She had an ideal song to boost the morale of runners who were, as they say, one shot down.
His title?
"It will be better tomorrow", which she had also taken on video, last spring, at the time of confinement, in order to support the morale of her admirers.
But if she had never performed, like her friend Line Renaud on the variety podiums of the Tour de France, Annie Cordy, whose death we learned on Friday, at the age of 92, in Vallauris (Alpes-Maritimes), n ' was no stranger to the Grande Boucle.
As early as the 1950s, she had often taken the wheel of the Tour, admiring the prowess of the peloton.
On July 4, 1970, at the end of the 8th stage which led the riders from Ciney, in Belgium, to Felsberg, in Germany, she kissed like good bread a Belgian with the French name, Alain Vasseur, who arrived detached after a breakaway from nearly 170 kilometers.
The latter, who was barely recovering from his feat, only realized afterwards that he had been congratulated by the artist, who wore, not a large hat but a large scarf that hid his blondness.
It was the parents of the champion who took over the cliché and have just posted it on social networks.
Presentation of the bouquet to Alain by Annie Cordy at the Tour de France July 4, 1970
Gepostet von Cycles Vasseur am Freitag, 4. September 2020
In 1977, the interpreter of “Tata Yoyo” - another work which illustrates quite well the ups and downs of the classification over the mountain stages - was also the first to greet Bernard Thévenet's second victory in the event. , after that of 1975.
This Sunday, Laurent Ruquier will salute the memory of the artist in his “Children of TV”, on France 2 (at 6:35 pm), by evoking his “cult moments” on TV.
Annie Cordy's funeral will be celebrated next Saturday in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes).
A public ceremony is planned before the burial: "We will try to allow those who wish to pay tribute to him", explains Michèle Lebon, his niece.