Jean Forestier
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jean Forestier |
| Date of birth | October 7, 1930 |
| Country | France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1953 1954-1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963-1964 1965 |
Follis Follis-Dunlop Essor-Leroux ACBB-Essor-Leroux-Hutchinson Essor-Leroux Helyett-Fynsec-Leroux Alcyon-Leroux Gitane-Leroux Peugeot-BP Peugeot-BP-Michelin |
| Major wins | |
| 1957 Tour de France: Maillot vert | |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| May 16, 2007 | |
Jean Forestier (Lyon, October 7, 1930) is a former French cyclist. He was a professional cyclist from 1953 to 1965. Forestier won the maillot vert in the 1957 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for 2 days in that tour.
[edit] Major victories
- 1953
- Tour de France - 39th
- 1954
- Final classification Tour de Romandie
- Tour de France - 27th
- winner stage 16
- 1955
- Paris-Roubaix
- Tour de France - 32th
- winner stage 20
- 1956
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- Tour de France - 12th
- winner stage 16
- 1957
- Dauphiné Libéré: 8th stage
- Critérium International
- Final classification Tour de Romandie, stage 2 and 3b
- Tour de France - 4th
winner green jersey
- 1958
- Dauphiné Libéré: stage 7A
- 1959
- Tour de France - 34th
- 1961
- Tour de France - 35th
- winner stage 8
- 1962
- Tour de France - 36th
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stan Ockers |
Winner of the green jersey in the Tour de France 1957 |
Succeeded by Jean Graczyk |
| Preceded by Raymond Impanis |
Winner of Paris-Roubaix 1955 |
Succeeded by Louison Bobet |
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