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| Full name | Roger Hassenforder | ||
| Nickname | Boute-en-train | ||
| Born | July 23, 1930 Sausheim, France |
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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| 1952 1953 1953-1954 1955-1960 1961 1962-1964 1965 |
Bertin-d'Alessandro Mercier-Hutchinson La Perle - Hutchinson Saint Raphael-Geminiani Alcyon - Leroux Bertin - Porter 39 - Milremo individual |
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| Infobox last updated on May 22, 2008 |
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Roger Hassenforder (Sausheim, 23 July 1930) is a former French professional racing cyclist from Alsace.
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Hassenforder was a professional cyclist from 1952 to 1965. He was known as the joker of the cyclists and therefore was nicknamed "boute-en-train". He was known for his interviews during the course. His major victories as cyclist were in the Tour de France, he did not won much other courses. His top years were 1955-1959, when he won 8 stages in the Tour and wore the yellow jersey for 4 days.
After his cycling career he opened a restaurant in Kaysersberg, that was a favourite meeting place for cycling fans in the 1960s, and is still run by the Hassenforder family.