Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Tour de France legend Laurent Fignon dies aged 50...

Two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon has died at the age of 50 following a battle with cancer.

The Frenchman won the Tour in 1983 and 1984 and was second in 1989 when he lost by eight seconds, the smallest margin in the history of the race.

Fignon achieved 76 victories in his career, winning the Milan-Sanremo twice and the Giro d'Italia in 1989. More...

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