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Historic Overview Jacques Dupont

Rider

Overall Rank846
NameJacques DUPONT
Country
  France
Date of birth19-Jun-1928 - Lézat sur Lèze (Midi Pyrenees)
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Biography

Jacques Dupont

Jacques Dupont (19 June 1928 – 4 November 2019) was a French racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling. He won a gold medal in the 1000m time trial at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also won a bronze medal in the team road race, together with José Beyaert and Alain Moineau. He won Paris–Tours in 1951 and 1955. He won the 1955 event in what was then a record speed for a professional race covering the 253 km at an average of 43.666 km per hour and being awarded the Ruban Jaune.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

Paris - Tours 1951, 1955
Dauphiné Libéré - stages 1956 (1)
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Seasons

Jacques Dupont - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1948 Individual 85 439
2. 1950 Peugeot - Dunlop 113 386
3. 1951 Peugeot - Dunlop 375 126
4. 1952 Dilecta - Wolber 772 46
5. 1953 Dilecta - J.B. Louvet - Wolber 638 70
6. 1954 Dilecta - Wolber - J.B. Louvet 282 175
7. 1955 La Perle - Hutchinson 966 46
8. 1956 Carpano - Coppi 886 47
9. 1957 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop - Quinquina 1012 42
10. 1958 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 720 78
11. 1959 Peugeot - BP - Dunlop 71 418
12. 1960 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 0 1226
13. 1963 Individual 7 806
Overall: 5927 846