▁signed ▁by ▁Bernard ▁H ina ult ' s ▁La ▁Vie ▁Cla ire ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁full ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁pro , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁Suisse ▁and ▁helped ▁his ▁compat ri ot ▁and ▁team ▁leader ▁Greg ▁Le M ond ▁to ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France . ▁He ▁also ▁finished ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁fourth ▁overall ▁and ▁claimed ▁the ▁white ▁j er sey ▁of ▁best ▁young ▁r ider . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁H amp sten ▁repeated ▁his ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁Suisse , ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁ 7 - E le ven ▁Cy cling ▁Team . ▁ ▁His ▁greatest ▁moment ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁G iro ▁d ' Italia , ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁stage ▁over ▁the ▁G avia ▁Pass . ▁Att ack ing ▁on ▁the ▁clim b , ▁H amp sten ▁over c ame ▁a ▁severe ▁snow st orm ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Mag lia ▁Rosa ▁- ▁although ▁he ▁finished ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁to ▁Dutch man ▁Erik ▁Bre uk ink . ▁The ▁conditions ▁during ▁this ▁stage ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁worst ▁in ▁cy cling ▁history . ▁During ▁and ▁following ▁this ▁stage ▁numerous ▁cycl ists ▁abandoned ▁and ▁several ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁loaded ▁into ▁amb ul ances ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁due ▁to ▁hypoth erm ia ▁like ▁sympt oms . ▁H amp sten ' s ▁team mate ▁Bob ▁Roll ▁finished ▁the ▁stage , ▁but ▁his ▁condition ▁following ▁the ▁stage ▁shows ▁among ▁the ▁har sh