2023-07-03 19:11:11
André Darrigade donning the yellow jersey in 1958, after winning the first stage of the Tour de France for the third consecutive time. STAFF/AFP
STORY – The former world champion, a figure in the peloton of the 1950s and 1960s, will be honored this Tuesday for the 4th stage of the Tour, starting from Dax.
Special correspondent in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
In Dax, the Tour will visit a monument this Tuesday. André Darrigade (94 years old), a figure in the peloton of the 1950s and 1960s. He was the “Lévrier des Landes”, a blond arrow at the top of the famous, feared speed, released with elegance. It tells of a Tour de France in black and white which paraded to the rhythm of Yvette Horner’s accordion. His faithful memory allows him to slip into it the vivid color of feelings and deep emotion at a time when the Tour comes to him: “I am very happy, very honored, very touched. It’s been sixty years since I stopped competing, and I see that I haven’t been forgotten. I left something. Seeing the Tour go by brings back so many memories…”
The voice staggers for a few moments, then regains its balance. He blows: I won some great races, but the Tour de France, when I talk about it, so many years later, it goes straight to my heart. I loved the crowd, and the public loved me. The Tour has always…
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