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 ...

, 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 ...

Major results

Source: ;1953 : 1st GP de Thizy : 9th Overall Circuit des Six Provinces ::1st Stage 1 ;1954 : 1st Jersey green

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

: 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

;1957 : 1st Jersey green

Overall Tour de Romandie ::1st Stages 2 & 3b : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Critérium National : 1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 4th Overall

::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

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French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners 1930 births Living people Cyclists from Lyon {{France-cycling-bio-1930s-stub