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The latest from Greg.... a story we all know very very very well by now:
"But something had changed in cycling. The speeds were faster and riders that I had easily out performed were now dropping me"
http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/greg-lemond/the-art-of-peaking-for-the-tour-de-france
But did Big Mig really get faster - or did Greg just get slower?
The data seems to indicate that Greg got slower....
.................Greg's Time........Big Mig's Time.....TdF Winner
1989 Tour.........87hrs...............88hrs................Greg
1990 Tour.........90hrs...............91hrs................Greg
1991 Tour........101hrs.............101hrs...............Big Mig
1992 Tour..........DNF...............100hrs...............Big Mig
1993 Tour..........DNF.................95hrs...............Big Mig
1994 Tour.......DNS/DNF?..........103hrs...............Big Mig
1995 Tour........retired...............92hrs................Big Mig
Did the Tour de France become more difficult during Big Mig's wins?
Why did the Tour de France take longer to finish during Big Mig's time?
Why did Greg slow down after 1990?
"But something had changed in cycling. The speeds were faster and riders that I had easily out performed were now dropping me"
http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/greg-lemond/the-art-of-peaking-for-the-tour-de-france
But did Big Mig really get faster - or did Greg just get slower?
The data seems to indicate that Greg got slower....
.................Greg's Time........Big Mig's Time.....TdF Winner
1989 Tour.........87hrs...............88hrs................Greg
1990 Tour.........90hrs...............91hrs................Greg
1991 Tour........101hrs.............101hrs...............Big Mig
1992 Tour..........DNF...............100hrs...............Big Mig
1993 Tour..........DNF.................95hrs...............Big Mig
1994 Tour.......DNS/DNF?..........103hrs...............Big Mig
1995 Tour........retired...............92hrs................Big Mig
Did the Tour de France become more difficult during Big Mig's wins?
Why did the Tour de France take longer to finish during Big Mig's time?
Why did Greg slow down after 1990?