Mayor of Paris and centre-right candidate for the forthcoming Presdential elections Jacques Chirac poses with women's cycling champion Jeannie Longo (L), former world formula one motor racing champion Alain Prost (C,L), former Olympic ski gold medalist Marielle Goitschel (C,R) and cycling champion Richard Virenque (R) during a cocktail April 18, attended by a number of France's top sports personalities to express their support for Chirac's candidature