La Vie Claire director sportif Paul Kochli did not come off very well, but one of my favorite parts was his quote: "You can suffer as much as you want. If you do the wrong thing at the wrong time, you will never win the race. You cannot compensate for your stupidness [sic] by suffering more. First you must begin to do the right thing at the right moment. That's the art of cycling."

I was disappointed to hear Lemond's comment that he did not get what he was owed from Look--apparently, from his comment after noting that he had uncovered his old contract, $1 per pedal royalty as part of the contract for moving from the Renault Elf team to La Vie Claire. "Not one penny," added his wife Katy. At one point I speculated that he removed the text from his "Bernard Hinault Look" due to his fallout with the Badger (I hate loving that Frenchman!), but now it seems more likely a corporate feud. We all know Greg is no stranger to those! If Hinault was a Badger, does that make LA a rat?

But the thing I find most disappointing about the '86 tour is that god awful black & gold, square Wonder logo that marred most of the back of the jersey throughout some of the stages. Atrocious.