At the turn of Years 70 and 80, are competing for stage two of the most popular cyclists of all time: Bernard Hinault and Francesco Moser. Both runners complete different characters have in common innate generosity and leadership. The most outgoing Sheriff, shy and reserved rate, the two control the group and win on all surfaces. Very strong time trial and the past, their was a more competitive rivalry that the media, partly because the French did not like the limelight and, like Merckx, seemed to run to beat himself rather than his opponents.
TOUR 1980, the first clash
Hinault is imposed at Romandie and for the first time the Tour has, against the favorites Saronni and Moser, fresh from the Roubaix hat-trick in a row. Vent Francis in the prologue of Genoa and Beppe, who wins a result of Imperia, Torino and Parma. Pisa in the time trial of the pink slips to Moser and leaves Marcussen partial success. It is not yet time to take the jersey and gives it to Orvieto Visentini. In the 14th stage, which ends at Roccaraso, goes on the run with the Rionero Sannitico Panizza, won the stage, but the shirt is the expert Panizza. In the arrival uphill Pecol Valzoldana, Panizza earns a few seconds but Bernard has devised a diabolical plan: in-Cles Sondrio Stelvio sends fleeing on his companion Jean Rene Bernardeau, joins him, the two come off at all and Sondrio 4 'on the pink jersey. Bernardeau wins stage, Hinault - after two tour - his first Giro. In just three years the trophy has three major stage races.
Hinault, NEW MERCKX
of Breton peasant, was born in Yffiniac November 14, 1954. Son of a worker of railways, works at a gas station to buy his first racing bike. Cycling comes after good results in athletics, especially in cross country. In 1972 Breton
sample and two years later he graduated French champion on the track in pursuit. Skip professional in 1974, the Gitane, led by compatriot Jean Stablinski, but the idyll with Salo 1962 world champion is not there. From next season becomes ds
Cyrille Guimard who has stopped running just at the Gitane. In his school, Bernard immediately understand the weight of friendships in the group, eight hits and minor successes he speaks as a talent.
FIRST LIEGE
The turning point came in 1977. Hinault wins by posting the Ghent-Wevelgem, then with a legendary action dominates the Liege-Bastogne-Liège. Cotes on rain, sleet. The rate is on the run for 12 miles and off champions like De Vlaeminck, Thurau, Merckx and Maertens and sprint to beat Dierickx.
spoken of him as an athlete from classic, though all abhor it when Brittany takes home the Giro and the Dauphiné the first of five Grand Prix of Nations time trial.
KING OF SPAIN AND FRANCE
announced in 1978 that will participate in stage races, Vuelta and Tour The team became Renault Gitane (the match will remain until 1983). He began by winning the Criterium International and the Paris-Nice touching. At the Tour of Spain dominates: 3'02''to Pesarrodona. From Vuelta Tour to His running style cunning and crafty he carries the nickname 'The Bleireau', Tasso.
the Tour everyone is waiting Thevenet, Kuiper, and instead Zoethmelk Bernard, who wears the jersey of national champion, blew up the house. The first time it settles in the time trial stage of S. Foye the Great. In the historic milestone of the Val d'Agen led the revolt of the runners for the mismanagement of departures and arrivals. The group arrived with him in the head and crosses the finish line on foot. Wins at Saint-Etienne, but it lingered in the standings. Alpe D'Huez Pollentier wins in polka dot jersey, the delmiglior climber, took the yellow jersey but is disqualified because positive for doping. The stage goes to Kuiper and Hinault, second part standings. Nancy is in the time trial twice, stage and jersey, and won his first Tour Zoetemelk placed before the Lord.
The season ends with an encore at the Grand Prix of Nations, this time in front of Moser.
WORLD 1978, MOSER FROM BEFFE KNETEMANN
For Adenau, Germany, another world decimated by rain. Not torrential as twelve months before in Venezuela, but accompanied by wind and cold: 4 degrees, in spite of August 27. 14 seems to already dark, the headlights light up the flagships.
on the circuit where he triumphed in 1927 the Italian Alfredo Binda, another blue can emulate: the defending champion Francesco Moser. The captain runs indoors, but breaks out his teammate Beppe Saronni cilccismo star in the world of Italian and World Time. Closes on
de Vlaeminck after 230 km, then the 11th lap, on the hardest climb, attacks. And they know his shots hurt. Knetemann respond. Then reacts Hinault, just won the Tour de France. Saronni stalls, knows he can win the sprint. Godefroot reports under the Belgians, but the three fugitives plunged Moser. Beppe does not like. 8 km from the end, part Knetemann. Francis takes the wheel and a 5-goal from the two have 30 "lead. The Netherlands does not change. At 40 meters from the finish Moser, skidding and a maximum effort by the rapportone will "sit", convinced he had won. Knetemann, that in the end he had promised not to do the sprint because they are too tired, puts it. For Francis is the second hoax rainbow after the infertagli Maertens from two years earlier. Bronze is the Dane Jorgen Marcussen, Saronni won the sprint for fourth place ahead of Hinault and Dutch Zoetemelk.
Hinault ON A TOUR TO
1979 is the year of a Tour to the "Grande Boucle", which includes the Pyrenees in the first week, traditionally reserved for the sprinters, is annihilated. Bernard wins Superbagnères, Pau, Brussels, Avoriaz, Dijion, Nogent sur Marne. On the Champs Elysees Zoethmelk respond to provocation, the two arrive alone and Bernard wins there too. Dutch trim 13 '(10' Joop had taken them to the postive all'antidoping). The FIRST
LOMBARDY, 1979
At the end of season play by winning his third GP of Nations (even before Moser) and his first Lombardy, where it goes on the run at 90 km to go, taking with him Contini, who, not or by changes in a hard sprint. Third is Battaglin.
THE LEGENDARY LIEGE AND FLOP TO TOUR
After two tours and the two before being allowed the Giro, then won three times in as many tries, the rate is awarded a soffertissima Liege. Rain, wind and cold did not prevent a lone flight of 60 miles, closed with over 9 'on the second, Kuiper. At
Tour '80 retires in the yellow jersey, in Pau. Officially problems in the knee, but the mystery remains.
ROUBAIX 1981, 25 YEARS AFTER A FRENCH
The 1981 Roubaix begins with a bet. In rainbow jersey Hinault (who hates the Queen of Paving stones, which he considered too dangerous) decides to win it. "I hate it, but I am French and it is right that race. The way I win then I will not again." No sooner said than done. They arrive in a sprint finish in fifth and world champion beats them all.
The French have not won since 1956, when he triumphed Louison Bobet. They start at 174. After a few hundred km you enter the real "Hell of the North". The most targeted by crashes and punctures are Hinault, Moser and Maertens. Raas falls and ends up in hospital. Moser
drilling a couple of times, it falls into the curve and is injured hip. In head-Lassalle Dclos door, falling twice and gives up.
In seven pedals on the front row: Moser, Hinault, De Vlaeminck, Kuiper, Van Calster, Demeyer and the young Italian Marco Cattaneo, and after testing extraordinary, in view of Roubaix spring. Ten km to go Hinault falls due to a dog. But Breton, never so determined in the "Queen of pavé, falls rapidly. In six
entering the velodrome: Hinault goes ahead and seek the solution of force, in foiling attacks straight De Vlaeminck and Moser. The French go crazy and cheer their champion. Twenty-five years later, a trans triumphs in Roubaix. Fantastic
De Vlaeminck, who nearly 34 years on the fifth successful, and centers the third place of honor. Moser, third, must say goodbye to the dream of winning four consecutive Roubaix. TOUR TO THE TRIS
the Tour goes to avenge the 80 and do trips. He won the prologue on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, the time trial in Pau, detach one of Mulhouse and in all of the Tappone Peynet. Its also the last time trial, to Fontaney. Van Impe follows him on the podium, but more than 14 '.
THE WORLD SALLANCHES
A 1980 stratospheric Hinault and one of the more difficult routes, if not the most challenging ever designed for a world championship are the characteristics of the test rainbow of Sallanches 80: 92 out of 107 starters retired speak for themselves. The big loser is
Giuseppe Saronni, that the ct blue Alfredo Martini asked confidence and grades of captain only. Beppe instead wrecked, complicit in the cold and rain after 13 laps of the 20 planned. That year
Hinault had won the first of his three tours of Italy (on as many shares), while the Tour was withdrawn suddenly, after the stage of Pau, and wearing the yellow jersey. An escape in the night contours never fully understood. That Tour was won by Dutch Zoetemelk. At the World Cup but
Breton, however, the large ransoms. From the first lap in front. The Belgian Johan De Muynck attempt an attack, and is found attached to the wheel Hinault. And there is no running next to a true thickness, which does not see the French leader also. On lap 13, in response to an attack Mario Beccia, Hinault close race. Saronni and Moser, now out of the games, they withdraw. The French force on each step of the terrible climb Domency remain Baronchelli, Danish Marcussen and the young Scot Millar. Baronchelli, he hoped in the sprint, is the last to surrender, while the French went on to win at solitaire with 1'01 "ahead.
Comparisons with Merckx abound: what he wants, Hinault wins it. For the World 1981 in Prague, however, is "only" third behind Maertens and Saronni.
1982 THE TOUR TO A
in 1982 is found in the Renault team with Greg Lemond. The Frenchman wants back the Giro. Without big shots before the Tour is just the first date and already in the preliminary time trial team in Milan as the yellow jersey. He leaves his companions and Bonnet Fignon but then take it back in the time trial of Assisi. The yield to Moser, who takes her up to Campitello Matese, where the Breton if the resumes. Skip indemnify the Monte Grappa in the stage of San Martino di Castrozza but in the village of Boario on Cross Domain is under attack led by those of Bianchi - Contini, Prim and Baronchelli - with Van Impe. The stage is Contini, Hinault loses pink jersey. In short village next to Montecampione Briton escapes immediately, unplug Contini and wins. In the historic Cuneo-Pinerolo nobody attacks wins Saronni, the pink jersey is second. The victory in the final time trial, the Turin-Pinerolo, gives him the second tour, in front of Prim and Contini.
THE FOURTH TOUR
the Tour this arrangement is the same: beating time trial and defense in the mountains. Vince stages of Bale, the time trial of Martigues and S. Priest. Climb Orcieres as lace or the Alpe d'Huez do not care. In the last stage in Paris, beat all in the sprint. Tour wins fourth in five years, this time with a 6'21''on Zoetemelk.
In 1983, problems arise. Wins the Fleche Wallonne, but during the Vuelta has a knee problem. Spain takes the top amarillo in the stage of Castellar de N'Huc but the loss in Vielha in favor of Lejarreta. It seems over for knee pain. He won the time trial in Valladolid and approximates the mesh which is now at Fernandez. Avila resumes jersey and wins his second Vuelta. But his season ends there, the knee should be operated. In 1984
change team, choose a new French training where young people will not have the uncomfortable side (Fignon). La Vie Claire Terraillon the owner Bernard Tapie, with which it shares only the will to win. The knee is healed but the condition does not get better.
The tour and the second, annihilated by Fignon. He won the prologue of Montreuil, but defends himself against the clock to pay too much up trim and Laurent's 10 minutes.
"AUTUMN WORLD": Well, BRAVO, A
FROM 25.52 to 32.09 and the Giro di Lombardia '84
interview after the race at the end of the season gives ample signs of recovery by winning the trophy with Baracchi Moser, Grand Prix and Nations especially the Tour of Lombardy, where all off on the San Fermo and glides on Como. Upon arrival you time to look for the pursuers, it crosses the gaze of the patron Vincenzo Torriani that rejoices with him. Hinault is back. Announces that it will run for two years and 86 stop at the end.
DOUBLE THE LAST TOUR-TOUR
But first he wants the fifth Tour, even the third one-two with the Giro. The season is focusing on these two events. In team wanted Greg Lemond, convinced him to leave Renault, focusing on Fignon, thanks to contrattone offered by Tapie. Money well spent, lamericano will inherit a great squire before the grades.
the Giro, Bernard - again in perfect shape after two years without any major victories - Vent the Italians. The prologue was won by Moser announced the leitmotif of a duel that will end only in the last stage. But already in Selva di Val Gardena Breton offers a better mortgage on the race. Goes on the run with Visentini, Baronchelli, Seiz and Lejarreta. Finish second at the wheel and let Seiz Visentini take the jersey. In chrono-
Capua Maddaloni trims 53 "in Moser and dethrones Visentini. The tour is in his hands. Moser takes some subsidy the sprint, but Hinault is always there. Lack the big climbs. From Domodossola to S. Vincent on the Simplon and Great St. Bernard, nothing happens, ditto on the Gran Paradiso (the message is Valnontey). A time trial is to decide Lido di Camaiore-Lucca Moser ago but its only 7''on Hinault, who won his third lap with 1'08''to Francis. Lemond is the third in 2'55 ". During the final time trial is Bernard nails on the road and take the spit from fans in Moser. When minimized but will not be racing in Italy.
TOUR
At the Tour, the opponents are Lemond, his wingman, el'acerbo Delgado. He won the prologue of Plumelec but gave the jersey and not resumed even in the team time trial win his Vie Claire. In the time trial in Strasbourg (75 km) beat Roche 2'20''and compromises the Alps Tour and defends itself off Lemond in Morzine Avoriaz, where he leaves the win Herrera. Has 5 'on American, and the Pyrenees seem a formality. In the arrival of Saint-Étienne, in the sprint, falls and fracture the nasal septum. And suffer again. Luz Ardiden not breathing and to get to 4 'from Lemond not attacking him. Is that better sull'Aubisque, always escorted by Lemond, who will win 7 "the time trial at Lac de Vassivière. Hinault strikes five in the Tour - as Anquetil and Merckx - with 1'42''on Lemond, its ally, especially after Saint-Etienne .
AVENUE OF THE SUNSET
The 86 is his terminus. Despite his promise to help him win Lemond of the prior year to repay the aid, its goal is to become the first man to win six Tour Bernard, the time trial in Nantes and the Pyrenean stage to Pau in the yellow dress with 5 'to Lemond. The next day, wanting to overdo it, breaks down to Superbagnères. Lemond dethrones him in Serre Chevalier (the message was to the Col du Granon). The two bicker in the race but in the stage of Alpe d'Huez, come alone with the famous image of the embrace at the finish line. Hinault won the time trial in St Etienne on the Puy de Dôme nothing happens transcendental Lemond and Bernard anticipates more than 3 minutes. In Paris, Hinault was fourth in a sprint finish on the podium and salt with the shirt polka dot.
the world in the house of Lemond is marcatissimo (Mottet and Fignon and are run by itself) and the victory goes to Argentina. Leaves, as promised, when he would still have something to say. Hinault comes from technical adviser in the direction of the Tour, which is responsible for the ceremony.
BORN TO WIN
Five Tour de France and as many Grand Prix of Nations, three tours of Italy, two Vuelta of Spain, a World Cup, the shotguns in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the Fleche Wallonne and the Tour of Lombardy Paris-Roubaix, the Ghent-Wevelgem, the Amstel Gold Race and the championship of France. He won a lot, Hinault, on and off.
Headstrong, stubborn, outspoken, Tasso - slip over the world because he knew - more than their opponents, put in line the organizers of the Tour, as when, in protest for the many long transfers, was the head of the group that in the last hundred meters off the bike and walk the line exceeded the finish line. Now that the organizers of the Grande Boucle is a part, remains one of the most popular former champions, even if sometimes it was more to love Italy and its France.
SAMPLES FROM THE FUTURE
Moser also was one of the riders most loved by the public. As Hinault won on all surfaces and the three wins at the World Roubaix, from the classic to the Giro, and has changed the modern cycling. Francis Bike and preparation that led to the revolutionary triumph in the time trial and Record hour trip. Bernard studying, meticulously, with the Swiss trainer Paul Moser Koechli as he did with Conconi, the winter training to stay in shape all season, and new technologies to maximize the potential of the sample Breton.
Rivals on the streets and in the laboratory: Moser, Hinault, true champions who could improvise but leaving nothing to chance.
CHRISTIAN GIORDANO
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