Désiré Letort
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Letort won the French national road race championship in 1967, but after the race failed the doping tests.

Letort raced in eight Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

s. He the yellow jersey in the 1969 Tour de France
1969 Tour de France
The 1969 Tour de France was the 56th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 20, 1969. It consisted of 22 stages over 4110 km , ridden at an average speed of 35.409 km/h...

 for one day after stage 5.

Palmarès

1963
French military champion
Circuit des 2 provinces

1966
Paris–Camembert
Sévignac
Sévignac
Sévignac is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Sévignac are called in French sévignacais.-External links:*...


1967
national road race championship failed doping test
Sévignac
Sévignac
Sévignac is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Sévignac are called in French sévignacais.-External links:*...


1968
Critérium de Saint-Georges-de-Chesné

1969
Ploerdut
Ploërdut
Ploërdut is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-References:* * -External links:* *...

Laval
Laval, Mayenne
Laval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...

Plancoet
Plancoët
Plancoët is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Plancoët are called plancoëtins.-External links:* *...


1970
Issé
Issé
Issé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...

Hénon
Hénon
Hénon can refer to:* Hénon, Côtes-d'Armor, France* Michel Hénon, French mathematician* Hénon map, a chaotic dynamical system introduced by Michel Hénon* Guy Hénon, French field hockey player...


1971
Tour du Haut Var
Tour du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Provence region of France. From 2005 to 2008, it was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race was changed to a two-day 2.1 event.-Palmarès:...

Nice-Seillans


Tour de France

  • 1965
    1965 Tour de France
    The 1965 Tour de France was memorable for a number of reasons. In his first year as a professional, Felice Gimondi, a substitute replacement on the Salvarani team, captures the overall title ahead of Raymond Poulidor, last year's second place finisher...

     : DNF (=Did Not Finish)
  • 1966
    1966 Tour de France
    The 1966 Tour de France was the 53rd Tour de France, taking place June 21 to July 14, 1966. It consisted of 22 stages over 4303 km, ridden at an average speed of 36.760 km/h....

     : 57
  • 1967
    1967 Tour de France
    The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23, 1967. It consisted of 22 stages over 4780 km, ridden at 35.018 km/h...

     : 4 (winner combativity award
    Combativity award
    The combativity award, , is a prize given in the Tour de France. It favours constant attackers and since 1981 the winner of the award has not won the whole Tour.- History :...

    )
  • 1968
    1968 Tour de France
    The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1968. It consisted of 22 stages over 4684.8 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.894 km/h...

     : DNF
  • 1969
    1969 Tour de France
    The 1969 Tour de France was the 56th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 20, 1969. It consisted of 22 stages over 4110 km , ridden at an average speed of 35.409 km/h...

     : 9
  • 1970
    1970 Tour de France
    The 1970 Tour de France was the 57th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 19, 1970. It consisted of 23 stages over 4366 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.589 km/h....

     : DNF
  • 1971
    1971 Tour de France
    The 1971 Tour de France was the 58th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 18, 1971. It consisted of 22 stages over , ridden at an average speed of ....

     : 17
  • 1972
    1972 Tour de France
    The 1972 Tour de France was the 59th Tour de France, taking place July 1 to July 22, 1972. It consisted of 20 stages over 3846.6 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.371 km/h. The long awaited clash between Eddy Merckx and Luis Ocaña after Ocaña crashed on Col de Menté in the 1971 Tour de...

     : DNF

Vuelta a España

  • 1967
    1967 Vuelta a España
    The 22nd Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 27 to May 14, 1967. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,940.5 km, and was won by Jan Janssen of the Pelforth cycling team...

     : 27
  • 1971
    1971 Vuelta a España
    The 26th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 29 to May 16, 1971. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,892 km, and was won by Ferdinand Bracke of the Peugeot cycling team...

     : 26
  • 1972
    1972 Vuelta a España
    The 27th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 27 to May 14, 1972. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,086.6 km, and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas-Kaskol cycling team...

     : DNF

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