passed today, apparently. a hero of cycling and one of the reasons i became interested in the sport as a boy.
aged 50 and winner of the 83-84 Tour.
i watched his monster attacks on the 89 tour on recorded Beta cassette dozens of times.
vail laurent fignon
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Re: vail laurent fignon
Postby Redbull » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:07 pm
Laurent Fignon est mort
LEMONDE.FR | 31.08.10 | 13h58 • Mis à jour le 31.08.10 | 14h02
LEMONDE.FR | 31.08.10 | 13h58 • Mis à jour le 31.08.10 | 14h02
The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass
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Re: vail laurent fignon
Postby crog » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:48 pm
Why does it appear so many ex champs die young; aged 50 should have been super fit
Is it the dreaded ******
Is it the dreaded ******
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Re: vail laurent fignon
Postby toolonglegs » Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:00 pm
He was a tough cookie thou...commentated the whole tour de france this year for French TV.Had trouble understanding him at times as he could hardly speak.
Sad day.
Sad day.
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Re: vail laurent fignon
Postby MichaelB » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:54 am
Only know of some of his exploits. Another person taken too early by a bastard of a disease.
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Re: vail laurent fignon
Postby brentono » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:07 pm
Yes, Vail Laurent Fignon
(a photo taken in 1976, Laurent Fignon and cadets at Combs la Ville)
(a photo taken in 1976, Laurent Fignon and cadets at Combs la Ville)
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Re: vail laurent fignon
Postby The Womble » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:15 pm
A true legend of the sport and a great loss. I want a frame with his name on it!
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Re: vail laurent fignon
Postby brentono » Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:22 pm
Lone Rider- I rode on the long, dark road... before I danced under the lights.
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Re: vail laurent fignon
Postby ft_critical » Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:49 pm
I thought you banned yourself?brentono wrote:
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Re: vail laurent fignon
Postby Chuck » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:33 pm
The ones who make a song and dance of it never leaveft_critical wrote:I thought you banned yourself?brentono wrote:
Re Fignon, 2 x Tours overall + 9 stages, 1 x Giro overall + 3 stages, Vuelta podium + 2 stages, Milan San Remo, La Fleche Wallone and he lost a couple of his best chances at the Tour (85/86) because of injury.
The guy was a gun.
FPR Ragamuffin
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Re: vail laurent fignon
Postby brentono » Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:00 pm
ft_critical wrote:I thought you banned yourself?brentono wrote:
Lone Rider- I rode on the long, dark road... before I danced under the lights.
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