1985 final standings
Overall	Bernard Hinault	113h 24' 23"
Second	Greg LeMond	+1' 42"
Third	Stephen Roche	+4' 29"
Points	Seán Kelly	434 points
Second	Greg LeMond	332 points
Third	Stephen Roche	279 points
Climber	Luis Herrera	440 points
Second	Pedro Delgado	274 points
Third	Robert Millar	270 points
Youth	Fabio Parra	113h 37' 58"
Second	Steve Bauer	+1' 22"
Third
Teams	La Vie Claire
Second
Third

The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 21, 1985.

Bernard Hinault would attempt to equal the records of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx who had each won the Tour de France five times. Hinault was unable to compete due to tendinitis in 1983. In 1984 Hinault had finished second to Laurent Fignon, and was threatened by Greg LeMond who ended in third position on the final podium. In order to ensure the best support, Hinault's La Vie Claire team recruited LeMond for the 1985 tour. In return for his support, Hinault promised on television that he would support LeMond the following year in the 1986 Tour de France.

Despite crashing on a fast descent and riding with black eyes due to his injuries, Hinault won and publicly again stated his promise to help LeMond the following year.

This edition of Tour de France saw the first use of clipless pedals (made by LOOK) by Bernard Hinault, among other riders. Hinault credited their use to saving him from worse injuries in his crash, and popularized them. Their use is now widespread among cyclists, on both road and mountain bikes.

[edit] Results

Stage results

Stage	Route	Length (km)	Winner	Race leader
P	Plumelec - Plumelec	7*	Bernard Hinault	Bernard Hinault
1	Vannes - Lanester	256	Rudy Matthijs	Eric Vanderaerden
2	Lanester - Vitré	242	Rudy Matthijs	Eric Vanderaerden
3	Vitré - Fougères	732	La Vie Claire	Eric Vanderaerden
4	Fougères - Pont Audemer	239	Gerrit Solleveld	Kim Andersen
5	Neufchâtel-en-Bray - Roubaix	224	Henri Manders	Kim Andersen
6	Roubaix - Reims	221	Francis Castaing	Kim Andersen
7	Reims - Nancy	218	Ludwig Wijnants	Kim Andersen
8	Sarrebourg - Strasbourg	75*	Bernard Hinault	Bernard Hinault
9	Strasbourg - Épinal	173	Maarten Ducrot	Bernard Hinault
10	Épinal - Pontarlier	205	Jørgen V. Pedersen	Bernard Hinault
11	Pontarlier - Avoriaz	195	Luis Herrera	Bernard Hinault
12	Morzine - Lans-en-Vercors	269	Fabio Parra	Bernard Hinault
13	Villard-de-Lans - Villard-de-Lans	38*	Eric Vanderaerden	Bernard Hinault
14	Autrans - Saint-Etienne	179	Luis Herrera	Bernard Hinault
15	Saint-Etienne - Aurillac	237	Eduardo Chozas	Bernard Hinault
16	Aurillac - Toulouse	247	Frédéric Vichot	Bernard Hinault
17	Toulouse - Luz-Ardiden	210	Pedro Delgado	Bernard Hinault
18A	Luz-Saint-Sauveur - Col d'Aubisque	52	Stephen Roche	Bernard Hinault
18B	Laruns - Pau	84	Régis Simon	Bernard Hinault
19	Pau - Bordeaux	203	Eric Vanderaerden	Bernard Hinault
20	Montpon-Ménestérol - Limoges	225	Johan Lammerts	Bernard Hinault
21	Lac-de-Vassivière - Lac-de-Vassivière	46*	Greg Lemond	Bernard Hinault
22	Orléans - Paris	196	Rudy Matthijs	Bernard Hinault

Stages with a * were individual time trials, stages marked with ² were team time trials.

[edit] General classification

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Time
1	Bernard Hinault	France	La Vie Claire	113h 24' 23"
2	Greg LeMond	United States	La Vie Claire	1' 42"
3	Stephen Roche	Ireland	La Redoute	4' 29"
4	Seán Kelly	Ireland	Skil-Sem KAS Miko	6' 26"
5	Phil Anderson	Australia	Panasonic	7' 44"
6	Pedro Delgado	Spain	Reynolds	11' 53"
7	Luis Herrera	Colombia	Cafe de Colombia	12' 53"
8	Fabio Parra	Colombia	Cafe de Colombia	13' 35"
9	Eduardo Chozas	Spain		13' 56"
10	Steve Bauer	Canada	La Vie Claire	14' 57"

[edit] External links

• 1985 Tour de France results

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