Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (born 25 May 1946) is a retired French professional

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. He is the nephew of fellow racing cyclist

Camille Danguillaume Camille Danguillaume (4 June 1919 – 26 June 1950) was a French cyclist. He won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1949. He rode in the 1947, 1948 and 1949 Tour de France. He died of a fracture to the temporal bone four days after colliding ...

. His sporting career began with U.C. Joue. As an amateur, he competed in the

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at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

and won the 1969 edition of the

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. In 1970 he turned professional with the Peugeot team, where he spent his entire professional career. Between 1970 and 1978, Danguillaume won 7 stages in the

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. His other notable wins included the

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in 1971, the

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in 1973, the

Grand Prix du Midi Libre The Grand Prix du Midi Libre (referred to as just Midi Libre) was a multiple-stage road cycling course in the south of France. The race, named after the newspaper that organized it, was first organized in 1949 and was an important preparation cou ...

in 1974 and

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in 1975. In the latter year he also took the bronze medal in the road race at the World Championships in

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, Belgium. During his career he took a total of 350 wins, including 68 as a professional. After his retirement at the end of 1978, he became a ''

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'', managing the Mercier team from 1979 to 1984. After the team was disbanded, he joined

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as an executive, managing the company's presence at the Tour de France as a sponsor: he remained in this role for 19 years, retiring at the end of 2003. He continued to work at the Tour in a hospitality role.

Major results

;1969 :

;1970 :

: ::Winner stage 22 ;1971 :

GP Ouest-France The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western France. The race was originally named Grand–Prix de Plouay and, from 19 ...

: ::Winner stage 18 ;1972 :Auzances :Beaulac-Bernos :Meymac :Ploërdut :Roquebrune :

Trophée des Grimpeurs The Trophée des Grimpeurs, called Polymultipliée until 1970, was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Val-d'Oise, France, between Argenteuil and Sannois. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2005, t ...

;1973 :Boulogne-sur-Mer :Circuit de Boulogne :

:Plancoët :Route Nivernaise :

: ::Winner stage 6 :Vailly-sur-Sauldre ;1974 :Bagneux :La Ferté-Bernard :Lannion :Montceau-les-Mines :Oradour-sur-Glane :

: ::Winner stages 17 and 18 :Ussel :Pogny ;1975 :GP de Cannes :Landivisiau :

:Plaintel :Rochecorbon :Villers-Cotterets ;1976 :Châteauroux – Classic de l'Indre :Ergué-Gabéric :Quilan :Vendôme ;1977 :Beaulac-Bernos :

: ::Winner stages 11 and 13B :Saint-Macaire en Mauges : Tour de l'Aude ;1978 :Ile-sur-Tet :Nogent-sur-Oise

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Danguillaume, Jean-Pierre 1946 births Living people People from Joué-lès-Tours French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners Sportspeople from Indre-et-Loire Olympic cyclists of France Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Directeur sportifs Coca-Cola people Cyclists from Centre-Val de Loire