Cycling/ Tour de France/ Hinault/ Pollentier...Two... - Lot 96 - Vermot et Associés

Cycling/ Tour de France/ Hinault/ Pollentier...Two items:a) Extremely rare control signature sheet for the Tour's Grand Départ in Fleurance in 1979. The 15 teams and 150 riders of the 66th edition of the Tour de France are all there, from number 1, which is that of Bernard Hinault, outgoing winner, leader of the Renault Gitane, to the numbers of Zoetemelk, the future 2nd, or Agostinho, 3rd on the Champs.Van Impe, Thurau, Bernaudeau, Kuiper and even Pollentier (number 101) have all put their initials alongside those of the Fiat team, featuring Alban, Meslet, Julien and Sherwen. Perfect condition, 56x69; b) special issue of the "Miroir du Cyclisme", recounting the Badger's victorious Tour and his royal escape on the Champs: "Tour 1979, la seconde année d'un règne" (n°271, July-August 1979). Here we are at the heart of one of the most beautiful Tours in history, and a graphologist would have her work cut out for her if she wanted to study all these signatures... Only 89 riders will finish in Paris and earn the title of "Giant of the Road... "Control sheets like this one have rarely survived the madness that overtakes the Grande Boucle as soon as the start is given. Museum piece.