French Cyclists of the Tour de France live 6 years longer that the general population

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Marijon E, Tafflet M, Antero-Jacquemin J, El Helou N, Berthelot B, Celermajer DS, Bougouin W, Hermine O, Empana JP, Rey G, Toussaint JF*, Jouven X*. Mortality of French participants in the Tour de France (1947–2012). European Heart Journal. September 2013 Cette étude est présentée le 3 septembre au Congrès de la Société Européenne de Cardiologie à Amsterdam.