Luc Leblanc

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Luc Leblanc

Luc Leblanc (born August 4, 1966 in Limoges , France ) is a former French cyclist . He celebrated a total of 36 professional victories.

Career

Leblanc turned pro in 1987 in the Toshiba-Look-La Vie Claire team . In his first year he won the Prix ​​de Mirebeau and was u. a. Eighth at the Dauphiné Libéré . The following year he was fourth at the Dauphiné and sixth at Paris – Nice .

In 1990 he was third at Paris-Nice for his new team Castorama . In 1991 he won a stage in the Midi Libre and finished the tour in fourth. In the same year he also took part in the Tour de France for the first time and finished fifth straight away.

In 1992 Leblanc became French road champion, won the Midi Libre and came second in the Dauphiné Libéré. A rather weak season followed in 1993, but 1994 was his best year to date for his new employer Festina-Lotus . He won a stage of the Tour de France and was fourth overall. In autumn he finished the Vuelta a España in sixth and won the mountain classification . Then he celebrated his greatest success to date: He won the individual race of the road cycling world championship in Agrigento, Italy . In the same year he was voted France's Sportsman of the Year (“ Champion des champions ”) by the sports newspaper L'Équipe .

In the following season he drove for the Le Groupement team . The team suffered from major financial problems, and the Tour de France management did not invite them to take part in the Tour of France. As a result, Leblanc, as the reigning world champion, was barely able to take part in races and therefore the world champion's jersey was rarely seen.

In the same year he switched to the Polti team . He finished sixth in the Tour de France in 1996 and won a stage. In 1998 he ended his career after he broke on the stage to Les Deux Alpes during the Tour de France and had to retire the next day. Leblanc had previously carried out an attack on the Col du Galibier , which put the leader Jan Ullrich in distress.

doping

In the course of the Festina affair in 1998, Luc Leblanc admitted in October 2000 that he had been doping since 1994. However, his success at the 1994 World Cup was "cleanly" achieved. In relation to later successes, Leblanc did not make this limitation.

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personal data
SURNAME Leblanc, Luc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Limoges , France