Jean Forestier (born 7 October 1930) is a French former
cyclist. He was a professional from 1953 to 1965. Forestier won the
points classification in the
1957 Tour de France
The 1957 Tour de France was the 44th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 27 June to 20 July. It was composed of 22 stages over .
The 1957 Tour was the first win for Jacques Anquetil, who won the Tour five times over his career.
The ...
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and wore the yellow jersey for two days. He also won the
1955 Paris–Roubaix
The 1955 Paris–Roubaix was the 53rd edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 10 April 1955 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Jean F ...
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Major results
Source:
;1953
: 1st GP de Thizy
: 9th Overall Circuit des Six Provinces
::1st Stage 1
;1954
: 1st
Overall
Tour de Romandie
: 1st Stage 16
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 ...
: 1st GP de Thizy
;1955
: 1st
Paris–Roubaix
: 1st GP de Cannes
: 1st Stage 20
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 ...
: 10th Overall
Tour du Sud-Est
The Tour du Sud-Est was a professional cycle race held as a stage race in France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories ...
::1st Stage 2
;1956
: 1st
Tour of Flanders
: 1st Stage 16
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 ...
;1957
: 1st
Overall
Tour de Romandie
::1st Stages 2 & 3b
: 1st
Overall
Critérium National
: 1st Stage 8
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
: 4th Overall
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 ...
::1st
Points classification
;1958
: 1st Stage 7a
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
;1961
: 1st
Grand Prix du Parisien
The Grand Prix du Parisien was an annual road bicycle race held in Paris, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories i ...
: 1st Stage 8
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 ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
French male cyclists
French Tour de France stage winners
1930 births
Living people
Cyclists from Lyon
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