Lucien Blyau 1925-2016

August 17, 2016 11:06 AM

"He started passing up water to Criquielion and his team mates. Then others saw him handing up bottles and wanted some too. He could hardly say no."

Blyau was a superfan beloved by the riders. Here is a nice profile from Peleton Magazine. A brief on-the-fly translation into English on YouTube.

posted by selfnoise (5 comments total)

I had read he wouldn't be on the TdF this year, but did not know it was this serious.

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posted by lmfsilva at 12:09 PM on August 17, 2016

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posted by Special Agent Dale Cooper at 8:32 PM on August 17, 2016

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posted by Songdog at 12:15 PM on August 18, 2016