1990 World Pro Road Cycling Championships
57th edition: Sunday, September 2, 1990
Utsunomiya, Japan
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145 riders started, 57 classified finishers.
261 km. Winner's average speed: 38.01 km/hr
Rudy Dhaenens beats Dirk de Wolf to become World Road Champion.
The race: Here's the UPI's report:
UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Rudy Dhaenens joined an elite group of Belgian champions Sunday, edging cramping teammate Dirk De Wolf at the line to win the professional road race on the final day of the World Cycling Championships.
Dhaenens, 29, of Deinze, Belgium, completed the 162-mile course through the pine forests of Shinrin Park in 6 hours, 51 minutes and 59 seconds.
De Wolf, who was involved in a crash and brief shoving match with Norway's Dag Otto Lauritzen while leading on the 17th of 18 laps, finished second in the same time.
Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond of the United States, was fourth, edged at the line by Gianni Bugno of Italy, eight seconds behind the Belgian duo.
The Belgians came to the line together, but De Wolf, suffering from leg cramps, allowed Dhaenens to cross first.
'I tried in the mountains, and it was all or nothing,' said Dhaenens, who with De Wolf broke away for good while cresting the course's major hill about 3.1 miles into the final 9-mile lap.
The teammates rode together the rest of the way, while LeMond, Bugno, Ireland's Sean Kelly and about 30 others from the main pack tried to overcome a 37-second deficit.
"I knew it was going to come down to a sprint, but I was too far away at the finish," said LeMond, who was attemping to become the first cyclist in history to win both the Tour de France and world pro road title in consecutive years.LeMond was the only finisher from the 11- rider United States team.
Complete Results:
- Rudy Dhaenens (Belgium) 6hr 51min 59sec
- Dirk de Wolf (Belgium) s.t.
- Gianni Bugno (Italy) @ 8sec
- Greg LeMond (USA) s.t.
- Sean Kelly (Ireland) s.t.
- Laurent Jalabert (France) s.t.
- Johnny Weltz (Denmark) s.t.
- Andreas Kappes (Denmark) s.t.
- Maurizio Fondriest (Italy) s.t.
- Claude Criquielion (Belgium) s.t.
- Piotr Ugrumov (Latvia) s.t.
- Miguel Indurain (Spain) s.t.
- Marek Szerzynski (Poland) s.t.
- Federico Echave (Spain) s.t.
- Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spain) s.t.
- Joaquim Halupczok (Poland) s.t.
- Inaki Gaston (Spain) s.t.
- Martial Gayant (France) s.t.
- Steve Bauer (Canada) s.t.
- Pedro Delgado (Spain) s.t.
- Marino Lejaretta (Spain) @ 14sec
- Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spain) @ 28sec
- Claudio Chiappucci (Italy) s.t.
- Zenon Jaskula (Poland) s.t.
- Mario Kummer (Germany) s.t.
- Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (France) s.t.
- Atle Pedersen (Norway) s.t.
- Miguel-Angel Martinez-Torres (Spain) s.t.
- Jesus Rodriguez-Magro (Spain) s.t.
- Dimitri Konyshev (Russia) s.t.
- Peter Hilse (Germany) s.t.
- Marek Kulas (Poland) s.t.
- Uwe Ampler (Germany) s.t.
- Hans-Rudi Marki (Switzerland) s.t.
- Alex Pedersen (Denmark) s.t.
- Robert Millar (Great Britain) s.t.
- Michel Dernies (Belgium) s.t.
- Thierry Claveyrolat (France) s.t.
- Dag-Otto Lauritzen (Norway) s.t.
- Laudelino Cubino (Spain) @ 50sec
- Sammie Moreels (Belgium) s.t.
- Stephen Hodge (Australia) @ 1min 6sec
- Gérard Rué (France) s.t.
- Erik Breukink (Netherlands) s.t.
- Thomas Wegmuller (Switzerland) @ 3min 6sec
- Bruno Cornillet (France) @ 4min 56sec
- Franco Ballerini (Italy) s.t.
- Eduardo Chozas (Spain) @ 13min 12sec
- Dariusz Kajzer (Germany) @ 13min 14sec
- Pascal Richard (Switzerland) s.t.
- Kyoschi Miura (Japan) @ 16min 29sec
- Frank Van den Abbeele (Belgium) s.t.
- Ronan Pensec (France) s.t.
- Rolf Jaermann (Switzerland) s.t.
- Jorg Muller (Switzerland) s.t.
- Tony Rominger (Switzerland) s.t.
- Masatoschi Ichikawa (Japan) s.t.