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Historic Overview Joël Pelier

Rider

Overall Rank2325
NameJoël PELIER
Country
  France
Date of birth23-Mar-1962 - Valentigney (Franche Comte)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Joël Pelier (born 23 March 1962, in Valentigney) is a French former professional road bicycle racer.

After the final climb of stage 17 in the 1986 Tour de France, Pelier collapsed from exhaustion and fell into a 7-hour coma.

In the 1989 Tour de France, then 27-year-old domestique had never been watched in his pro career by his parents who were dedicated to caring for Pelier's severely disabled sibling who needed constant attention. His parents made arrangements to watch stage 6 from near the finish line to which he responded with an attempted lone breakaway, and held out to win the stage by 1 minute and 34 seconds. He rode on his own for 4 and a 1/2 hours through wind and rain for 102 of the stage's 161 miles. It was the then second longest breakaway in Tour de France history after Albert Bourlon in 1947 and since surpassed by Thierry Marie. On the podium for the day's presentations a tear drenched Pelier was seen on television saying, "Mon per, mon per". and "This win is so special to me because today is the first time that my mother and father have seen me in the Tour de France".

source - Wikipedia

Badges

7

Major Victories

Tour de France - stages 1989 (1)
Paris - Nice - stages 1985 (1)
G.P. du Midi-Libre - stages 1988 (1)
Route du Sud - stages 1987 (1)
Tour of Ireland - Nissan Classic - stages 1987 (1)
Tour de l'Avenir - stages 1987 (1), 1990 (1)
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Seasons

Joël Pelier - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1985 Skil - Sem - Kas - Miko 668 83
2. 1986 Kas 632 80
3. 1987 Système U 342 193
4. 1988 Système U 264 230
5. 1989 BH 318 195
6. 1990 BH - Amaya Seguros 19 733
Overall: 2243 2325