Roland Danguillaume
Roland Danguillaume (born August 24, 1925 in Tigery ; † November 3, 2018 ) was a French cyclist .
Athletic career
From 1947 to 1954 he was an independent and professional driver with the French teams Peugeot (until 1949) and La Perle-Hutchinson under contract. His greatest success was victory in the Tour de Calvados (with a stage win) in 1952. In total, he was able to record around 100 victories in his Palmares during his career. Including several cross-country races . In this discipline he also placed in the front twice at the national championships. In 1954 he started at the International Peace Race , was able to place himself in the top ten drivers several times at the stage finishes, but gave up the race.
Familiar
Roland Danguillaume is the brother of Camille Danguillaume , Andre Danguillaume , Marcel Danguillaume and Jean Danguillaume , who were all cyclists. He is the uncle of Jean-Pierre Danguillaume , who won the International Peace Tour in 1969. His daughter married Jacques Botherel , who later became the world champion of amateurs . One of his four sons, Michel, was also active as a cyclist.
Web links
- Roland Danguillaume in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ^ Pascal Sergent: Encyclopédie illustrée des coureurs Française depuis 1869 . Editions Eecloonaar, Eeklo 1998, ISBN 90-74128-15-7 , pp. 192 (French).
- ↑ Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 233 (French).
- ↑ Miroir du Cyclisme (ed.): Livre D 'Or 1969 . Paris 1969, p. 33-35 (French).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Danguillaume, Roland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tigery |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd November 2018 |