Bernard Vallet

Bernard Vallet
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Vallet
Born	January 18, 1954 (age 70); Vienne, Isère, France
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1976	Gan-Mercier
1977–1978	Miko-Mercier
1979–1983	La Redoute-Motobécane
1984–1985	La Vie Claire
1986–1987	R.M.O.
Major wins
	Bordeaux-Paris (1987); Tour de France, 1 stage; King of the Mountains, Tour de France (1982)

Bernard Vallet (born January 18, 1954 in Vienne, Isère) is a French former road bicycle racer who won the mountains classification in the 1982 Tour de France.

From 2003 to 2011, Bernard Vallet was the analyst of the Tour de France on Canal Evasion with the two sports commentator Richard Garneau and Louis Bertrand. Moreover, he is the analyst for the Quebec broadcasting of Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal et Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec since the first edition.

Major results

1968

France National Amateur Road Race Championship

1977

Mende

1979

Tour du Limousin

1980

GP de la Ville de Rennes

Mende

Niort

Six Days of Nouméa (with Maurizio Bidinost)

Winner stage 15

1981

Arras

Circuit des genêts verts

Maël-Pestivien

Tour d'Armorique

1982

Bain-de-Bretagne

Chamalières

Lescouet-Jugon

Ronde Aude

Winner mountains classification

1984: Camors; Six-Days of Grenoble (with Gert Frank); France National Track Points Race Championship; Six Days of Paris (with Gert Frank)
1985: Clermont-Ferrand; Marthon
1986: Bussières; Six Days of Paris (with Danny Clark); Poitiers
1987: Joué-les-Tours; Bordeaux–Paris; Les Ormes; Castillon-la-Bataille; Six-Days of Grenoble (with Charly Mottet)