Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling

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<p>Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France and the only man to have won each of the Grand Tours on more than one occasion.</p><p>Hinault is the last old-school champion: a larger-than-life character from a working-class background, capable of winning on all terrains, in major Tours and one-day Classics. Nicknamed the Badger for his combative style, he led a cyclists strike in his first Tour and instigated a legendary punch-up with demonstrators in 1982 while in the middle of a race. His battles with teammates Laurent Fignon and Greg LeMond in the 1986 Tour resulted in one of the greatest races of all time.</p><p>Three decades on from his retirement, Hinault remains the last French winner of the Tour de France. Here, William Fotheringham shows that while France may one day find a new champion, there will never be another Bernard Hinault.</p>

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William Fotheringham is the number-one bestselling author of<i>Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike</i>. He writes for the<i>Guardian</i>and<i>Observer</i>on cycling and rugby and is the critically lauded author of<i>Fallen Angel</i>,<i>Roule Britannia</i>, and<i>Put Me Back on My Bike</i>, which<i>Vélo</i>magazine called `the best cycling biography ever written. A racing cyclist and launch editor of<i>Procycling</i>and<i>Cycle Sport</i>magazines, he has reported on over twenty Tours de France.

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