Georges Chappe (born 5 March 1944) is a retired

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from

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, who was nicknamed ''Jojo'' during his professional career. He was a professional from 1965 to 1975. In 1970 he won the

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. In 1968, Chappe won a stage in the

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, but in 1971 he was the

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. He also competed in the team time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Major results

;1963 :World amateur championship team time trial (100km) (with Michel Bechet, Marcel-Ernest Bidault and Dominique Motte) ;1965 :Promotion Pernod :Sanvignes :Plonéour-Lavern ;1967 :

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;1968 :

: ::Winner stage 4 ;1969 :Grand-Bourg ;1970 :

:GP Petit Varois :

;1972 :Lamballe :Vailly-sur-Sauldre

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Georges Chappe
1944 births Living people French male cyclists Cyclists from Marseille French Tour de France stage winners Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics UCI Road World Champions (elite men) {{France-cycling-bio-1940s-stub