Laurent Fignon

Laurent Fignon
	Fignon at the 1993 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Laurent Patrick Fignon
Nickname	Le Professeur (The Professor)
Born	12 August 1960; Paris, France
Died	31 August 2010 (aged 50); Paris, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
1982–1985	Renault–Elf–Gitane
1986–1989	Système U
1990–1991	Castorama
1992–1993	Gatorade–Chateau d'Ax
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France General classification (1983, 1984) Young rider classification (1983) Combativity award (1989) 9 individual stages (1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992) 3 TTT stages, (1984, 1986, 1989) Giro d'Italia General classification (1989) Mountains classification (1984) 4 individual stages (1982, 1984, 1989) Vuelta a España Combination classification (1987) 2 individual stages (1983, 1987) One-Day races and Classics ; National Road Race Championships (1984) Milan–San Remo (1988, 1989) La Flèche Wallonne (1986) Critérium International (1982, 1990)

Laurent Patrick Fignon (French pronunciation: [loʁɑ̃ fiɲɔ̃]; 12 August 1960 – 31 August 2010) was a French professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984 and the Giro d'Italia in 1989. He is former FICP World No. 1 in 1989. He nearly captured the Tour de France for a third time in 1989 before being edged by Greg LeMond by 8 seconds, the closest margin ever to decide the Tour. Fignon won many classic races, including taking Milan–San Remo back-to-back in 1988 and 1989. He died from cancer in 2010.

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