And Hinaults injuries were the injuries associated with doping. I have a hard time believing that Hinault could beat Knetemann and the Ti-Raleigh boys who were poster boys of doping at the time as convincing as he did.meandmybike said:I recall Sean Kelly telling the tale of Hinault lashing out at photographers who crowded him after crossing the finish line of a Tour time trial. Hinault had beaten Kelly and everyone else by a convincing margin. Recalling the ferocity of Hinault's attack on the photographers Kelly said, 'If a small girl had pointed a gun at me when I crossed the line I wouldn't have had the energy to fight her off.'
But Hinault was a great rider anyway you look at it.......
Hinault is probably feeling the pressure to speak out. He does represent the TDF . He defended LA and took flack from the French journalists ....