Too much time on my hands its tttticking away too much time on my hands. In 1989, greg lemond beat laurent fignon by 58 seconds over a 24 km time trial from versailles. Watson has followed and photographed the tour for 31 years. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Its famous for the eight second gap between the winner greg lemond and laurent fignon, the narrowest margin of victory in the history of the race.
It was the second overall victory for the american, who had spent the previous two seasons recovering from a nearfatal hunting. Greg lemond and laurent fignon fought a fabulous battle that wasnt settled until lemond won the final time trial in paris. America is a country rich in sporting tradition, and in the annals of american sports there have been many stories of amazing comebacks by both individuals and teams. The tour organisation invited 22 teams to the tour, with 9 cyclists each. The race consisted of 21 stages and a prologue, over 3,285 km. Tony rominger, 1989 tour mediterraneo leaders jersey horton. The race consisted of 21 stages and a prologue, over 3,285 km 2,041 mi.
It was the first and only time trial final stage on the champselysees. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The 1989 edition of the race was held from february 15 20 and had six stages. This modernday odyssey covers 2,000 miles of rugged terrain in 23 successive days.
It is the story of 2 former winners who came together to battle until the last day of racing. It saw american rider greg lemond overturn a 50second deficit to frances laurent fignon on the final stage on the champs elysees to snatch the title by a mere eight seconds. He found form during the tour and he and fignon were both battling to gain and keep the yellow jersey. Considering that the source material is fifteenyearold live television footage, im really impressed that the 1989 tour looks this good on dvd and its well worth the upgrade even if you already own the vhs version. Rominger was the overall winner of the1989 tour mediterraneen along with winning stage 4b, an 8. In the closest tour in history, greg lemond was behind by 50 seconds on the final ride into paris. But the 1989 tour showcased two great riders, great champions going head to. During the 1989 tour many knew it was an exceptional edition and reading and watching material from that year there were regular comparisons with 1964 held up as the vintage edition and reference point. Lemond won three tours in 1986, 1989, and 1990 and was very popular among the french audience. The previous evening he had told his soigneur, otto jacome, that he thought he could do it. With an average speed of over 54 kilometers an hour, lemond finished.
The tour began in luxembourg on 1 july and finished on the champselysees in paris on 23 july. Won by greg lemond before thierry marie 2nd and laurent fignon 3rd. These pennants were used at the race and also given to select vips who visited the race. After more than 3,200 kilometers, greg won by a mere 8 seconds. Fignon won many classic races, including taking milansan remo backtoback in 1988 and 1989. Trailing french rival laurent fignon by 50 seconds, with just one short 24. Author takes familiar road with cyclist lemond, with. Even knowing the outcome and the drama of the final stage, this book manages to capture something of the atmosphere of the 89 tour building to a crescendo. Its not the same cover art as the vhs tape, even though thats the image that appears on wcps web site.
In this book, he shares his tips on where to eat and sleep and where to watch and photograph the race yourself. He ended up winning, and went on to win a third time in 1990. It was the second overall victory for the american, who had spent the previous two seasons recovering from a nearfatal hunting accident. Pos nome pais equipa tempo 1 greg lemond estados unidos. With another gruelling trip across the alps and pyrenees.
In 1989, max cabanes followed the most prestigious and longestrunning bicycle race of all. In 1989, it covered 3,285 miles, including the final days 15. It started on 1 july 1989 in luxembourg before taking an anticlockwise route through france to finish in paris on 23 july. Yellow jersey racer celebrates lemonds entire legendary career through huge photographs and revealing interviews with lemond, his teammates, and his rivals. Compilation of videos ive acquired and edited from a few youtube folks, including, but not limited to chickasmith and socalrider, mixed with some of my own videos, and my own humorous, sometimes offcolor humor i hope greg, laurent, pedro, and andy have a sense of humor. Taylor swift 1989 world tour ultimate fan gift package, photo collectors guitar picks, black rubber bracelet, pink rubber bracelet, and album photo keychain 5. While writing my book titled, naturally, the comebackand traveling on the subsequent speaking tour, i. The history, the legend, the riders by graeme fife is a comprehensive tour history from one of britains leading cycling writers.
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