Bernard Hinault (born 1954), a French former road racing cyclist
This tour became a battle with Joop Zoetemelk, Hinault taking the yellow jersey after the final time trial.
He ran Gitane-Campagnolo, Renault-Elf-Gitane, Système U-Gitane, Super U, Castorama, and Cofidis; riders under his direction included Van Impe, Hinault, Laurent Fignon, Greg LeMond, Charly Mottet and Marc Madiot.