What job did the General Secretary of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, have, before his current job?

Explanation

Christian Prudhomme (born 1960) is a French sports journalist, who used to comment the Tour for French television. In 2005, he took over from Jean Marie Leblanc as General Director after two years as his assistant. Prudhomme has introduced a harder tone on doping - understandable, as the scandals of the last years have influenced the popularity of the race in several countries.