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20 July 1986 Tour de France visits Col du Granon

The 190 km long stage between Gap and Serre Chevalier included Col du Vars, Col d’Izoard and it was the first time the race visited Col du Granon. Before the stage  Bernard Hinault (La Vie Claire) led the general classification, but he dropped on the Col d’Izoard. He was suffering from an old knee injury. After the stage Tour de France had a new leader:  Greg LeMond (Bernard Hinault’s teammate), who became not only the first American rider to wear the yellow jersey but also won the race. The stage was won by Eduardo Chozas. <

Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar (yellow jersey) on the 11 stage of Tour de France 2022

Moments to remember: Jonas Vingegaard takes the yellow jersey

Tour de France returned to the Col du Granon after 36 years and made history again. In 1986, when the climb was included into the program of Tour de France for the very first time, five-time winner Bernard Hinault lost the yellow jersey. His teammate, Greg LeMond took it over and won the general classification that year. The 11th stage of Tour de France 2022 promised great moments from the very beginning of the day, when Wout van Aert (Jumbo -Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) escaped together. What a breakaway duo, everyone said. But since then so many  extraordinary things happened( f. e. Mathieu van der Poel abandoned the race), that these few… Read More »Moments to remember: Jonas Vingegaard takes the yellow jersey