The Millavine stage of an Olympic relay unlike any other where the spirit of Coubertin breathes life

Young cyclists in front of Millau Town Hall this Sunday. Midi Libre – F.MAYET

L'Aveyronnais Guy Lacombe, ancien international de foot a montré sa médaille d'or décrochée avec les Bleus aux Jeux de Los Angeles en 1984. Midi Libre – F.MAYET

Porté par l’association "Voyage au cœur de l’olympisme" le parcours, entre Montluçon et Marseille, ville d’arrivée de la Flamme, est assuré par des jeunes.

The small peloton toured the Mandarous before heading down the Avenue de la République to arrive, amid applause, in the courtyard of the Millau Town Hall. At the end of the afternoon this Sunday it was a bit of the atmosphere of the Tour and the Olympic spirit. That of Coubertin and the ancient Greeks of Olympia. A spirit carried by the Voyage au coeur de l’Olympisme association which, as part of the promotion of the Paris Games, is organizing a centenary relay.

"There was a first act last April between Montluçon and Paris we gave the start, Saturday May 4, of a second act for connect Montluçon to Marseille" summarizes Fabrice Bourgoin, president of the association. After Le Puy-en-Velay/Millau this Sunday, runners (in the morning) and cyclists (in the afternoon) will reach Montpellier this Monday. The stage between Arles-Pont-du-Gard and Nîmes is scheduled for Tuesday. Finally on Wednesday May 8, the group of amateur athletes, like former champions and supervisors, will be present in Marseille to admire the Belem from where the Olympic Flame will land.

Before the passage of the Flame on May 13

"Through this relay, participants also discover the history and values ​​of sport and the Games." Jean-Pierre Mas, deputy delegate for sport, enjoyed the moment "in the Olympic spirit just a few days before the Torch relay which will pass through Millau on Monday May 13 in the morning." An Olympic spirit carried, also, by a certain Guy Lacombe. The Aveyronnais, native of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, former international football player caused a sensation by showing off his gold medal won with the Blues during the 1984 Los Angeles Games. applause almost made the champion blush.

Very applauded, too, Thomas Richard, co-organizer of the Natural Games described by Jean-Pierre Mas, as "a free rider, kayaker and all-terrain champion. " Emotion, too, when the sponsor of the relay, Ludovic Rey-Robert, double Olympic champion in disabled skiing at the Lillehammer Games in 1994, was presented. Coubertin will have appreciated.