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Historic Overview Victor Fontan

Rider

Overall Rank832
NameVictor FONTAN
Country
  France
Date of birth18-Jun-1892 - Nay (Aquitaine)
Date of death02-Jan-1982 - Saint Vincent (Aquitaine)

Biography

Victor Fontan

Victor Fontan (born Pau, France, 18 June 1892, died Saint-Vincent 2 January 1982) was a French cyclist who led the 1929 Tour de France but dropped out after knocking at doors at night to ask for another bicycle. His plight led to a change of rules to prevent its happening again. He was also one of three riders who all wore the yellow jersey of leadership on the same day, the only time it has happened.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

Circuit du Midi 1927
Tour du Sud-Ouest 1923
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 1926, 1927
Vuelta a Guipúzcoa 1923
Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1927
Circuit du Midi - stages 1924 (1), 1926 (1), 1927 (1)
Tour de France - stages 1928 (2)
Tour du Sud-Ouest - stages 1923 (4), 1924 (3), 1925 (1)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - stages 1926 (3), 1927 (2)
Vuelta al Pais Vasco - stages 1927 (1)
More results

Seasons

Victor Fontan - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1914 Individual 60 218
2. 1919 Individual 159 115
3. 1922 Individual 19 474
4. 1923 Individual 293 99
5. 1924 Individual 701 53
6. 1925 Individual 98 228
7. 1926 Individual 917 42
8. 1927 Individual 1088 26
9. 1928 Fontan - Wolber - Elvish 1985 7
10. 1929 Elvish - Fontan - Wolber 849 46
11. 1930 Elvish - Wolber 572 68
Overall: 6741 832