Jean Forestier
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jean Forestier |
| Born |
7 October 1930 Lyon, France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1953 | Follis |
| 1954-1956 | Follis-Dunlop |
| 1957 | Essor-Leroux |
| 1958 | ACBB-Essor-Leroux-Hutchinson |
| 1959 | Essor-Leroux |
| 1960 | Helyett-Fynsec-Leroux |
| 1961 | Alcyon-Leroux |
| 1962 | Gitane-Leroux |
| 1963-1964 | Peugeot-BP |
| 1965 | Peugeot-BP-Michelin |
| Major wins | |
|
1956 Tour of Flanders 1957 Tour de France: Points classification | |
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Infobox last updated on May 16, 2007 | |
Jean Forestier (born 7 October 1930) is a former French cyclist. He was a professional from 1953 to 1965. Forestier won the points classification in the 1957 Tour de France,[1] and wore the yellow jersey for two days.[2] He also won the 1955 Paris–Roubaix.[3]
Major victories
Source:[4]
- 1953
- Tour de France - 39th
- 1954
- Final classification Tour de Romandie
- Tour de France - 27th
- winner stage 16
- 1955
- Paris–Roubaix
- Tour de France - 32nd
- winner stage 20
- 1956
- Tour of Flanders
- Tour de France - 12th
- winner stage 16
- 1957
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré: 8th stage
- Critérium International
- Final classification Tour de Romandie, stage 2 and 3b
- Tour de France - 4th
-
winner green jersey
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- 1958
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré: stage 7A
- 1959
- Tour de France - 34th
- 1961
- Tour de France - 35th
- winner stage 8
- 1962
- Tour de France - 36th
References
- ↑ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique, Part 6" (PDF) (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ↑ "The Tour - Jean Forestier". Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ↑ "53rd Paris – Roubaix, 1955". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ Jean Forestier profile at Cycling Archives
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