Top 10 Tour de France Moments
The Tour de France, which kicked off July 4, is a three-week, 2,000-mile test of human endurance. TIME takes a look back at some of the race's greatest moments
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ORIGINAL LIST
- 1. 1989: LeMond's Gr-Eightest Hour
- 2. 2001: Lance's Look
- 3. 1949: Italian Stallions
- 4. 1969: Merckx Makes His Debut
- 5. 1934: René Vietto's Great Sacrifice
- 6. 1997: Pantani's Ascent
- 7. 1919: The Birth of the Yellow Jersey
- 8. 1956: Walko's Walk Off
- 9. 1975: Where Champs Want to Finish
- 10. 2003: Armstrong Goes Off-Road
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