1986 Tour de France
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| 1986 final standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Greg LeMond | 110h 35' 19" |
| Second | Bernard Hinault | + 3' 10" |
| Third | Urs Zimmermann | +10' 54" |
| Points | Eric Vanderaerden | 277 points |
| Second | Josef Lieckens | 232 points |
| Third | Bernard Hinault | 210 points |
| Climber | Bernard Hinault | 351 points |
| Second | Luis Herrera | 270 points |
| Third | Greg LeMond | 265 points |
| Youth | Andrew Hampsten | 110h 54' 03" |
| Second | Ronan Pensec | +7' 15" |
| Third | Jean François Bernard | +17' 01" |
| Teams | La Vie Claire | |
| Second | Peugeot - Shell | |
| Third | Système U | |
The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27, 1986. It was won by Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour. This year also had the first American cycling team, 7-Eleven, entered in Tour history.
Following the success of Bernard Hinault the previous year, the La Vie Claire team was heavily favored. In the 1985 Tour de France, Bernard Hinault promised to return LeMond's support to win the race. However, continuing attacks cast doubt on Hinault's sincerity. He claimed that his tactics were simply to wear down LeMond's (and his) opponents and that he ultimately knew that LeMond would be the winner because of time losses earlier in the race. Regardless of his true motives, this tactic worked well, and rivals Laurent Fignon and Urs Zimmermann were put on the defensive from the first day. Laurent Fignon quit the race due to injuries aggravated by stress.
The ascent of the legendary Alpe d'Huez gave spectators a spectacular stage in which Hinault made a suicidal solo attack to demoralize the opposition, to be matched only by LeMond at the top. In a gesture of respect, the two riders reached the top hand-in-hand, beaming smiles, and LeMond let Hinault finish first to claim the stage. However, within hours their competition resumed during interviews in French television.
In the end, LeMond was crowned winner of the race and Hinault retired shortly afterwards.
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[edit] Stages
| Stage | Route | Distance | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Boulogne-Billancourt | 5 km | Individual time trial | Friday, July 4 |
| 1 | Nanterre - Sceaux | 85 km | Saturday, July 5 | |
| 2 | Meudon - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | 56 km | Team time trial | Saturday, July 5 |
| 3 | Levallois-Perret - Liévin | 214 km | Sunday, July 6 | |
| 4 | Liévin - Évreux | 243 km | Monday, July 7 | |
| 5 | Évreux - Villers-sur-Mer | 125 km | Tuesday, July 8 | |
| 6 | Villers-sur-Mer - Cherbourg | 200 km | Wednesday, July 9 | |
| 7 | Cherbourg - Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | 201 km | Thursday, July 10 | |
| 8 | Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët - Nantes | 204 km | Friday, July 11 | |
| 9 | Nantes - Nantes | 61 km | Individual time trial | Saturday, July 12 |
| 10 | Nantes - Futuroscope | 183 km | Sunday, July 13 | |
| 11 | Poitiers - Bordeaux | 258 km | Monday, July 14 | |
| 12 | Bayonne - Pau | 218 km | Mountain stage | Tuesday, July 15 |
| 13 | Pau - Superbagnères | 186 km | Mountain stage | Wednesday, July 16 |
| 14 | Luchon - Blagnac | 154 km | Thursday, July 17 | |
| Rest day | Friday, July 18 | |||
| 15 | Carcassonne - Nîmes | 226 km | Saturday, July 19 | |
| 16 | Nîmes - Gap | 246 km | Mountain stage | Sunday, July 20 |
| 17 | Gap - Serre Chevalier | 190 km | Mountain stage | Monday, July 21 |
| 18 | Briançon - Alpe d'Huez | 163 km | Mountain stage | Tuesday, July 22 |
| 19 | Villard-de-Lans - Saint-Étienne | 179 km | Mountain stage | Wednesday, July 23 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne - Saint-Étienne | 58 km | Individual time trial | Thursday, July 24 |
| 21 | Saint-Étienne - Puy de Dôme | 190 km | Mountain stage | Friday, July 25 |
| 22 | Clermont-Ferrand - Nevers | 194 km | Saturday, July 26 | |
| 23 | Cosne-sur-Loire - Paris Champs-Élysées | 255 km | Sunday, July 27 | |
| Total | 4,094 km | |||
[edit] Jersey progress
- Notes