Tour de France – Sylvain Chavanel spent more than a year of his life on the roads of the Tour

It all began for him at Dunkirk where the departure was organized in 2001. In total, he made 368 days of racing on the Great Loop and traveled 61 311 kilometers, the equivalent of a world tour. and a half (the record is held by Joop Zoetemelk, 62 855 km in 16 Tours).

It is not without emotion that he joined the bus of his formation, Direct Energie, where he was expected by a considerable crowd . Since the big departure in Vendée, he has been …