Before Lance Armstrong, there was Greg LeMond, who is now the first and only American to win the Tour de France. In this engrossing documentary, LeMond looks back at the pivotal 1986 Tour, and his increasingly vicious rivalry with friend, teammate, and mentor Bernard Hinault. The reigning Tour champion and brutal competitor known as “The Badger,” Hinault ‘promised’ to help LeMond to his first victory, in return for LeMond supporting him in the previous year. But in a sport that purports to reward teamwork, it’s really every man for himself.
Direction
Dower turns pedal-pushing into psychological warfare.
Editing
Archive footage that makes 1986 feel like yesterday's drama.
Director
John Dower
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Tesh's iconic NBC cycling theme 'Roundball Rock' composer actually never watched a full Tour—he wrote it in 20 minutes.
This documentary helped rehabilitate LeMond's reputation after years of Armstrong's smear campaign against him.
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