Marcel Dussault Explained

Marcel Dussault
Fullname:Marcel Dussault
Birth Date:14 March 1926
Birth Place:La Châtre, France
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:Paris–Bourges (2 times)

Marcel Dussault (14 May 1926 – 19 September 2014) was a French professional road racing cyclist. He won 21 races in a professional career that ran from 1948 to 1959. He won Paris–Bourges in 1948 and 1949 and a stage in the 1949 Tour de France,[1] wearing the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification the following day. He won another two Tour stages in 1950 and 1954.[2]

Major results

1948
  • Paris–Bourges
    1949
  • Paris–Bourges
  • Circuit des Deux Ponts
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 1
  • Wearing yellow jersey for one day
    1950
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 10
    1953
  • 3rd stage Tour du Sud-Est
    1954
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 3

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 36ème Tour de France 1949. Memoire du cyclisme. French. 8 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120124102917/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1949.php. 24 January 2012.
    2. News: Marcel Dussault est décédé. lanouvellerepublique.fr. September 21, 2014.