Tour de France 2007 thread (6 Viewers)

[nuke terrorist]

40 years ago today...
1984 TdF stage 18 Bourg d'Oisans to La Plagne
Fignon was just killing everyone at this stage. Good day for Kelly who finished 7th. Hinault @2:58 was 10th. Kelly's Skil team mate Jean-Marie Grezet was leading in a solo break until Fignon passed him w/ about 6 km to go.
LeMond caught Grezet too but the Suisse managed to pip Greg for 2nd on stage.
@13:25 Fignon passes Grezet. Dutch highlights again.

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Tour de France 1984 Stage 18 results

Laurent Fignon is the winner of Tour de France 1984 Stage 18, before Jean-Marie Grezet and Greg LeMond. Laurent Fignon was leader in GC.

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Jean-Marie Grezet

Jean-Marie Grezet (born 1959-01-16 in Le Locle) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland, active between 1977 and 1987. His best results are winning GC Tour du Sud-Est and 2nd place in GC Paris-Nice.

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Grezet turned pro in 1981 with classic Suisse oufit Cilo-Aufina. After two very promising seasons he signed up Kelly's Sem-Mavic-Reydel squad.
Grezet was hugely talented and even took 2nd place in 1983 Paris-Nice among many high finishes behind his boss.
Grezet was considered a dark horse for 1983 Tour (w/ no Hinault). Instead he didn't start the prologue - according to a UK cycling mag from 2000's, Grezet had a panic attack that day. They also cited Grezet as being the most talented Suisse rider since the 1950's - in the 60's especially and 70's Suisse had no big names.
Grezet rode 4 grand tours but 13th on GC in 1984 Tour was the only one he finished. After leaving Skil in mid '85 he rode for small teams before retiring in 1987.
After cycling Jean-Marie became a masseur.

Does Kelly say anything about Grezet in The Hunger??? Haven't read it.

EDIT: fixed a few slight incoherent sentences and added question.

 

[magicbastarder]

i have not watched this video, but fair play to whoever wrote the title.

 

[nuke terrorist]

1984 Tour Flashback!
Stages 19-21:
So Miguel Arroyo (Reynolds. 1977 Tour of Ireland winner, 1982 Vuelta winner who had victory rescinded for ritalin doping, 1983 Tour runner up) won in Morzine w/Kelly 2nd leading in an elite group.

Fignon won yet again in the Alps at Crans Montana.
Frank Hoste 320 km stage win in 9 hours 28 mins caused Kelly (3rd) a problem in green jersey battle putting the Belgian four points ahead of Sean.

40 years ago today -
Stage 22 penultimate stage of 1984 Tour. 51 km TT.
Still surely the closest TT in the history of the race.
w/ Dutch commentary again.
You can hear Phil Liggett bleeding in background throughout! Especially @ 12:54 when Kelly finishes, Millar finishes @ 14:39 and Fignon @20:00.

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Tour de France 1984 Stage 22 (ITT) results

Laurent Fignon is the winner of Tour de France 1984 Stage 22 (ITT), before Sean Kelly and Bernard Hinault. Laurent Fignon was leader in GC.

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Kelly was now on 300 Green points to Frank Hoste's 296...

 

[Cormcolash]

Disgusting watching Pogadope outdope the other dopers to win the time trial today

 

[rettucs]

Disgusting watching Pogadope outdope the other dopers to win the time trial today

pogamotorbike

someone should rein him in and tell him to keep his mickey in his pants.

if you take the piss too much ur gonna upset some paul kimmage types who'll start hounding you.

that fucker could have won the tour at a canter without taking a single stage. But instead he went all GeWiss on it.