fred@varian.UUCP (Fred Klink) (09/25/84)
Bernard Hinault won his fifth Grand Prix des Nations Sunday and set a record average speed in doing so. The GP des Nations is the most prestigious individual time trial on the profesional circuit. This year's race was 55 miles long and, unlike most US time trials, it is not flat. Hinault's average speed was 22 miles per hour for a finishing time of 2 hours, 50 seconds. Following second place in the Tour de France with almost no team support, this win seems to affirm that Hinault's knee problems of '82 and '83 are behind him.