1990 Tour de Trump (Complete)

Yes, it was that Donald Trump who lent his name to this talent-filled bicycle stage race over the eastern U.S. in 1990. I cut the fluff from the beginning so it pretty much goes right into the action. The overall race was a pitched battle between a young squad of Russian amateurs and the heavy-hitters of the pro peloton. There was a lot of drama packed into the individual stages- witness Davis Phinney's frustration at being dominated by the East German Olympic Champion Olaf Ludwig in the sprints. See local boy Mike McCarthy valiantly strive to win in his hometown of Manhattan/Central Park. Riding for Raul Alcala on Team PDM was the future 1990 World Professional Road Race Champion, Rudy Dhaenens. The finishes included solo breaks, breaks of 2-3 riders, as well as field sprints.

The race roster included a multiple Tour de France winner overall as well as stage winners, (Greg Lemond, Olaf Ludwig, Raul Alcala, Davis Phinney, Erik Breukink), current, past, and future Olympic champions (Olaf Ludwig, Viatcheslav Ekimov), and past/present/future World Professional champions (Rudy Dhaenens, ‘90, Lemond ’83 + ’89, Mike McCarthy (pro pursuit ‘92)). Also riding was Andy Hampsten, winner of the 1988 Giro d’Italia as well as multiple Tours of Switzerland.

Stage Winners:

Prologue –Raul Alcala (Mex) PDM - Wilmington ITT
Stage 1 – Olaf Ludwig (EG) Panasonic - Wilmington to Baltimore road race
Stage 2 - Olaf Ludwig (EG) Panasonic - Baltimore criterium
Stage 3 – Vladislav Bobrik (USSR) Dupont - Fredericksburg to Richmond road race
Stage 4 – 7-Eleven - Richmond team time trial
Stage 5 – Nate Reiss (USA) Subaru-Montgomery - Richmond to Charlottesburg road race
Stage 6 – Pascal Poisson (Fr) Z - Charlottesburg to Winchester road race
Stage 7 – Andy Bishop (USA) Spago - Winchester to Harrisburg road race
Stage 8 – Raul Alcala (Mex) PDM - Lehigh Valley time trial
Stage 9 – Olaf Ludwig (EG) Panasonic - Lehigh Valley circuit road race
Stage 10 – Michel Zanoli (Neth) Coors Light - Stroudsburg to New Paltz road race
Stage 11 – Ed Kaczmarczyk, Canada Amateur - Central Park NY circuit race
Stage 12 – James Urbonas (USA) Spago - Catskill to Albany road race
Stage 13 – Michel Zanoli (Neth) Coors Light - Northhampton to Boston road race

Overall:
1st – Raul Alcala, (Mex) PDM
2nd – Atle Kvalsvoll (Nor) Z
3rd – Erik Breukink (Neth) PDM
4th – Dmitri Zhdanov (USSR) Dupont
5th – Viatcheslav Ekimov (USSR) Panasonic
6th – Steve Speaks (USA) Crest
7th – Clark Sheehan (USA) AC-Pinarello
8th – Ed Kaczmarczyk (Canadian Amateur)
9th – Andy Hampsten (USA) 7-Eleven
10th – Jos Van Aert (Neth) PDM

Team Overall:
1st - PDM
2nd - AC-Pinarello
3rd - Spago

Mountain Points:
Atle Kvalsvoll, (Nor) Z

Sprint Points:
Olaf Ludwig (EG) Panasonic