This Thursday, July 21, Laurent Luyat announced bad news on his Twitter account. The journalist has indeed explained that he was going to leave the presentation of the program Vélo Club because of health problems.
Since June 1, the most famous runners in the world have been competing on the roads for the 2022 edition of the Tour de France. And like every year, France Télévisions is mobilizing to broadcast the 21 stages of the most prestigious cycling competition in the world without interruption on the group’s channels. But this Thursday, July 21, bike fans learned bad news. In fact, the journalist Laurent Luyat announced on social media that he was leaving the Vélo Club presentationthe program that looks back on the best moments of the day’s race.
“The friends, for health reasons (no big deal) I won’t be able to finish the Tour. I am sorry. It’s never happened to me, it’s funny. Thank you for all the good times spent together. See you in Munich for the European Championships”, wrote the 54-year-old presenter on his Twitter account. Below this publication, many Internet users sent him messages of speedy recovery. ‘Oh no, our absent ray of bike club sunshine”, “Good luck, we will miss you with your communicative good mood!”, “Take care of yourself and get well soon”can we for example read in comments.
Laurent Luyat at the helm of the Tour de France since 2005
Laurent Luyat joined the sports department of France Télévisions in 2000. Since then, viewers are used to finding the journalist to host major sporting events such as the Olympic Games or Roland Garros. And since 2005, he has been in charge of the Tour de France. This year, Laurent Luyat was able to count on the presence of Alexandre Pasteur, Marion Rousse and Laurent Jalabert to comment on the stages of the Tour, and on Franck Ferrand to reveal the secrets of French heritage. However, the name of his replacement has not yet been revealed.
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Laurent Luyat
And like every year, France Télévisions is mobilizing to broadcast the 21 stages of the most prestigious cycling competition in the world without interruption on the group’s channels.
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4/12 –
Laurent Luyat
But this Thursday, July 21, bike fans learned bad news. Indeed, journalist Laurent Luyat announced on social networks that he was leaving the presentation of Vélo Club, the program which looks back on the best moments of the day’s race.
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Laurent Luyat
“Friends, for health concerns (no big deal) I won’t be able to finish the Tour. I’m sorry about that. It’s never happened to me, it’s quite funny”, wrote Laurent Luyat on his Twitter account
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Laurent Luyat
“Thank you for all these good times spent together. We meet in Munich for the European Championships”, added Laurent Luyat
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7/12 –
Laurent Luyat
Below this publication, many Internet users sent him messages of speedy recovery.
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Laurent Luyat
Laurent Luyat joined the sports department of France Télévisions in 2000.
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Laurent Luyat
Since then, viewers are used to finding the journalist to animate major sporting events such as the Olympic Games or Roland Garros.
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Laurent Luyat
And since 2005, Laurent Luyat has been in charge of the Tour de France.
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Laurent Luyat
This year, Laurent Luyat was able to count on the presence of Alexandre Pasteur, Marion Rousse and Laurent Jalabert to comment on the stages of the Tour, and on Franck Ferrand to reveal the secrets of French heritage.
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However, the name of his replacement has not yet been revealed.