the 1988 giro d'italia is remembered for the fourteenth stage that contained very poor weather throughout the stage and most notably on the slopes of the passo di gavia. franco chioccioli led the race at the start of the fabled fourteenth stage. on the slopes of the gavia, andrew hampsten and erik breukink rode away from their fellow riders; breukink would go on to win the stage, but hampsten would take the overall lead. hampsten went on to win the race and became the first non-european to win the giro d'italia.