… nation finished first and second in the Tour. The last time was in 1984, when French rider Laurent Fignon defeated Bernard Hinault . Quote of the day: ''Cheers, have a safe journey home - don't get too drunk,'' Wiggins, to the Parisian …
… All-Stars 14-3 in Chicago. 1986 - Greg Lemond becomes the first American to win the Tour de France, beating teammate Bernard Hinault of France. 1986 - Pat Bradley sinks a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat hard-charging Japanese …
… European champions, while Nadal holds 10 Grand Slams titles and helped the Davis Cup team to three titles since 2008. Bernard Hinault was the last Frenchman to win the Tour in 1985, with Spanish cyclists winning 10 times since. Spanish tennis players …
… sharp accelerations on mountain climbs, Contador could eventually join the elite of Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault , Miguel Indurain and Armstrong in winning at least five Tours. He'll take the starting line Saturday with three …
… victory, tying him with Armstrong, Miguel Indurain and Fausto Coppi. Only cycling legends Eddy Merckx (11), Bernard Hinault (10) and Jacques Anquetil (8) have won more. A victory in July also would give Contador his third consecutive …
… Meryx (five Tours de France and the same in Italy) and Louis Bobet and the wonderful Jacques Anquetil, and what of Bernard Hinault ' Believe it or not Bobet (either one) was not even in one Google alphabetical search. But what irked was the resistance …
… pace. Barring any injury on Sunday, the Texan is expected to eclipse the five Tour titles of Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault , Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain when he concludes the 2,110-mile course. The race resumes on Sunday with a …
… time. Barring any injury on Sunday, the Texan is expected to eclipse the five Tour titles of Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault , Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain when he concludes the 2,110-mile course. The race resumes on Sunday with a …
… donned the green jersey. Spain's Miguel Indurain, Belgium's Eddy Merckx, and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault were the only other riders who won the Tour de France five times.
… six shutout innings. - Greg Lemond became the first American ever to win the Tour de France, edging out teammate Bernard Hinault of France. 1992 - China's Fu Mingxia, only two weeks away from her 14th birthday, became the second youngest …