 He also took part in the 2007 Tour de France.Having taken the combativity award in the first stage of the 2008 Tour de France, Jégou, riding for Francaise des Jeux was forced to abandon midway through Stage 7 from Brioude to Aurillac after fracturing his wrist in a collision with a tree.His contract with Francaise des Jeux expired at the end of that season.