Roger Pingeon
- Birth Date:
- 28.08.1940
- Death date:
- 19.03.2017
- Length of life:
- 76
- Days since birth:
- 30881
- Years since birth:
- 84
- Days since death:
- 2920
- Years since death:
- 7
- Extra names:
- Роже Пинжон
- Categories:
- Athlete, Racing cyclist, Sportsman, Telecaster, TV announcer
- Nationality:
- french
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Roger Pingeon (pronounced: [ʁɔ.ʒe pɛ̃.ʒɔ̃]; 28 August 1940 – 19 March 2017) was a professional road bicycle racer from France. He raced as a professional from 1964 to 1974. In 1967, Pingeon won the Tour de France. In 1969, Pingeon won the Vuelta a España and finished second behind Eddy Merckx in the Tour de France.
Career achievements
Major results
1964
1st, Poly Lyonnaise
1965
5th, Grand Prix des Nations
5th overall, Dauphiné Libéré
12th overall, Tour de France
1966 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
8th overall, Tour de France
1967 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
1st overall and Stage 5a win, Tour de France
1968 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
5th overall and Stage 15 and 18 wins, Tour de France
2nd, France National Road Race Championship
7th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1969 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
1st overall, 2nd KoM, and Stage 12 and 14b wins, Vuelta a España
2nd overall, 2nd KoM, and Stage 9 win, Tour de France
KoM, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1970 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
2nd overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1972 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
1st, Stage 1, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
2nd overall and 3rd points classification, Tour de Suisse
5th overall, Tour de Romandie
1973 – Rokado
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1974 – Jobo-Lejeune
1st, Grand Prix de Plumelec
1st, Prix de Saint-Claud
1st, Prix de La Bastide
Source: wikipedia.org
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