Roger Hassenforder (23 July 1930 in Sausheim 3 January 2021 in Colmar) was a French professional

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Biography

Hassenforder was a professional cyclist from 1952 to 1965. He was known as the joker of the pack, earning him the nickname "boute-en-train". He was known for his interviews during the course. His major victories as cyclist were in the

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, but he did not win much in other races. His best years were 1955-1959, when he won eight stages in the Tour and wore the

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for four days. After his cycling career ended, he opened a restaurant in Kaysersberg, that was a favourite meeting place for cycling fans in the 1960s, and is still run by the Hassenforder family.

Major results

;1953 :

: ::did not finish ::4 days in the yellow jersey :1st stage Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : Tour du Sud-Est (and 1st stage) ;1954 :

: ::did not finish :

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:GP des Alliés :Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence ;1955 :

: ::did not finish ::winner 5th stage :Tour de Picardie ;1956 :

: ::50th place ::winner stage 4B ::winner stage 9 ::winner stage 14 ::winner stage 21 :Alès :Critérium International :GP de l'Echo d'Oran ;1957 :

: ::did not finish ::winner stage 7 ::winner stage 14 :Miniac-Morvan (FRA) :5th stage

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;1958 :Critérium International ;1959 :

: ::did not finish ::winner stage 7

Sources

* Jean-Paul Olivier: Roger Hassenforder, Collection la Véridique Histoire, Paris 1999.

External links

*
''Palmarès'' Homepage of Hotel-Restaurants 'Roger Hassenforder'
1930 births 2021 deaths French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners French Vuelta a España stage winners Sportspeople from Haut-Rhin Cyclists from Grand Est {{France-cycling-bio-1930s-stub