Great Rivalries
7 entries in the Tour de France compendium.
Greg LeMond vs. Laurent FignonEight seconds in Paris, and a nation's pride hung in the balance.Eddy Merckx vs. Raymond PoulidorOne man devoured the Tour; the other chased it for a decade and never caught it.Bernard Hinault vs. Laurent FignonEight seconds of agony on the Champs-Élysées became the Tour's most aching image.Alberto Contador vs. Andy SchleckA prodigy's first war against the king, decided by heart, grit, and a controversial title.Bernard Hinault vs. Bernard ThévenetTwo Bernards, one yellow jersey, and a decade of French cycling's finest duel.Lance Armstrong vs. Jan UllrichTwo kings, one yellow jersey, and a rivalry that split a generation of cycling fans.Marco Pantani vs. Lance ArmstrongThe pirate who climbed like the wind versus the machine that never stopped.
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