Career
Gilles died after the accident, while Luc had to stay in the hospital for six months. After many operations, Luc could walk again, although his left leg was 3 cm shorter than his right leg, and also weaker. Initially, Leblanc wanted to become a priest, but after a physiotherapist"s advice to take up cycling to solve his leg problems, and subsequently Raymond Poulidor"s advice to become a professional cyclist, he did not become a priest.
At the 1991 Tour de France, in the 12th stage Leblanc joined the decisive attack together with Charly Mottet and Pascal Richard.
The yellow jersey that he received for leading the general classification, he gave to Poulidor. His accident years earlier did lead to operations on his injuries, and in the 1992 Tour de France the effects caught up with him and he had to stop on the stage to Alpe d"Huez.
Again, in 1993, his legs hurt, nothing worked, and Luc Leblanc wanted to end his cycling career. However, the last thing he decided to try was to switch to teams and he joined the Festina team
The next year, 1994, was his most successful year.
He joined Le Groupement, but the team"s sponsorship ended one week before the 1995 Tour de France. Leblanc moved on to the Italian team Polti. In 1999, Leblanc was fired by Polti, because Leblanc was injured and could not continue his career.
Later, the Italian court decided that the dismissal was unfair, and Polti should pay Leblanc.
In 2007, Leblanc sued the French and Italian cycling authorities and the UCI because he still had not gotten the money. In 2004, Leblanc became team captain for Chocolade Jacques in 2004.
Later, Leblanc became a consultant for a French radio station Radio Monte Carlo during the Tour de France. After his retirement, in a trial against Richard Virenque in 2000, Leblanc admitted that he had been using EPO to prepare for the Tour and the Vuelta.