While visiting a friend at the hospital, Momo, a jobless comedian, meets Michel, the director of an unpaid clown's association, who visit sick children. Thanks to Michel's support and belief, Momo sets himself a new challenge : make the children laugh, despite their illness.

In 1969, the grocery store's son and promising cyclist Eddy Merckx took part in the Tour de France for the first time. He devours the competition and is the first to cross the finish line with a lead of more than seventeen minutes. 'The Cannibal' is born.