The Tour de Trump was a road bicycle race

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 in the United States

United States

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 held in 1989 and 1990 and was sponsored by Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

. The Tour DuPont

Tour DuPont

The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held between 1991 and 1996. It was intended to become a North American cycling event similar in format and prestige to the Tour de France. The tour's name came from its sponsor, DuPont...

 replaced the Tour de Trump, from 1991 to 1996.

1989 Tour de Trump

On a rainy, windy evening, unknown American cyclist Thomas Craven stole the leader's jersey in the inaugural Tour de Trump, the predecessor to the Tour DuPont. Seven years later, Craven would be one of only three Americans to wear the leader's jersey in America's Premier Cycling Event.

The big story of the first Tour was the strength of the US's 7-Eleven Cycling Team

7-Eleven Cycling Team

The 7-Eleven Cycling Team, later the Motorola Cycling Team, was a professional cycling team founded in the U.S. in 1981 by Jim Ochowicz, a former U.S. Olympic cyclist...

. While the number one and two ranked teams were present and pressuring, 7-Eleven did not crack. Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 Dag-Otto Lauritzen broke away with two unlikely counterparts, Henk Lubberding

Henk Lubberding

Henk Lubberding is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1977 to 1992....

 of Panasonic and Paul Curran

Paul Curran (cyclist)

Paul Curran is a former professional English racing cyclist from Thornaby, Cleveland. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship and won several medals at the Commonwealth Games.-Cycling career:...

 of England's Team Bilton.

During the Stage 2 race, Lauritzen built a handsome lead over Panasonic's Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 top man Eric Vanderaerden

Eric Vanderaerden

Eric Vanderaerden is a retired road cyclist from the town of Lummen, Belgium.He was a considerable talent, winning the prologue time trial of the Vuelta and the Tour de France in his professional debut year 1983. As for classics, he won the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1985 and Paris–Roubaix in 1987...

. The remainder of the event, Vanderaerden chipped away at the Norwegian's lead, and a key sub-plot unrolled. Young Viatcheslav Ekimov

Viatcheslav Ekimov

Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov , nicknamed Eki, is a Russian former professional racing cyclist...

 (who would go on to win the overall event five years later) became an unknown contender after capturing the leader's jersey in Stage 1. The top pro teams were shaken by the young amateur. A planned breakaway during Stage 5 put Ekimov to rest and left the rest of the race for a battle of the titans.

Lauritzen's teammate Davis Phinney had the task of stopping Vanderaerden from picking up valuable time bonuses four stage wins. As Vanderaerden rolled to four stage wins, and drew closer to Lauritzen via big time bonuses, Phinney had to pull off two key wins to help protect time for Lauritzen.

In a dramatic final time trial in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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, Vanderaerden had one final chance to steal the $50,000 winner's check. While Lauritzen posted a good split time, and Vanderaerden veered (actually led by a motorcycle) 400 meters off course and lost valuable seconds. Vanderaerden and his team director Peter Post immediately protested the results, but race directors posted the results as final. Thus, Lauritzen posted a time faster to Vanderaerden, and won the first Tour in the shadows of sponsor Donald Trump's casino on the boardwalk in the famous gambling city.

There has been speculation Eric Vanderaerden's off-course excursion was intentional to allow an American-sponsored team to win the race sponsored by an American Icon. Questions remain why Eric Vanderaerden was led off course that day, especially being one of the final riders of the day when the course would be well known.

Leaders Jersey

• Prologue - Thomas Craven (USA), Wheaties-Schwinn
• Stage 1 - Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS), USSR
• Stage 2-11 - Dag-Otto Lauritzen (NOR), 7-Eleven

Highlights

• Eric Vanderaerden's four stage wins
• Davis Phinney two stage wins
• Lauritzen in leader's jersey for a record 9 stages
• Overwhelming welcoming crowds in Richmond
• Start on Central Park south in New York City.

Top 20 General Classification

1. Dag-Otto Lauritzen (NOR) 7-Eleven 33:22.4
2. Henk Lubberding (NED) Panasonic 1:54
3. Eric Vanderaerden* (BEL) Panasonic 2:34
4. Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) PDM 3:24
5. Davis Phinney (USA) 7-Eleven 3:43
6. Ron Kiefel (USA) 7-Eleven 3:57
7. Alex Stieda (CAN) 7-Eleven 5:07
8. Allan Peiper (AUS) Panasonic 5:08
9. Guy Nulens (NED) Panasonic 6:14
10. Andy Hampsten (USA) 7-Eleven 6:18
11. Sergei Khmelinin (RUS) USSR 6:39
12. Eddy Bouwmans (NED) Netherlands 7:25
13. Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) USSR 8:32
14. M. Kankovsky (TCH) Czechoslovakia 8:47
15. Teun van Vliet (NED) Panasonic 9:25
16. Paul Curran (GBR) Bilton 10:14
17. John Tomac (USA) Celestial Seasonings 10:36
18. Gary Mulder (USA) CelestialSeasonings 10:38
19. Mike Engleman (USA) Wheaties 10:47
20. Kent Bostick (USA) Team USA 11:00

Stage by stage results

• Prologue, Albany, N.Y, time trial - Thomas Craven, Wheaties/Schwinn
• Stage 1, Albany, N.Y; to New Paltz, N.Y - Viatcheslav Ekimov, Soviet Union
• Stage 2, New York City to Allentown, Pa. Henk Lubberding, Panasonic-Isostar
• Stage 3, Allentown, Pa. to Harrisburg, Pa. - Eric Vanderaerden, Panasonic-Isostar
• Stage 4, Harrisburg, Pa. to Winchester, Va. - Gert-Jan Theunisse, PDM
• Stage 5, Winchester; Va. to Charlottesville, Va. - Eric Vanderaerden, Panasonic
• Stage 6, Charottesville, Va. to Richmond, Va. - Eric Vanderaerden, Panasonic
• Stage 7, Richmond, Va., Time Trial - Eric Vanderaerden, Panasonic
• Stage 8, Arlington, Va., circuit race - Davis Phinney, 7-Eleven
• Stage 9, Baltimore, Md., criterium - Davis Phinney, 7-Eleven
• Stage 10, Atlantic City, N.J., time trial - Ron Kiefel, 7-Eleven

Prologue: Albany, NY (time trial)

1. Thomas Craven (USA) Wheaties/Schwinn
2. Sean Yates
   Sean Yates
   Sean Yates is an English former professional cyclist and head Directeur Sportif at Team Sky.-Career:Yates competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth in the 4,000m individual pursuit. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics...
   
    (GBR) 7-Eleven
3. Eddy Bouwmans (NED) National Team

Stage 1: Albany, NY to New Paltz, NY

1. Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) National Team
2. Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) PDM
3. Reynel Montoya (COL) Raylcao Postobon

Stage 2: New York City to Allentown, PA

1. Henk Lubberding (NED) Panasonic-Isostar
2. Dag-Otto Lauritzen (NOR) 7-Eleven
3. Paul Curran (GBR) Bilton

Stage 3: Allentown, PA to Harrisburg, PA

1. Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) Panasonic-Isostar
2. Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) National Team
3. Kai Hundertmarck (GER) National Team

Stage 4: Harrisburg, PA to Winchester, VA

1. Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) PDM
2. Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) Panasonic-Isostar
3. Davis Phinney (USA) 7-Eleven

Stage 5: Winchester, VA to Charlottesville, VA

1. Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) Panasonic-Isostar
2. Davis Phinney (USA) 7-Eleven
3. Rajmund Lehnert (GER) National Team

Stage 6: Charlottesville, VA to RIchmond, VA

1. Eric Vanderaerden (NED) Panasonic-Isostar
2. Michel Zanoli (HOL) Coors Light-ADR
3. Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) National Team

Stage 7: Richmond, VA (time trial)

1. Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) Panasonic-Isostar
2. Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) National Team
3. Kent Bostick (USA) National Team

Stage 8: Arlington, VA (circuit)

1. Davis Phinney (USA) 7-Eleven
2. Michel Zanoli (NED) Coors Light-ADR
3. Greg LeMond (USA) Coors Light-ADR

Stage 9: Baltimore, MD (criterium)

1. Davis Phinney (USA) 7-Eleven
2. Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) Panasonic-Isostar
3. Rolf Aldag (GER) National Team

Stage 10: Atlantic City, NJ (time trial)

1. Ron Kiefel
   Ron Kiefel
   Ronald Alexander Kiefel is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States. Kiefel is a seven-time Tour de France racer, Olympic bronze medalist and member of the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame....
   
     (USA) 7-Eleven
2. Sean Yates
   Sean Yates
   Sean Yates is an English former professional cyclist and head Directeur Sportif at Team Sky.-Career:Yates competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth in the 4,000m individual pursuit. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics...
   
     (GBR) 7-Eleven
3. John Stenner  (USA) National Team

1990 Tour de Trump

No one expected a 19-year-old Russian amateur to lead America's Premier Cycling Event for eight days, but Vladislav Bobrik

Vladislav Bobrik

Vladislav Bobrik is a Russian former road bicycle racer.-Palmarès:199019911994-External links:*...

 and his teammates were strong enough to hold off the top professional teams from PDM, Panasonic and 7-Eleven, all of which had dominated the race the previous year.

Bobrik broke away with compatriots Mike McCarthy

Mike McCarthy

Michael John "Mike" McCarthy is a professional American football coach, currently serving as the head coach of the National Football League's Green Bay Packers.-Early life:McCarthy was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

 of the United States and Thierry Beck of Belgium and built a still-record 22-minute advantage over the professional peloton. When Bobrik entered onto the final finishing circuit in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, he pulled away from McCarthy and put on the leader's jersey at the finish.

His team, which included current star Evgeni Berzin, the 1994 Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

 winner, worked diligently to retain the leader's jersey until seasoned professional Raúl Alcalá

Raul Alcala

Raúl Alcalá is a professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 1985 and 1999 and again in 2008. In 1986, Alcalá became the first Mexican cyclist to compete in the Tour de France. In the 1987 Tour de France, he received the Maillot blanc, awarded to the best rider under 25...

 of PDM pulled away from Bobrik on a hellaciously steep climb called "Devil's Kitchen" in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains

Catskill Mountains

The Catskill Mountains, an area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. They are an eastward continuation, and the highest representation, of the Allegheny Plateau...

. Alcala gained more than 30 minutes on the battered Bobrik and made a mark on the young Russian team.

In what became a battle of the sprinters

Cycling sprinter

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, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

's Olaf Ludwig

Olaf Ludwig

Olaf Ludwig is a former German racing cyclist. His career began at the SG Dynamo Gera/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. As an East German, he raced as an amateur until reunification of Germany allowed him to become professional with Panasonic team...

 of Panasonic continually outlasted the Netherlands

Netherlands

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' Michel Zanoli of Coors Light.

13 -Raúl Alcalá (MEX), PDM

Highlights

• Vladislav Bobrik in leader's jersey for eight days
• Olaf Ludwig wins three stages
• The finish in Boston
  Boston
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   brings a record 50,000 spectators over the final 5 kilometer loops on the Boston Marathon course
• Steve Bauer sitting in a lawn chair, waiting 15 minutes for the pack on Stage 13: "I caught chicken-pox during the tour, and managed to finish my job routing the course"!

Jersey Winners

• King of the Mountains - Atle Kvålsvoll
  Atle Kvålsvoll
  Atle Sturla Kvålsvoll is a former professional cyclist from Norway. He rode the Tour de France six times between 1988 and 1994, finishing four times...
  
   (Norway), Z
• Sprint Points - Olaf Ludwig (Germany), Panasonic-Sportlife
• Most aggressive rider - Andy Bishop
  Andy Bishop (cyclist)
  Andy Bishop is a retired American professional racing cyclist from Tucson. He finished three Tours de France, riding with the Team Classification winners PDM-Ultima-Concorde in 1988...
  
   (USA), Spago
• Best young rider - Dmitri Zhdanov (USSR-CIS), URS

Top 20 General Classification

1. Raúl Alcalá (MEX) PDM, 45:20:09
2. Atle Kvålsvoll (NOR) Z :43
3. Erik Breukink (NED) PDM, 1:44
4. Dmitri Zhdanov (RUS) USSR/DuPont 1:52
5. Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) Panasonic 2:13
6. Steve Speaks (USA) Team Crest 2:23
7. Clark Sheehan (USA) A.C. Pinarello 3:01
8. Ed Kacmarczyk (CAN) Canada 3:49
9. Andy Hampsten (USA) 7-Eleven 4:02
10. Jos Van Aert (NED) PDM 4:43
11. Nate Reiss (USA) Subaru/Mont. 4:53
12. Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) PDM 5:05
13. Bryan Miller (USA) A.C. Pinarello 6:31
14. Andy Bishop
    Andy Bishop (cyclist)
    Andy Bishop is a retired American professional racing cyclist from Tucson. He finished three Tours de France, riding with the Team Classification winners PDM-Ultima-Concorde in 1988...
    
      (USA) Spago 10:43
15. V. Klishev (RUS) USSR/DuPont 13:42
16. Thierry Beck (BEL) Lotto 16:16
17. Thurlow Rogers (USA) Subaru/Mont. 19:59
18. Gary Mulder (USA) Spago 21:35
19. Mike Carter (USA) A.C. Pinarello 23:32
20. Rudy Verdonck (BEL) Lotto 23:38

Prologue: Wilmington, DE (time trial)

1. Raúl Alcalá (MEX) PDM
2. Steve Speaks (USA) Team Crest
3. Steve Bauer (CAN) 7-Eleven

Stage 1: Wilmington, DE to Baltimore, MD

1. Olaf Ludwig (GER) Panasonic-Sportlife
2. Davis Phinney (USA) 7-Eleven
3. Michel Zanoli (HOL) Coors Light

Stage 2: Baltimore, MD (criterium)

1. Olaf Ludwig (GER) Panasonic-Sportlife
2. Steve Bauer (CAN) 7-Eleven
3. Nico Verhoeven (HOL) PDM

Stage 3: Fredericksburg, VA to Richmond, VA

1. Vladislav Bobrik (USSR-CIS) URS
2. Mike McCarthy (USA) Subaru-Montgomery
3. Thierry Bock (BEL) Lotto-Superclub

Stage 4: Richmond, VA (time trial)

1. Dag-Otto Lauritzen (NOR) 7-Eleven
2. Henk Lubberding (HOL) Panasonic-Isostar
3. Gert-Jan Theunisse (HOL) PDM

Stage 5: Richmond, VA to Charlottesville, VA

1. Nate Reiss (USA) Subrau-Montgomery
2. Atle Kvalsvoll (NOR) Z
3. Raúl Alcalá (MEX) PDM

Stage 6: Charlottesville, VA to Winchester, VA

1. Pascal Poisson (FRA) Z
2. Paul McCormack (IRL) Team Crest
3. Todd Gogulski (USA) Team Crest

Stage 7: Winchester, VA to Harrisburg, PA

1. Andy Bishop
   Andy Bishop (cyclist)
   Andy Bishop is a retired American professional racing cyclist from Tucson. He finished three Tours de France, riding with the Team Classification winners PDM-Ultima-Concorde in 1988...
   
     (USA) Spago
2. Philippe Casado (FRA) Z
3. Nate Reiss (USA) Subaru-Montgomery

Stage 8: Allentown, PA to Easton, PA (time trial)

1. Raúl Alcalá (MEX) PDM
2. Atle Kvalsvoll (NOR) Z
3. Dimitri Zhdanov (USSR-CIS) URS

Stage 9: Allentown, PA to Bethlehem, PA (circuit)

1. Olaf Ludwig (GER) Panasonic-Sportlife
2. Craig Schommer (USA) Team Crest
3. Maximillian Sciandri (ITA) Carrera

Stage 10: Stroudsburg, PA to New Paltz, NY

1. Michel Zanoli (HOL) Coors Light
2. Ron Kiefel (USA) 7-Eleven
3. Marc van Orsouw (HOL) PDM

Stage 11: New York City (Criterium)

1. Ed Kaczmarczyk (CAN) Team Canada/Magicuts
2. Michel Lafis (SWE) Swedish National Team
3. Mike McCarthy (USA) Subaru-Montgomery

Stage 12: Catskill, NY to Albany, NY

1. James Urbonas (USA) Spago
2. Steve Speaks (GBR) Team Crest
3. Nate Reiss (USA) Subaru-Montgomery

Stage 13: Northampton, MA to Boston, MA

1. Michel Zanoli (HOL) Coors Light
2. Olaf Ludwig (GER) Panasonic-Sportlife
3. Davis Phinney (USA) 7-Eleven