3 | Pedro Delgado (Esp) | 17" |
| 4 | Fabio Parra (Col) | 23" |
| 5 | Luis Herrera (Col) | 01' 06" |
| 6 | Thierry Claveyrolat (Fra) | 02' 31" |
| 7 | Steve Bauer (Can) | 02' 34" |
| 8 | Eric Boyer (Fra) | 03' 08" |
| 9 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | 03' 08" |
| 10 | Andrew Hampsten (Usa) | 04' 21" |
Stage 13
Grenoble → Villard de Lans 38 km
| 1 | Pedro Delgado (Esp) | 1h 02' 24" |
| 2 | Jean-François Bernard (Fra) | 44" |
| 3 | Steven Rooks (Nld) | 01' 09" |
| 4 | Erik Breukink (Nld) | 02' 08" |
| 5 | Álvaro Pino (Esp) | 02' 32" |
| 6 | Steve Bauer (Can) | 02' 37" |
| 7 | Jérôme Simon (Fra) | 02' 46" |
| 8 | Wilson | 02' 50" |
| 9 | Ronan Pensec (Fra) | 02' 54" |
| 10 | J. Pedersen | 02' 55" |
Stage 14
Blagnac → Guzet Neige 163 km
| 1 | Massimo Ghirotto | 4h 30' 34" |
| 2 | Robert Millar (Gbr) | 02" |
| 3 | Bouvatier | 13" |
| 4 | Vanotti | 34" |
| 5 | Martial Gayant (Fra) | 58" |
| 6 | Stevenhaagen | 01' 46" |
| 7 | Marc Sergeant (Bel) | 01' 49" |
| 8 | Vichot | 02' 20" |
| 9 | Bagot | 02' 26" |
| 10 | Arnaud | 03' 34" |
Stage 15
St Girons → Luz Ardiden 187.5 km
| 1 | Laudelino Cubino (Esp) | 6h 20' 44" |
| 2 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 05' 59" |
| 3 | Pedro Delgado (Esp) | 06' 02" |
| 4 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (Nld) | 06' 31" |
| 5 | Steven Rooks (Nld) | 06' 40" |
| 6 | Eric Boyer (Fra) | 06' 40" |
| 7 | Ronan Pensec (Fra) | 06' 40" |
| 8 | Álvaro Pino (Esp) | 06' 40" |
| 9 | Fabio Parra (Col) | 06' 40" |
| 10 | Denis Roux (Fra) | 07' 03" |
Stage 16
Luz Ardiden → Pau 38 km
| 1 | Adrie Van der Poel (Nld) | 46' 36" |
| 2 | De Wilde | 00" |
| 3 | Phinney | 00" |
| 4 | Guido Bontempi (Ita) | 00" |
| 5 | Malcolm Elliott | 00" |
| 6 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 00" |
| 7 | Soren Lilholt (Dnk) | 00" |
| 8 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (Nld) | 00" |
| 9 | Andreas Kappes (Deu) | 00" |
| 10 | Zanatta | 00" |
Stage 17
Pau → Bordeaux 210 km
| 1 | Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Nld) | 4h 58' 03" |
| 2 | Hermans | 00" |
| 3 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Adrie van der Poel (Nld) | 00" |
| 5 | Frank Hoste (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Malcolm Elliott | 00" |
| 7 | Phinney | 00" |
| 8 | Zanatta | 00" |
| 9 | Dominguez | 00" |
| 10 | Heynderickx | 00" |
Stage 18
Ruelle sur Touvre → Limoges 93.5 km
| 1 | Gianni Bugno (Ita) | 2h 12' 45" |
| 2 | Nevens | 01" |
| 3 | Martial Gayant (Fra) | 44" |
| 4 | Hermans | 46" |
| 5 | Phinney | 46" |
| 6 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (Nld) | 46" |
| 7 | Lavainne | 46" |
| 8 | Gaston | 46" |
| 9 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 46" |
| 10 | Marc Sergeant (Bel) | 46" |
Stage 19
Limoges → Le Puy de Dôme 188 km
| 1 | Johnny Weltz | 5h 14' 34" |
| 2 | Golz | 43" |
| 3 | Pedro Delgado (Esp) | 05' 25" |
| 4 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (Nld) | 05' 58" |
| 5 | Steven Rooks (Nld) | 06' 17" |
| 6 | Marino Lejarreta (Esp) | 06' 24" |
| 7 | Alcala | 06' 30" |
| 8 | Eric Caritoux (Fra) | 06' 32" |
| 9 | Laudelino Cubino (Esp) | 06' 37" |
| 10 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | 06' 37" |
Stage 20
Clermont Ferrand → Chalon sur Saône 223.5 km
| 1 | Thierry Marie (Fra) | 6h 03' 45" |
| 2 | Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Nld) | 02" |
| 3 | Heynderickx | 02" |
| 4 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 02" |
| 5 | Adrie van der Poel (Nld) | 02" |
| 6 | Malcolm Elliott | 02" |
| 7 | Zanatta | 02" |
| 8 | Phinney | 02" |
| 9 | Guido Bontempi (Ita) | 02" |
| 10 | Vichot | 02" |
Stage 21
Santenay → Santenay 46 km
| 1 | Juan Martinez-Oliver | 1h 02' 37" |
| 2 | Tony Rominger (Ch) | 04" |
| 3 | Jurco | 05" |
| 4 | Pedro Delgado (Esp) | 11" |
| 5 | Kuum | 58" |
| 6 | Roberto Visentini (Ita) | 01' 05" |
| 7 | Wilson | 01' 27" |
| 8 | Sean Yates (Gbr) | 01' 29" |
| 9 | Erik Breukink (Nld) | 01' 36" |
| 10 | Blanco-Villar | 01' 44" |
Stage 22
Nemours → Paris/Champs Elysées 172.5 km
| 1 | Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Nld) | 4h 51' 29" |
| 2 | Guido Bontempi (Ita) | 00" |
| 3 | Hermans | 00" |
| 4 | Malcolm Elliott | 00" |
| 5 | Phinney | 00" |
| 6 | Zanatta | 00" |
| 7 | Casado | 00" |
| 8 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 00" |
| 9 | Dominguez | 00" |
| 10 | Demol | 00" |