Fignon

[Toshiba Boy]

RIP "Professor", who will ever forget the 8 second Tour (not to mention his '83 and'84 victories of course).

 

[downfader]

A real shame. I think, though could be mistaken as I was only 6 when he won his first Tour, I remember him on the telly.

 

[Fletch456]

Very sad; especially at 50 yrs of age. I will be buying his book soon - read a few pages in a bookshop the other day and I don't know how much it owed to Fotheringham's translation but they were enthralling.

RIP Laurent Fignon.

 

[Blue]

I loved watching him in the 80's. A sad loss.

RIP.

 

[raindog]

Cool photo gallery of him over on CN
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/photos/laurent-fignon-remembered

 

[Paul_L]

that really is sad news.

 

[wafflycat]

RIP Fignon. The 'eight second' tour finish that set cycling alive for me; never forgotten.

 

[gary r]

you dont get riders like Fignon anymore,a master in the classics as well as the tours

 

[HLaB]

RIP Fignon :-(

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Aw no. Can't be. He's only 50. That's just too sad.

 

[HonestMan1910]

Sad news.

RIP

 

[ACS]

Sad news and a sad day for the sport RIP

 

[HLaB]

RIP, I've just watched this tribute on Eurosport :-(

 

[Smokin Joe]

A great rider and a very intelligent man.

RIP

 

[Baggy]

Sad news indeed, RIP.