How well do you know the greatest legends of Tour de France?

Fausto Coppi is undoubtedly one of the greatest cycling legends ever. He won Tour de France twice. But how many time he participated in the race? 

Bernard Hinault is considered one kf the most controversal riders in the history of Tour de France, who easily got into newspaper. What kind of a sensational story he was involved during the Tour de France  in 1980?

Raymond Poulidor was one of the big fan-favourite cyclists for generations. The "Eternal Second", although managed to finish the race in top 3 for plenty of times, never won the Tour de France. But for how many times he was in the leading position of the general classification? 

In 1989, only 8 seconds were between Tour de France winner Greg LeMond and second placed Laurent Fignon. This was the smallest winning margin in the history of the French grand tour. But what should Laurent Fignon have done to be a little bit faster during the final individual time trial in Paris? ( I must admit, it's rather a silly question.)

History was made when on 3rd July 2024 Mark Cavendish managed to set a new record with 35 Tour de France stage victories. For many years,  Eddy Merckx's 34 victories seemed to be unbeatable. Only one cyclist was able to come closer to it, with 28 victories. Who was this cyclist? 

Many would say that Eddy Merckx is the greatest cyclist of all time. His exceptional career was filled with memorable days. So what did happened to him on the 13th July 1975?

The Tour de France in 1963 was a milestone not only in Jacques Anquetil's career but also in road cycling history generally. But which of the statements below is not true?