Virenque rode , at his team 's request , on a bicycle painted white with red dots to resemble the polkadot jersey of best climber and he travelled between stages with a bodyguard , Gilles Pagliuca .
Virenque rode on a bicycle painted white with red dots to resemble the polkadot jersey of best climber , but he did n't win the competition . He had a bodyguard , Gilles Pagliuca .