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Tour de France: Vincent Lavenu recounts the adventure of 30 years in the peloton

2022-07-19T16:28:50.449Z


INTERVIEW – After having been a racer himself, he became a respected business leader, at the head of Ag2r-Citroën, the oldest French team.


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The oldest memories of my youth are seeing the Tour de France pass.

My father took me…

” Vincent Lavenu ran the Grande Boucle once (65th in 1989) in the colors of Fagor, whose leader was Stephen Roche, before becoming a figure in the event.

Manager of a team for thirty years, he celebrated his 600th day on the Tour in Morzine on July 11.

The day before, in Châtel, the Luxembourger Bob Jungels had won the 21st stage victory for the Savoyard team on the Grande Boucle.

He summarizes:

“When you win, those few minutes are so rare that it boosts for the rest of the year.

In November, it's raining, it's cold, there are the files, the constraints, the worries, the orders… The little moments of happiness in the race are the engine of my life

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Post-career

That of a craftsman who has become a respected business manager (80 employees, including runners, and between 20 and 25 service providers).

At the head of the oldest French team.

The one with the…

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Source: lefigaro

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