Loeb, favorite sportsman of the French

We would like to call him the “rising star” but, with five world rally championship titles, Sébastien Loeb has already climbed very high. Despite two hiccups during this season of WRC, the Frenchman dominates head and shoulders the 2009 lifting of the championship which consecrated him. New reward for the Alsatian, he is now the favorite sportsman of the French. The one who is sometimes considered by his detractors as too discreet, in a discipline too little exposed to produce popular champions, proves that sporting success at the highest level can lead to this type of reward.

And above all, by being elected the French people's favorite sportsman by a representative panel, Sébastien Loeb asserts himself as a respected and charismatic champion. Advertisers did not hesitate to exploit his image, the Alsatian conveying values ​​of simplicity and serenity, while having victory firmly in his heart. In this ranking, Sébastien Loeb is ahead of other French sports stars. With 33,7% of the vote, he precedes Thierry Henry (football, 31,4%), Franck Ribéry (football, 31,2%), Sébastien Chabal (rugby, 31%) and Gaël Monfils (tennis, 30,5% ).

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