1985 Tour de France
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| 1985 final standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Bernard Hinault | 113h 24' 23" |
| Second | Greg LeMond | +1' 42" |
| Third | Stephen Roche | +4' 29" |
| Points | Seán Kelly | 434 points |
| Second | Greg LeMond | 332 points |
| Third | Stephen Roche | 279 points |
| Climber | Luis Herrera | 440 points |
| Second | Pedro Delgado | 274 points |
| Third | Robert Millar | 270 points |
| Youth | Fabio Parra | 113h 37' 58" |
| Second | Steve Bauer | +1' 22" |
| Third | ||
| Teams | La Vie Claire | |
| Second | ||
| Third | ||
The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 21, 1985.
Bernard Hinault would attempt to equal the records of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx who had each won the Tour de France five times. Hinault was unable to compete due to tendinitis in 1983. In 1984 Hinault had finished second to Laurent Fignon, and was threatened by Greg LeMond who ended in third position on the final podium. In order to ensure the best support, Hinault's La Vie Claire team recruited LeMond for the 1985 tour. In return for his support, Hinault promised on television that he would support LeMond the following year in the 1986 Tour de France.
Despite crashing on a fast descent and riding with black eyes due to his injuries, Hinault won convincingly and publicly again stated his promise to help LeMond the following year.
This edition of Tour de France saw the first use of clipless pedals (made by LOOK) by Bernard Hinault, among other riders. Hinault credited their use to saving him from worse injuries in his crash, and popularized them. Their use is now widespread among cyclists, on both road and mountain bikes.
[edit] Results
[edit] General classification
| Rank | Name | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Hinault |  France |
La Vie Claire | 113h 24' 23" |
| 2 | Greg LeMond |  United States |
La Vie Claire | 1' 42" |
| 3 | Stephen Roche |  Ireland |
La Redoute | 4' 29" |
| 4 | Seán Kelly | Ireland |
Skil-Sem KAS Miko | 6' 26" |
| 5 | Phil Anderson |  Australia |
Panasonic | 7' 44" |
| 6 | Pedro Delgado |  Spain |
Reynolds | 11' 53" |
| 7 | Luis Herrera |  Colombia |
Cafe de Colombia | 12' 53" |
| 8 | Fabio Parra | Colombia |
Cafe de Colombia | 13' 35" |
| 9 | Eduardo Chozas | Spain |
13' 56" | |
| 10 | Steve Bauer |  Canada |
La Vie Claire | 14' 57" |
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