Roger Lévêque (5 December 1920 in Saint-Nazaire – 30 June 2002 in

Saint-Avertin Saint-Avertin () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. History In the Gallo-Roman times, a hamlet called Vinciacum was set up near quarries where stones required for the building of Caesarodonum (Tours) were extracted ...

) was a professional French road racing cyclist from 1946 to 1953. His only victory was the 4th stage of the

1951 Tour de France Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

, and in the same Tour he wore the

yellow jersey The general classification is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey (french: maillot jaune ). History Th ...

for 6 days.

Tour de France results

;

1947 Tour de France The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July. The total race distance was 21 stages over . It was the first Tour since 1939, having been cancelled during World War II, although some Tour ...

:24th place ;

1948 Tour de France The 1948 Tour de France was the 35th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 25 July 1948. It consisted of 21 stages over . The race was won by Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who had also won the Tour de France in 1938. Barta ...

:did not finish ;

1949 Tour de France The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 24 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . The Italian team had internal problems, because Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi could both be the team leade ...

:31st place ;

:30th place :Winner of 4th stage :Wearing the

for 6 days

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Roger Lévêque
Sportspeople from Saint-Nazaire French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners 1920 births 2002 deaths Cyclists from Loire-Atlantique {{France-cycling-bio-1920s-stub