Gérard Saint
Personal information | |
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Full name | Gérard Saint |
Born |
11 July 1935 Argentan, France |
Died | 16 March 1960 (aged 24) Le Mans, France |
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. 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
- 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
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Tour de France:
- 9th place overall classification
- Winner Combativity award