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IN PICTURES. They dreamed “like 40 years ago” in front of Hinault and yesterday’s champions

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Several hundred people marveled at Bernard Hinault, Claudio Chiappucci and other past glories during the 15th Critérium des champions yesterday, Saturday October 19, 2024, in Pipriac, near Redon (Ille-et-Vilaine). Cycling enthusiasts got a good dose of nostalgia.

In Pipriac, numerous spectators came to encourage yesterday’s cycling champions who competed in a 39 km race, Saturday October 19, 2024. | WEST FRANCE


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  • In Pipriac, numerous spectators came to encourage yesterday’s cycling champions who competed in a 39 km race, Saturday October 19, 2024. | WEST FRANCE

“They amazed me 40 years ago. » A few meters from Bernard Hinault, Angel Arroyo, Claudio Chiappucci and the other participants in yesterday’s Critérium des champions in Pipriac (Ille-et-Vilaine), Marcel, 59, from Questembert (Morbihan), savors the moment.

This is the “seventh or eighth time” he comes but he is always so nostalgic when the names of those who have marked the history of cycling are cited with enthusiasm by the speaker. He is far from being the only one. The applause resonates when Michel Laurent takes the stage, while the speaker lists the winners…

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