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BACKGROUND
STORYA sprint for the rainbow jersey guarantees spectacle and battle. Like in 1988: a
tumultuous sprint between Claude Criquielion and Steve Bauer ended 200
meters before the finish line with a fall of Criquielion at the hands of Bauer.
And Fondriest was able to pass and became first.
The legendary sprint got a long legal tail into the courtroom. In 1988,
Criquielion filed a lawsuit against Bauer and only in 1996 did the
verdict come. Conclusion: there were no winners and no losers
(except skyrocketing litigation costs).A sprint for the rainbow jersey guarantees spectacle and
battle. Like in 1988: a tumultuous sprint between Claude
Criquielion and Steve Bauer ended 200 meters before the
finish line with a fall of Criquielion at the hands of Bauer.
And Fondriest was able to pass and became first.
The legendary sprint got a long legal tail into the courtroom.
In 1988, Criquielion filed a lawsuit against Bauer and only
in 1996 did the verdict come. Conclusion: there were
no winners and no losers (except skyrocketing
litigation costs).BACKGROUND STORY
