Jacques Esclassan

Jacques Esclassan
Personal information
Full name Jacques Esclassan
Born September 3, 1948 (1948-09-03) (age 63)
Castres, France
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Professional team(s)
1972–1979 Peugeot
Major wins
Tour de France, 5 stages
Tour de France, Points jersey (1977)
Vuelta a España, 1 stage
Infobox last updated on
December 20, 2007

Jacques Esclassan (born September 3, 1948 in Castres) is a French former road bicycle racer who won the green jersey in the 1977 Tour de France. He also won five stages in Tour de France and a stage in Vuelta a España.

Palmarès

1972
Paris - Troyes
1973
Rodez
Vuelta a España:
Winner stage 9B
1974
Alès
Étoile de Bessèges
Périgueux
1975
Bain-de-Bretagne
Critérium International
Méréville
Quilan
Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence
Castres
Saclas-Mereville
Tour de France:
Winner stage 4
1976
Dunières
Ronde de Seignelay
Ambarès
Tour de France:
Winner stage 8
1977
Bagneux
Ile-sur-Tet
Castres
Tour de France:
Winner points classification
Winner stage 5A
1978
Auzances
La Palmyre
Oradour-sur-Glane
Quilan
Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence
Saint-Claud
Tour de France:
Winner stages 2 and 12B
GP de Peymeinade
1979
GP Monaco

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