Roger Pingeon
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Pingeon |
| Date of birth | August 28, 1940 |
| Country |  France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 1967 Tour de France 1969 Vuelta a España |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| May 24, 2008 | |
Roger Pingeon (born August 28, 1940 in Hauteville) is a retired professional road bicycle racer from France. He raced as a professional from 1964 to 1974. In 1967, Pingeion won the Tour de France. In 1969, Pingeon won the Vuelta a España and came second behind Eddy Merckx in the Tour de France.
[edit] Major achievements
- 1964
- 1st, Poly Lyonnaise
- 1965
- 5th, Grand Prix des Nations
- 5th overall, Dauphiné Libéré
- 12th overall, Tour de France
- 1966 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
- 8th overall, Tour de France
- 1967 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
1st overall and Stage 5a win, Tour de France- 1968 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
- 5th overall and Stage 15 and 18 wins, Tour de France
- 2nd, France National Road Race Championship
- 7th, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 1969 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
1st overall, 2nd KoM, and Stage 12 and 14b wins, Vuelta a España- 2nd overall, 2nd KoM, and Stage 9 win, Tour de France
- KoM, Dauphiné Libéré
- 1970 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
- 2nd overall, Dauphiné Libéré
- 1972 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
- 1st, Stage 1, Dauphiné Libéré
- 2nd overall and 3rd points classification, Tour de Suisse
- 5th overall, Tour de Romandie
- 1973 – Rokado
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- 1974 – Jobo-Lejeune
- 1st, Grand Prix de Plumelec
- 1st, Prix de Saint-Claud
- 1st, Prix de La Bastide
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lucien Aimar |
Winner of the Tour de France 1967 |
Succeeded by Jan Janssen |
| Preceded by Felice Gimondi |
Winner of the Vuelta a España 1969 |
Succeeded by Luis Ocaña |
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