Raymond Poulidor dies aged 83

Raymond Poulidor
Raymond Poulidor at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

French cycling icon Raymond Poulidor passed away in the early hours of Wednesday after a two-month stay in hospital.

"He left us this morning," his wife Gisele told the AFP news agency from their home in western France.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.