1985 Tour de France
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The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 28 June and 21 July. The course ran over 4,109 km and consisted of a prologue an
Bernard Hinault (pictured in 1982) was the favourite for the overall victory, which was to be a record-equalling fifth.
Summit of the Col du Tourmalet, the highest point of elevation during the 1985 Tour
The 1985 Tour de France combination classification jersey won by Greg LeMond
Sean Kelly won the points classification for a record-equalling third time.
1986 Tour de France
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The 1986 Tour de France was a cycling race held in France, from 4 July to 27 July. It was the 73rd running of the Tour de France. Greg LeMond of La Vie Claire won the race, ahead of his teammate Berna
The Col du Galibier was the highest point of elevation in the race, at 2,642 m (8,668 ft), climbed on stage 18.
Système U rider Thierry Marie (pictured in 1993) won the opening prologue, taking the lead of the 1986 Tour.
Pedro Delgado (pictured in 2016) won stage 12, but later dropped out after his mother died.
Bernard Hinault climbing the Col d'Izoard during stage 17. It was here that he lost significant time on rival Greg LeMond, losing the yellow jersey by the end of the stage.