The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 30 June and 22 July 1990. The 3,403.8 km (2,115.0 mi) race consisted of 21 stages and a prologue. American Greg LeMond (Z–Tomasso) repeated his 1989 victory in the general classification, ahead of Claudio Chiappucci and Erik Breukink (PDM–Concorde–Ultima) in second and third place respectively.
The lakeside arena at the Futuroscope theme park hosted the team presentation ceremony.
The Col du Tourmalet mountain pass was the highest point of elevation in the race, at 2,115 m (6,939 ft).
Thierry Marie (pictured in 1993) won the prologue time trial.
Raúl Alcalá (pictured at the 1993 Tour de France) won the time trial on stage 7.
The Tour de France is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest of the three Grand Tours and is generally considered the most prestigious.
Maurice Garin, winner of the first Tour de France standing on the right. The man on the left is possibly Leon Georget (1903).
1936 Tour de France
Jacques Goddet memorial at the top of the Col du Tourmalet
Jacques Anquetil (centre), Raymond Poulidor (left) and Federico Bahamontes (right), podium of the 1964 Tour de France