Kammala wannan jumlar: A 1979, Thurau ya lashe Liège <unk> Bastogne <unk> Liège, kuma ya sake zama na biyu a cikin
1979 UCI Road World Championships, amma ba a ƙara ganinsa a matsayin wanda zai iya cin nasara a babban zagaye ba, kuma ya canza ƙungiyoyi. Ya ci gaba a matsayin ƙwararren ɗan tseren keke na shekaru da yawa, amma bai ci manyan tsere ba.