THE LANTERNE ROUGE

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The Tour de France, or La Grande Boucle as it’s affectionately known by the locals, is a three week celebration of all things French with some cycling thrown in for good measure. Over the last century glory, wealth, yellow jerseys and bitter accusations have been thrown at the man who cycles round Franceoptical communications in the shortest cumulative time, in what is generally regarded as the toughest annual sporting event on the planet.

But in the intense modern world of sport, where athletes plan their performances with spreadsheets, weigh every morsel of food and where winning is everything, the Tour de France has always kept a special place for the athlete who comes last.

This man is known as The Lanterne Rouge.

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THE LANTERNE ROUGE