Thurau Syndrome & the Tour of 1977 | Cycling Iceberg Podcast

A remarkable feat in the 1977 Tour de France. In the first stage, Dietrich Thurau took the race lead after winning the prologue. As a result, TI-Raleigh shoved their GC leader Hennie Kuiper aside. The unproven German couldn't keep up in Mountains, and the time Kuiper lost early on cost him dearly.

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