Jean Baldassari

Jean Baldassari (born December 18, 1925 in Rueil-Malmaison , † December 10, 2018 in Liginiac ) was a French cyclist and national champion in cycling .

Athletic career

Baldassari was of Italian origin, his parents fled the Mussolini regime in Italy to France. As an amateur he drove for the club VC Levallois . His first international successes were the victories in Manx International, an internationally strong one-day race on the Isle of Man in 1946 and 1947. As an amateur, he was able to occupy two top places at the UCI Road World Championships ; In 1946 he was classified 10th and in 1947 6th. In 1948 he became a professional driver for the French team La Perle-Hutchinson . That year he became French champion in the singles pursuit in the independents license class. He remained a professional until 1955. Twice he was able to win stages in the Tour of Morocco , and he also won several smaller races. Louison Bobet's team drove the Tour de France three times . His best result was 30th in 1950 . In 1952 he was French runner-up in the professional road race . After his career he was president of the Liginiac cycling club for a long time. At the age of 91 years, he ceased to drive on the road, but continued to train every day on a exercise bike .

Professional

After his career he worked as a boiler maker and then as a sales representative.

Web links

Jean Baldassari in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Disparition - Ancien champion cycliste, installé à Liginiac (Corrèze) Jean Baldassari est décédé. In: lamontagne.fr (French). October 8, 2019, accessed February 12, 2020 .
↑ Super User: History. In: manxinternational.com. June 18, 1936, accessed February 12, 2020 .
^ Pascal Sergent: Encyclopédie illustrée des coureurs Française depuis 1869 . Editions Eecloonaar, Eeklo 1998, ISBN 90-74128-15-7 , pp. 37 .
^ ^A ^b Paroles d'anciens: Jean Baldassari, le dernier forçat de la route. In: france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. November 24, 2018, accessed on February 12, 2020 (French).

personal data
SURNAME	Baldassari, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	December 18, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rueil-Malmaison
DATE OF DEATH	December 10, 2018
Place of death	Liginiac

[lamontag-079744-1] A ^b Disparition - Ancien champion cycliste, installé à Liginiac (Corrèze) Jean Baldassari est décédé. In: lamontagne.fr (French). October 8, 2019, accessed February 12, 2020 .

[manxinte-History-2] Super User: History. In: manxinternational.com. June 18, 1936, accessed February 12, 2020 .

[3] Pascal Sergent: Encyclopédie illustrée des coureurs Française depuis 1869 . Editions Eecloonaar, Eeklo 1998, ISBN 90-74128-15-7 , pp. 37 .

[francetv-569514-4] A ^b Paroles d'anciens: Jean Baldassari, le dernier forçat de la route. In: france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. November 24, 2018, accessed on February 12, 2020 (French).