Bernard Bourreau (1973)

Bernard Bourreau turned professional and joined the Peugeot-BP-Michelin cycling team in 1973 after having claimed the bronze medal for third place overall at that year’s World Amateur Cycling Championships and he is seen here wearing the Maillot Tricolore Amateur (...the French Amateur National Champion jersey). Note the use of braze-on mounted MAFAC Criterium cantilever brakes on his Peugeot. This particular photograph was originally published within the pages of Tele Poche as part of a brief series depicting various French sports heroes.

Tele Poche itself originated as a weekly French language print publication and later added a complementary electronic media presence in the form of its own website, both of which principally detail upcoming television scheduling and programming in addition to offering original articles generally pertaining to the entertainment industry. It would rightly be considered something akin to what is known as the TV Guide here in the United States.