Gérard Saint
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Gérard Saint was a French
professional road bicycle racer. In the 1959 Tour de France
, Saint was the winner of the Combativity award
. In 1960, during a race in Le Mans, Saint made a fatal crash.
1958
1959
France
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professional road bicycle racer. In the 1959 Tour de France
1959 Tour de France
The 1959 Tour de France was the 46th Tour de France, taking place between 25 June and 18 July 1959. The race featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. The Tour included 22 stages over 4,391 km, and the winner had an average speed of 35.474 km/h....
, Saint was the winner of the 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 :...
. In 1960, during a race in Le Mans, Saint made a fatal crash.
Palmarès
1957- Tour de LuxembourgTour de LuxembourgTour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...
- Tour de l'Ariège
1958
- Boucles de l'AulneBoucles de l'AulneBoucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....
- Egletons
- Meymac
- Taule
1959
- Bol d'or des Monédières Chaumeil
- Felletin
- GP d'Alger (with Raphaël GeminianiRaphael GeminianiRaphaël Géminiani is a French former road bicycle racer. He had six podium finishes in the Grand Tours. He is one of four children of Italian immigrants who moved to Clermont-Ferrand. He worked in a cycle shop and started racing as a boy...
and Roger RivièreRoger RivièreRoger Rivière was a French track and road bicycle racer. He raced as a professional from 1957 to 1960....
) - Nice
- Saint-Jean d'Angely
- Chateau-Chinon
- Manche-Océan
- Tour de France1959 Tour de FranceThe 1959 Tour de France was the 46th Tour de France, taking place between 25 June and 18 July 1959. The race featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. The Tour included 22 stages over 4,391 km, and the winner had an average speed of 35.474 km/h....
:- 9th place overall classification
Winner Combativity awardCombativity awardThe 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 :...