THE ESSENCE OF BIKING
In 1989 Greg Lemond, the first American to win the world's greatest sporting event, The Tour de France, stormed to a dramatic come-from-behind win.
If you want to watch a truly great sports story, buy a tape of the 1989 Tour de France!
Legendary 5-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx in his prime during the 1969 Tour de France. Merckx won the 1969 Tour yellow jersey by 17 minutes 54 seconds! Incredibly, he also won the green sprinter's jersey and polka dot climbing jersey!! It's hard to imagine anyone repeating this feat!
Eddy Merckx in the 1975 Tour de France.
Another 5-time Tour de France winner, Bernard Hinault during a sprint finish in the 1981 Tour. This image shows the wildly intense action of a finishing sprint.
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