Laurent Patrick Fignon [1] ( French pronunciation: [loʁɑ̃ fiɲɔ̃]; 12 August 1960 - 31 August 2010) was a French professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984 and the Giro d'Italia in 1989. He is former FICP World No. 1 in 1989. Two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon has died aged 50 following a battle with cancer, the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris confirmed on Tuesday. "Valerie Fignon, his wife, is sad.
Twotime Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon Road bicycle racing, Classic road bike, Bicycle race
William Fotheringham Wed 1 Sep 2010 07.17 EDT Laurent Fignon, who has died of cancer aged 50, won the Tour de France twice, but was also widely celebrated for losing it, in the narrowest defeat. Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Laurent Fignon, always a champion - Velo Racing Culture Gear Training Tour de France VeloNews Road Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Laurent. Laurent Fignon, né le 12 août 1960 dans le 18 e arrondissement de Paris et mort le 31 août 2010 dans le 13 e arrondissement de cette même ville, est un cycliste français.Professionnel de 1982 à 1993, il remporte notamment deux Tours de France, en 1983 et 1984, le Tour d'Italie 1989, ainsi que les classiques la Flèche wallonne en 1986 et Milan-San Remo en 1988 et 1989. Racing Culture Gear Training Tour de France More VeloNews Road Laurent Fignon remembered in photos High five Bookmark Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available.
Laurent Fignon Francia winner 1989 Cycling race, Classic road bike, Cycling photography
Laurent Fignon With his shaggy blond hair, wire-rimmed Cartier spectacles, and saucer-shaped blue eyes, Laurent Fignon did not look like a typical Tour de France cyclist. Indeed, he didn't. Download the app . Laurent Fignon and Bernard Hinault after the 1983 Tour de France Racers and French leaders paid tribute on Tuesday to Laurent Fignon, who died following a battle with. Aug. 31, 2010. PARIS Laurent Fignon, one of France's greatest and most enigmatic cyclists, who won the Tour de France in back-to-back years before losing the event in 1989 to the American Greg. French cycling lost one of its most enigmatic figures earlier this year, when two-time Tour de France champion Laurent Fignon died. Here is our tribute to a man who stood apart from the crowd..
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Aug. 31, 2010. PARIS — Laurent Fignon, 50, who twice won the Tour de France in the 1980s and barely lost the closest and most memorable finish of that 107-year-old bicycle race, died of lung and. Laurent Fignon's misfortune was to be the man that lost the closest Tour de France in history; surely one of the biggest injustices in cycling. Legend has it that he was once recognised in the street and asked if he really was the guy who lost the Tour by 8 seconds; "Non monsieur," was his typical direct reply. "I'm the guy who won it twice."
Tue 31 Aug 2010 08.15 EDT. Laurent Fignon died of cancer today at the age of 50 with two Tour de France wins to his name, but the eight seconds that cost him a third triumph will live just as long. First published on 1st September, 2010 ' Unluckiest man of the race was Laurent Fignon (Renault) who escaped alone on the climb of the Cote de la Madelaine, only to crash when leading by 37 seconds with only 18 kilometres to go .' Laurent looks with dismay at his Campag pedal and crank.
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Laurent Fignon, who'd just become the race's second-youngest postwar winner at 22 years, 11 months, was not worried, and traded in his Renault for a Ferrari. Probably the only thing concerning him at the time was the wrath of his fiancée, Nathalie, who'd seen him dancing with another Parisian beauty on television. VeloNews Road Road Racing Tour de France Remembering the last great Tour de France upset: LeMond's spectacular 1989 turnaround Greg LeMond turned the tables on Laurent Fignon in the final time.
