Georges Groussard
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Georges Groussard |
| Nickname | Le Coq de Fougeres |
| Born | 22 March 1937 France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1960 | Helyett |
| 1961 | Alcyon |
| 1962-1967 | Pelforth |
| Major wins | |
| 9 days in yellow jersey | |
| Infobox last updated on 15 May 2007 |
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Georges Groussard (born 22 March 1937, in Ille-et-Vilaine) is a retired French cyclist. Groussard was professional from 1960 to 1967.
Groussard participated in 7 Tours de France, and wore the yellow jersey for 9 consecutive days in 1964. His best overall result was also in 1964, when he finished 5th place in the overall classification. His older brother Joseph Groussard was also a professional cyclist.
Since 1995, the race La Georges Groussard is dedicated to him.[1]
Major results
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- 1959
- Winner Mican-Morvan (amateur race)
- 1961
- 2nd place Paris–Nice
- 3rd place Tour de Luxembourg
- 1962
- Winner in Plumeliau
- 1963
- Winner in Plumeliau
- 1964
- 2nd place in French national road race championship
- 2nd place in Preslin
- 2nd place in Sévignac
Tour de France results
- 1961: 30th place
- 1962: 72nd place
- 1963: 51st place
- 1964: 5th place, 10 days in yellow jersey
- 1965: did not finish: gave up in stage 3[2]
- 1966: 30th place
- 1967: Team: France 3 (start number 127), did not finish; out of time on stage 8[3]
References
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External links
- Georges Groussard at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Palmares (French)
- Info about the stages where Groussard wore the yellow jersey (French)
- Official Tour de France results for Georges Groussard
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