Lucien Aimar

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Lucien Aimar, 1973

Lucien Aimar (born April 28, 1941 in Hyères ) is a former French cyclist .

Athletic career

Aimar first attracted attention when he finished third in the 1960 French amateur championship . Aimar, based on the Cote d'Azur , was a member of the French amateur national team as early as 1962 when he finished 31st in the road world championship , but was only able to make it into the top of the world as 6th in the Championat du Monde one year later . At the Tour de l'Avenir 1963 he finished 8th and recommended himself in 1964 with a 2nd place in the overall classification of the Tour de l'Avenir for a lucrative professional contract.

In 1965 he signed with the FORD-France racing team from Jacques Anquetil , whom he had to support. After Anquetil's departure, Aimar surprisingly won the Tour de France in 1966 . He laid the foundation for his success in a breakaway group during the 10th stage. In the mountains he successfully defended his yellow jersey without winning a single stage. Apart from a French championship title in 1968 and the overall victory at Four Days of Dunkirk in 1967, Aimar could not confirm his success later. In the Tour de France he finished 6th in 1967 (1 stage win), 7th in 1968 and 9th in 1971. He was 17th in the overall ranking in 1970 and 1973. As a professional, he was able to record 34 victories.

According to his own statement, he was eight minutes behind Eddy Merckx on the summit of Col di Torini, and at the end of the descent he was back on his rear wheel. In addition, it was allegedly measured on the descent of Mont Ventoux at 140 km / h.

doping

At Fleche Wallonne 1966, the top three finishers deprived Dancelli , Aimar and Altig of doping control . However, their disqualification was lifted shortly before the Tour de France. In 1969 Aimar was banned again for doping.

Teams

  • 1965: Ford France - Gitane
  • 1966: Ford France - Gitane
  • 1967-1969: Bic-Hutchinson
  • 1970-1971: Sonolor - Lejeune
  • 1972: Rocado
  • 1973: De Kova - Lejeune

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Doping cases on cycling4fans.de
    Doping history of cycling: 1950 - 1980, the heyday of amphetamines on cycling4fans.de
  2. ↑ Ralf Meutgens (ed.): Doping in cycling. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2007, ISBN 978-3-7688-5245-6 , p. 255.

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personal data
SURNAME Aimar, Lucien
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Hyeres