Three Weeks, Eight Seconds
Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour de France of 1989
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Narrated by:
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Shaun Grindell
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By:
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Nige Tassell
About this listen
The gripping story of the greatest race in cycling history, when Greg LeMond cinched victory by a mere eight seconds.
For a race as long as the mighty Tour (three weeks of testing the limits of human endurance), to have the ultimate victory decided by a margin of just eight seconds almost boggles the mind. But that's exactly what happened between American legend Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon. After more than 2,000 miles in the saddle, it remains the smallest margin of victory in the Tour's 100-plus-year history.
But as dramatic as that Sunday afternoon on the streets of Paris was, the race wasn't just about that one time-trial. During the previous fortnight, the leader's yellow jersey had swapped back and forth between LeMond and Fignon in a titanic struggle for supremacy. At no point during the entire three weeks were the pair separated by more than 53 seconds, a razor-thin margin between ultimate triumph or agonizing torment.
In Three Weeks, Eight Seconds, Nige Tassell brings one of cycling's most astonishing stories to life, examining that extraordinary race in all its multifaceted glory, complete with fresh first-hand testimony.
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- Frank Love
- 25-09-2022
Superb book on the greatest annual sporting event
This is a gripping account of the closest ever race for the Tour de France. Two of the greatest Cyclist of all time slug it out over the torturous 3 week event that is Le Tour. Two very different personalities, but both great competitors. I can't recommend this highly enough.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Jason
- 12-10-2023
Wonderful trip back to the halcyon days of le tour
I was there in 1989, a teenager following the Tour around on my crappy bike. My chain snapped up alpe d'huez, I looked like Theunisse and I was 70Kgs wet through. Fast forward to a 52 year old with creaky knees who still loves to ride and enjoyed this tale enormously. Its well written (even though the narrative is pre-defined), the narration is excellent and I gobbled it up like a pain au chocolat. If you know anything about cycling you know this story but don't let that put you off. Vive le tour!
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