Mr. Le Mans eyes the race's next 100 years.
Consider that few athletes have become so legendary, they've earned the moniker of their sport's most-hallowed event. There is no Mr. Super Bowl, no Mr. World Cup, nor a Mrs. Wimbledon. But this August, we sat down at a table with Mr. Le Mans, the undisputed king of road racing's biggest stage.
"I wear my shoulders a little bit higher [in my role as the Grand Marshall]," he said."I feel very proud in that sense." "It gives me goosebumps a little, actually, when you mention it," he said. Then Kristensen, ever the humble gentleman, noted that he'd actually started 18 Le Mans, with four DNF's and four efforts that landed him on the podium, but not the podium's top step.
The race evoked memories of Kristensen's first victory at Le Mans, achieved in 1997 with the Joest TWR Porsche WSC-95. That first victory, and his approach to racing at Le Mans, evolved significantly over the course of his career. The V-12 LMR led for 17 minutes after it retired—an eternity—even by the standards of a 24-hour endurance race.
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