Laurent Fignon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Laurent Fignon
Occupation	Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Aug 12, 1960(1960-08-12)
Age	64
Date Of Death	August 31, 2010, University Hospitals Pitié Salpêtrière - Charles Foix, Paris, France
Birthplace	Paris
Country	France
Birth City	Île-de-France
Horoscope	Leo

Laurent Fignon Biography

Laurent Fignon is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on August 12, 1960 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

Fignon was born in Montmartre, Paris. His family moved to Tournan-en-Brie in 1963, where he lived until he left for Paris at age 23.

His first sport was football and he got as far as playing for his département or area. Friends encouraged him into cycling and he rode his first official race in 1976, which he won. Fignon’s parents did not want him to race, and he raced without them knowing. He won four more races in his first year, but only one in his second year. In this third year, he won 18 out of 36 races. Fignon’s parents allowed him to race, but still thought that he should study. Fignon entered the University of Villetaneuse, studying Structural and Materials Science. Fignon was not interested in his studies, and was an indifferent student. His chief desire was to pursue cycling. He told his parents that he was leaving the university and would join the army at the end of the year to do his military service. He was posted at the Bataillon de Joinville, known for its sporting reputation. After this, Fignon was sure he wanted to pursue a professional career.

Laurent Fignon Net Worth

Laurent Fignon is one of the richest Cyclist from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Laurent Fignon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Laurent Patrick Fignon (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 and the Giro d’Italia in 1989. He is former FICP World No. 1 in 1989. He nearly captured the Tour de France for a third time in 1989 before being edged by Greg LeMond by 8 seconds, the closest margin ever to decide the Tour. Fignon won many classic races, including taking Milan–San Remo back-to-back in 1988 and 1989. He died from cancer in 2010.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Laurent Fignon height 5′ 9″ Lawrence weight 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb) & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Laurent Fignon Dating?

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In 1983, Fignon was a part of the team that helped Bernard Hinault to win the 1983 Vuelta a España. Guimard did not want to send Fignon to the Tour de France, because two grand tours could be too much for a 22-year-old rider. When Hinault, winner of four of the five previous Tours, announced that he would not start due to injury, the Renault team was without a leader. Fignon was added to the 1983 Tour de France selection for the Renault team, and the team decided to go for stage wins, with hopes of having Fignon or Marc Madiot compete for the best debutant category. After stage nine, the first mountain stage, Fignon was in second place, behind Pascal Simon, and he was allowed to be team leader. On the tenth stage, Simon crashed and broke his shoulder blade. Simon continued, and only lost a little time on the next stages. On the fifteenth stage, a mountain time trial, Fignon was able to win back so much time that he was within one minute of Simon. On the seventeenth stage, Simon had to give up, and Fignon became the new leader. On the next stages, Fignon was able to answer all attacks from his opponents, and he even won the time trial on the 21st stage. At 22 years old, Fignon was the youngest man to win the Tour since 1933.

Facts & Trivia

Lawrence Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Laurent Fignon celebrates birthday on August 12 of every year.

In the 1984 Giro d’Italia, Fignon was in the lead near the end of the race, with Italian Francesco Moser in second place. The highest mountain stage, where Fignon could have extended his lead as the better climber, was cancelled by race organizers “due to bad weather”. In one of the more outrageous actions of a major tour, on the final stage, an individual time trial, camera helicopters flew in front of Fignon, creating a headwind, and behind Moser, creating a tailwind. Though Fignon repeatedly shook his fists at the obstructing aircraft, they refused to move off. Moser ended up gaining enough time to take the overall race lead, with Fignon being moved back to second place. He later said the experience made him tougher, and prepared him for the hardships to come.