Jean Robic

Jean Robic (June 10th 1921 with Vouziers, the Ardennes - October 16th 1980 (car accident)) cyclist French was a runner. Called Kid , Head-of-leather because of its protection of cyclo-cross related to road, Death-dodger … a look in Popeye. He lived his youth with Radenac in Morbihan where his/her father held a cycle shop. The house of its childhood is located in the street which bears its name. A nasty piece of work, adored by Brittany and deep France according to war. Professional of 1945 to 1959 (last Tour de France at 38 years).

In 1947, it succeeds in the exploit to gain the Tour de France without to have carried the yellow jersey of it. Indeed it is following an attack in the coast of Bonsecours, at the exit of Rouen, which it outdistances with the assistance of Edouard Fachleitner and Lucien Teisseire, the yellow jersey Pierre Brambilla. On arrival, it is yellow jersey, Fachleitner is second of the Turn. Thinking owe its victory with the intercession of co. Anne, owner of Breton, it offered its yellow jersey to the basilica Co.-Anne d' Auray, in the treasure of which one can always admire the relic of this small gauge.

Teams

1943: Brilliant Lucifer (France)
1944: Brilliant Lucifer (Unknown)
1945: Brilliant Lucifer (France)
1946: Brilliant Lucifer - Hutchinson (France)
1947: Brilliant Lucifer - Hutchinson (France)
1948: Brilliant Lucifer - Hutchinson (France)
1949: Brilliant Lucifer - Hutchinson (France)
1950: Thomann - Rivetted sport (Unknown)
1951: Automoto - Dunlop (France)
1952: Colomb - Dunlop (France)
1953: Terrot - Hutchinson (France)
1954: Terrot - Hutchinson (France)
1955: Gipsy - Hutchinson (France)
1956: Rise - Leroux (France)
1957: Rise - Leroux (France)
1958: Margnat - Coupry (France)
1959: Margnat - Coupry (France)
1960: Ratchet - Margnat (France)
1961: Margnat - Ratchet - Dunlop (France)

Prize list

Tour de France: 1947 (victorious of 6 stages; 2nd Grand Prix of the mountain 1949; 3rd: 1947,1948)
Turn of Switzerland: 1945
Rome-Naples-Rome: 1950 (behind motor bike) (3rd: 1952)
Omnium of the road: 1945
Turn of Haute-Savoie: 1952
Critérium of Polymultipliée: 1952
Hill climb of the Faron Mount: 1948,1949
Hill climb Aranzazu: 1949,1950
Through Lausanne: 1948
World champion of Cyclo-cross: 1950, 1st edition
International Critérium of cyclo-cross: 1947 (CH. world before the hour)
Champion of France of cyclo-cross: 1945

Results on the Tour de France

Tour de France: 1947 Victorious of general classification and three stages.
Tour de France 1948: 16th of general classification
Tour de France 1949: 4th of the general classification and victorious of a stage
Tour de France 1950: 12th of general classification
Tour de France 1951: 27e of general classification
Tour de France 1952: 5th of the general classification and victorious of a stage
Tour de France 1953: Abandonment 14th stage and victorious of a stage
Tour de France 1954: Abandonment 5th stage
Tour de France 1955: Abandonment 10th stage
Tour de France 1959: Abandonment 20th stage

External bond

Robic and the Turn 1947

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