Retirement Raymond_Poulidor

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poulidor @ 2004 tour de france


poulidor has several times accepted career handicapped lack of ambition , psychological domination of jacques anquetil. poulidor said in interview in 1992: knew straight away getting places everywhere. got leaders jerseys used lose them. tonin [magne] said me raymond, re in daydream! , true? distracted? true. thought happening me marvellous enough. never thought of winning. never, ever, did in morning idea of winning!


on 25 january 1973 poulidor made chevalier de la légion d honneur. in 2003 president, jacques chirac increased award. poulidor has rose named after him, reflecting love of gardening in general , roses in particular.


he lives wife gisèle in saint-léonard-de-noblat, east of limoges, makes short trips on mountain bike. daughter, corinne, married former world cyclo-cross champion , tour of flanders winner adri van der poel. grandsons david , mathieu cyclists. mathieu van der poel became cyclo-cross world champion himself in junior race in koksijde in 2012 (koksijde) , in 2013 in louisville, , elite in 2015 in tabor.


poulidor works in public relations 1 of subsidiary sponsors during tour, has bicycles made under name france-loire company, , has appeared in television commercials aimed @ older people.


when asked longevity compared fellow cyclists, poulidor said took things in moderation , did not overstretch himself.


poulidor has written several biographies, first of gloire sans le maillot jaune, written in 1964. poulidor intime published in may 2007 Éditions jacob-duvernet in france. in 2004 helped write poulidor par raymond poulidor radio reporter jean-paul brouchon. preface eddy merckx.


he received medal of youth, sports , community involvement presented limoges albert chaminade (1912-2009) former player of csp limoges , basketball leader, dean of medals of youth, sports , sport, association of haute-vienne. chevalier in national order of legion of honor personality of limoges.








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