Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Muna 1979, Thurau akakunda Liège<unk>Bastogne<unk>Liège, uye zvakare akauya wechipiri mu1979 UCI Road World Championships
, asi akanga asisiri kuonekwa somunhu aikwanisa kukunda Grand Tour, uye akachinja zvikwata. Akaenderera mberi semutambi webhasikoro kwemakore akati wandei, asi haana kuhwina chero makwikwi makuru.