Jean-Pierre Ducasse, was a professional French cyclist, who finished second in the

1967 Vuelta a España The 22nd Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 27 April to 14 May 1967. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of , and was won by Jan Janssen of the Pe ...

, and died in 1969 due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

Biography

Ducasse became French national champion cyclo-cross in 1967, and was offered a contract for the Pelforth team. He joined the

in support of Jan Janssen.

1967 Vuelta a España

During that Vuelta, Ducasse was in escape groups in the fourth and fifth stage, and became the leader in the general classification. In the mountains, other cyclists attacked, but with the help from Janssen, Ducasse was able to keep his time losses limited. It was different in the

individual time trial An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-b ...

s: Ducasse lost 11 minutes in the first time trial, but he could afford this and was still the leader. In the second time trial, the penultimate stage, Ducasse lost time again, and this time his team leader Janssen took over the lead. Ducasse finished the Vuelta in second place, and was the surprise of this Vuelta.

Death

While training in South France, in early 1969, Ducasse slept in a hotel room together with cyclist Michel Bon. The heating was defect, and both died of

carbon monoxide poisoning Carbon monoxide poisoning typically occurs from breathing in carbon monoxide (CO) at excessive levels. Symptoms are often described as "flu-like" and commonly include headache, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion. Large e ...

Palmares

;1967 : French national cyclocross champion : Vuelta a España: 2nd place ;1968 : French national cyclocross champion :

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 ...

: 12th place :

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 ...

: 31st place

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ducasse, Jean-Pierre French male cyclists 1944 births 1969 deaths Cyclists from Paris Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning French cyclo-cross cyclists