1985 Tour de France

Tour de France standings
year = 1985
gc1 = Bernard Hinault
gc1time = 113h 24' 23"
gc2 = Greg LeMond
gc2time = +1' 42"
gc3 = Stephen Roche
gc3time = +4' 29"
pc1 = Seán Kelly
pc1points = 434 points
pc2 = Greg LeMond
pc2points = 332 points
pc3 = Stephen Roche
pc3points = 279 points
kom1 = Luis Herrera
kom1points = 440 points
kom2 = Pedro Delgado
kom2points = 274 points
kom3 = Robert Millar
kom3points = 270 points
youth1 = Fabio Parra
youth1time = 113h 37' 58"
youth2 = Steve Bauer
youth2time = +1' 22"
youth3 =
youth3time =
team1 = La Vie Claire
team1time =
team2 =
team2time =
team3 =
team3time =

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.

Results

Stages with a * were individual time trials, stages marked with ² were team time trials.

General classification

External links

* [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1984_1993/tdf1985.php 1985 Tour de France results]