Tour de France 1985
| 72nd Tour de France 1985 | ||
| Route length | 22 stages, 4107.8 km | |
| Tour winner | Bernard Hinault | 113: 24: 23 h (36.222 km / h) |
| Second | Greg Lemond | + 1:42 min |
| Third | Stephen Roche | + 4:29 min |
| Fourth | Sean Kelly | + 6:26 min |
| fifth | Phil Anderson | + 7:44 min |
| Sixth | Pedro Delgado | + 11:53 min |
| seventh | Luis Herrera | + 12:53 min |
| Eighth | Fabio Parra | + 13:35 min |
| Ninth | Eduardo Chozas | + 13:56 min |
| Tenth | Steve Bauer | + 14:57 min |
| Green jersey | Sean Kelly | 434 P. |
| Second | Greg Lemond | 332 P. |
| Third | Stephen Roche | 279 P. |
| Dotted jersey | Luis Herrera | 440 p. |
| Second | Pedro Delgado | 274 P. |
| Third | Robert Millar | 270 p. |
| White jersey | Fabio Parra | 113: 37: 58 h |
| Second | Eduardo Chozas | + 0:21 min |
| Third | Steve Bauer | + 1:22 min |
| Team evaluation | La Vie Claire | |
The 72nd Tour de France took place from June 28 to July 21, 1985. The race led over 4108 km in 22 stages. 180 racing drivers took part in the tour, 144 of whom were classified. The race developed into an unusual duel between two teammates from the dominant French racing team La Vie Claire . The 30-year-old Bernard Hinault won the Tour for the fifth time, catching up with the record of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx . Hinault's victory was also the last for a French to date.
Race course
The French defending champion Laurent Fignon , winner of the 1983 and 1984 tours , was unable to participate due to an injury. Hinault therefore started the race as the favorite and, as expected, took over the yellow jersey after winning the first long individual time trial . However, on the 14th stage, Hinault fell and broke his nose. His team-mate Greg LeMond, who was just behind Hinault in the overall standings, was obviously stronger than his captain in the decisive stages in the Pyrenees. In a race situation that was favorable for the American on the 17th stage, LeMond was held back by an attack on Hinault by Paul Köchli, the sports director of La Vie Claire . LeMond won the last time trial "as compensation" - the first ever stage win for an American on the Tour - and received the promise of his team and Hinault himself that he would be the sole captain of the 1986 Tour de France .
The stages
| Stages | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner |
 Yellow jersey
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prolog | June 28th | Plumelec | 6.8 ( EZF ) | Bernard Hinault | Bernard Hinault |
| 1st stage | June 29th | Vannes - Lanester | 256 | Rudy Matthijs | Eric Vanderaerden |
| 2nd stage | June 30th | Lorient - Vitré | 242 | Rudy Matthijs | |
| 3rd stage | July 1 | Vitré - Fougères | 73 ( MZF ) | La Vie Claire | |
| 4th stage | 2nd July | Fougères - Pont-Audemer | 239.5 | Gerrit Solleveld | Kim Andersen |
| 5th stage | 3rd of July | Neufchâtel-en-Bray - Roubaix | 224 | Henri Manders | |
| 6th stage | July 4th | Roubaix - Reims | 221.5 | Francis Castaing | |
| 7th stage | 5th July | Reims - Nancy | 217.5 | Ludwig Wijnants | |
| 8th stage | July 6th | Sarrebourg - Strasbourg | 75 (EZF) | Bernard Hinault | Bernard Hinault |
| 9th stage | 7th of July | Strasbourg - Épinal | 173.5 | Maarten Ducrot | |
| 10th stage | 8th of July | Épinal - Pontarlier | 204.5 | Jorgen Pedersen | |
| 11th stage | July 9 | Pontarlier - Morzine Avoriaz | 195 | Luis Herrera | |
| 12th stage | 10th of July | Morzine - Lans-en-Vercors | 269 | Fabio Parra | |
| 13th stage | July 11th | Villard-de-Lans - Villard-de-Lans | 31.8 (EZF) | Eric Vanderaerden | |
| Rest day | |||||
| 14th stage | July 13th | Autrans - Saint-Etienne | 179 | Luis Herrera | Bernard Hinault |
| 15th stage | July 14th | Saint-Etienne - Aurillac | 237.5 | Eduardo Chozas | |
| 16th stage | 15th of July | Aurillac - Toulouse | 247 | Frédéric Vichot | |
| 17th stage | 16th of July | Toulouse - Luz Ardiden | 209.5 | Pedro Delgado | |
| 18th stage (a) | 17th July | Luz-Saint-Sauveur - Col d'Aubisque | 52.5 | Stephen Roche | |
| 18th stage (b) | 17th July | Laruns - Pau | 83.5 | Regis Simon | |
| 19th stage | July 18th | Pau - Bordeaux | 203 | Eric Vanderaerden | |
| 20th stage | July 19 | Montpon-Ménestérol - Limoges | 225 | Johan Lammerts | |
| 21st stage | 20th of July | Lac de Vassivière - Lac de Vassivière | 45.7 (EZF) | Greg Lemond | |
| 22nd stage | 21 July | Orléans - Paris | 196 | Rudy Matthijs | |
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1985 Tour de France results by BikeRaceInfo. In: bikeraceinfo.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018 (English).
- ↑ LeMond and Hinault: The Legendary Battle of Tour de France '85. July 21, 2017, accessed May 25, 2018 .
Web links
- Tour de France 1985 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- radsport-seite.de for the 1985 tour