▁he ▁would ▁show ▁something ▁special ▁in ▁the ▁Tour . ▁T es ni ère ▁escaped ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁stage , ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁stay ▁away ▁until ▁the ▁finish , ▁he ▁collected ▁enough ▁points ▁for ▁the ▁mountains ▁classification ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁leader ▁for ▁two ▁stages , ▁which ▁gave ▁his ▁team ▁public ity . ▁T es ni ère ▁coll ided ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁stage ▁with ▁a ▁spect ator ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁race , ▁but ▁still ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁contract ▁for ▁Boston . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁T es ni ère ▁rode ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁for ▁Boston . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁ 1 2 0 th ▁position . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁team ▁fol ded , ▁and ▁T es ni ère ' s ▁professional ▁career ▁ended . ▁T es ni ère ▁rode ▁for ▁four ▁more ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁amateur , ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁T es ni ère ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁died ▁six ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁Major ▁results ▁▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Tour ▁d ' Ind re ▁et ▁Lo ire : ▁Stage ▁ 2 ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Tour ▁de ▁la ▁Man che ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Prix ▁Gilbert ▁B ous quet ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁death s ▁Category : F rench ▁male