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