Jean-René Bernaudeau is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 former professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1978 to 1988. Bernaudeau is currently directeur sportif

Directeur sportif

A directeur sportif is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event...

 of the Team Europcar cycling team

Cycling team

A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...

. Career highlights include four wins in the Grand Prix du Midi Libre

Grand Prix du Midi Libre

The Grand Prix du Midi Libre was a multiple-stage cycling course in the south of France. The race, named after the newspaper that organized it, was first organized in 1949 and was an important preparation courses for the Tour de France...

 between 1980 and 1983 as well as wearing the maillot jaune for one day after the first stage in the 1979 Tour de France

1979 Tour de France

The 1979 Tour de France was the 66th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 22, 1979. The total race distance was 24 stages over 3765 km, with riders averaging 36.513 km/h. It was the only tour to finish at L'Alpe d'Huez twice. It was won by Bernard Hinault, who also won the points...

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In 1982, he said that dope controls in cycling were a breach of the freedom of work.

Important victories

• Grand Prix du Midi Libre
  Grand Prix du Midi Libre
  The Grand Prix du Midi Libre was a multiple-stage cycling course in the south of France. The race, named after the newspaper that organized it, was first organized in 1949 and was an important preparation courses for the Tour de France...
  
   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
• Paris–Bourges: 1979
• Route du Sud
  Route du Sud
  The Route du Sud is a road bicycle race held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...
  
  : 1981
• Tour de Vendée
  Tour de Vendée
  Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, moving to 1.HC classification in 2010, and also being part...
  
  : 1977, 1980
• Tour du Tarn: 1981
• Tour de Lorraine: 1982
• Grand prix de Monaco: 1981
• Bol d'Or des Monédières: 1983

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