During the following year, Schepers was instrumental in Roche winning the 1987 Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in supporting him on the road and also against the rest of the team who wanted the Italian Roberto Visentini to win the Giro d'Italia.

On the fifth stage of the 1987 Giro d'Italia, Schepers let his breakaway companion Jean-Claude Bagot take the stage win in exchange for team support from Bagot's Fagor team if it was called upon in the future.

In spite of working for Roche in the Giro d'Italia, Schepers still managed to place 12th in the general classification.

Again in the 1987 edition of the Tour de France, Schepers provided Roche with crucial support while the rest of the team did not.

Schepers spent his last year in the peloton riding for the Belgian team Tulip Computers.