Gérard Saint
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gérard Saint |
| Born | 11 July 1935 Argentan, France |
| Died | 16 March 1960 (aged 24) Le Mans, France |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
Gérard Saint (11 July 1935 in Argentan – 16 March 1960 in Le Mans) was a French professional road bicycle racer.[1] In the 1959 Tour de France, Saint was the winner of the Combativity award.[2] In 1960, while driving his Citroën DS near Le Mans, Saint hit a tree and died at the scene.[3]
Major results
[edit]- 1957
- Tour de Luxembourg
- Tour de l'Ariège
- 1958
- Boucles de l'Aulne
- Egletons
- Meymac
- Taule
- 1959
- Bol d'Or des Monédières Chaumeil
- Felletin
- GP d'Alger (with Raphaël Géminiani and Roger Rivière)
- Nice
- Saint-Jean d'Angely
- Chateau-Chinon
- Manche-Océan
- Tour de France:
- 9th place overall classification
Winner Combativity award
Legacy
[edit]The stadium of FC Argentan was named after him, a few years after his death.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Argentan. Dimanche, c'est le critérium Gérard-Saint". Ouest-France.fr. September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Gérard Saint, le James Dean du Tour de France". Ouest-France.fr. July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Gérard Saint, par l'horrible fatalité... Equipes françaises de cyclisme professionnel et coureurs français professionnels dans le monde - UCI LNC la ligue". www.lncpro.fr.
- ^ "Argentan. La construction du stade Gérard-Saint en 1952". ouest-france.fr.
External links
[edit]- Gérard Saint at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Gérard Saint
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