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Winning Bicycle Racing Illustrated – October 1984, No. 15 (Laurent Fignon Cover) – Very Good Condition
This October 1984 issue of Winning Bicycle Racing Illustrated (No. 15) celebrates Laurent Fignon’s dominant victory at the Tour de France, one of the most memorable editions in modern cycling. Packed with in-depth race coverage, exclusive analysis, and striking photography, this Tour de France Special chronicles every stage—from Bernard Hinault’s early challenge to Fignon’s decisive Alpine attacks—while also highlighting the first Tour de France Féminin and the new generation of international competitors.
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Contents
DEPARTMENTS
4 – Prologue
8 – Breakaways
92 – The Bike Shop — by Maynard Hershon
94 – Scoreboard
96 – The Finish Line
TOUR DE FRANCE SPECIAL
Special feature by John Wilcockson, with Léon Michaux and Felix Magowan
18 – Only War Has Stopped the Tour de France
An introduction to the world’s greatest annual sporting event.
20 – A Race Apart
Laurent Fignon and Greg LeMond—two new stars who made the ’84 Tour one of the most exciting ever.
26 – Tour de France, Inc.
Behind the spectacle—what makes the Tour a global media powerhouse.
30 – Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
Hinault and Fignon ignite the race with a thrilling prologue duel.
36 – Breaks, Bonuses and Barteau
Young Vincent Barteau stuns the peloton by seizing yellow in an epic solo move.
42 – The Hostilities Commence
In the Pyrenees, Robert Millar leads the climbers’ offensive.
52 – A Rest at Last
After 15 days of racing, the riders take a “rest day”—in name only.
58 – Fignon’s Tour de Force
The French champion conquers the Alps in commanding style.
72 – The Final Flourish
Spectacular sprints and Beaujolais celebrations close an unforgettable Tour.
76 – A Woman’s Place Is in the Tour
An American takes gold in the inaugural Tour de France Féminin.
— by Anne Robeld-Anderson
80 – Full Tour de France Stage Results
FEATURES
14 – Boyer Excels in Zimmermann’s Tour de Suisse
A stage victory for Jock Boyer and a surprise overall win for Urs Zimmermann.
— by David Walsh
82 – A Wild and Crazy Lady
A humorous interview with the outspoken Alice B. Toklas, a spirited figure in off-road cycling.
— by John W. Ross
84 – The Homework Kid
Profile of mountain-bike ace Joe Murray, the emerging “king of the hill.”
— by Jacquie Phelan
86 – Gold at Nevada City
Cindy Olavarri and Greg Demgen triumph in America’s toughest criterium.
— by Maynard Hershon
This issue stands as one of Winning’s definitive Tour de France editions—highlighting Fignon’s brilliance, LeMond’s rise, and the growing reach of professional cycling. A collector’s essential from the golden era of 1980s racing.