In early 1985, at the age of 24, Laurent Fignon was a cycling star. Already winner of the Tour de France in 1983, he repeated this performance in the following edition, beating Bernard Hinault and Greg LeMond by more than ten minutes, with five stage victories to his credit. He is logically aiming for a third place finish and also the World Road Championship. His ambitions will be shattered by the verdict of the specialists. The examinations revealed the presence of nodules on his Achilles tendon and he had to undergo surgery on May 17, resulting in his withdrawal from the Tour and an almost blank season.