Johan Museeuw at Paris-Roubaix
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Greg LeMond leads Spaniards Marino Lejarreta and Miguel Indurain during stage 16 of the 1990 Tour de France
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Fondriest accepts defeat after Laurent Jalabert outsprints him in 1995
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Transformative for pro cycling in more ways than one, the 1990s saw pros aboard bikes that pushed the boundaries of both technology and style.
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Years of tradition gave way to new advancements at a rapid pace, with aluminum frames replacing steel only to be outshone by carbon fiber. Teams worked hard to pair famously gaudy kits with bikes to match. Hour records were broken and then revived when the UCI deemed certain tech developments a bit too progressive.
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