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	1985 Tour de France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 21, 1985.
		Bernard Hinault would attempt to equal the records of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx who had each won the Tour de France five times.
		This edition of Tour de France saw the first use of clipless pedals (made by LOOK) by Bernard Hinault, among other riders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1985_Tour_de_France (253 words)

	Greg LeMond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He won the Tour again in 1989 and 1990, becoming one of only eight cyclists to have won the Tour three or more times.
		In the 1985 Tour the managers of his La Vie Claire team ordered the 24-year-old LeMond to ride in support of his team captain Bernard Hinault who was leading the race and was suffering from injuries sustained in a crash caused by other riders, instead of riding to win the race.
		At the 1989 Tour de France, with 37 shotgun pellets remaining in his body (including some in the lining of his heart), LeMond was hoping only to finish in the top 20.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greg_LeMond (1172 words)

	Tour de France information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Tour de France, in contrast, has long been a household name around the globe, even amongst people who are not generally interested in pro cycling, and is for cycling what the FIFA World Cup is to football (soccer) in terms of global popularity.
		The Tour is nowadays contested by professional teams backed by commercial sponsors, but the event began as a race for individuals; slipstreaming and other team tactics were initially savagely condemned by Desgrange, and he only accepted their inevitability during the 1920s.
		At the 1998 Tour de France, dubbed the "Tour of Shame," a major doping scandal erupted when Willy Voet, one of the soigneurs for the Festina cycling team, was arrested for the possession of erythropoietin (EPO), growth hormones, testosterone and amphetamines.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Tour_de_France (6127 words)

	TOUR DE FRANCE
		The Tour de France (French for "Tour of France"), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world.
		The Tour was founded as a publicity event for the newspaper L'Auto (ancestor of the present l'Équipe) by its editor and co-founder, Henri Desgrange, to rival the Paris-Brest et retour ride (sponsored by Le Petit Journal), and Bordeaux-Paris.
		Promotion of the Tour de France certainly proved a great success for the newspaper; circulation leapt from 25,000 before the 1903 Tour to 65,000 after it; in 1908 the race boosted circulation past a quarter of a million, and during the 1923 Tour it was selling 500,000 copies a day.
	www.solarnavigator.net /sport/tour_de_france.htm (5855 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - France
		France’s first blood libel took place in Blois in 1171 and 31 Jews were burned on the stake.
		The culmination of all the persecution and bloodshed was the definitive expulsion of Jews from France in 1394.
		Lebanon War, France tried to pass a UN resolution pressuring Israel into accepting a cease-fire and not entering Beirut; the UN resolution was vetoed by the United States.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/France.html (4851 words)

	STADIUM 64 - Reviews Archive: Tour De France
		Tour De France is a cycling game (could it be anything else one asks?) and it challenges you and up to seven other players to complete and gain record times in what must be one of the world's most gruelling cycling races.
		The other option is the Tour De France itself, this is the proper race taking you all the way round France in a series of stages.
		Tour De France isn't really much more than just another joystick waggling sports game, but with a new twist in that you cycle round France.
	s64.emuunlim.com /reviews/tourdefrance.htm (991 words)

	VeloNews: 2002 Tour de France Special Coverage
		July 28 -- The 2002 Tour de France drew to a close with a great sprint on the most famous boulevard in cycling.
		The three-time Tour de France champion -- who’s about to become the four-time Tour champion Sunday in Paris -- had some business to settle in Saturday’s 50km time trial through the spectacular wine country of France’s Beaujolais region.
		That should be the story of the final stage of the 2002 Tour de France.
	www.velonews.com /tour2002 (659 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Tour de force: Armstrong finishes drive for five
		TOUR VICTORIES: Five straight from 1999-03, tying the record for consecutive wins set by Miguel Indurain of Spain (1991-95).
		So action-packed was this Tour that Armstrong was prepared for the unexpected -- even Sunday, on the largely processional final stage.
		Armstrong's fierce duel with Ullrich made this centennial Tour the most gripping in years, drawing millions of fans who thronged winding mountain climbs and adorned villages along the route with banners for the riders.
	espn.go.com /oly/tdf2003/s/2003/0727/1586103.html (1495 words)

	Tour de France
		The 1904 Tour was almost the last one with the cheating that went on.
		With the return of the Tour in 1919, the yellow jersey is used to identify the overall leader.
		In 1952 and 1953, two of the most famous climbs of the tour, the Ventoux and the Alpe-d'Huez at 1,912 meters (6272.89 feet) and 1,860 meters (6,102.288 feet) respectively, are added to the tour.
	www.rauzulusstreet.com /features/tourdefrance.html (459 words)

	CYCLING - CBS SportsLine.com
		After recording his record-tying fifth victory in the 1985 Tour de France, Hinault told teammate Greg Lemond, "In '86, the Tour will be yours.
		At the onset of the 1986 Tour de France's first mountain stages in the Pyrenees, those words were long forgotten.
		The Tour de France had become a fight between the two La Vie Claire riders and the Alps lay ahead.
	cbs.sportsline.com /cycling/story/7459999 (1568 words)

	BBC SPORT \| TOUR DE FRANCE \| 1985-1990: American, Irishman and Spaniard
		A disbelieving Fignon had lost the Tour in the blink of an eye and Lemond had completed a remarkable recovery after the shooting incident.
		He repeated the feat in 1990 - a strange Tour that saw an early group go away before Lemond steadily chipped away at their lead and gained the yellow jersey on the final weekend.
		But three wins was as many as Lemond would manage, and it was the man who came tenth in 1990 that was to be the star of the 1990s.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/tour_de_france/1364744.stm (740 words)

	Sports: The Tour de France: A primer
		One of the most climb-intensive Tours in recent memory, the race features 28 major climbs and likely will be decided in the Pyrenees Mountains in the third week.
		It was introduced in 1919 by Tour founder and newspaper man Henri Desgrange as a gimmick, its color matching the pages of his publication.
		Official Tour de France site: www.letour.fr choose the English version by clocking the British flag icon at the bottom right of the screen.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/06/26/Sports/The_Tour_de_France__A.shtml (1079 words)

	France Bicycle Tours Italy Bicycle Tours Europe Spain - Home
		For 2007 we plan five tours that are coincident with the greatest cycling races - the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and La Vuelta a Espana.
		The Giro d'Italia tour, in May, is our 3rd year and is again in the Dolomites, guaranteed to be in the heart of the action.
		Your tour is self-guided but fully supported in the amazing Dordogne and Lot regions of Southwest France, some of the finest cycling in the world.
	www.outfittertours.com (1222 words)

	Tour de France — Infoplease.com
		Tour de France - Tour de France The 86th Tour de France (July 3-25) ran 20 stages plus a prologue, covering 2,287...
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	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0106163.html (220 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Armstrong survives rough, bumpy Tour de France stage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lance Armstrong turned two treacherous cobblestone stretches of the Tour de France to his advantage Tuesday while Spanish rival Iban Mayo crashed in a blow to his title hopes.
		WASQUEHAL, France – Lance Armstrong turned two treacherous cobblestone stretches of the Tour de France to his advantage Tuesday while Spanish rival Iban Mayo crashed in a blow to his title hopes.
		Jean-Patrick Nazon of France won the stage from Waterloo in Belgium to Wasquehal in northern France, beating Germany's Erik Zabel and McEwen in a sprint finish.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20040706-1255-cyc-tourdefrance.html (742 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Landis crowned Tour de France champion
		Floyd Landis was today confirmed as the 2006 Tour de France champion after the traditional final-stage finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris.
		It is the 11th win by an American in the 93 runnings of the Tour - with Greg LeMond having won in 1985, 1986 and 1990.
		New Tour director Christian Prudhomme summed up this year's Tour when he said: 'It was a real awakening in Strasbourg (with the doping scandal).
	www.rte.ie /sport/2006/0723/tourdefrance.html (644 words)

	Wins in Grand Tours?
		Bernard Hinault 1978 Tour de France Vuelta a España 1979 Tour de France 1980 Giro d'Italia 1981 Tour
		Eddy Merckx 1968 Giro d'Italia 1969 Tour de France 1970 Tour de France Giro d'Italia 1971 Tour de
		> Bernard Hinault 1978 Tour de France Vuelta a España 1979 Tour de France 1980 Giro d'Italia 1981
	www.cyclingforums.com /t35444.html (2828 words)

	Armstrong to retire after Tour de France \| ajc.com
		The six-time Tour de France champion announced Monday that he will retire in July.
		News of his retirement, made in Augusta before worldwide news media, caused Tour de Georgia officials to brace for an onslaught of spectators for what may be Armstrong's final professional race in the United States.
		Lance Armstrong announced just hours ahead of the start of the 2005 Dodge Tour de Georgia that he would be retiring after the 2005 Tour de France.
	www.ajc.com /news/content/sports/tour/2005/19lance.html (693 words)

	Tour de France turns 100 (printable version)
		“The Tour means everything to this country, it runs deep into the national fabric,” explained Samuel Abt of the International Herald Tribune, covering his 27th race.
		The Tour was nearly finished by a doping scandal in 1998.
		In opening remarks, Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc warned that the fight against drugs can never be a total success.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=46132 (877 words)

	Greg LeMond Summary
		Three time winner of the Tour de France (1986, 1989, 1990) and World Road Race champion (1989), Greg LeMond is undeniably America's most successful cyclist.
		LeMond's absolute commitment to winning the Tour and apparent indifference towards the one day "Classics" meant that he struggled to gain the recognition he surely deserved.
		Greg LeMond (born June 26, 1961 in Lakewood, California) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States.
	www.bookrags.com /Greg_LeMond (1163 words)

	Cycling Hall of Fame.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1987, the Irish rider won the “Triple Crown” in Cycling, the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia and the World Championship Road Race in the same year.
		A month later, Roche won the Tour de France over Pedro Delgado of Spain and Jean-Francois Bernard of France.
		Roche was also 3rd in the 1985 Tour de France behind Bernard Hinault of France and Greg Lemond of the USA.
	www.cyclinghalloffame.com /riders/rider_bio.asp?rider_id=114 (173 words)

	BiciRace.com :: Gear & Gadgets :: DVD Review - The Stephen Roche Story
		Sprinkled in between is coverage of the 1985 Nissan Classic, 1985 Tour de France on up through his final Tour de France of 1993.
		The second DVD departs from the interview format and begins with a very in depth coverage of the 1987 Tour de France called by Phil Liggett.
		In addition to a very thorough analysis of the 1987 Tour de France, there is some bonus footage which covers the 1983 Worlds, 1991 and 1992 Nissan Classic and the Tour de Romandie.
	www.bicirace.com /product/2006/DvdStephenRocheStory.html (586 words)

	History » About The Tour » Grand Départ » The Tour de France in London and Kent, 2007. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When the Tour de France began in 1903, men delicately waved their hats and women waved their umbrellas in appreciation.
		This is because, unlike any other sporting event of its size, The Tour de France spills out onto the streets and reaches out to embrace ordinary people.
		At the 1989 Tour de France, with 40 shotgun pellets remaining in his body from a hunting accident two years earlier (including some in the lining of his heart), another American, Greg LeMond, began the final stage, an individual time trial finishing in Paris.
	www.tourdefrancelondon.com /en/about_the_tour/history (296 words)

	Tour de France Trivia
		Eddy Merckx of Belgium (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1974)
		As of 2005, in terms of nationality, riders from France have won most Tours (36), followed by Belgium (18), United States (10), Italy (9), Spain (8), Luxembourg (4), Switzerland and the Netherlands (2 each) and Ireland, Denmark and Germany (1 each).
		The Tour de France inspired the lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury, to write the song "Bicycle Race" in 1978.
	www.topendsports.com /events/tour-de-france/trivia.htm (419 words)

	Factacular.com : Tour de France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Won the tour 3 times either side of the 1st world war.
		Won the tour twice, either side of the 2nd world war.
		Also won the tour of Italy 5 times and tour of Spain once.
	www.factacular.com /subjects/Tour_de_France (343 words)

	2005 Tour de France Trip
		Last year, he watched the 2004 Tour de France and witnessed the historic sixth win of Lance Armstrong in Paris.
		My valuable experience from last year’s Tour is to avoid lodging on the course itself; but rather approach the course by bike to avoid getting caught in road closures and traffic jams, while at the same time, experience the thrill of riding part of the course.
		Des Peres Travel is not responsible for plane delays or cancellations or misconnections due to plane delays or cancellations or any unforeseen events.
	www.desperestravel.com /tdf2005.htm (1638 words)

	absolute pansy
		This is the 100th anniversary of a sacred sporting event: The Tour de France.
		Those are the images of the Tour that need to be honored in its 100th year.
		It is the 100th Tour de France and he seemed like such a worthy Prince.
	www.bikesportmichigan.com /editorials/0000038.shtml (750 words)

	MtbReview - Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He won the Alpe d’Huez stage in the 1992 Tour de France, the 1985 Tour of Switzerland, and finished fourth in the 1985 Tour de France as a teammate for Greg LeMond.
		In 1997, she won the Tour de l’Aude and won the Hewlett-Packard Women’s Challenge the following year.
		Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond will be on hand Friday and Eric Heiden, winner of five gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics, will meet fans on Saturday.
	www.mtbr.com /hotnews/racing/rpr089.shtml (783 words)

	Stage 17: Another great day for Team Lance - Tour de France - MSNBC.com
		He tied Bernard Hinault, the last Frenchman to win the Tour in 1985, for the second-most yellow jerseys — and should overtake him as he closes in on a seventh straight race victory on Sunday.
		Timeline of Lance Armstrong's rise from cancer survivor to Tour de France king.
		From Thys to Merckx to Armstrong, the Tour's greatest riders.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8641908 (990 words)

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