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I was at the tour and follwed the race the last several days ....I got into Paris when they were racing on the circuit...and right next to the small circle of Team Le Mond after he won...There was no one supporting him from the team and management who I believed at the time wanted Hinnault to win.. In interviews since then, Greg has said just that...
I'm currently listening to "The Comeback" about Greg Le Mond's career and just finished the part about the 1986 Tour. This is too cool to see coverage from the event!
Such a great book! I highly recommend also reading "Slaying The Badger", another awesome book all about the '86 Tour. I became a Lemond fanatic during the 1984 Tour, Greg's first, and by '86 he was my favorite athlete. Every training ride I took was while wearing my prized La Vie Claire authentic jersey! Getting news and good TV coverage of TdF was very difficult for us US fans (no internet back then either!). These John Tesh CBS shows each weekend of the Tour were a godsend and were EPIC to us, showing us incredible footage of this mythical race halfway around the world, that we all wanted to ride in some day. Thanks for watching and commenting, it means alot. I have coverage of the '87 Tour up as well, and I have VHS footage from Tours thru the late 90's yet to edit and upload. Cheers!
The presentation of this programme is so 80s I had to smile, the super cheesy music, the strident narrator’s voice etc. Thank god the cycling made this watchable.
70's and 80's rocked for its simplicity and cool vibe. If you didn't live it, you can't understand it. We've lived then and now and I wouldn't be young again if it meant I didn't have those experiences then. When LeMond won the Tour, America went crazy for cycling. It was great! 🙌😊🫂
Gosh, this brings back so many memories. I watched this on VHS hundreds of times when I was a teenager, this exact coverage. Thank you so so much for sharing this.
You're welcome! This Tour was everything for a young American like myself, a big fan of LeMond, and got me on my bike, training and racing and dreaming of L'Alpe d'Huez!
Me too. LeMond was a real inspiration for so many Americans. I mean, the first American to win the Euro-centric Tour de France! It really ticked me off how Hinault played mind games with him during this race. I met LeMond twice because my cycling team sponsored a couple of local events that he was involved with. He was really nice, very approachable and fun to talk to. But he was also very focused, very driven.
When the tour was the tour, almost 4 weeks long, 25 stages super long time trials 7 and 8 hour stages now they have 21 stages, 2 rest days, 3 and a half hour stages, 20km TT
Josh Tesh's narration, Phil Liggett's urgent voice when it counts, and and John Tesh's flaming hot Oberheim synth riff soundtrack made a truly magical '89 event even more magical. Motivational TV production simply does not get better than this. This shit makes a person feel alive- to want to kick ass, break something, and get some hot @ss all at once. WOW!
@@dachicagoan8185 I still listen to Tesh's Tour de France music ALL the time. It never gets old. Always gets me hyped up and wanting to ride up Alpe d'Huez!
Watching CBS cover the biggest cycling race on the planet was pretty rough, but it's all there was at the time. The coverage is just light years better now and it's designed for people who know something about bike racing, not just as a mid-summer hype show diversion for football fans.
I think the reason LeMond didn't chase Hinault's first attack on Alpe d'Huez was because he was thinking in a way that the older generation didn't. He knew the value of hanging back in third, drafting Zimmerman, to save his energy for the sprint and the following stages. And he knew he had the legs. One also has to wonder if in some way, Hinault was actually pushing LeMond by pulling away so early. Challenging him to elevate his game beyond the rest of the pack, because it's so easy to stay in the pack. By setting such a fast pace early, it gave the young LeMond something crystal clear to fight against, which is sometimes all it takes to motivate someone to excel beyond all expectations. And Davis Phinney is a warrior.
@@jonmiller6633 True. But I do believe that the effect on LeMond was the same, whether Hinault intended it or not. LeMond had to earn it, to literally take it away from the 5-time winner. That makes his accomplishing all the more sweet.
What an awesome athlete. LeMond's candor was refreshing as he voiced his frustrations. Hinault was really kind of a jerk during this race. John Tesh did a phenomenal job composing the music for this coverage.
He was cool also & stopped Enaund,s.6th win (Hello to my cousin became a Sargent in the NYPD's Billy Higgins, he & I took our parents cars for a spin at 2 am in the morning driving past the Gardai(cops) on the we roads, near the Boghall road at the foot of a volcano. Hi to old pas & bosses,lBray Postmaster, Michael Condron & my good friend Danny O'Rooke head man of Bray's County Council. One of his kids had photographic memory, Hi, Danny.) Bray, Co. Wicklow. Great area to check out with many famous Irish men & women. Kate Taylor lived in the same estate as I. one or two house's from mine. Roache trained on the Wicklow hills some I have climbed myself a keen bike enthusiast as young Irish teenager. Wonderful places to grow up. Stephen came from a village called Dundrum Co. Dublin, about 7 miles north in-land from Bray, Co. Wicklow. Known as the Garden of Ireland with Irelands highest waterfall at Powerscourt, Enniskerry all in & around Bray.
Electronic music was so the thing during the 80's. Doesn't hold a candle to that truly sophisticated rap music that we are forced to listen to these days.
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I was at the tour and follwed the race the last several days ....I got into Paris when they were racing on the circuit...and right next to the small circle of Team Le Mond after he won...There was no one supporting him from the team and management who I believed at the time wanted Hinnault to win.. In interviews since then, Greg has said just that...
Wow!...the absolute nostalgia that came over me...watching this atfet 30 years!...these guys were machines!
closer to 40 years
Magnifique reportage "retro". Les années 80 aux états unis avec les pubs, le style, les champions, c'est extra !
I'm currently listening to "The Comeback" about Greg Le Mond's career and just finished the part about the 1986 Tour. This is too cool to see coverage from the event!
Such a great book! I highly recommend also reading "Slaying The Badger", another awesome book all about the '86 Tour.
I became a Lemond fanatic during the 1984 Tour, Greg's first, and by '86 he was my favorite athlete. Every training ride I took was while wearing my prized La Vie Claire authentic jersey! Getting news and good TV coverage of TdF was very difficult for us US fans (no internet back then either!). These John Tesh CBS shows each weekend of the Tour were a godsend and were EPIC to us, showing us incredible footage of this mythical race halfway around the world, that we all wanted to ride in some day.
Thanks for watching and commenting, it means alot. I have coverage of the '87 Tour up as well, and I have VHS footage from Tours thru the late 90's yet to edit and upload.
Cheers!
The presentation of this programme is so 80s I had to smile, the super cheesy music, the strident narrator’s voice etc. Thank god the cycling made this watchable.
Gotta love The 80's! Best Decade Ever!
Front Seat Media Certainly was for cycling...and super cheesy muzak
70's and 80's rocked for its simplicity and cool vibe. If you didn't live it, you can't understand it. We've lived then and now and I wouldn't be young again if it meant I didn't have those experiences then. When LeMond won the Tour, America went crazy for cycling. It was great! 🙌😊🫂
Gosh, this brings back so many memories. I watched this on VHS hundreds of times when I was a teenager, this exact coverage. Thank you so so much for sharing this.
You're welcome!
This Tour was everything for a young American like myself, a big fan of LeMond, and got me on my bike, training and racing and dreaming of L'Alpe d'Huez!
Me too. LeMond was a real inspiration for so many Americans. I mean, the first American to win the Euro-centric Tour de France! It really ticked me off how Hinault played mind games with him during this race. I met LeMond twice because my cycling team sponsored a couple of local events that he was involved with. He was really nice, very approachable and fun to talk to. But he was also very focused, very driven.
I need this DVD !
Thanks for sharing this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
1987 Tour coverage is uploading now...
When the tour was the tour, almost 4 weeks long, 25 stages super long time trials 7 and 8 hour stages now they have 21 stages, 2 rest days, 3 and a half hour stages, 20km TT
Josh Tesh's narration, Phil Liggett's urgent voice when it counts, and and John Tesh's flaming hot Oberheim synth riff soundtrack made a truly magical '89 event even more magical. Motivational TV production simply does not get better than this. This shit makes a person feel alive- to want to kick ass, break something, and get some hot @ss all at once. WOW!
YOU'RE GOD DAMN RIGHT! 👊👊👊
I LOVED Tesh's soundtrack for this race (and others). Very inspirational and exciting. He's very talented.
John Tesh's music for the tour slaps so hard. Loved it!
@@MsMars. I still listen to Tesh's Tour de France music ALL the time. It never gets old. Always gets me hyped up and wanting to ride up Alpe d'Huez!
@@dachicagoan8185 I still listen to Tesh's Tour de France music ALL the time. It never gets old. Always gets me hyped up and wanting to ride up Alpe d'Huez!
Watching CBS cover the biggest cycling race on the planet was pretty rough, but it's all there was at the time. The coverage is just light years better now and it's designed for people who know something about bike racing, not just as a mid-summer hype show diversion for football fans.
I think the reason LeMond didn't chase Hinault's first attack on Alpe d'Huez was because he was thinking in a way that the older generation didn't. He knew the value of hanging back in third, drafting Zimmerman, to save his energy for the sprint and the following stages. And he knew he had the legs.
One also has to wonder if in some way, Hinault was actually pushing LeMond by pulling away so early. Challenging him to elevate his game beyond the rest of the pack, because it's so easy to stay in the pack. By setting such a fast pace early, it gave the young LeMond something crystal clear to fight against, which is sometimes all it takes to motivate someone to excel beyond all expectations.
And Davis Phinney is a warrior.
@@jonmiller6633 True. But I do believe that the effect on LeMond was the same, whether Hinault intended it or not. LeMond had to earn it, to literally take it away from the 5-time winner. That makes his accomplishing all the more sweet.
Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank god we don’t have cheesy John Tesh soundtracks anymore. Great to hear Phil on every stage in the 21st century.
What an awesome athlete. LeMond's candor was refreshing as he voiced his frustrations. Hinault was really kind of a jerk during this race. John Tesh did a phenomenal job composing the music for this coverage.
Man John Tesh had so many good tunes. My favorite was his NBA opening theme on NBC. Thanks John & Greg!
can I buy this DVD ?
another view on the caracter of hinault
Do you know what John Tesh track this is? The name? I love it.
Why did they (and still do) accompany the film by this dreeeeaaaadful music? That really turned me off from watching the documentary.
John tesh voice, Soundtrack is truly missed
@xtractstudios They were the sounds of racing coverage in the U.S. in the '80's. Iconic!
Yes it was....John Tesh wrote it all
@@ALSNewsNow I think in the late 80s tours there's some Yanni in there as well. EPIC!
@@StevieD1x Yanni wrote the old CBS golf theme, it's iconic
43:03 Herrera doesn't "falter". He got a flat tire.
He was cool also & stopped Enaund,s.6th win (Hello to my cousin became a Sargent in the NYPD's Billy Higgins, he & I took our parents cars for a spin at 2 am in the morning driving past the Gardai(cops) on the we roads, near the Boghall road at the foot of a volcano. Hi to old pas & bosses,lBray Postmaster, Michael Condron & my good friend Danny O'Rooke head man of Bray's County Council. One of his kids had photographic memory, Hi, Danny.) Bray, Co. Wicklow. Great area to check out with many famous Irish men & women. Kate Taylor lived in the same estate as I. one or two house's from mine. Roache trained on the Wicklow hills some I have climbed myself a keen bike enthusiast as young Irish teenager. Wonderful places to grow up. Stephen came from a village called Dundrum Co. Dublin, about 7 miles north in-land from Bray, Co. Wicklow. Known as the Garden of Ireland with Irelands highest waterfall at Powerscourt, Enniskerry all in & around Bray.
okay, tesh commentary is fine. but his keyboard playing is overblown. i can say this as a musician. thank you.
im pretty sure someone put down some sand or water on that corner greg crashed on. he knew it was a tight corner.
Wow, the 80s background music is awful.
Yes but so 80s
You misspelled "EPIC"
Way easier for the Americans that came after.
It would be much better without the constant advertising noise and without the absolutely horrible " music",
Nairo got done the same way by Movistar.
Way to much music
33:47 wow is he man or machine!? 34:09 ...or is he superman or a fool?
fool
OMG that’s terrible old 80s footage! Good TDF battle though!
The "music" is truly appalling
For the 80's it's right on point.
Its so bad its funny
Electronic music was so the thing during the 80's. Doesn't hold a candle to that truly sophisticated rap music that we are forced to listen to these days.
You mean "EPIC".
Tesh is terrible 4 this. So so fake. 😂