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Ruan and the tour def France seven anecdotes a Norman first time in 1995 the professional cyclist Bruno Tibu will enter the history of the tour def France in a symbolic way during a stage linking alanson to the city of laav this normon cyclist will cross alone in the lead the brand new Normandy Bridge which is hosting its first cycling race that year inaug ated in January 1995 this bridge when it was commissioned was the largest cable State bridge in the world with its 856 M Central span it was therefore quite a symbol that a Norman cyclist was the first to ride on this bridge Philipe bouvattier and the direction error The Talented Rider from Ruan has won numerous amateur titles and notably participated in the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984 four years later he believes he has his very first stage victory in the tour to France alone in the lead in the final climb between blang yak and guette N Victory beckoned to him when he was the victim of a direction error 200 M from the finish on the part of an organizer when he crossed the Finish Line after finally finding his way two Runners passed him in front he was declared the moral winner of the stage a very small consolation for someone who will never raise his arms on the tour despite four participations jacqu anati the Norman Champion jacqu anati is undoubtedly the most emblematic Norman cyclist in the history of French cycling nicknamed Matra jaac he left his mark on cycling history in the 1960s taking part in the tour eight times he is the first rider in history to win the event five times first winner in 1957 for his first participation he added four titles in a row to his record between 1961 and 1964 achieving the feat of wearing the yellow jersey for the entire Edition in 1961 his historic rivalry with raymon pulidor has finished classifying him as a legend of his sport Jean Jordan a Breton in Normandy Jean Jordan born in 1942 in SBO in Britany is a Breton licensed to the club of soille leuan a town neighboring Ruan it is within this club that he demonstrates undeniable Talent he won numerous races before becoming amateur world champion in 1961 his career was then hampered by plcy which did not however prevent him from participating in the tour to France in 1968 and 1969 during the doof Criterium liberated in 1971 he tested positive for epidrin he is downgraded and suspended for a month in 1972 Jordan abandoned competition following a fall in the first stage of the doof Criterium after his cycling career he remained in the world of cycling by opening a cycle store in Pont oder before settling on the coat dour Paul dubac victim of poisoning Paul dubac could have made tour to France history by becoming the first Norman winner of this legendary race unfortunately a cheating competition will prevent him from winning this title in 1911 Paul dubac participated in his third tour to France he is second in the general classification at the start of the main and decisive stage between Lon and Bon in the cold de lis he outdistanced his direct competitors for the final Victory and went to collect the yellow Jersey it was then that he suffered terrible vomiting which forced him to Dismount he barely completed the stage several hours behind the winner l later we learned that he was the victim of poisoning after drinking from a can handed out by a spectator at the side of the road he finished second in the tour that year the incredible misadventure of Paul pulang Paul pulang is an amateur cyclist from Normandy who is part of the veos club of Ruan and who has decided to live his dream in 1957 he turned professional with the sole aim of participating in the tour to France and took the star of the biggest cycling race in the world during the stage between KH and Ruan the Norman stopped at a bar near elb to hydrate a common practice at that time in the company of other Runners he goes down to the bar’s Sellar to look for bottles but the manager not having seen the runners enter closes the trap door on them the unfortunate people will remain stuck for several minutes before the boss realizes his blunder focus on four cyclists from ruong Roger Kier is from Ruan born in 1923 with an atypical sporting background indeed Roger Kier began a football career at Ruan soccer team before taking up cycling following this unexpected reconversion he participated in two tour to France in 1950 and 1951 without however managing to reach Paris he was also a middle distance track runner a discipline in which he was notably French and European champion in 1953 and 1954 Alexis Gard from Ruan is a professional cyclist born in 1950 1993 qualified as an endurance Rider he showed his full potential during his stage victory at the tour of Spain in 2015 he participated in three tour to France with the ag2r teams in 2016 and 2017 and BNB hotel in 2022 before joining the kofus team in 2023 he ends his professional career at the end of the 2024 season matis louel and Hugo tum born respectively in 1999 in mon Sant enan and in 2001 in Ruan are among the Norman hopefuls dedicated to a great career in the world of cycling they both went through the Veo Club of Kat the first one experienced two tour def France with the French team ARA samik before missing the 2024 Edition due to a knee injury he hopes to participate in the 2025 tour with his new team Israel premere Tech Hugo Tere for his part posted excellent results in junior races and signed his first professional contract with the French team kofidis in 2022 he participated in the tour of Italy in 2023 and had high hopes of participation at the 2025 tour to France