Jacques Michaud
Encyclopedia
Jacques Michaud was a French
professional road bicycle racer, who won the eighteenth stage in the 1983 Tour de France
. In that stage, he climbed the Col des Aravis
, the Col de la Colombière
and the Col de Joux Plane
first, and finished with an advantage of 66 seconds on the next cyclist.
Michaud rode the Tour de France five times; he completed the course all five times, and his best result in the general classification was 18th.
1983
France
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professional road bicycle racer, who won the eighteenth stage in the 1983 Tour de France
1983 Tour de France
The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th Tour de France, run from 1 to 22 July 1982 in 22 stages and a prologue, over a total distance of 3862 km., won by French rider Laurent Fignon. Sean Kelly of Ireland won the green jersey, and Lucien Van Impe of Belgium won the polka dot jersey...
. In that stage, he climbed the Col des Aravis
Col des Aravis
The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1486 m...
, the Col de la Colombière
Col de la Colombière
Col de la Colombière is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France.It connects Cluses in the Arve valley with Le Grand-Bornand in the Borne valley...
and the Col de Joux Plane
Col de Joux Plane
Col de Joux Plane is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Haute-Savoie, France, linking Morzine with Samoëns. The climb has been featured several times in the Tour de France cycling race-Climb details:...
first, and finished with an advantage of 66 seconds on the next cyclist.
Michaud rode the Tour de France five times; he completed the course all five times, and his best result in the general classification was 18th.
Palmarès
1979- Étoile de BessègesÉtoile de BessègesThe Étoile de Bessèges is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Southern France, around Bessèges. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and features as one of the first stage races of the European season.-Palmarès:...
1983
- Tour de France1983 Tour de FranceThe 1983 Tour de France was the 70th Tour de France, run from 1 to 22 July 1982 in 22 stages and a prologue, over a total distance of 3862 km., won by French rider Laurent Fignon. Sean Kelly of Ireland won the green jersey, and Lucien Van Impe of Belgium won the polka dot jersey...
:- Winner stage 18
- Cluses