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Laurent Jalabert

Documented profile covering 3 controversies, including “Riders' revolt and ONCE team's withdrawal from 1998 Tour” and “Evidence under oath before Senate and information about links with Michele Ferrari”.

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Profile No. 1030 · Updated on 12 October 2026

3Documented controversies

6Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

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I. Documented controversies

2013–2014

Retrospective identification of EPO-positive sample from 1998 Tour

No legal proceedings

A Senate committee linked Jalabert to a sample from the 1998 Tour that had tested positive for EPO in retrospective analyses. He suspended his punditry activities before returning to broadcasting in 2014.

State of the evidence: Documented
Legal status — source text: No legal proceedings
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Le MondeLaurent Jalabert accusé de s'être dopé à l'EPO lors du Tour de France 1998MediaHigh reliability
[2]
Le MondeJalabert, accusé de dopage, renonce à ses activités de consultantMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 6 September 2026

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2013

Evidence under oath before Senate and information about links with Michele Ferrari

No legal proceedings

Before a Senate inquiry committee, Jalabert said he believed he had not been doped and distanced himself from Michele Ferrari. Le Monde subsequently reported that his name appeared in documents seized from Ferrari and that a former ONCE team member confirmed monitoring.

State of the evidence: Documented
Legal status — source text: No legal proceedings
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Le MondeLaurent Jalabert : « Est-ce qu'on était dopés ? Moi, je crois que non »MediaHigh reliability
[2]
Le MondeDopage : quand Jalabert confond « docteur Citroën » et docteur FerrariMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 6 September 2026

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1998

Riders' revolt and ONCE team's withdrawal from 1998 Tour

No legal proceedings

During a Tour shaken by the Festina affair, Jalabert spoke on behalf of the peloton to condemn the treatment of riders, then withdrew from the race; the ONCE team followed.

State of the evidence: Documented
Legal status — source text: No legal proceedings
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Le MondeSur les routes de Savoie, le peloton a perdu les pédalesMediaHigh reliability
[2]
Le MondeLe Tour a poussé un cri, s'est arrêté, puis il est repartiMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 6 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

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List of documented links (1)

Bernard Hinault1 documented reference
- Fierce attacks on retrospective doping investigations and defence of Jalabert Source ↗

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