Velo Gitane Laurent Fignon

Le team renault gitane va dominer la scène cycliste européenne avec bernard hinault laurent fignon les frères madiot et greg lemond.

Velo gitane laurent fignon. Laurent patrick fignon french pronunciation. As ridden by laurent fignon to victory in the tour de france. He is former ficp world no. Two time tour de france champion laurent fignon has confirmed that he has been diagnosed with advanced intestinal cancer.

Gitane laurent fignon ensemble de dérailleurs simplex tige de selle simplex pédalier et jeu de direction stronglight moyeux maillard 700 pédales maillard cx roue libre maillard sprint cales pieds christophe chaine sedis jante mavic ssc. In the podium. Gitane means gypsy in french is one of the most famous brands in cycle racing history sponsoring riders such as jacques anquetil lucien van impe bernard hinault laurent fignon and greg lemond. See more ideas about bicycle bike road bike vintage.

The gitane which was gitane s flagship model featured reynolds 531 professional tubing shot in stays campagnolo dropouts cinelli investment cast fork crowns internal cable routing and a race number lug. He nearly captured the tour de france for a third time in 1989 before being edged by greg lemond by 8 seconds the closest margin ever. En dépit des succès du team renault gitane la conjoncture économique liée à la fin du boom du cycle sonne la fin de la période d investissement généreux tous azimuts des années 70. Rare 1987 renault elf gitane team pro 53cm frame.

The french rider is best remembered for his grand tour triumphs winning the tour de france in 1983 and 1984 along with the giro d italia in 1989. The professor laurent fignon one of the last of the great classic riders at the end of a classic era. Mar 28 2019 explore jo mont s board gitane on pinterest. A belated happy birthday to laurent fignon who was born on august 12 1960 and died on august 31 2010.

The renault gitane team began dominating the european cycling scene with bernard hinault laurent fignon the madiot brothers and would led to the discovery of the first big name in us cycling.