I met Bernard Hinault a day or two before this race, while he was out doing a training ride. My RUclips profile picture is Hinault and I on the Air Force Academy grounds.
Hard to believe it was 35 years ago. I keep looking for myself and my friend Bill along the course. I got some snaps of the riders and the peloton that day, wish I would have taken more!
Thanks for this! A few of us were in the crowd there, cheering on Lemond. It's so nice to hear the experienced and knowledgeable comments from Connie Carpenter.
too bad she was constantly interrupted by the two clueless dorks. it's funny to see the support vehicles the race provided the teams... @41:13 the Italian director sportif in a Dodge Caravan ! lol
This day in 1986: My Father (an Engineer stationed there at the AFA!): Hey son, there’s a bike race today. Do you want to go see it? Me (@14yo): Nope. I’m going fishing. 😫😫😫😫 If I only knew then haha!!
It was a good day for Competitive Cycling in America. I imagine everybody who loves bike racing was there. I went to see how my former team mates, and rivals, would do. I had retired to start a family, but between the track and road, I had several former team mates and training mates, in the competition. I was very familiar with Greg LeMond, having first met him in 1976. I had some success against him, in criteriums. I was really hoping he would win. He had already been World Junior Road Champion, 1983 Professional Road Champion, so, he was already experienced. It was on home ground. Greg had been racing, and winning, bike races all over the American Southwest. He whipped my ass in Arizona, and in California, at Nevada City. I returned the favor at Solvang, but, enough of that. Ron Kiefel was looking strong. He was so close. LeMond was active during the race, but, in spite of his late efforts, he didn't bridge to the break. He could not shake the group. Hinault. was ineffective. Fignon the same. This course was difficult. Very wide open sections, undulating terrain, and both curvy and straight sections. The many windy and curvy sections made it possible for escapees to get out of sight. That is to a breakaway's advantage. I believe that if the race were to have been one additional kilometer, the chasers would have caught the leaders. It was a really good race. Argentin was truly on form this day. He did everything right. Mottet responded to everything Argentin threw at him. He rode Argentin's wheel very skillfully. It was cool to see Sarroni win the group sprint for the Bronze Medal, and with authority. I was with my wife and best team mate and training mate, and best man at my wedding, on the finish, 50 meters before the line, and the left side of the road. It was great to have this level of competition in the USA. The Time Trials were awesome. The track events were good too. I raced track as well. So, a very entertaining event. I actually got to ride with Eddy Merckx, on a ride from the track, up to Manitou Springs, and back. Eddy was very accommodating. And fit! It was epic. Please share your experience. I know many fans have stories to tell. Thank you.
It was always a problem with American TV audiences. The sport is way too nuanced for American viewers, and it was virtually unknown in the US in 1986, so they really had to dumb it down to the basics. Plus, this was one of the first cable TV broadcasts of cycling in the US. Brian Drebber was one of the pioneers of cycling broadcasts in the US. So yeah, it’s primitive. But to be honest, today’s coverage of cycling in the US hasn’t progressed all that much. The Amgen Tour and other Medalist events were done well, but the national livestreams are still quite rudimentary in production value and in the announcer commentary. At the time, this was a major jump in coverage. We ate it up.
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I met Bernard Hinault a day or two before this race, while he was out doing a training ride. My RUclips profile picture is Hinault and I on the Air Force Academy grounds.
Thank you for posting! I was lucky to be there that day, and joyfully remembered it this morning with your video.
Hard to believe it was 35 years ago. I keep looking for myself and my friend Bill along the course. I got some snaps of the riders and the peloton that day, wish I would have taken more!
Hard to believe the life direction Bruce Jenner would take.
Thanks for this! A few of us were in the crowd there, cheering on Lemond. It's so nice to hear the experienced and knowledgeable comments from Connie Carpenter.
Thanks for the name. Her commentary was excellent and insightful.
too bad she was constantly interrupted by the two clueless dorks. it's funny to see the support vehicles the race provided the teams... @41:13 the Italian director sportif in a Dodge Caravan ! lol
Steel bikes are so beautiful! They should make steel bikes a requirement for a couple stages of the TdF.
Nice, I remember watching this supper late at night back in the day !
This day in 1986: My Father (an Engineer stationed there at the AFA!): Hey son, there’s a bike race today. Do you want to go see it? Me (@14yo): Nope. I’m going fishing. 😫😫😫😫 If I only knew then haha!!
Ha ha...that's funny now...good stuff D
Unfortunately," if ",is the biggest word in the vocabulary . I use it all the time😥😥😂😂
kelly arriving 2 days before the race not good
This vid is freakn amazing
Note the slight upward tilt of some of the saddles and higher bars, but they can still ride very aero.
Thanks for posting.
It was a good day for Competitive Cycling in America. I imagine everybody who loves bike racing was there.
I went to see how my former team mates, and rivals, would do. I had retired to start a family, but between the track and road, I had several former team mates and training mates, in the competition. I was very familiar with Greg LeMond, having first met him in 1976. I had some success against him, in criteriums.
I was really hoping he would win. He had already been World Junior Road Champion, 1983 Professional Road Champion, so, he was already experienced. It was on home ground. Greg had been racing, and winning, bike races all over the American Southwest. He whipped my ass in Arizona, and in California, at Nevada City. I returned the favor at Solvang, but, enough of that.
Ron Kiefel was looking strong. He was so close. LeMond was active during the race, but, in spite of his late efforts, he didn't bridge to the break. He could not shake the group. Hinault. was ineffective. Fignon the same. This course was difficult. Very wide open sections, undulating terrain, and both curvy and straight sections. The many windy and curvy sections made it possible for escapees to get out of sight. That is to a breakaway's advantage. I believe that if the race were to have been one additional kilometer, the chasers would have caught the leaders.
It was a really good race. Argentin was truly on form this day. He did everything right. Mottet responded to everything Argentin threw at him. He rode Argentin's wheel very skillfully. It was cool to see Sarroni win the group sprint for the Bronze Medal, and with authority. I was with my wife and best team mate and training mate, and best man at my wedding, on the finish, 50 meters before the line, and the left side of the road.
It was great to have this level of competition in the USA. The Time Trials were awesome. The track events were good too. I raced track as well. So, a very entertaining event. I actually got to ride with Eddy Merckx, on a ride from the track, up to Manitou Springs, and back. Eddy was very accommodating. And fit! It was epic.
Please share your experience. I know many fans have stories to tell. Thank you.
Thanks for the upload!
I remember thinking in 1989 man Bruce would make such a hot chick
🤢🤮
@@BruthaVIII Sarcasm ever heard of it my guy
Now he / she wears panties with a dick hole !!!!! 😆😆😆😆😁😁
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19:36 Bernard Hinault, the "Badger" !
My friend Brian Drebber on the microphone! R.I.P. ripsaw! 🍺🍺🎤
I miss the Event Services days altogether. Gypsy, Jeff, Greg, Beth. The blue horse trailer. Good times.
52:04 : a young Patrick Chêne !
Italians win a lot of Worlds
77 Moser
82 Sarroni
86 Argentin
88 Fonderist
91 Bugno
92 Bugno
Was it slightly aero to keep the cap on , Campione Argentin ?!!?
Lemond quick to congratulate him O/O°
1:30 !!!! That " GUY"‽?? wears panties!!!!! WTF 😁😁😁😁😁😁🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
No helmets
Joop!
Lame commentary. 5 mins would be enough for this race.
epo...
No Epo started in the early 90ies
@@barrylyndon80 no Epo took off in the early 90’s.
The most boring ,clueless commentary team ever for a professional road race-even in their own back yard. Duh.
Bruce Jenner has nice hair tho
@@veloboy or is it Caitlyn Jenner? Sorry.
@@PoliticusRex632 Valid question.
RuPaul would have made it right.....................
It was always a problem with American TV audiences. The sport is way too nuanced for American viewers, and it was virtually unknown in the US in 1986, so they really had to dumb it down to the basics. Plus, this was one of the first cable TV broadcasts of cycling in the US. Brian Drebber was one of the pioneers of cycling broadcasts in the US. So yeah, it’s primitive.
But to be honest, today’s coverage of cycling in the US hasn’t progressed all that much. The Amgen Tour and other Medalist events were done well, but the national livestreams are still quite rudimentary in production value and in the announcer commentary.
At the time, this was a major jump in coverage. We ate it up.
Moreno was suppose to be a star
But had a disappointing career
Disappointing? I don't know. He won in Liege 4 or 5 times. Also strong in shorter stage races. One of the sharpest in hilly one day races.
@@nielskjr5432 ok. Thx
Carriera deludente? 1 Mondiale 4 Liegi 1 Lombardia 1 Fiandre 1 Freccia Vallone 13 tappe al Giro 2 tappe al Tour
@@enricocardinali9524 yes