23 July 1989 — Versailles to Paris Champs-Élysées , 24.5 km (15.2 mi) (ITT ) [31]
LeMond starting the final time trial
Departing from Versailles, the route passed through Chaville , Sèvres and Issy-les-Moulineaux , before the intermediate timecheck and then entering Paris and crossing to the Rive Droite . The route entered the Champs-Élysées via the Cours-la-Reine and the Place de la Concorde , heading up the Champs-Élysées and returning down the other side, just before the Arc de Triomphe .[31]
The time trial was the first and, so far, only to have ever finished on the Champs-Élysées at the end of a Tour de France.
LeMond's time trial bike was set up with a 54-tooth chainring on the front and a 12-tooth gear as the fastest on the rear cogset ,[32] as well as the triathlon bars he had used in the Stage 5 and Stage 15 time trials, and a rear Mavic disc wheel.[33] Meanwhile, Fignon rode with the same rear gear, but a 55-tooth front ring,[32] no triathlon bars, and with front and rear disc wheels. LeMond used an aerodynamic helmet, whilst Fignon rode without a helmet and wore a long ponytail .[33] Fignon also had a saddle sore and had little sleep the night before.[34]
With the weather hot, dry and still, LeMond departed from the starthouse in Versailles at 4:12 p.m. CEST , and Fignon two minutes later.[32] LeMond requested that his support crew did not provide him with his intermediate times, or details of Fignon's progress, so that he could give total concentration to his own ride.[35] By the 11.5 km (7.1 mi) timecheck, LeMond was 21 seconds up on Fignon, for the stage.[32] LeMond averaged 33.8 mph (54.4 km/h) along the course, which was a Tour de France time trial record at the time.[36]
Stage 21 result [2]
General classification after stage 21 [2]
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^ Bingham, Keith (13 July 2009). "1989 Tour de France stage 12: Tebaldi's 21-minute win" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^ "76ème Tour de France 1989 - 12ème étape" . Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ Bingham, Keith (13 July 2009). "1989 Tour de France stage 13: Bastille Day glory for Barteau" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^ "76ème Tour de France 1989 - 13ème étape" . Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ "La Etapa De Hoy" [Today's Stage]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 July 1989. p. 33. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ Bingham, Keith (13 July 2009). "1989 Tour de France stage 14: Nijdam repeats in Gap" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^ "76ème Tour de France 1989 - 14ème étape" . Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ "La Etapa De Hoy" [Today's Stage]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 July 1989. p. 39. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ Bingham, Keith (13 July 2009). "1989 Tour de France stage 15: LeMond back in yellow" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^ "76ème Tour de France 1989 - 15ème étape" . Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ "La Etapa De Hoy" [Today's Stage]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 July 1989. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ Bingham, Keith (13 July 2009). "1989 Tour de France stage 16: LeMond increases lead" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^ "76ème Tour de France 1989 - 16ème étape" . Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ "La Etapa De Hoy" [Today's Stage]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 July 1989. p. 8. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ Bingham, Keith (13 July 2009). "1989 Tour de France stage 17: Theunisse wins Alpe d'Huez" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^ "76ème Tour de France 1989 - 17ème étape" . Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ "La Etapa De Hoy" [Today's Stage]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 July 1989. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ Bingham, Keith (13 July 2009). "1989 Tour de France stage 18: Fignon's solo attack" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^ "76ème Tour de France 1989 - 18ème étape" . Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ "La Etapa De Hoy" [Today's Stage]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 July 1989. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ Bingham, Keith (13 July 2009). "1989 Tour de France stage 19: The great escape" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^ "76ème Tour de France 1989 - 19ème étape" . Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ "La Etapa De Hoy" [Today's Stage]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 July 1989. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ Bingham, Keith (13 July 2009). "1989 Tour de France stage 20: Sprint win for Fidanza" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^ "76ème Tour de France 1989 - 20ème étape" . Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
^ a b "La Etapa De Hoy" [Today's Stage]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 July 1989. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2016 .
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^ a b MacLeary, John (20 June 2010). "Tour de France great moments: Greg LeMond beats Laurent Fignon by eight seconds" . Telegraph . Retrieved 17 September 2017 .
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^ Litsky, Frank; Abt, Samuel (31 August 2010). "Laurent Fignon, Gruff French Cyclist, Dies at 50" . The New York Times . Retrieved 17 September 2017 .