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Jean-Marie Leblanc
1944Jul, 27

Jean-Marie Leblanc

Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist and journalist
Jean-Marie Leblanc (born 27 July 1944, in Nueil-sur-Argent, now Nueil-les-Aubiers, Deux-Sèvres) is a French retired professional road bicycle racer who was general director of the Tour de France from 1989 to 2007, when he reached pensionable age and was succeeded by Christian Prudhomme.

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