There are few Tour de France fans who don’t know about the 1989 edition of the race. Those too young to remember it have had the lore passed down through bright-eyed veterans, while those who can remember will never forget.
It is often lauded as the ‘best’ edition of the race ever. Partly because of the hair’s-breadth winning margin by which US rider Greg LeMond beat home hope Laurent Fignon, the fabled eight seconds, but also because of the manner in which he did it: a final day time trial.
