The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) introduced the rule that a cycling race could not span more than 21 racedays. The Tour de France could therefore only start on Monday 4 July, and the prologue was removed. The Tour organisers were not happy with this, and they extended the Tour by adding a 'prelude' or 'preface' to the race, circumventing the rule by making it unofficial. Each team would ride for 3.8 kilometers and one cyclist per team would then finish one kilometer on his own. Only the fastest rider for each team was classified. The recorded times were not used for the rest of the Tour, but the cyclist with the fastest time would wear the yellow jersey in the next stage.
The time won/lost column displays the gains in time in the GC. Click on the time of any rider to view the relative gains on this rider.
Race information
- Date:03 July 1988
- Start time:-
- Avg. speed winner:48.65 km/h
- Classification:
- Race category:ME - Men Elite
- Distance:1 km
- Points scale:
- UCI scale:
- Parcours type:
- Gradient final km:
- ProfileScore:0
- Vertical meters:44
- Departure:
- Arrival:
- Race ranking:
- Startlist quality score:
- Won how:Time trial
- Avg. temperature:
DNF = Did not finish
DNS = Did not start
OTL = Outside time limit
DF = Did finish, no result
NR = No result
*0:00 = corrected time
Rider wearing the jersey
>50% of race distance in group before peloton
F You are following this rider
DNS = Did not start
OTL = Outside time limit
DF = Did finish, no result
NR = No result
*0:00 = corrected time
Rider wearing the jersey
>50% of race distance in group before peloton
F You are following this rider