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Victor Fontan
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Victor Fontan |
| Date of birth |
June 18, 1892(1892-06-18) |
| Date of death |
January 2, 1982 (aged 89) |
| Country |
France |
| Team information |
| Discipline |
Road |
| Role |
Rider |
| Rider type |
Climbing specialist |
| Infobox last updated on: |
| November 19, 2007 |
Victor Fontan (June 18, 1892 - January 2, 1982) was a French road racing cyclist from Nay. In 1929 Tour de France he crashed during stage 10 in the Pyrenees, while he was wearing the yellow jersey.
[edit] Major Results
- 1926
- 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Stages 2, 4 and 5
- 1927
- 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Stages 3 and 8
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta al País Vasco
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1928
- 4th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 7th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stages 7 & 9
- 1929
- 4th, Overall, Tour de France
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