André Dufraisse
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André Dufraisse (born June 30, 1926 in Razès, France) is a former cyclo-cross racer from France who was a professional from 1950 to 1964. Dufraisse won the World Cyclo-cross Championships five times from 1954 tp 1958, was Cyclo-cross Champion of France seven times between 1955 and 1963.[1] Dufraisse switched to focusing on cyclo-cross after finishing second in the 1953 World championships and from then on dominated the sport - in the 1956 season he won 19 out of the 20 races that he entered.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Andre Dufraisse. de wielersite.nl. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ André Dufraisse: “the Coppi of the field”. WK Veldrijden 2006.nl. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
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| Preceded by Roger Rondeaux |
World cyclo-cross champion (5) 1954 –1958 |
Succeeded by Renato Longo |
