Joseph Groussard (born 2 March 1934 in La Chapelle-Janson,

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) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. Groussard was professional from 1954 to 1968. He rode 9 editions of the Tour de France where he won one stage in the 1959 Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the

general classification The general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulat ...

for one day in

1960 Tour de France The 1960 Tour de France was the 47th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 26 June and 17 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of . The race featured 128 riders, of which 81 finished. Because Ja ...

. Other victories include two wins in

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, stage wins in Paris–Nice, wins in

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and Four Days of Dunkirk and the 1963 edition of Milan–San Remo. In 1965, Groussard became the

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(last finishing rider) in the

1965 Tour de France The 1965 Tour de France was the 52nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 22 June and 14 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . In his first year as a professional, Felice Gimondi, a substitut ...

. Joseph Groussard is the brother of cyclist Georges Groussard.

Major results

;1957 :Locmalo :Paris–Camembert ;1958 :Fougères ;1959 :GP Monaco :Plumeliau : Genoa–Nice :

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: ::Winner stage 22 ;1960 :Circuit de l'Indre :Paris–Camembert :

: ::Wearing

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for one day :Pontivy ;1961 :Brignolles :Etoile du Léon :Issoire : Grand Prix du Midi Libre :Saint-Georges de Chesné :

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;1962 :

:GP du Locle :Saint-Claud : Four Days of Dunkirk :Oradour-sur-Glane :Quilan ;1963 : Milan–San Remo ;1964 :Auxerre :Châteaugiron :Fougères :Lorient :Miniac-Morvan :Saint-Brieuc ;1965 :Bordeaux-Saintes :Loctudy :Montmorillon :Pontivy :Saint-Georges de Chesné ;1966 :Saint-Georges de Chesné ;1968 :Laval

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Joseph Groussard
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