OVERLOOKED MOMENTS IN 2016 4

OVERLOOKED COMPETITIVE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2016

A special report looking back at contests we were unable to cover in real-time from the 2016 season

THE PHENOM PIERRE NEUVILLE:
A GAMECHANGER AT THE 2016 MR. FRANCE

LE ALPHA FRANCAIS: The presence of Pierre Neuville (center) at last year's IFNB Mr. France
was a boon for the contest. With Neuville's newfound status as a legitimate nude muscle celebrity
fans flocked to the contest, and indeed there was a boost among competitors who wanted a chance
to compete against this global phenom while he was still at local pro shows.

Many had figured Neuville had his sight set on a Mr. Alpha debut this year. But no one assumed he would spend his late-season competition returning to the contest he has competed in for years: the IFNB Mr. France.  While the Mr. France is no shabby contest by any means, it is far smaller and with much lower prestige among the IFNB roster of international events.   So it was a surprise that this was the contest Neuville closed his season with, and not the far more fitting Mr. Alpha.

However, long time fans of the sport know that this maneuver is not unusual. Most pro competitors have a lot of pride in their origins, and often like to use their celebrity to boost the scene in the arena that helped create them.  So while Neuville's absence from the Mr. A was frustrating, it was by no means unusual.

Even though the level of competition was "easy" for Neuville, what fans appreciate is how he still brings a shockingly well-puttogether package.  No one was even near to his caliber, and yet he still took the stage so horny as to look agitated, and with posing the was truly iconic. It is this unrelenting demand for presentation dominance and perfection that keeps fans glues to this rising star.

ARE YOU SURPRISED NEUVILLE CHOSE THE LOCAL MR. FRANCE OVER ENTERING HIS FIRST MR. ALPHA?
ANY OF YOU FANS HEAR OF HIS PERFORMANCE – ON STAGE OR IN TRAINiNG BACKSTAGE – AT THE MR. FRANCE?