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'''André Zimmermann''' (20 February 1939 – 5 November 2019) was a French cyclist. |
'''André Zimmermann''' (20 February 1939 – 5 November 2019) was a French cyclist. |
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He was the first French rider to win the [[Tour de |
He was the first French rider to win the [[Tour de l'Avenir]].<ref name=Obit>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/L-ancien-coureur-andre-zimmermann-est-decede/1077236 |title= L'ancien coureur André Zimmermann est décédé |language=French |work=L’Equipe |date=2019-11-06}}</ref> He competed in the Tour de France fives times from 1964 to 1969. |
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He was on [[Jacques Anquetil]]'s team when he won his fifth [[Tour de France]] in 1964. |
He was on [[Jacques Anquetil]]'s team when he won his fifth [[Tour de France]] in 1964. |
Revision as of 20:48, 6 November 2019
Personal information | |
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Born | Maisonsgoutte | 20 February 1939
Died | 5 November 2019 | (aged 80)
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Professional teams | |
1963-1964 | Saint-Raphael - Gypsy |
1965-1968 | Peugeot - BP - Michelin |
1969 | Sonolor - Lejeune[1] |
Major wins | |
Tour de l'Avenir (1963) |
André Zimmermann (20 February 1939 – 5 November 2019) was a French cyclist.
He was the first French rider to win the Tour de l'Avenir.[2] He competed in the Tour de France fives times from 1964 to 1969.
He was on Jacques Anquetil's team when he won his fifth Tour de France in 1964.
Major results
- 1963
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stages 3 & 9
- 1st Stage 6 Route de France
- 1966
- 1st Grand Prix d'Aix-en-Provence
- 1967
- 3rd Bordeaux–Saintes
- 1968
- 3rd GP Ouest-France
Results at the Grand Tours
Tour de France[3]
Giro d'Italia
Vuelta a España
- 1967: 29th
References
- ^ "André Zimmermann". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "L'ancien coureur André Zimmermann est décédé". L’Equipe (in French). 2019-11-06.
- ^ "André Zimmermann". Retrieved 17 May 2014.