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Bernard Hinault (pronounced [bɛʁ.naʁ i.no]; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, [1] including five times the Tour de France , he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time.
Nov 14, 2011 · His towering personality and brusque charisma bestrode the sport for almost a decade. And some of his victories are etched into the annals of sporting legend, stories that will be passed down ...
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- Take Us Through That Epic 1981 Roubaix.
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- Do You Remember The First Time He Impressed You in A Race?
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Oh oui! It was a little small bike that I got for Christmas, or I should say that we got for Christmas, because my parents bought it for my brother and I to share. I must have been seven or eight years old. It wasn’t a racing bike or anything, just a bike for getting around. I would ride it back and forth to school every day, about 10 kilometers ev...
For me there were two: Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx. They were both such big figures, and they won a lot. And I had the good fortune to actually ride with Eddy for nearly three seasons, or should I say, ride against Eddy! I think the first time I raced against him was Paris-Nice in 1975. He was one of my heroes, but when we were in a race toget...
Yeah that was some race. Between crashes and flats, I was stopped seven times. I remember that, because I was world champion, I trained a little bit harder than usual in the early season to honor the rainbow jersey. I felt really good at the start, but I flatted as we entered the very first cobbled section and my teammate Pascal Poisson gave me a w...
I just knew it was my day. And the sprint, I remember, I launched just like the year before. I had gotten fourth after all. But I really paid attention to the wind. As I came into the velodrome I looked at some flags to see where the wind was coming from. There was a headwind in the backstretch. As a result, I accelerated a little more on the backs...
Hmm, I would say the first time we did the Critérium du Dauphiné- Libéré in his first year as a pro. That was the first really big stage race he had done, with really high mountains. I won the race, but he was really impressive and got third. That was the first time where I really understood that we had a successor. That, after all, was the reason ...
The five-time Tour de France winner and three-time Giro champion shares his memories of racing with Anquetil, Merckx, De Vlaeminck and others. He also gives his opinions on the current stars and the state of the sport.
Bernard Hinault [bɛʁnaʁ ino], né le 14 novembre 1954 à Yffiniac, au lieu-dit Le Fraîche ( Côtes-d’Armor) 1, est un coureur cycliste français, professionnel de 1975 à 1986. Surnommé le Blaireau, il a dominé le sport cycliste international entre 1978 et 1986, remportant 216 victoires dont 144 hors critériums.
Bernard Hinault (born 1954-11-14 in Yffiniac) is a former professional road racing cyclist from France, active between 1972 and 1986. His best results are 5 wins in GC Tour de France and 28 stage wins in Tour de France.
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Bernard Hinault is a French former professional road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five times the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. In his career, Hinault entered a total of thirteen Grand Tours.
Learn about the second greatest cyclist of all time behind Eddy Merckx, who won five Tours, three Giros, two Vueltas and many other races. Discover his nickname, his temperament, his strikes and his post-racing life.
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