6 Jours de Grenoble 1982 – Grenoble Six-Day

Celebrate the color and speed of 1980s European track cycling with this original poster from the 1982 Six-Day Race of Grenoble (6 Jours de Grenoble), held at the iconic Palais des Sports from October 28 to November 2.

Featuring a dynamic, modernist illustration of four streamlined cyclists, seen from above, racing in unison across a vivid yellow field. The bold title “6 JOURS de Grenoble” sits prominently at the top in large yellow and red typography, visually echoing the riders’ motion. Below, “Radio Monte Carlo” (RMC) appears as the primary sponsor, flanked by the event dates and venue details in striking purple, rounding out a design that fuses speed, color, and energy to capture the excitement of indoor track racing.

Bernard Vallet of France and Gert Frank of Denmark claimed victory in the 1982 Six Days of Grenoble. Runners-up were the formidable duo of Francesco Moser from Italy and Urs Freuler of Switzerland, with the third spot taken by Joop Zoetemelk of the Netherlands and Udo Hempel of Germany. Vallet and Frank’s win marked a stirring highlight in their prolific careers: Vallet would go on to claim three Grenoble wins (1982, 1984, and 1986), while Frank further solidified his legacy as one of the dominant six‑day specialists of the era.

This poster has been archivally and professionally linen-backed.

Virtually all original vintage posters of this era were viewed as temporary advertising and were printed on fragile, thin paper. While expensive, linen backing is a conservation method used to mount, stabilize, preserve, and protect vintage posters so they can be displayed or framed without compromising value.