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Disappearance. Specializing in Cycling, Journalist Jean-René Godart Died at 74

He had covered 33 Tours de France between 1982 and 2015, on radio Europe 1 until 1994 and then on France Télévisions.

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Passed through Europe 1 before joining the public service thanks to Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, the commentator, most of whom is associated with cycling, died on Wednesday 15 October, at 74 years old.

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Sports journalist Jean-René Godart died on Wednesday 15 October at the age of 74, France Télévisions announces.

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He had covered 33 Tours de France between 1982 and 2015, on radio Europe 1 until 1994 and then on France Télévisions.

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Retired in 2018, the journalist from France Télévisions, who covered 33 times the Grande Boucle between 1982 and 2015, turned off this Wednesday, October 15, announced his former employer.

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In his career, he covered 33 Tour de France consecutively, from 1982 to 2015, first for Europe 1, until 1994, then for France Télévisions, 13 editions of the Olympic, Winter and Summer Games, and 21 Roland-Garros tournaments.

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Jean-René Godart, an iconic journalist from France Télévisions, died on Wednesday, October 15, at the age of 74. His disappearance was confirmed by his family at the service of the sports of France Télé. The former star commentator, present on the roads of France for more than three decades, had suffered for several years from a rare illness which forced him to retire early. Between 1982 and 2015, he had covered 33 editions of the Tour de France…

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L'ÉQUIPE broke the news in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
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