1956 Critérium Du Dauphiné Libéré

	1956 Critérium Du Dauphiné Libéré The 1956 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 10th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 8 June to 17 June 1956. The race started and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Alex Close. General classification References 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ... 1956 in French sport June 1956 sports events in Europe {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alex Close Alex Close (26 November 1921 in–21 October 2008) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. He finished fourth in the 1953 Tour de France and seventh in the 1952 Tour de France. He also won the Tour of Belgium in 1955 and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1956. Major results ;1949 : 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya ;1951 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg : 8th GP Stad Zottegem ;1952 : 7th Overall Tour de France : 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Stage 3 ;1953 : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Belgium : 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 4th Overall Tour de France ;1954 : 1st Stage 4b Tour of Belgium : 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1955 : 1st Overall Tour of Belgium ::1st Stage 1 : 5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 9th Overall Tour de France ;1956 : 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Stage 8 : 1st Hoeilaart–Diest–Hoeilaart : 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 7th Overall Tour of Belgium ;1957 : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium ;1958 : 9th Overall Critérium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Antonin Rolland Antonin Rolland (born 3 September 1924) is a French former professional cyclist who was active from 1946 to 1963. Rolland won stages in the Tour de France and in the Giro d'Italia. He was born in Sainte-Euphémie, Ain. In the 1955 Tour de France, Rolland led the general classification for twelve stages, but his team captain Louison Bobet wanted to win his third consecutive Tour, so did not help Rolland to defend the lead. Rolland ended in fifth place that year, his best Tour de France result in his career. Major results ;1946 :GP de Thizy ;1948 :Chauffailles ;1950 : Grand prix du Midi Libre ;1951 :Bourg-Geneva-Bourg ;1952 :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 23 ;1953 :Cazès-Mondenard :Nantua :Tour de France: ::7th place overall classification ;1955 :Cluny :Bourg-Geneva-Bourg :Tour de France: ::5th place overall classification ::Wearing yellow jersey The general classification is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fernand Picot Fernand Picot (; 10 May 1930 – 22 October 2017) was a French professional racing cyclist. He rode in eight editions of the Tour de France. Major results ;1951 : 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne : 5th Overall Tour de l'Ouest ;1953 : 1st Stages 5 & 6 Route de France ;1954 : 1st Boucles de l'Aulne : 1st Stage 11 Peace Race ;1955 : 1st Overall ::1st Stages 2 & 4 : 2nd Overall Tour de l'Ouest : 2nd Paris–Camembert : 2nd Paris–Bourges : 3rd : 3rd ;1956 : 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Stage 3 ;1957 : 1st Stages 3b & 9 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 7th GP Stan Ockers ;1958 : 1st Stage 6 Paris–Nice : 2nd Grand Prix de Saint-Raphaël : 3rd Grand Prix de Plouay ;1959 : 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix du Midi Libre : 2nd Critérium National de la Route : 5th GP Stan Ockers ;1960 : 3rd ;1961 : 1st Points classification, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 1st Overall Mi-Août en Bretagne : 1st Grand Prix de Plouay : 1st Genoa–Nice Genoa–Nice was a profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1955 Critérium Du Dauphiné Libéré The 1955 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 9th edition of the cycle race and was held from 11 June to 19 June 1955. The race started in Valence and finished at Grenoble. The race was won by Louison Bobet of the Mercier team. General classification References 1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ... 1955 in French sport June 1955 sports events in Europe {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1957 Critérium Du Dauphiné Libéré The 1957 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 11th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 8 June to 16 June 1957. The race started in Saint-Étienne and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Marcel Rohrbach. General classification References 1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ... 1957 in French sport June 1957 sports events in Europe {{France-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Critérium Du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part of the UCI World Tour calendar and counts as one of the foremost races in the lead-up to the Tour de France in July, along with the Tour de Suisse in the latter half of June. The race was inaugurated in 1947 by a local newspaper, the ''Le Dauphiné libéré, Dauphiné Libéré'', which served as the event's title sponsor until 2009. Since 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné, 2010 the race has been organized by Amaury Sport Organisation, ASO, which also organizes most other prominent French cycling races, notably the Tour de France, Paris–Nice and Paris–Roubaix. As the Dauphiné is set in the Rhône-Alpes, Rhône-Alpes region, part of the French Alps, the race's protagonists are often climbing specialists. Many well-known climbs from the Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint-André, jardin de ville, banks of the Isère , arrondissement = Grenoble , canton = Grenoble-1, 2, 3 and 4 , INSEE = 38185 , postal code = 38000, 38100 , mayor = Éric Piolle , term = 2020–2026 , party = EELV , image flag = Flag of Grenoble.svg , image coat of arms = Coat of Arms of Grenoble.svg , intercommunality = Grenoble-Alpes Métropole , coordinates = , elevation min m = 212 , elevation m = 398 , elevation max m = 500 , area km2 = 18.13 , population = , population date = , population footnotes = , urban pop = 451096 , urban area km2 = 358.1 , u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mario Bertolo Mario Bertolo (28 January 1929 – 20 September 2009) was a French professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists .... Italian by birth, he was naturalized on 15 November 1958. References External links * 1929 births 2009 deaths French male cyclists Cyclists from Friuli Venezia Giulia Italian emigrants to France People from the Province of Pordenone {{France-cycling-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	René Privat René Privat (4 December 1930 – 19 July 1995) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1952 to 1962 with 19 wins which included the classic Milan–San Remo. He also won three stages in the 1957 Tour de France and one stage in the 1960 Tour de France. Major results ;1953 :Circuit de Drome - Ardèche ;1954 :Genoa–Nice :Critérium International ;1956 :Brest :Circuit de l'Ain :Circuit des Boucles de la Seine :GP du Pneumatique :Tour de France: ::9th place overall classification :GP Vals-les-Bains :La Grande Combe ;1957 :Paris-Limoges :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 2, 11 and 15A ::Wearing yellow jersey for three days ;1958 :Salignac :Tour du Var ;1959 :Tour du Sud-Est :Grand Prix Stan Ockers :Montélimar ;1960 :Auxerre :Ronde de Seignelay : Milan–San Remo :Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pierre Gouget Pierre Gouget (22 March 1932 – 6 July 2003) was a French cyclist who specialized in road racing. In 1952 he finished second in the Tour de Paris. In 1955 he won one stage of the Peace Race. Next year he won the Tour de Normandie and Tour de l'Ouest The Tour de l'Ouest (English: Tour of the West), also known as the Circuit de I'Ouest, was a road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular pr .... He retired in 1960. References 1932 births 2003 deaths French male cyclists Sportspeople from Calvados (department) Cyclists from Normandy {{France-cycling-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pierre Barbotin Pierre Barbotin (29 September 1926 – 19 February 2009) was a French racing cyclist, riding professionally from about 1948 to 1961. He was born in Nantes and died in the same city. Barbotin become known in 1951 when he finished second to Louison Bobet in the Milan–San Remo cycle race between Milan and Sanremo. This race marked the beginning of the so-called "B-B" duo - that is, a Bobet-Barbotin partnership where Barbotin became one of the principal teammates of Bobet, especially as part of the Tour de France. Barbotin rode for various teams, including Stella Dunlop (1948–50), Bottechia (1951–52), Stella Wolber Dunlop (1953), Royal-Codrix (1954), Saint Raphael (1955–57), Margnat-Coupry (1959), and Bobet BP Hutchinson (1958, 1960). Barbotin won 13 victories in his career. Racing career During his first season as a professional, Barbotin won third place in the Dijon-Lyon race in 1948. The following year he won the team grand prize (Grand Prix de l'Équipe) with Andr� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vito Favero Vito Favero (21 October 1932 – 16 May 2014) was an Italian road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1956 to 1962. In the 1958 Tour de France, he finished second. Stage 14 of the 1958 Tour was won by Federico Bahamontes but Favero took over the Yellow Jersey. At that point he was already the 8th different rider to lead the race and he would hold his lead for four stages when Charly Gaul won stage 18 and Raphaël Géminiani took over as the 9th different rider to lead the race. Géminiani would hold the lead for three stages but in stage 21 Favero retook the lead as Gaul added another stage win. Favero would remain in Yellow for another two stages until Gaul won the final time trial and became the record setting eleventh rider to wear the Maillot Jaune in a single edition of the Tour. The 1958 Tour de France has been compared to the 2006 Tour de France: Both Charly Gaul and Floyd Landis were favourites halfway the Tour, both lost dramatically at a stage, but at a late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]