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Indurain, speaking after Pantani's death in 2004, summed up the next five years in two simple sentences:

When Pantani came on to the scene, he was seen as a breath of fresh air in comparison to riders like Miguel Indurain and Jan Ullrich, who had dominated through their ability in time trials.

Luc Leblanc famously held off Miguel Indurain on the ascent to the ski resort in 1994, and this could prove to be fascinating battle between the main GC riders, where the less capable time trialists will need to make bold moves.

Greg LeMond's brilliant ride to the ski-station finish set him up for the last of his three Tour de France successes in 1990, while Miguel Indurain's victory here was the precursor to five consecutive Tour wins.

Froome, who also won the Tour in 2013 and 2015, becomes the first rider to defend the title since Miguel Indurain won the last of his five straight in 1995.