Alex Virot

Alexandre Virot (1890 – 14 July 1957) was a French sports journalist, who was active from the 1920s until his death in 1957. He won a silver medal in painting at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Virot died in a motorcycle accident whilst covering the 1957 Tour de France, making him the only journalist to have been killed whilst covering the Tour.

Career In his youth, Virot was interested in sports and art courses, with a particular interest in Antoine Bourdelle. In the 1920s, Virot also wrote for L'Intransigeant. thumb Col d'Aubisque, where Virot recorded the first radio broadcast of a Tour de France summit finish in 1932.

As a journalist, Virot reported on 22 editions of the Tour de France. In 1932, Virot broadcast a summit finish at the Col d'Aubisque, the first live radio broadcast from a summit finish. Virot also covered football, boxing, motorsports and skiing, as well as the first French national lottery draw in 1934. During the 1930s, Virot also worked as a war reporter. During the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Virot interviewed Ethiopian King Haile Selassie.

After the Second World War, he worked for Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française and Radio Luxembourg. Travelling at about , Wagner was alive when he arrived at the hospital, but later also died.