barnstorm said:. It is also funny comparing Hinault and Lance. Hinault was clearly the boss of the peloton and demolished everything and everyone in his sights. His nickname, the Badger, supports this. There are stories about him going to the front of races and pulling just to crush and ******** the field. What he did with Lemond when he promised to work for him and then attacked the whole race... shows him as quite a dominating and unsharing figure. In a lot of ways, he was a lot worse than Lance but that is considered his charm. He is loved for the same things Lance is hated for. I am not trying to continue the Lance debate because as I have said, I think it's pointless. But, it is interesting to observe that his role as the boss of the tdf peloton is a negative when hinault doing the same more openly and brashly was a positive.
Hinault was an arrogant bugger.
I like Basso though - he seems to be an even tempered guy.