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You may be right. Truth be told, I only remember the stage where they told Greg to wait for Hinault, and supposedly kept telling him he was coming right up, when in fact he was minutes behind (or something like that).
I agree with you about '86, which showed Hinault's true colors and...
But he still led going into the ITT, so he clearly lost it in the ITT.
Otherwise, it's pointless to ask where he lost it, because he lost it everywhere he lost time.
Contador won the Giro this year by over six minutes, and was the two-time defending TdF champion, and three time champion overall. He's only 28 years old, while Evans is 34.
If Contador does not ride the Giro next year he will rightly be the favorite again in the Tour.