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the 1980s transformed cycle racing-- a new generation of international riders, new materials and methods for cycle frame. manufacture, lighter and more efficient components, aero designs and specialised time trial machines-- and was a fascinating and dynamic. period because of it. debuting in autumn 1979, france's vitus 979 duralinox frame introduced many of the innovations which characterised. the decade which it outlasted to become one of the most successful and best selling professional quality racing bicycles ever built. . conceived amidst the growing globalisation of the cycle industry, the vitus 979 was a proud nationalistic expression of french design and. engineering prowess, bred and built in saint-étienne, the historic fount of the gallic bicycle.  yet, its palmares in the professional. peloton were the first truly international in cycling. this was the era of the foreign legion invasion of continental cycling.. australia's phil anderson and allan peiper, ireland's sean kelly and stephen roche, britain's graham jones, and luis herrera and his. colombian teammates all made their early reputations riding the vitus 979 to victories at the very top of continental cycle sport. moreover,. it proved itself in time trialing, stage races, the longest single day competitions and the toughest spring clas*ics as one of the most. versatile, rugged and reliable professional cycles ever built.   . today, vitus is back into producing top quality racing frames (with none other than sean kelly as their spokesman) and the original 979 is. finding newfound appreciation among collectors for its enduring elegant lines, superb ride and handling as well as being an icon of. the 1980's peloton.  on its 40th anniversary this year, the vitus 979 is deserves a second look and this article attempts to detail its. origins, design, manufacture, professional team use and commercial market models. the history and development of aluminium as an alternate to steel in the making of bicycle frames and components goes back almost as far as