Video: Sean Kelly racing against Greg LeMond
Sean Kelly and Greg LeMond were rivals for many years in the pro peloton and now they're racing against each other again.
But this time it's on a giant, bike-powered scalextric set-up rather than around the roads of Europe.
French TV had the game set up backstage at the Tour de France. And Kelly and LeMond couldn't resist testing themselves against each other.
They were joined by fellow former pro Juan Antonio Flecha and former champion triple jumper Jonathan Edwards. All of them are on the Tour working for Eurosport.
1989 - Their last meaningful sprint? Or losing out to Bugno in 1990? #TDF2017 from Greg Lemond: Yellow Jersey Racer https://t.co/m003GpI503 pic.twitter.com/KkYldX9apA
— Guy Andrews (@thecoureur) July 12, 2017
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Flecha and Edwards took a pretty relaxed approach to the whole thing; not so with LeMond and Kelly.
They jostled a bit before the race even got underway to make sure nobody got an unfair head start.
And when the race eventually began it was LeMond who got the verdict over Kelly. Afterwards they even had a bit of a post mortem.
The short version is in the first clip below. For the full clip go to the second video below and forward to 8:00.
It just goes to show; once a competitor, always a competitor!
The ultimate showdown ... Kelly v Flecha v LeMonde v Edwards ??
It's the Eurosport Mini Tour de France #TDF2017 pic.twitter.com/4I38CorNOG
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) July 11, 2017
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