have the probably badly autotranslated tour de trump article from l'équipe
> Then national coach (1982-2008), Jean-Yves Plaisance, 80 years old today, accompanied the French team during the only two editions that the Tour de Trump lasted, in 1989 and 1990. A race in the service of communications for the current American president.
> "Donald Trump has always been the way he is today. When he created his Tour de Trump in 1989, he announced everywhere that he was going to supplant the Tour de France. This was his stated objective. However, he knew nothing about cycling, apart from the fact that the Tour de France was an iconic race. The Belgian Eric Vanderaerden (winner of the Tour of Flanders in 1985 and Paris-Roubaix in 1987) was present, but Trump had absolutely no idea who he was, for example.
> We were all curious to see what this new stage event on the East Coast of the United States would bring. There, Donald Trump was already widely publicized, he was mainly talked about as a billionaire, real estate tycoon and owner of several casinos. In France, very few people knew him, except perhaps magazine regulars people. As he was the main sponsor of the event, we still found out about the character. He was not at all invested in the world of sport.
> It did not fail to intrigue, particularly the leaders of the Tour de France, who came to watch the race. We notably had a visit, during a stage, from Jean-Marie Leblanc (director of the Tour de France from 1989 to 2007). I don't know if they were afraid of competition in the calendar, because it fell at the same time as the 4 days of Dunkirk in particular, or afraid for the Tour, but at the same time, with billionaires, you never know what can happen...
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