Georges Groussard
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Georges Groussard |
| Nickname | Le Coq de Fougeres |
| Date of birth | March 22, 1937 |
| Country | France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1960 1961 1962-1967 |
Helyett Alcyon Pelforth |
| Major wins | |
| 9 days in yellow jersey | |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| May 15, 2007 | |
Georges Groussard (March 22, 1937, Ille-et-Vilaine) is a retired French cyclist. Groussard was professional from 1960 to 1967.
Groussard participated in 7 Tour de Frances, and wore the yellow jersey for 9 consecutive days in 1964. His best overall result was also in 1964, as he finished 5th place in the overall classification. His older brother Joseph Groussard was also a professional cyclist.
Since 1995, the race La Georges Groussard is dedicated to him. [1]
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[edit] Major results
- 1959
- Winner Mican-Morvan (amateur race)
- 1961
- 2nd place Paris-Nice
- 3th place Tour de Luxembourg
- 1962
- Winner in Plumeliau
- 1963
- Winner in Plumeliau
- 1964
- 2nd place in French national road race championship
- 2nd place in Preslin
- 2nd place in Sévignac
[edit] Tour de France results
- 1961: 30th place
- 1962: 72th place
- 1963: 51th place
- 1964: 5th place, 10 days in yellow jersey
- 1966: did not finish: gave up in stage 3 [2]
- 1966: 30th place
- 1966: Team: France 3 (start number 127), did not finish; out of time on stage 8[3]
[edit] References
- ^ cyclosport.com (French)
- ^ Tour de France 1965 cyclists (Dutch)
- ^ Tour de France 1967 cyclists (Dutch)
[edit] External links
- Palmares (Dutch), English available
- Palmares (French)
- Info about the stages where Groussard wore the yellow jersey (French)
- Official Tour de France results for Georges Groussard
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