Bernard Thevenet essentially sealed his second career Tour victory during the 1977 Tour de France with a stage 20 (Dijon - Dijon) win in the 50 km long individual time trial - coming home in 1 hour, 10 minutes, and 45 seconds. In the process, Thevenet would deny Hennie Kuiper of team TI-Raleigh, who was at the time sitting in second place overall in the Tour’s general classification, his last best opportunity to claim the Maillot Jaune for himself by taking a decisive 28 seconds out of the talented Dutchman.
