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Originally Posted by herr_oberst View Post
Au revoir indeed. A worthy champion, and if I recall, speculation was that had he cut off or at least tucked his ponytail into a helmet during the final tt he probably/possibly would have won.
Heard the same.

Funny how some say '89 was the end of the Golden Age of cycling. It's about when brifters came about instead of DT shifters, composite frames, aero wheels. I think Fignon challenged LeMond's bars and helmet as unfair advantages. Who knows? I would have done the same. To lose a three-week long race by 8 seconds has to be devastating.
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