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Joël Pelier (Valentigney 23 March 1962) is a French former professional road bicycle racer.After the final climb of stage 17 in the 1986 Tour de France Pelier collapsed from exhaustion and fell into a 7-hour coma.In the 1989 Tour de France then 27 year old French domestique Joel Pelier had never been watched in his pro career by his parents who were dedicated to caring for Pelier’s severely disabled sibling who needed constant attention.