1985 Tour de France
Route of the 1985 Tour de France
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| Dates | 28 June – 21 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 + Prologue, including one split stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,109 km (2,553 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 113h 24' 23" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Bernard Hinault (FRA)
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(La Vie Claire) |
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| Second |
 Greg LeMond (USA)
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(La Vie Claire) | |
| Third |
 Stephen Roche (IRE)
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(La Redoute) | |
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Points |
Sean Kelly (IRE)
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(Skil) |
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Mountains |
 Luis Herrera (COL)
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(Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic) |
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Youth |
Fabio Parra (COL)
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(Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic) |
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Combination |
Greg LeMond (USA)
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(La Vie Claire) |
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Sprints |
 Jozef Lieckens (BEL)
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(Lotto) |
| Team | La Vie Claire | ||
| Team Points | La Vie Claire | ||
The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd Tour de France, taking place between 28 June and 21 July, over 4,109 km (2,553 mi) in 22 stages and a prologue.
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 and publicly again stated his promise to help LeMond the following year.
In June 1985, 21 teams had requested to start in the 1985 Tour. Three Italian teams, (Gis, Alpilatte and Malvor) withdrew, so the 1985 Tour started with 18 teams. Each team had 10 cyclists, so the 1985 Tour started with 180 cyclists.
The teams entering the race were:
Laurent Fignon, the winner of the 1984 Tour de France was injured, and could not defend his title. Riding for the La Vie Claire team, Bernard Hinault, who already had won the Tour de France four times, and finished second in the previous two editions, was the main pre-race favourite.
Greg LeMond had finished in third place in 1984 as a team mate of Fignon, and was also considered capable of winning the Tour. LeMond had however changed teams, and was now a team mate of Hinault. There was no clear team leader decided before the Tour; their team decided that they would ride for whoever was showing the best results.
The 1985 Tour de France started on 28 June, and had one rest day, in Villard-de-Lans.
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