Slaying the Badger: Greg LeMond, Bernard Hinault, and the Greatest Tour de France
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071XVFV8H |
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| Number of Pages | : | 100 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tough as old boots, he is the old warrior of the French peloton, as revered as he is feared for his ferocious attacks. Bernard Hinault is "Le Blaireau", the Badger. Asked by a reporter why he attacked his own teammate, the Badger replies, "Because I felt like it." and "If he doesn't buckle, that means he's a champion and deserves to win the race. Yet as the 1986 Tour de France ascends into the mountains, a boyish and friendly young American named Greg LeMond threatens the Badger - and France's entire cycling heritage. So why does their rivalry shock the world? LeMond and Hinault ride for the same team. I did it for his own good." LeMond becomes paranoid, taking other riders' feed bags in the feed zone and blaming crashes on sabotage. Through it all, with the help of his American teammate Andy Hampsten, LeMond becomes the first American to win the Tour de France.. For LeMond, a win will bring America its first Tour de France victory. Winning for Hinault means capping his long cycling career by becoming the first man to win the Tour six times. He has won five Tours de France, marking his name into t
Hank Rearden said Fantastic! Bravo! Bravo!. Greg LeMond and my brother inspired me to start riding and racing. Back in the day if we wanted detailed info about races we had to wait for the next issue of Velo News or Winning magazine. Then CBS or one of the networks started covering the Tour de France on Sundays. We l. Insightful account of High Cycling Drama I am not a lifelong cycling fan, having grown to follow it closely only after my own running career ended with a surgery and I needed an alternative outlet for fitness training and competition. This book provided me just enough backstory on the old norms and quirks of cycli. If your a fan of cycling this is a must read. Very well done and thorough. Almost faultless about not taking sides. Though maybe that is a fault. I think the effort to be fair, which probably was needed for the book was almost too much. Not making it explicitly about how Greg Lemond was almost sabotaged by his own team