It is a former major teammate of Richard Virenque who has left. Wearing the leader's pink jersey in the 1996 Tour of Italy, where he won his only stage in the Grand Tour, Pascal Hervé passed away on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, at the age of 60. The circumstances of the Frenchman's death have not been specified, but he revealed last September that he had been operated on for a “cancerous stomach tumor“in the middle of the year, with a”complete removal of the stomach“.
“Pascal was an emblematic figure and an essential voice of our sportreacted on X the UNCP. The great Cycling family is in mourning“. Former amateur world champion, Pascal Hervé ended his career at the age of 37 after a positive test at the 2001 Tour of Italy, three years after being suspended for two months for his involvement in the Festina affair, notably alongside of Richard Virenque of whom he was for a long time the faithful lieutenant.
The announcement of his death sparked numerous reactions on social networks. “Pascal, my friend, I'm so upsetwritten in particular about X Laurent Brochard, who ran with Hervé at Festina. You left on Christmas night my friend, you are so rock'n'roll until the end… I keep so many memories, good times, and projects to come […] I don't have the words. You were always there, always a word even in difficult times. I love you and I kiss you my friend, we will see each other again, I will miss you“.
After a career change in catering, he then moved to Quebec between 2015 and 2017, where the native of Tours worked as coach and sports director of the Garneau-Québecor team then left the cycling world.
