Jean Forestier Explained
| Jean Forestier |
| Fullname: | Jean Forestier |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Lyon, France |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Ridertype: | Sprinter |
| Proyears1: | 1953 |
| Proteam1: | Follis |
| Proyears2: | 1954-1956 |
| Proteam2: | Follis-Dunlop |
| Proyears3: | 1957 |
| Proteam3: | Essor-Leroux |
| Proyears4: | 1958 |
| Proteam4: | ACBB-Essor-Leroux-Hutchinson |
| Proyears5: | 1959 |
| Proteam5: | Essor-Leroux |
| Proyears6: | 1960 |
| Proteam6: | Helyett-Fynsec-Leroux |
| Proyears7: | 1961 |
| Proteam7: | Alcyon-Leroux |
| Proyears8: | 1962 |
| Proteam8: | Gitane-Leroux |
| Proyears9: | 1963-1964 |
| Proteam9: | Peugeot-BP |
| Proyears10: | 1965 |
| Proteam10: | Peugeot-BP-Michelin |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours Tour de France
Points classification (1957)
4 individual stages
(1954, 1955, 1956, 1961)One-day races and Classics
Tour of Flanders (1956)
Paris–Roubaix (1955)
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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,[1] and wore the yellow jersey for two days.[2] He also won the 1955 Paris–Roubaix.[3]
Major results
Source:
- 1953
1st GP de Thizy
9th Overall Circuit des Six Provinces
1st Stage 1
- 1954
1st Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 16 Tour de France
1st GP de Thizy
- 1955
1st Paris–Roubaix
1st GP de Cannes
1st Stage 20 Tour de France
10th Overall Tour du Sud-Est
1st Stage 2
- 1956
1st Tour of Flanders
1st Stage 16 Tour de France
- 1957
1st Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stages 2 & 3b
1st Overall Critérium National
1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
4th Overall Tour de France
1st Points classification
- 1958
1st Stage 7a Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1961
1st Grand Prix du Parisien
1st Stage 8 Tour de FranceBibliography
- Book: Prieur, Benoît . 2018 . Jean Forestier ou la conquête de Paris-Roubaix 1955 . Jean Forestier or the conquest of Paris-Roubaix 1955 . fr . Lexington, Kentucky . KDP . 978-1721841493 . 1101112052 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Guide Historique, Part 6 . Jacques Augendre . Jacques . Augendre . . 2009 . 9 February 2010 . fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20090711021351/http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf . 11 July 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: The Tour - Jean Forestier. Amaury Sport Organisation. 9 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100709032139/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/coureur/3283.html. 9 July 2010. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: 53rd Paris – Roubaix, 1955 . 28 April 2015 . bikeraceinfo.
