Stages 9, 10 and 11 were flat….although the lead changed several times….first to Dominique Gaigne….then to Johan van der Velde….and later to Jørgen V. Pedersen…..as there were no significant time differences between the favorites…..with the only real test being the ninth stage…..which was an individual time trial won by Benard Hinault….which put him in third place just 49 seconds…
DetailsCarla Dunlap is a professional American female bodybuilding champion. In 1979, Dunlap decided to enter the “Best in the World” bodybuilding contest at the suggestion of Steve Wennerstrom….as she had never trained for bodybuilding….but still placed fifth among 45 entrants. She started training seriously for bodybuilding and was soon competing successfully in top level amateur contests…..when she won the NPC Nationals in…
DetailsThe race route for the 1986 edition of the Tour de France was unveiled on October 8th, 1985 by both Jacques Goddet and Félix Lévitan…..as the race’s holding was pushed back a week from its normal date in order to prevent overlap with the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Covering a total of 4,094 km / 2,544 mi…. which included four time trials….with three…
DetailsGreg LeMond grew up living an active, outdoor life. ….as hiking, hunting, skiing and fly fishing were boyhood pastimes…..where the ranch country of the Sierra Nevada mountain range lent itself to such pursuits. A hyperactive youngster, LeMond believes these outdoor activities helped keep him out of trouble…..“I was a boy who just could not sit…
DetailsBlondie (and Dagwood) is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. The comic strip is distributed by King Features Syndicate…..and has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930. The success of the strip….which features the eponymous blonde and her sandwich-loving husband….led to the long-running Blondie film series from 1938 to 1950….and the popular Blondie radio program from 1939 to 1950. Little Orphan Annie is a daily…
DetailsThe 1985 Ms. Olympia Championships in body building took place on November 30, 1985, at the Felt Forum in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York…..which was the 6th Ms. Olympia competition ever held…..as the competition came down to the “finals of six”….when the six finalists all perform and pose side by side on the same stage. This competition…
DetailsIn 1985, cycling Team 7-Eleven changed the men’s team’s status from amateur to professional…..then went to Europe with an initial roster of members including Alexi Grewal, Eric Heiden, Davis Phinney, Ron Kiefel, Jeff Bradley, Tom Schuler, Ron Hayman, Alex Stieda, Bob Roll, Doug Shapiro and Chris Carmichael. When the team received an invitation to the 1985 Giro d’Italia, one…
DetailsJohn Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, sportscaster, radio host and television presenter…..as his Intelligence for Your Life radio show airs on nearly 300 stations….and is syndicated by Teshmedia in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted Intelligence for Your Life TV with his wife Connie Sellecca…..as the syndicated TV program…
DetailsThe 1985 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held on November 30, 1985, at the Felt Forum in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York….which was the 6th Ms. Olympia competition held…..as the was staged for the first time in New York…..and was witnessed by a crowd of 5,114…..which was the largest crowd in the six-year history of the competition….. when…
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