Jean-Paul Ollivier: The voice of the Tour de France The Connexion uses necessary cookies to help us provide you with a better user experience. By continuing to use this website, you accept our use of cookies. Accept Jean-Paul Ollivier: The voice of the Tour de France For 41 years Jean-Paul Ollivier guided TV viewers along the byways of France, tracking the peloton of the famous race. Here, he tells Jane Hanks all about it 10 February 2021 'I find it difficult to define why I love [Le Tour] so much. I think it is because it is a mix of a number of elements. It is a great party, a beautiful sport, there are mountains, there are plains, there is everything'By Jane Hanks