PORTRAIT – The famous Breton, who this summer will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his last success in the Tour de France, maintains a keen eye on the world of sport.
Tight jaws, dark gaze, Bernard Hinault spent his career fighting against time. A time trial specialist, record holder for times won in the Tour de France (15, ahead of Eddy Merckx, 13, and Jacques Anquetil, 11), the local Tabarly has often emerged victorious. Many years later, the boxer in shorts is a monument regularly restored by new eyes.
After having been told in the form of films, books or a play, Bernard Hinault was, last year, sketched in a manga. A way to stay up to date for those who have learned to let time slip. Without trying to hold him back.
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