Georges Groussard Explained
| Georges Groussard |
| Full Name: | Georges Groussard |
| Nickname: | Le Coq de Fougeres |
| Birth Date: | 22 March 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Ille-et-Vilaine, France |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1960 |
| Proteam1: | Helyett |
| Proyears2: | 1961 |
| Proteam2: | Alcyon |
| Proyears3: | 1962–1967 |
| Proteam3: | Pelforth |
| Majorwins: | 9 days in yellow jersey |
Georges Groussard (born 22 March 1937) is a retired French road cyclist. Groussard rode professionally from 1960 to 1967. He 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 elder brother Joseph Groussard was also a professional cyclist.
Since 1995, the race La Georges Groussard is dedicated to him.[1]
Major results
- 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 SévignacTour 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
- Web site: Bloc’Notes: la Georges Groussard – 18 juin 2005 – . www.cyclosport.com . 31 May 2005 . 23 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205114005/http://www.cyclosport.com/article.php3?id_article=1270 . 5 February 2012 .
- Web site: Tour de France 1965 :De Deelnemers . Netherlands . tourde-france.nl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928202943/http://www.tourde-france.nl/deelnemers_1965.htm . 28 September 2007 .
- Web site: Tour de France 1967 :De Deelnemers . Netherlands . tourde-france.nl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928203003/http://www.tourde-france.nl/deelnemers_1967.htm . 28 September 2007 .
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