Laurent Fignon

Laurent Fignon
	Fignon at the 1993 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Laurent Patrick Fignon
Nickname	Le Professeur (The Professor)
Born	12 August 1960; Paris, France
Died	31 August 2010 (aged 50); Paris, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
1982–1985	Renault–Elf–Gitane
1986–1989	Système U
1990–1991	Castorama
1992–1993	Gatorade–Chateau d'Ax
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France General classification (1983, 1984) Young rider classification (1983) Combativity award (1989) 9 individual stages (1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992) 3 TTT stages, (1984, 1986, 1989) Giro d'Italia General classification (1989) Mountains classification (1984) 4 individual stages (1982, 1984, 1989) Vuelta a España Combination classification (1987) 2 individual stages (1983, 1987) One-Day races and Classics ; National Road Race Championships (1984) Milan–San Remo (1988, 1989) La Flèche Wallonne (1986) Critérium International (1982, 1990)

Laurent Patrick Fignon^[1] (French pronunciation: [loʁɑ̃ fiɲɔ̃]; 12 August 1960 – 31 August 2010) was a French professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, as well as the Giro d'Italia in 1989. He held the title of FICP World No. 1 in 1989. Fignon came close to winning the Tour de France for a third time in 1989 but was narrowly defeated by Greg LeMond by 8 seconds, marking the closest margin ever to decide the Tour.^[2] Fignon won many classic races, including consecutive victories in Milan–San Remo in 1988 and 1989. He died from cancer in 2010.

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[2] "Rider biographies: Greg LeMond". Cycling hall of fame. Retrieved 31 August 2010.

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