A full 30 years after Laurent Jalabert took his first and only Grand Tour victory in the 1995 Vuelta a España, France's quest for a successor to 'Ja-ja' continues. So far when it comes to outright triumphs in cycling's toughest stage races, the search has proved fruitless.
Now a TV and radio commentator after retiring in 2002, Jalabert recently ran the rule over the current, lengthy, drought on Grand Tour winners in his home country for Spanish sports daily MARCA.
