Jacky Durand

Jacky Durand is a French former professional road racer with an attacking style who turned professional in 1990. He won the 1992 Tour of Flanders after a 217 kilometre breakaway, took three stages of the Tour de France, was national road champion in 1993 and 1994, and won Paris-Tours in 1998, the first French winner in 42 years. He rode seven Tours de France and finished last in 1999. In 1995 he was the surprise winner of the prologue, starting before it began raining, and wore the yellow jersey for two days. He won the combativity award in 1998 and 1999, took the lanterne rouge in the latter year, retired at the end of 2004 and has since worked as a commentator for Eurosport.