Which rider won the 1988 Giro d’Italia, becoming the first non-European winner?

Andrew Hampsten won the 1988 Giro d’Italia, becoming the first non-European winner of the race.

Hampsten was an American rider who turned the race in his favor during the snowbound 14th stage over the Gavia Pass. He attacked in severe conditions and finished the stage with a decisive advantage over several rivals.

The 1988 Giro was won by Hampsten while he rode for the 7-Eleven team, one of the first prominent American professional teams in European road racing. His victory made him the first rider from outside Europe to win the Giro’s general classification.

The answer is sometimes written “Andy Hampsten,” but his full name is Andrew Hampsten, and both forms refer to the same cyclist. Greg LeMond was also an American Grand Tour winner, but his major victories came in the Tour de France rather than the Giro.