1985 Tour de France

The 1985 Tour de France saw Bernard Hinault attempt to equal the records of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx of winning the Tour de France for the fifth time. Hinault was forced to retire due to tendonitis in 1983, and in 1984 Hinault had finished second to Laurent Fignon, and threatened by Greg LeMond in third position on the final podium. In order to ensure the best support, Hinault's La Vie Claire team recruited LeMond into the team. In return for his support, Hinault promised on television that he would support LeMond the following year in the 1986 Tour de France.

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1985 Tour de France - Bernard Hinault - Jacques Anquetil - Eddy Merckx - Tour de France - 1983 - 1984 - Laurent Fignon - Greg LeMond - 1986 Tour de France

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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.

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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.

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Clipless pedals - LOOK

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Sean Kelly of Ireland won the green jersey and Luis Herrera of Colombia won the polka dot jersey.

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Sean Kelly - Ireland - Green jersey - Colombia - Polka dot jersey

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