Excerpt from 1986 Velo-News about Greg LeMond’s win at the 1986 Tour de France
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Greg LeMond Wins the Tour de France!
Greg LeMond appears on the cover of Velo-news magazine after winning the 1986 Tour de France!
Hinault Is Worth His Weight in Beans
After Bernard Hinault was weighed so he could be given his weight in coffee by cycling trade sponsor Cafe de Colombia, it was on to stage 22, a 194km ceremonial march from Clermont- Ferrand to Nevers.
The Badger Is Slain! Hinault Finally Concedes to LeMond
Today’s stage 21 was a hilly one that finished atop the Puy de Dôme—the spectacular dome-shaped volcanic plug in the Massif Central. The Puy de Dôme is a climb of rich symbolism and incident, where Hinault had fancied claiming his first yellow jersey in 1978, where Eddy Merckx had been punched in the kidneys three years earlier. This year, the mountain’s role is to perhaps allow a challenger to make one last, desperate bid for the yellow jersey.
LeMond’s Disastrous Time Trial Ends in Yellow
Today’s stage 20 looked to be a critical one in the Tour de France, a 58km individual time trial in Saint-Etienne. This stage presented the last time trial of the Tour, one which Hinault said would seal the victory of the strongest rider.
Is Greg LeMond in Danger?
Is Greg LeMond in danger at the 1986 Tour de France?
Hinault and LeMond Ride Together Up Alpe d’Huez!
Greg LeMond’s first day in the yellow jersey was not an easy one. Stage 18 almost immediately ascended the Col du Lautaret then the Col du Galibier en route to a summit finish on Alpe d’Huez.
Greg LeMond First American to Lead the Tour de France!
Greg LeMond dropped an injured Bernard Hinault on today’s mountain stage to become the first rider from the United States to wear the yellow jersey of the leader of the Tour de France.
In Mistral Winds, the Badger Sneaks Away Again
On today’s stage 16, the peloton faced strong winds on the roads from Nimes to Gap, winds that forced the riders into echelons.
Tour Abandons: Phinney Crashes Out, Fignon Abandons
Team 7-Eleven’s sprinter Davis Phinney has dropped out of the Tour after crashing heavily on today’s Stage 15. This leaves the team relying on Phinney’s usual lead-out man Ron Kiefel to contest the sprints. Fortunately, Kiefel has shown that he has the legs for the Tour, narrowly missing a stage win to Peeters on stage 7.
Davis Phinney Crashes Out of the Tour on Stage 15
Battered by wind and torrid heat, much of this stage from Carcassonne to Nimes was spent riding in echelons.
Always Stirring the Pot, La Vie Claire Takes Stage 14
After two dramatic days in the Pyrenees that saw a big shake up in the overall standings, today’s stage traveled 154 km across the south of France into the foothills of the Alps.
Hampsten and Grewal: Hinault’s Attack Was Suicidal
Team 7-Eleven’s Alexi Grewal, the winner of the 1984 Olympic road race, described Hinault’s solo attack on this second day in the Pyrenees as “undoubtedly the most stupid move of the race so far.
Hinault Cracks after Kamikaze Attack! LeMond Wins Stage!
Greg LeMond won his second Tour de France stage today after his La Vie Claire teammate and race leader Bernard Hinault cracked spectacularly on the climbs leading to the finish in Superbagneres. LeMond’s win is the first ever mountain stage win for an American in the Tour de France.
LeMond and Hinault Near Fisticuffs! LeMond: “Hinault’s gonna pay.”
Today’s stage 12 to Pau saw Bernard Hinault launch a sneak attack on the overall favorites.
Hinault Takes Yellow with Sneak Attack to Pau!
During the early miles of Stage 12 from Bayonne to Pau, the peloton rode calmly, saving their legs for the first major climb of the Tour, the first-category Col de Marie-Blanque, until something unexpected happened.
Hammering for Hollywood, Peloton “Races It Up” on Longest Stage
Thinking that this longest of Tour stages from Poitiers to Bordeaux was to be a hot, lazy, flat slog, many Tour journalists went 130km ahead to take advantage of a sumptuous Bastille Day buffet put out free by the rich brandy burghers of the French region of Cognac.
LeMond Guts It Out for 60km with Food Poisoning!
According to riders interviewed after today’s Stage 10 from Nantes to Futuroscope, the stench was overpowering: a rotten, putrid smell, so bad that several riders looked around, their faces screwing up as though they were sucking on lemons. The peloton watched Greg LeMond, fourth in line, being led back to the pack by a string of his La Vie Claire teammates.