Dominique Gaigne (born 3 July 1961 in Pacé,

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) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He won one stage in the

1983 Tour de France The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th edition of the Tour de France, run from 1 to 24 July, with 22 stages and a prologue covering a total distance of The race was won by French rider Laurent Fignon. Sean Kelly of Ireland won the points classifi ...

and wore the

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for one day in the

1986 Tour de France The 1986 Tour de France was a cycling race held in France, from 4 July to 27 July. It was the 73rd running of the Tour de France. Greg LeMond of won the race, ahead of his teammate Bernard Hinault. It was the first ever victory for a rider outs ...

. After retiring from competition he became a builder.

Major results

;1983 :Le Horps :

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

: ::Winner prologue :

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: ::Winner stage 5 ;1986 :

Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC The UCI 1.HC and UCI 2.HC ar ...

: ::Wearing

for one day ;1989 :Binche - Tournai - Binche

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Dominique Gaigne
1961 births Living people French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners French Vuelta a España stage winners Sportspeople from Ille-et-Vilaine Cyclists from Brittany {{France-cycling-bio-1960s-stub