Quick Reads

The race looked won for Moreno Argentin, but Sean Kelly didn’t think so. Relive the Irishman’s final Monument victory, where he measured the corners of the Poggio with hair’s breadth precision to snatch glory from the race favourite.

Marco Pantani’s rise from a horrific 1995 crash to Giro-Tour glory showed courage and bravery, long before tragedy cut his story short.

A long-haired Dutch talent with his own way of doing things. Henk Lubberding was the rider every team wanted. Tough, loyal and endlessly reliable, he worked for others, but could win when the moment came.

Bernard Hinault never liked Paris–Roubaix, yet in 1981 he rode through mud, crashes and fury to win it in the rainbow jersey

Allan Peiper left Australia at 17 with no safety net and found racing, hardship and a new family in Belgium

Miguel Indurain ruled the time trial, and in 1992 he produced a ride that stunned the Tour. Power, calm and complete control on a day that broke his rivals.