Pascal Simon

Pascal Simon (born 27 September 1956) is a retired French road racing cyclist from Mesnil-Saint-Loup who rode as a professional from 1979 to 1991. He was the oldest of four brothers who all became professional cyclists, the others being Regis, Jerome and Francois. His best-known moment came at the 1983 Tour de France, when he took the yellow jersey riding for Cycles Peugeot after the tenth stage; the next day he fell and broke his shoulder, yet he carried on for six more days before the injury forced him out of the race. He rode the Tour every year from 1980 to 1991 except 1981, finishing seventh overall in 1984 and winning the fifteenth stage in 1982.