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Outside Magazine, July 2005
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Tour de France
The Greatest Moments in Tour History (cont.)

Big Moments 1987
Out of Nowhere
When the closely fought '87 Tour reached the base of the Alpine climb to La Plagne, Spain's Pedro Delgado was two minutes ahead of Stephen Roche. Roche was out of gas, but the Irishman launched a monumental comeback in the last three miles, and as Delgado crossed the line, Roche appeared around the corner, four seconds behind. He collapsed and was taken to a hospital, but his comeback had brought him close enough to win the Tour with a victory over the Spaniard in the final time trial.

Big Moments 1989
Goin' Hunting
Eight seconds proved the winning margin in what many call the greatest comeback in Tour history. Entering the final day's time trial, Greg LeMond needed to erase a 50-second deficit over the brief stretch of 15 miles to win his second Tour. No one believed he could make up even half the deficit. But equipped with newfangled aerodynamic handlebars, the American—two years after a hunting accident collapsed one of his lungs—overcame Frenchman Laurent Fignon to deny the home fans a win.

Big Moments 2001
Postman's Bluff
In '01, during the pivotal Stage 10, when Lance Armstrong saw that his rival Jan Ullrich's team was setting a blistering pace on the climbs leading to l'Alpe d'Huez, he decided to play along and move to the back, faking fatigue. Ullrich rode even harder. As Lance passed him at the bottom of the Alpe, he revealed his hand, looking back into the German's eyes to see what he had left and let him know he'd been had. What followed was an attack heard round the world.



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