Joseph Groussard
French cyclist
Joseph Groussard (1966) | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Joseph Groussard |
Nickname | Le coq de Fourgères |
Born | (1934-03-02) 2 March 1934 (age 90) La Chapelle-Janson, France |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
Grand Prix du Midi Libre (1961) Critérium International (1962) Milan–San Remo (1963) | |
Joseph Groussard (born 2 March 1934 in La Chapelle-Janson, Brittany, France) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. Groussard was professional from 1954 to 1968. He rode 9 editions of the Tour de France where he won one stage in the 1959 Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in 1960 Tour de France. Other victories include two wins in Paris–Camembert, stage wins in Paris–Nice, wins in Critérium International and Four Days of Dunkirk and the 1963 edition of Milan–San Remo. In 1965, Groussard became the Lanterne rouge (last finishing rider) in the 1965 Tour de France.
Joseph Groussard is the brother of cyclist Georges Groussard.
Major results
- 1957
- Locmalo
- Paris–Camembert
- 1958
- Fougères
- 1959
- GP Monaco
- Plumeliau
- Genoa–Nice
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 22
- 1960
- Circuit de l'Indre
- Paris–Camembert
- Tour de France:
- Wearing yellow jersey for one day
- Pontivy
- 1961
- Brignolles
- Etoile du Léon
- Issoire
- Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- Saint-Georges de Chesné
- Grand Prix du Parisien
- 1962
- Critérium International
- GP du Locle
- Saint-Claud
- Four Days of Dunkirk
- Oradour-sur-Glane
- Quilan
- 1963
- Milan–San Remo
- 1964
- Auxerre
- Châteaugiron
- Fougères
- Lorient
- Miniac-Morvan
- Saint-Brieuc
- 1965
- Bordeaux-Saintes
- Loctudy
- Montmorillon
- Pontivy
- Saint-Georges de Chesné
- 1966
- Saint-Georges de Chesné
- 1968
- Laval
External links
- Joseph Groussard at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Joseph Groussard
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Lanternes rouges of the Tour de France
- 1903: Arsène Millocheau
- 1904: Antoine Deflotrière
- 1905: Clovis Lacroix
- 1906: Georges Bronchard
- 1907: Albert Chartier
- 1908: Henri Anthoine
- 1909: Georges Devilly
- 1910: Constant Collet
- 1911: Lucien Roquebert
- 1912: Maurice Lartigue
- 1913: Henri Alavoine
- 1914: Henri Leclerc
- 1915–1918 World War I
- 1919: Jules Nempon
- 1920: Charles Raboisson
- 1921: Henri Catelan
- 1922–23: Daniel Masson
- 1924: Victor Lafosse
- 1925: Fernand Besnier
- 1926: André Drobecq
- 1927: Jacques Pfister
- 1928: Édouard Persin
- 1929: André Léger
- 1930: Marcel Ilpide
- 1931: Richard Lamb
- 1932: Rudolf Risch
- 1933: Ernest Neuhard
- 1934: Antonio Folco
- 1935: Willy Kutschbach
- 1936: Aldo Bertocco
- 1937: Aloyse Klensch
- 1938: Janus Hellemons
- 1939: Armand Le Moal
- 1940–1946 World War II
- 1947: Pietro Tarchini
- 1948: Vittorio Seghezzi
- 1949: Guido De Santi
- 1950: Fritz Zbinden
- 1951: Abdel-Kader Zaaf
- 1952: Henri Paret
- 1953: Claude Rouer
- 1954: Marcel Dierkens
- 1955: Tony Hoar
- 1956: Roger Chaussabel
- 1957: Guy Million
- 1958: Walter Favre
- 1959: Louis Bisilliat
- 1960: José Herrero Berrendero
- 1961: André Geneste
- 1962: Augusto Marcaletti
- 1963: Willy Derboven
- 1964: Anatole Novak
- 1965: Joseph Groussard
- 1966: Paolo Mannucci
- 1967: Jean-Pierre Genet
- 1968: John Clarey
- 1969: André Wilhelm
- 1970: Frits Hoogerheide
- 1971: Georges Chappe
- 1972: Alain Bellouis
- 1973: Jacques-André Hochart
- 1974: Lorenzo Alaimo
- 1975: Jacques Boulas
- 1976: Aad van den Hoek
- 1977: Roger Loysch
- 1978: Philippe Tesnière
- 1979–80: Gerhard Schönbacher
- 1981: Faustino Cueli
- 1982: Werner Devos
- 1983: Marcel Laurens
- 1984: Gilbert Glaus
- 1985: Manrico Ronchiato
- 1986: Ennio Salvador
- 1987: Mathieu Hermans
- 1988: Dirk Wayenberg
- 1989: Mathieu Hermans
- 1990: Rodolfo Massi
- 1991: Rob Harmeling
- 1992: Fernando Quevedo
- 1993: Edwig Van Hooydonck
- 1994: John Talen
- 1995: Bruno Cornillet
- 1996: Jean-Luc Masdupuy
- 1997: Philippe Gaumont
- 1998: Damien Nazon
- 1999: Jacky Durand
- 2000: Olivier Perraudeau
- 2001: Jimmy Casper
- 2002: Igor Flores
- 2003: Hans De Clercq
- 2004: Jimmy Casper
- 2005: Iker Flores
- 2006–2008: Wim Vansevenant
- 2009: Yauheni Hutarovich
- 2010: Adriano Malori
- 2011: Fabio Sabatini
- 2012: Jimmy Engoulvent
- 2013: Svein Tuft
- 2014: Ji Cheng
- 2015: Sébastien Chavanel
- 2016: Sam Bennett
- 2017: Luke Rowe
- 2018: Lawson Craddock
- 2019: Sebastian Langeveld