Conversation so far:
What happened in 1978?
To prepare for the 1978 Tour de France, Hinault rode his first grand tour, the Vuelta a Espana.
What happened during the Tour de France?
This tour became a battle with Joop Zoetemelk, Hinault taking the yellow jersey after the final time trial.
He was hailed as the next great French cyclist and won.

Question: What happened after that?
Self-contained rewrite: What happened after Bernard Hinault took the yellow jersey after the final time trial and was hailed as the next great French cyclist and won?