Raymond Poulidor French Cyclist 1966 Tour De France 10x8 Hand Signed Photo

SMATZCYF This is a rare and specialist opportunity to secure this giant 12" x 8" hand signed photo for French cyclist Raymond Poulidor racing past rider Jacques Anquetil on the Galiber in the 1966 Tour De France . He has personally autographed the souvenir where his signature rests perfectly accompanying his portrait in mint condition & undedicated too. Reverse has full details of the time and location of the signing.  Please see all my other professional world cyclists signed photos & race memorabilia at my store.

"... Raymond Poulidor was a French professional racing cyclist, who rode for Mercier his entire career.  He was known as "The Eternal Second", because he never won the Tour de France despite finishing in second place three times, and in third place five times (including his final Tour at the age of 40).  Despite his consistency, he never wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in 14 Tours (of which he completed 12).  He did win one Grand Tour, the 1964 Vuelta a EspaÔøΩa.

He became Frances most popular cycle racer and arguably its most best-loved sportsman through his valiant, near-perennial failure to win the countrys national Tour over 15 years between 1962 and 1976, and in spite of the fact that he never wore the race leaders yellow jersey. His first, bestselling autobiography, published in 1968, was entitled La Gloire Sans Maillot Jaune (Glory without the yellow jersey). After retirement, Poulidor continued to appear at the Tour, latterly working for the bank CrÔøΩdit Lyonnais, the yellow jersey sponsors. In 1987 he visited Anquetil on his deathbed, when the Norman told his old rival he was about to finish second yet again.Of the eighteen Grand Tours that Poulidor entered in his career, he finished in the top 10 fifteen times..."