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Laurent Brochard (born March 26 1968 in Le Mans France) is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián Spain.Brochard was a runner and started cycling competitively at 19. He started with Castorama and became part of Festina cycling team. His role in Festina was super-domestique supporting stars such as Richard Virenque but able to ride competitively when given the chance.