Overview

• He began at Europe 1 in 1974, first covered the Tour de France in 1982, and joined France Télévisions in 1994 before moving into its sports desk in 1999.
• His career included reporting from 33 Tours de France through 2015, 13 Olympic Games across summer and winter, and 21 Roland-Garros tournaments.
• He became a familiar presence reporting from a motorcycle on the Tour and later voiced track cycling, chronicling French champions such as Grégory Baugé, Arnaud Tournant and Florian Rousseau.
• He retired in 2018 for health reasons after rising to a senior editorial role at France Télévisions and publishing several books.
• He was honored in the Ordre national du Mérite as Chevalier in 1995 and Officier in 2011, and his Europe 1 years included courtside coverage of Yannick Noah’s 1983 Roland-Garros victory.