Personal information | |
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Full name | Gérard Saint |
Born | Argentan, France | 11 July 1935
Died | 16 March 1960 Le Mans, France | (aged 24)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Gérard Saint (11 July 1935 in Argentan – 16 March 1960 in Le Mans) was a French professional road bicycle racer.[1] In the 1959 Tour de France, Saint was the winner of the Combativity award. In 1960, while driving his Citroën DS near Le Mans, Saint hit a tree and died at the scene.
Major results
[edit]- 1957
- Tour de Luxembourg
- Tour de l'Ariège
- 1958
- Boucles de l'Aulne
- Egletons
- Meymac
- Taule
- 1959
- Bol d'Or des Monédières Chaumeil
- Felletin
- GP d'Alger (with Raphaël Géminiani and Roger Rivière)
- Nice
- Saint-Jean d'Angely
- Chateau-Chinon
- Manche-Océan
- Tour de France:
- 9th place overall classification
Winner Combativity award
References
[edit]- ^ "Argentan. Dimanche, c'est le critérium Gérard-Saint". Ouest-France.fr. September 16, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Gérard Saint at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Gérard Saint