Laurent Jalabert has not forgotten that Lance Armstrong somewhat tainted one of his most beautiful moments on the roads of the Tour de France.
Having become an emblematic figure of France Télévisions, where he has officiated for twenty-two as a consultant, Laurent Jalabert above all marked a generation on the bicycle. Although he has never won the Tour de FranceHe was an essential player in the 1990s and early 2000. A period unfortunately marked by the doping organized within the peloton.
Very complete runner, Laurent Jalabert won the Grande Boucle mountain ranking twice, in 2001 and 2002. Putting on this polka dot jersey also particularly marked it. Questioned by Emmanuel Macron, who came to attend the 12th stage of the Tour de France 2025 between Auch and Hautacam, on his best memory in the Pyrenees, “Jaja” did not hesitate long.
“It’s easy!” My best memory on the Pyrenees, it was when I took the polka dot jersey. It was at the top of Pla d’Adet, at the Saint-Lary-Soulan stage, at the end of a lonely escape that had lasted all day “Thus entrusted Jalabert to the RTL waves.
Jalabert: “I was crunched by Armstrong”
A beautiful memory that Lance Armstrong, deprived of his seven titles on the Tour for doping, tarnished a little by winning the stage in front of him. “” I had passed all the passes in mind and I was crunched by Armstrong five kilometers from the finish! Remember Laurent Jalabert.
The President of the Republic also questioned the 56 -year -old Tarnais on the subject of the loyalty of young people to the bicycle. Jalabert admits “ do not have the answer “, more ” What I hear from sports teachers is that many young people do not like sport. They go there with a medical certificate or with sneakers and jeans. I also heard that Pogacar had been detected at school. This is what we are also missing: better detect young talents!
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