1987 Volta A Catalunya
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The 1987 Volta a Catalunya was the 67th edition of the
Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...
cycle race and was held from 9 September to 17 September 1987 with a total of 8 stages. The race started in
Sant Sadurní d'Anoia Sant Sadurní d'Anoia is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain; and the centre of production of a sparkling wine known as '' cava''. It is situated in the north-east of the Penedès Depression at the confluen ...
and finished in Platja d'Aro. The race was won by Galician
Álvaro Pino Álvaro Pino Couñago (born 17 August 1956) is a former professional road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bic ...
from the BH team.
Ángel Arroyo Angel Arroyo Lanchas (born 2 August 1956 in El Barraco) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. In the 1983 Tour de France, Arroyo won one stage and finished 2nd place in the general classification. In stage 17 of the 1982 Vuel ...
from Reynolds-Seur team and
Iñaki Gastón Iñaki Gastón Crespo (born 25 May 1963, in Bilbao) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1983 : 3rd : 7th Overall GP Tell ;1984 : 1st Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama : 1st Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st ...
from Kas team were second and third in the race. The eighth stage, divided in two sectors, had two individual Time Trials, one in San Sadurní de Noya and the other in
Bañolas Banyoles () is a city of 20,168 inhabitants (2021) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated ...
. Álvaro Pino won his only lap when he was going through a tendinitis.


General classification


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