Jean Bourlès Explained

Jean Bourlès
Fullname:Jean Bourlès
Birth Date:17 August 1930
Birth Place:Pleyber-Christ, France
Death Date:30 March 2021
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:1 stage Tour de France

Jean Bourlès (17 August 1930 – 30 March 2021) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was born in Pleyber-Christ. He was a professional cyclist between 1954 and 1965. He won stage 16 in the 1957 Tour de France.[1]

Major results

1955
  • Callac
    1956
  • Etoile du Léon
    1957
  • Callac
  • Ploudalmezeau
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 16
    1958
  • Callac
  • Circuit des genêts verts
  • Coatserho
  • Gouesnou
  • Guimillau
  • Huelgoat
  • Loqueffret
  • Maël-Pestivien
  • Plougastic
  • Pont-de-Croix
  • Saint-Pol-de-Leon
    1959
  • Plougastel
    1960
  • Puteaux
  • Saint-Eutrope
  • Plessala, Plessala
    1961
  • Camors
    1962
  • Bothsorel
  • Camors
  • Plounevez-Quintin
    1963
  • Mi-Août Bretonne
  • Plougonver
  • Plougasnou
  • Pleine-Fougères
    1964
  • Circuit des genêts verts (with Joseph Thomin)
  • GP Ouest-France
  • Huelgoat
  • Saint-Lormel
    1965
  • Le Faouet
  • Miniac-Morvan
  • Quemper-Guézennec
    1966
  • Pleyber-Christ
  • Présenaye
  • Tréguier
    1967
  • Plélan-le-Petit
  • Plemet
  • Plouëc-du-Trieux
  • Plouigneau
  • Saint-Caradec
    1968
  • Plourach

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Cyclisme. Disparition de Jean Bourlès, ancien vainqueur d’étape sur le Tour de France. March 30, 2021. Le Telegramme.