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Historic Overview Jean Graczyk

Rider

Overall Rank218
NameJean GRACZYK
Country
  France
Date of birth26-May-1933 - Neuvy sur Barangeon (Centre)
Date of death27-Jun-2004 - Vignoux sur Barangeon (Centre)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Jean Graczyk

Jean Graczyk (26 May 1933 – 27 June 2004) was a professional road bicycle racer who won two points classifications in the Tour de France and several stages each at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. Before turning professional, Graczyk won an Olympic silver medal in the team pursuit for France.

His nickname in the sport was Popof. The American-French journalist René de Latour jokingly said in the British monthly Sporting Cyclist that it was because of his habit of attacking alone, or "popping off". De Latour, however, depended too heavily on his readers' understanding of French slang, because Popof is a semi-derogatory term in French for someone of Polish background. The "popping off" suggestion, however, is still widely believed and appears from time to time in histories of the sport.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

5 5 3 26

Major Victories

Super Prestige Pernod 1960
Corsa XX Settembre (Roma-Napoli-Roma) 1961
Paris - Nice 1959
Critérium International 1960
Tour du Sud-Est 1957
Corsa XX Settembre (Roma-Napoli-Roma) - stages 1961 (1)
Paris - Nice - stages 1960 (1), 1962 (1)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - stages 1963 (2)
Dauphiné Libéré - stages 1958 (1), 1960 (1), 1961 (1)
Tour de France - stages 1959 (1), 1960 (4)
Tour du Sud-Est - stages 1957 (2), 1963 (1)
Vuelta a España - stages 1958 (1), 1962 (4)
More results

Seasons

Jean Graczyk - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1955 Individual 10 921
2. 1956 Individual 33 580
3. 1957 Helyett - Potin 319 167
4. 1958 Helyett - Leroux - Hutchinson 1810 11
5. 1959 Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson - A.C.B.B. 1308 22
6. 1960 Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson - A.C.B.B. 2501 4
7. 1961 Helyett - Fynsec - Hutchinson 1581 17
8. 1962 Saint Raphaël - Helyett - Hutchinson 1563 18
9. 1963 Margnat - Paloma - Dunlop 996 47
10. 1964 Margnat - Paloma - Dunlop 790 58
11. 1965 Ford France - Gitane 467 114
12. 1966 Ford France - Hutchinson 448 107
13. 1967 Bic 199 222
14. 1968 Bic 41 444
15. 1969 Sonolor - Lejeune 14 652
16. 1970 Sonolor - Lejeune 2 892
17. 1971 Individual 0 1226
18. 1972 Rokado 0 925
Overall: 12082 218