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Induráin

American  
[in-doo-rah-yin, een-doo-rah-een] / ˌɪn dʊˈrɑ jɪn, ˌin duˈrɑ in /

noun

  1. Miguel born 1964, Spanish cyclist: first with five consecutive victories (1991–95) in the Tour de France.


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And yet, writing about another of his heroes, Induráin, Wiggins states: “He rode during the EPO years and yet he’s the Tour winner that nobody has ever gone after … Induráin’s morality is bomb-proof.”

From The Guardian Nov. 5, 2018

So does it irk Wiggins that Froome, his former rival at Sky, could join Anquetil and Induráin by winning a fifth Tour next year?

From The Guardian Nov. 5, 2018

The Spaniard tested positive for Salbutamol in 1994 but the head of the IOC’s medical commission led the defence by stressing that Induráin needed the prescribed and legitimate medication for his asthma.

From The Guardian Nov. 5, 2018

Is it possible that Induráin might have cheated?

From The Guardian Nov. 5, 2018

Froome is now aiming to join Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Induráin as the only riders who have won the Tour five times.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2018

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