EXCLUSIVE MAINTENANCE – The former champion validated some of our proposals and rejected some that he considers inapplicable or not interesting.
Special envoy to Carcassonne
Laurent Jalabert collects caps on the Tour de France. Commentator at France Télévisions, consultant for RTL, the former runner from 1989 to 2002 is also sponsor of the Antargaz combativeness prize. A patronage that corresponds to his character, since he was twice distinguished with this jersey in Paris. “It remains a great memory, because, when you finish the event with this jersey on your shoulders, it necessarily means that you have succeeded in your Tour having played the leading roles at one time or another. We put on paper proposals to break with the monotony of certain stages. Amused, he lent himself to the game of criticism with his expert eye and his usual outspokenness.
1. Reduce number of riders per team to prevent peloton lockout
“Inevitably, if we only put one rider per team, we will no longer have a team member to do the work for the leader and set a pace at the start of the peloton. (Laughs.) But the rule of eight people seems good to me, because, below, it seems to me…