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"GREG LeMOND’S 1989 BOTTECCHIA - 1
With its steel frame, 650c front wheel and Mavic rear disc wheel, Greg LeMond’s Bottecchia was no different than other time trial bikes in the 1989 Tour de France. What separated it was the addition of Boone Lennon-designed aerobars. Aided by the aerobars, Greg LeMond was able to defeat Laurent Fignon in the closest and most defining Tour de France of the modern era. With his victory came a new era in time trialing, one in which aerodynamics played as large a role as strength and skill. LeMond winning the Tour de France in the final time trial by a mere eight seconds brought time trialing to the front of the sport in public appeal and started a technology arms race within the bicycle industry."
"In that time trial LeMond put his bike in a huge 55 x 12 gear and rode it 54.545 km/h (34.52 mph), the second fastest time trial ever ridden in the Tour de France. He made up 58 seconds on Laurent Fignon, ultimately winning the race by 8 seconds."
It's steel. It's a boat anchor, and Lemond still holds the 2nd fastest time trial record on the beast even after all these "Technological advancements" in aerodynamic frames and ultra light carbon materials that followed in the past two decades. Hell most of you know this, but it's interesting nonetheless.
With its steel frame, 650c front wheel and Mavic rear disc wheel, Greg LeMond’s Bottecchia was no different than other time trial bikes in the 1989 Tour de France. What separated it was the addition of Boone Lennon-designed aerobars. Aided by the aerobars, Greg LeMond was able to defeat Laurent Fignon in the closest and most defining Tour de France of the modern era. With his victory came a new era in time trialing, one in which aerodynamics played as large a role as strength and skill. LeMond winning the Tour de France in the final time trial by a mere eight seconds brought time trialing to the front of the sport in public appeal and started a technology arms race within the bicycle industry."
"In that time trial LeMond put his bike in a huge 55 x 12 gear and rode it 54.545 km/h (34.52 mph), the second fastest time trial ever ridden in the Tour de France. He made up 58 seconds on Laurent Fignon, ultimately winning the race by 8 seconds."

It's steel. It's a boat anchor, and Lemond still holds the 2nd fastest time trial record on the beast even after all these "Technological advancements" in aerodynamic frames and ultra light carbon materials that followed in the past two decades. Hell most of you know this, but it's interesting nonetheless.