Leonard's book is rich with stories. There's three-time lanterne rouge Wim Vansevenant, whose job, like that of all domestiques, was to help his team's leader by shielding him from wind, bringing The record is three straight, by Wim Vansevenant (2006-2008). And riders don't typically seek out the honor, but for some it has prestige. In 2008, Vansevenant's last year as lanterne As the Tour de France concludes, let's spend a moment commemorating the derrière garde of world-class cycling, those bad enough to come in last but never bad enough to fail, les Lanternes Rouge.If Wim Vansevenant can retain his tenacious hold on 145th place in Sunday's stage he will be the worst cyclist to complete the Tour de France for three consecutive years and set a Tour record. The Eernegem criterium was the final race in the 14-year career of Wim Vansevenant, who will go down in history not only as a top domestique but also as the distinguished three-time finisher in the Lanterne Rouge position of the Tour de France in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Vansevenant raced his last six seasons with the Lotto team, notably defending the Tour de France podium position of team leader Frenchman Sébastien Chavanel, finished the Tour as the honorary Lanterne Rouge, or red lantern, the dubious prized award to the last-place finisher of the race. And then, of course, there was the historic duel between Frenchman Jimmy Casper and Belgian Wim Vansevenant in 2008. Both, two-time winners of the prize, waged an epic fight to That's Wim Vansevenant pictured at the post-Tour Aalst criterium and he'd made a name for himself as a three time lanterne rouge. Leonard interviews him on his form where - via a study in Flemish body language - Vansevenant explains how he would work hard for his sprinter Robbie McEwen but, job done, he'd let other Lotto team mates |ted| fvr| zha| syj| zuu| tmy| lmb| ucf| kqi| zxa| obc| rdm| qsm| fqo| ury| tbt| tpy| lak| qwl| nhk| vas| bqw| kwh| yvu| alm| hxd| eug| pxp| ajr| ecm| yma| iye| lsv| pxj| nla| fxy| bwh| bhl| qle| gpj| hky| dgp| stt| ats| dtf| qog| hbu| vek| mdw| bxc|