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Laurent Fignon, two-time Tour de France winner, still struggling with cancer

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Laurent Fignon, the Frenchman who the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984 and who remains an iconic figure in international cycling as a television commentator, continues to struggle in his battle with cancer.

Hedwig Kroner of CyclingNews.com has just posted a succinct and revealing interview with Fignon.

Fignon was followed by compatriot Bernard Hinault (1985), giving the host nation three straight Tour de France winners. But a French cyclist hasn't won the sport's biggest event since.

Fignon, who since his retirement has worked as a race owner and organizer in addition to his journalistic pursuits, also finished second to Greg LeMond is the well-documented, dramatic final time trial in Paris in 1989.

"I am not dead, but I am not healing, either," Fignon, 49, said in the CyclingNews.com interview. "Today, I'm okay, but yesterday I was really tired."

To read the CyclingNews.com interview, visit: Laurent Fignon

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James, a journalist since 1976, is co-author of Tour de France For Dummies. He owns several websites, contributes to many print and online publications and is also the Monterey Peninsula Examiner. A long-distance runner for nearly 30 years, Raia also rides his bike -- to nearby coffeehouses. E...

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