Armstrong suggested that it would be impossible to win the Tour de France without performance-enhancing substances. On stage 17, he showed signs of weakness and was unable to stay with the other leaders on the Col du Tourmalet. Bernard Hinault (pronounced [bɛʁ.naʁ i.no]; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional cyclist. On the last lap, he dropped his last companion, Gianbattista Baronchelli, on the steepest part of a climb and soloed to victory. The decision to turn professional relatively early was in part taken as, had Hinault raced the 1975 season as an amateur, he would have likely been prevented by the French cycling federation from turning professional before the 1976 Summer Olympics to be part of the French team there. [20] Early on, he showed no interest in adhering to the unwritten rules of the peloton, whereby younger riders were expected to show respect towards older ones. Hinault won his third Giro with a margin of just over a minute. [143] Comparisons are often drawn with Eddy Merckx, against whom Hinault rode at the beginning of his career. In his last Tour de France stage into Paris, he took part in the final sprint, taking fourth place. She advocated a stronger work ethic, a sentiment mirrored by the French business community. [3] Hinault was described as a "hyperactive" child, with his mother nicknaming him "little hooligan". It had been a race of attrition with only 15 out of 107 riders reaching the finish. From overcoming oppression, to breaking rules, to reimagining the world or waging a rebellion, these women of history have a story to tell. The mountain stages started immediately thereafter, with Hinault winning the mountain time trial on stage 2, taking over the yellow jersey. Nicolas Sarkozy. Jacques Chirac, who described her as a role model and a charismatic leader. [2] His father later worked as a platelayer for the national rail company SNCF. When they reached the finishing town, they dismounted their bikes and walked to the finish line in protest. After his cycling career, Hinault turned to farming, while fulfilling enforcement duties for the organisers of the Tour de France until 2016. [43] Following his Tour win, he finished fifth at the World Championships, before once more winning the Grand Prix des Nations, this time ahead of Francesco Moser. Although a knee injury forced him to quit the 1980 Tour de France while in the lead, he returned to win the World Championship road race later in the year. He then clinched the yellow jersey in the final time trial, gaining more than four minutes to win his first Tour de France with an advantage of 3:56 minutes. [98] Together, they entered the Giro d'Italia. I could have been a warlord. Réveil mouvementé pour Bernard Tapie. He was unable to join the army's training centre for young athletes and instead served in Sissonne with the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment. Today that was answered. In the coming weeks ahead of the Tour, he proved his willingness to assist his teammates to ensure their loyalty, helping Lucien Didier win the Tour de Luxembourg and finishing second behind Roland Berland in the National Championship race. [100], On stage 14 to Saint-Étienne, LeMond finished two minutes ahead of a group containing Hinault. [15] Hinault won nineteen races in his second season as an amateur, including the national junior championship against opposition a year older than him, such as future professional Bernard Vallet. The victory came at a price, as his right index and middle fingers took weeks to recover from frostbite, and caused him pain for several years. Gone. Trailing Raymond Martin by more than two minutes before the final 22 km (14 mi) time trial, he made up his significant deficit and won the event. [9] Martine later served as mayor of Calorguen. [a] He won the opening prologue time trial in Gijón, but then let the leadership switch to Ferdi Van Den Haute. [131] His riding style has been described as "fighting, full of aggression", and he stated that when he did not feel good in a race, his reaction would be to attack. On that stage, he bridged over to escapee Andrés Gandarias, who had earlier asked for Hinault's permission to attack. Despite what struck some French observers as a conflict of interest, Lagarde in March 2004 received an appointment to France’s highest order, the Legion of Honour, from Pres. He received his own bike when he was 15 as a reward for passing his school examinations, and used it to travel to college. Towards the end of the season, Hinault turned down an offer to race with the prestigious Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt, instead deciding to turn professional in 1975. He won the mountains classification and was also given the super-combativity award. The riders had been complaining about split stages, where more than one would be held on one day, as was the case on 12 July. He had escaped from the field 150 km (93 mi) from the finish, but was later joined by some other riders. With his new team, he raced the 1984 Tour de France, being savaged by Fignon. [48], Towards the end of the season, Hinault won his second cycling monument, the Giro di Lombardia. On stage 4 of the Vuelta, Fignon attacked and won, but Lejarreta, the defending champion, had followed him and gained time on Hinault. [19], In January 1975, Hinault turned professional with the Gitane–Campagnolo team, run by former World Champion Jean Stablinski, on a lean wage of 2,500 francs per month. [58] With his tendinitis worsening, he carried on until the end of stage 12, just before the race was headed for the first high mountains in the Pyrenees. [83] Due to the tightly fought battle between Hinault and his Spanish competitors, the 1983 race is described on the Vuelta's website as "one of the most beautiful and spectacular" editions. Three weeks later, Hinault won Gent–Wevelgem in a solo effort after an attack 30 km (19 mi) from the finish. Janet H. Clark is an editor, independent analyst, and writer on international economic and financial topics. He ultimately finished the Tour in second place, a significant ten minutes behind Fignon. Following the second time trial, Hinault was only seventh on general classification, two minutes behind his adversary. The following day, stage 16 to Alpe d'Huez, ended with Zoetemelk, Hinault and the temporary leader of the general classification and thus yellow jersey wearer Michel Pollentier separated by only 18 seconds. [55], In the Tour de France, Hinault was once again set to duel with Joop Zoetemelk, who had moved to the dominant TI–Raleigh–Creda squad. At the end of the year, he came sixth at the World Championship Road Race, being beaten to the line for fifth by Eddy Merckx. On stage 8, the first longer individual time trial, Hinault gained back 59 seconds on Zoetemelk, while the previous two Tour winners, Van Impe and Thévenet, lost so much time that they were now counted out from chances of an overall win. [24] Hinault's progress was visible, with a second consecutive victory at the Circuit de la Sarthe, a third place at the Grand Prix du Midi Libre and a win at the Tour de l'Aude, ensuring him the Prestige Pernod, the award for the best French rider of the season. Christine Lagarde, French lawyer and politician who was the first woman to serve as France’s finance minister (2007–11), as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (2011–19), and as president of the European Central Bank (2019– ). He ensured his overall victory by winning stage 18 to Amurrio. [23], For 1976, Hinault stayed with Gitane, as former professional Cyrille Guimard, who had just retired from cycling, took over the team and became directeur sportif. [132] Hinault described his own role as follows: You are like a soldier, a general who dominates, who imposes his will on the others. Hinault finished fifth overall, and second on the time trial stage behind reigning pursuit world champion Roy Schuiten. [133], Hinault was however not always successful in his endeavours. Lagarde ordered the case to arbitration in 2008, and Tapie was awarded €403 million (then valued at $524 million), a decision that caused an uproar. Aided by a crash from LeMond, Hinault won the stage, but gained back only 25 seconds, conceding defeat after the stage. "[144] A study conducted in 2006, ranking Tour de France riders from 1953 to 2004 by different performance indicators, put Hinault as the top Tour rider of that period, ahead of Merckx and Lance Armstrong. [9] Just two weeks after he ended his career, the Tour de France organisers, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), approached Hinault and invited him to join the race management team. Bernard Tapie (French pronunciation: ... On 3 December 2015, a French court ruled that Tapie should return this compensation with interest. He then travelled to the French Road Race Championship, held at Sarrebourg. [4], In December 1974, just before turning professional, Hinault married Martine, who he had met at a family wedding the year before. He then relinquished his lead to Roberto Visentini, who was not considered to be a contender for the final victory. [102], Even though Hinault had pledged support for LeMond for the Tour de France, a lot of public attention was given to the possibility of him winning a record sixth Tour. Hinault had however suffered damage to his left knee on the stage to Lille. [8], Hinault never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during his professional career and was never implicated in any doping practices. Offers from Bouygues Télécom and a Chinese investor in the mid-2000s fell through. "[35] In all, Hinault won five stages of the Vuelta. PHOTO – Bernard Tapie souriant et combatif malgré son cancer. As trade minister, she encouraged foreign investment in France and the opening of new markets for French products, particularly in the technology sector, helping exporters through the Cap Export mechanism, which she launched in September 2005. On the stage 12 time trial, Hinault took the pink jersey and opened the decisive gap to Moser, who would eventually finish second. However, a day later, the Spanish teams jointly attacked and Lejarreta moved ahead of Hinault, who was 22 seconds down. Bernard Tapie à nouveau mis en examen. He recovered the following year, winning another Giro-Tour double with the help of teammate Greg LeMond. [47] On the final stage towards the Champs-Élysées in Paris, traditionally a ceremonious affair without attacks, Zoetemelk and Hinault broke away, with both gapping the field and Hinault taking another stage victory. Hinault was chosen by his fellow competitors to be the spokesperson of the strike. "[30], At the end of the season, Hinault won the Grand Prix des Nations, an individual time trial, with a substantial margin of 3:15 minutes ahead of favourite Joop Zoetemelk. [b], Hinault started the Giro d'Italia as odds-on favourite, pitted against local riders Francesco Moser and Giuseppe Saronni, who had the home crowd on their side. Lagarde was accused of negligence—notably, she failed to appeal the arbitration’s decision—and in December 2016 was found guilty. Bernard Tapie souffre d’un cancer sévère dont le traitement l’affaiblit de jour en jour. At a criterium race in August 1975 he went up against a coalition of senior riders, who had decided to divide the prize money between them. Meanwhile, Fignon fell behind and later abandoned the race. [140] Unlike a rider like Eddy Merckx, Hinault would not aim to win every race he entered. He took breakthrough victories at both the Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré stage race in 1977. [146][147] According to Hinault himself, the term in the first place was supposed to mean no more than "mate" or "buddy". On the descent, he misjudged a hairpin corner and crashed down the mountainside. [7] Hinault and his family lived in Quessoy, close to Yffiniac, while he was a professional cyclist. He won stage 11b, a mountain time trial in Barcelona, and regained the race lead the next day, when he won the stage to La Tossa de Montbui after an escape with teammate Jean-René Bernaudeau. [82] Both joined Hinault for the Vuelta a España, where he faced stiff competition from local riders like Marino Lejarreta, Julián Gorospe, and Alberto Fernández. In the 1986 Tour de France, he engaged in an intra-team rivalry with LeMond, who won his first of three Tours. Their directeur sportif became Swiss coach Paul Köchli, who had made a name for himself with innovative and effective training methods, leaving Hinault a lot of freedom while at the same time scientifically measuring his progress. [145], Hinault was nicknamed le blaireau in French, a term that can be translated into English as either "the shaving brush" or "the badger". That's the reason for my nickname. A total of 15,000 people attended the event. In addition, he commented that Froome could not be "listed among the cycling greats". He held several positions, including race regulator and route advisor. Hinault claimed to have been annoyed into attacking by one of Gandarias's teammates and offered to carry him to the finish. In late September, he took his fifth and final victory at the Grand Prix des Nations, riding the 90 km (56 mi) time trial at a then record speed of 44.19 km/h (27.46 mph). "[41] Following the strike, Hinault had trouble sleeping and was caught out the next day, a stage in the Massif Central, forcing his team into a long chase. After winning the 1983 Vuelta a España, a return of his knee problems forced him to miss that year's Tour de France, won by his teammate Laurent Fignon. During his active career, Hinault was known as the patron of the field, meaning the rider with the highest authority. He caught up with his teammate Bernaudeau, and both carried on for the remaining 80 km (50 mi) of the stage together. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). He then beat Zoetemelk to victory at the Dauphiné Libéré, winning four stages. During the race, Hinault was met with hostility from the home crowd, who supported local rider Francesco Moser. [8] Hinault had bought the 48 ha (120 acres) property near Calorguen in 1983. [137] Fellow racer Robert Millar suggested that in 1986 in particular, Hinault attempted to win over the French public by riding aggressively. [56] On stage 5 from Liège to Lille, which contained cobbled sections used in Paris–Roubaix, conditions were poor with rain and heavy winds. Hinault himself had sand thrown into his eyes, but won the stage nonetheless, only to find that the results would not count due to the surrounding circumstances. His parents were farmers, and the children often had to help out at harvest time. It is always the absent rider who is at fault. [109] Even though his lead was significant, he attacked again the following day, on the descent of the Col du Tourmalet, the first climb of the day. Urs Zimmermann, who had been second overall at the start of the day, lost more than five minutes. [102][118] He rode the World Championships Road Race, held in Colorado Springs. When I'm annoyed I go home, you don't see me for a month. I believe that you are born like that. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. The two exchanged attacks on the way up the climb, but it was in the valley that Hinault was able to draw out a gap of about a minute. Hinault then made the decisive move of the race on stage 20, when he attacked on the tough climb of the Stelvio Pass. [46] He took back 36 seconds on the time trial in Brussels on stage 11 before regaining the race lead after another time trial, uphill to Avoriaz on stage 15. [155] Froome was later cleared of the charges and started the Tour where he finished third behind teammate Geraint Thomas and Tom Dumoulin. Hinault joined forces with Kuiper and Saronni to attack on stage 10 to Soria, affected by crosswinds. [154] Froome would win the Giro and become the first rider since Hinault to hold all three Grand Tour Jerseys at once. Later that year she went on trial for her actions regarding the Tapie case, which had attracted further controversy after a French court struck down the arbitral award in 2015. [138], Hinault was not known to particularly enjoy going on training rides, unless he was specifically preparing for an event. "[69] However, he returned for 1981, saying that he did so out of respect for his stature as World Champion. When I come out again, I win. At Baker & McKenzie she promulgated a “client first” approach whereby lawyers anticipated client needs rather than solely reacting to exigent situations. As soon as the riders left Liège, snow began to fall, soon turning into a blizzard. Hinault therefore entered the race as the favourite. This was his last season as an amateur and again was highly successful, including a victory in his home town of Yffiniac towards the end of the year, where an alliance formed by four other riders was unable to hold him back. Hinault called for the field to take a slow tempo, but when Zoetemelk's teammate Jan Raas attacked, he went after him. He criticised Froome for taking part in the 2018 Giro d'Italia while the investigation was still ongoing. Hinault then cracked, coming in ninth, 4:39 minutes behind stage winner LeMond. However, he had forgotten to eat enough and suffered from hypoglycemia during the last part of the race, crossing the finish line to take the title severely weakened. [29], This incident was mentioned from a semi-pro rider's perspective in the Tim Krabbé book De Renner (The Rider) when the main character is about to descend a Col in the Tour de Mont Aigoual: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, Curves. Bernard Tapie et son épouse violentés et ligotés lors d’un cambriolage à leur domicile. [57] Hinault finished only fifth on stage 11's individual time trial, won by Zoetemelk. Millar described his approach as such: "Hinault either cared or he didn't. [14] The young Hinault was heavily influenced by his trainer at the Club Olympique Briochin, Robert Le Roux, who had earlier worked with 1965 World Champion Tom Simpson. On stage 5, a time trial to Pisa, Hinault took over the race leader's pink jersey. [28] In accordance with Guimard's plan to build Hinault up slowly, he did not enter the Tour de France. [151], Hinault has been outspoken about several prominent doping cases in the past years. [96], Hinaut managed to bounce back from his Tour defeat in the fall. [73] He won five stages, including all four individual time trials. I would have waged war to win castles and land if I'd been born in the Middle Ages. Following a fourth place at the prologue in Genoa, Hinault made a spontaneous visit to Fausto Coppi's home of Castellania, paying respect to the first rider ever to have won Giro and Tour in the same year. In 2003, he commented: "A badger is a beautiful thing. Il est issu du premier mariage de l’homme d’affaires et ministre de la Ville Bernard Tapie avec Michèle Layec. He lost another 49 seconds to Fignon in the first long individual time trial, a discipline he had previously dominated. [122] During the podium for stage 3 of the 2008 Tour de France, a protester jumped on stage and disturbed proceedings. He also competed in track cycling, winning the national pursuit championship. While the race travelled through the Alps and in a second time trial, he consolidated his lead, building an advantage of five-and-a-half minutes on LeMond, who was now second overall. Thus weakened and slowed by spectator interference at a bike change, he lost 1:40 minutes to Zoetemelk on the following day's uphill time trial. [71] Furthermore, he also won the Critérium International and again dominated the Dauphiné Libéré, winning by twelve minutes ahead of Agostinho. He won the prologue in Basel, Switzerland, before the lead briefly turned to Ludo Peeters and Phil Anderson. Malgré cela, Stéphane Tapie est nommé, en février 2015, directeur des activités numériques du groupe La Provence. At first he had to use the shared family bike, which he rode devotedly. [121], After his retirement from professional cycling, Hinault moved to his farm and bred dairy cows, assisted by his cousin René, who had become an agricultural engineer. During the summer of 1971 he made training rides with René, who had problems keeping up with the sixteen-year old Bernard, even though he was an experienced amateur rider. Hinault gifted the stage victory to his teammate, while he clinched the overall victory almost six minutes ahead of Panizza. [129] His fellow riders stated that he, even though he did not talk much, was able to exert a high amount of certainty and therefore strength, which brought him respect and sometimes fear from his competitors. According to Fotheringham, the nickname originates from Hinault's early training partners, Maurice Le Guilloux and Georges Talbourdet, who would use the term to tease the young rider. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. [116][117], After the Tour, Hinault won the Coors Classic race in the United States, ahead of LeMond. Lagarde returned to France in June 2005 to join Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin’s government as trade minister before becoming (briefly) minister for agriculture and fisheries in 2007. [120] Hinault's retirement from professional cycling on 14 November 1986 was celebrated in Quessoy with a symbolic race of 3,600 riders, a concert and fireworks. In contrast to her predecessors, Lagarde held the controversial view that the country’s 35-hour workweek was a symbol of indolence. He suffered seven crashes and tyre punctures, but reached the finish at the velodrome with the lead group, where he outsprinted favourites Roger De Vlaeminck and Moser. To counter this claim, Hinault replied: "He must not know what it was like to ride without doping." [86] Hinault tried another comeback at a post-Tour criterium,[d] but the pain returned and he did not race for the remainder of the season. His name is Hinault. Christine Lagarde, (born January 1, 1956, Paris, France), French lawyer and politician who was the first woman to serve as France’s finance minister (2007–11), as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF; 2011–19), and as president of the European Central Bank (2019– ). All through his career, Hinault was known by the nickname le blaireau ("the badger"); he associated himself with the animal due to its aggressive nature, a trait he embodied on the bike.
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