Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq

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Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq (25 April 1884 Arudy – 13 May 1928 Peyrehorade) was a road bicycle racer between 1900 and 1910. Dortignacq won seven stages in four Tour de France events. He only competed in stage 4 of the first Tour de France in 1903, finishing 11th on the stage.

[edit] Major achievements

1903

• Tour de France
  • 11th, Stage 4 (Toulouse - Bordeaux)

1904

• Tour de France
  • 2nd overall, + 2h16'14"
  • 1st, Stage 5 (Bordeaux - Nantes) 425 km
  • 1st, Stage 6 (Nantes - Paris) 471 km

1905

• Tour de France
  • 3rd overall, + 2h16'14"
  • 1st, Stage 6 (Nîmes - Toulouse) 307 km
  • 1st, Stage 10 (Rennes - Caen) 167 km
  • 1st, Stage 11 (Caen - Paris) 253 km

1906

• Tour de France
  • Did Not Finish, abandon 10th stage
  • 1st, Stage 8 (Toulouse - Bayonne) 300 km

1908

• Tour de France
  • Did Not Finish, abandon 8th stage
  • 1st, Stage 5 (Grenoble - Nice) 345 km

1909

• Bordeaux-Toulouse

1910

• Giro di Romagna
• Giro d'Italia
  • Did Not Finish
  • 1st, Stage 2 (Udine - Bologna) 322 km (first victory of a non-Italian racer)