Who was the first American to win a stage on the TDF

[Sunny Portrush]

I always thought it was Andy Hampstein but my cycle buddy says no - so who was it - Greg LeMond?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Davis Phinney, father of Taylor Phinney

 

[AndyRM]

1 - Greg Lemond (86)
2 - Davis Phinney (87)
3 - Jeff Pierce (87 - Champs-Elysees)

Hampsten didn't win until 1992.

 

[Sunny Portrush]

Oh, a conflict of answers lol I might have been thinking that Hampstein was the first to win a mountain stage but I`m probably wrong on that too!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Was it LeMond? I always thought it was Phinney before Lemond - there you go. I have been living in ignorance for all these years.

 

[AndyRM]

Actually, I think I've got my dates wrong.

LeMond - 85
Phinney - 86
Pierce - 87

@Sunny Portrush Hampsten won Alpe d'Huez. Think he was the first American to win a major climb?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Actually, I think I've got my dates wrong.

LeMond - 85
Phinney - 86
Pierce - 87

@Sunny Portrush Hampsten won Alpe d'Huez. Think he was the first American to win a major climb?

Yep, just googled and that is correct - no idea why I thought it was Phinney all these years.

I always thought it was Andy Hampstein but my cycle buddy says no - so who was it - Greg LeMond?

Get your own back and ask him who the first North American to wear the yellow jersey was (I deffo know the answer to this one btw!), he'll never guess that! And it's a "trick question" of sorts cos it was a Canadian...