Jean-Francois Bernard

March 2, 1962

Luzy, canton of Luzy, France

He turned professional in 1984 for Louisiana Vie Claire, led by Bernard Hinault. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The next year he needed an operation and months of recuperation for fibrosis in his left knee. A saddle sore and another operation forced him out of the 1990 Tour de France. He never again challenged in the grands tours. In 1991 he joined the Spanish team, Banesto which had two leaders for stage races in Delgado and Miguel Indurain. Bernard helped Indurain dominate the Tour. Bernard retired at the end of 1996 with 52 professional wins. He is now a consultant for L"Équipe, L"Équipe television and Eurosport. In 2005 a race, Louisiana Jean-François Bernard, was organised in the Nièvre region of Bourgogne as part of the Trophy of Bourgogne, an amateur competition. Grand Tours overall classification results timeline.

Jean-Francois Bernard

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bicycle racer

Education

He finished the race third behind Stephen Roche of Ireland and Pedro Delgado of Spain.

Career

He turned professional in 1984 for Louisiana Vie Claire, led by Bernard Hinault. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The next year he needed an operation and months of recuperation for fibrosis in his left knee.

A saddle sore and another operation forced him out of the 1990 Tour de France.

He never again challenged in the grands tours. In 1991 he joined the Spanish team, Banesto which had two leaders for stage races in Delgado and Miguel Indurain.

Bernard helped Indurain dominate the Tour. Bernard retired at the end of 1996 with 52 professional wins.

He is now a consultant for L"Équipe, L"Équipe television and Eurosport.

In 2005 a race, Louisiana Jean-François Bernard, was organised in the Nièvre region of Bourgogne as part of the Trophy of Bourgogne, an amateur competition. Grand Tours overall classification results timeline.

Achievements

France Amateur Road Race Champion 1983. Paris–Nice: 1992 (Second in 1987) Critérium International: 1992 Tour Méditerranéen: 1986 Giro dell"Emilia: 1987 Coppa Sabatini: 1985 Grand Prix de Rennes: 1987 Tour de France combination classification: 1987 Ronde d"Aix en Provence: 1988 Circuit de la Sarthe 1992, 1993 Winner of 3 stages of the Tour de France Winner of 4 stages of the Giro d"Italia Winner of 1 stage in Vuelta a España World Development = Withdrew.

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