Breakaways - educate me

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    OffTheBackAdam wrote:
    I'd say the best-known one was the "Great Escape" of the 1990 TdF, where Chiappucci, Bauer, Maassen + Pensec got a lead of 10-35 .
    http://www.cyclesportmag.com/features/c ... de-france/

    That had special circumstances though, namely the team time trial later the same day which meant teams were very reluctant to chase down the break.

    Funnily enough, I was discussing this very stage over lunch today, in relation to having short stage on the same day as a team time trial.

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