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Historic Overview Jean Graczyk

Rider

Overall Rank220
NameJean GRACZYK
Country
  France
Date of birth26-May-1933 - Neuvy sur Barangeon (Centre)
Date of death27-Jun-2004 - Vignoux sur Barangeon (Centre)

Biography

Jean Graczyk

Jean Graczyk (26 May 1933 – 27 June 2004) was a French 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

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

Seasons

Jean Graczyk - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1955 Individual 10 972
2. 1956 Individual 33 593
3. 1957 Helyett - Potin 342 172
4. 1958 Helyett - Leroux - Hutchinson 2267 13
5. 1959 Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson - A.C.B.B. 1478 22
6. 1960 Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson - A.C.B.B. 2915 4
7. 1961 Helyett - Fynsec - Hutchinson 1537 26
8. 1962 Saint Raphaël - Helyett - Hutchinson 2101 12
9. 1963 Margnat - Paloma - Dunlop 1266 45
10. 1964 Margnat - Paloma - Dunlop 936 59
11. 1965 Ford France - Gitane 476 132
12. 1966 Ford France - Hutchinson 541 101
13. 1967 Bic 340 168
14. 1968 Bic 65 364
15. 1969 Sonolor - Lejeune 14 661
16. 1970 Sonolor - Lejeune 2 929
17. 1971 Individual 0 1283
18. 1972 Rokado 0 983
Overall: 14323 220