Laurent Fignon’s nickname Le Professeur was both a reference to the Parsian’s bespectacled appearance and his brief stint at the University of Villetaneuse where he studied Structural and Material Science.
The Frenchman however was destined for the peloton and went on to win the Tour de France on two occasions. So it’s perhaps fitting that his most famous bike, the Raleigh he rode at the Castorama-Raleigh team, is full of technical wizardry that pushed the boundaries of bicycle frame construction.
