Laurent Jalabert, “the shame of the public service” according to a famous French animator who does not save her

Fan of the Tour de France, Bruno Masure is much less so regarding commentators and in particular Laurent Jalabert. In a text published on cyclisme-dopage.frthe former main presenter of the 20 -hour newspaper TF1 also writes that he only looks at the images of the Tour. the comments of the animators being unbearable.

“Now. I only look at the turn to admire the beauty of our cities and landscapes seen from the sky: I cut the sound and let the image speak. The comments are inept : for example. when a runner has a bizarre behavior, attacks despite common sense, We are never told if it is just stupid or if it is a scheming between teams decided upstream“, can we read.

An unrepentant doped like Jalabert

Taking it directly to Laurent Jalabert. he adds: “And I really want “commentators” to never pronounce the word “doping”, never, even laurent jalabert, “the shame public before the “exploits” of Pogacar or Amstrong, formerly! Having chosen as a “commentator” an unrepentant doped like Jalabert is, for me, the shame of “public service” (and RTL!)“. Standing words for Marion’s darling which had been tested positive for EPO (Editor’s note: erythropoietin) following tests carried out. on the sidelines of the 1998 Tour de France.

Laurent Jalabert tested positive at EPO?

“I cannot say that it is false. I cannot say that it is true“, had reacted the former cyclist, who had never admitted to having doped but who still implicitly recognized that doping was generalized in the heart of the 1990s.”I have always trusted the doctors of the teams. I had no reason to think that it was necessary to be suspicious. We were treated but it was difficult to know the drugs administered to us “. He had explained this time to RTL. Fourth in the 1995 Tour, the laurent jalabert, “the shame public one who was nicknamed Jaja had hitherto had never been controlled positive during his career.