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1989 TdF Leader Jerseys

For the 1989 edition of the Tour de France, Castelli had the Italian pop painter and sculptor, Mario Schifano, to design the official Tour leader jerseys. Yellow, King of the Mountains, Green, Red and Combination. (There was no white jersey, for best young rider, awarded in the 1989 Tour.) Mario Schifano did a great job of enhancing and modernizing the look of the jerseys, by incorporating colorful and dynamic graphics into the traditional designs of the official jerseys. The strength of the PDM team was reflected by not only winning the team classification and having four cyclists in the top ten of the general classification, but also by winning four of the five secondary individual classifications: Sean Kelly won both the points and intermediate sprints classifications, Gert-Jan Theunisse won the mountains classification and Steven Rooks won the combination classification. The young rider classification was won by French Fabrice Philipot from the Toshiba team. YELLOW – OVERALL CLASSIFICATION Greg Lemond won the “Maillot Jaune” this year in what many consider the greatest Tour ever, when he beat Laurent Fignon by 8 seconds in the final stage. Map of the World WHITE WITH RED CIRCLES – KING OF THE MOUNTAINS Dutchman Gert Jan Theunisse ...

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