Facing unknowable challenges: Investing lessons from the Tour de France

Teamwork key to avoid bumps in the road

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In 1985, Bernard Hinault was on course for his fifth Tour de France victory when he became embroiled with four other racers in one of the most famous crashes in the race's 106-year history.

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