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Three Weeks, Eight Seconds

Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour de France of 1989

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Three Weeks, Eight Seconds

By: Nige Tassell
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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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.

©2017 Nige Tassell (P)2019 Tantor Cycling Sports Sports History Triathlon

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So many sports bios dumb down the presentation. This one did justice to not only the protagonists, but the other players in that epic race that remains my favorite sporting event of all time.

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