Family tree of Roger HASSENFORDER
Cycling
Born Roger Édouard HASSENFORDER
French racing cyclist
Born on July 23, 1930 in Sausheim, Haut-Rhin , France
Died on January 3, 2021 in Colmar, Haut-Rhin , France
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Roger Hassenforder (23 July 1930 in Sausheim – 3 January 2021 in Colmar) was a French professional racing cyclist from Alsace.
... Roger Hassenforder (23 July 1930 in Sausheim – 3 January 2021 in Colmar) was a French professional racing cyclist from Alsace.
Biography
Hassenforder was a professional cyclist from 1952 to 1965. He was known as the joker of the pack, earning him the nickname "boute-en-train". He was known for his interviews during the course. His major victories as cyclist were in the Tour de France, but he did not win much in other races. His best years were 1955-1959, when he won eight stages in the Tour and wore the yellow jersey for four days.
After his cycling career ended, he opened a restaurant in Kaysersberg, that was a favourite meeting place for cycling fans in the 1960s, and is still run by the Hassenforder family.
Major results
Sources
Jean-Paul Olivier: Roger Hassenforder, Collection la Véridique Histoire, Paris 1999.
External links
Roger Hassenforder at Cycling Archives (archived)
Palmarès (in French) Archived 2007-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
Homepage of Hotel-Restaurants 'Roger Hassenforder'
... Roger Hassenforder (23 July 1930 in Sausheim – 3 January 2021 in Colmar) was a French professional racing cyclist from Alsace.
Biography
Hassenforder was a professional cyclist from 1952 to 1965. He was known as the joker of the pack, earning him the nickname "boute-en-train". He was known for his interviews during the course. His major victories as cyclist were in the Tour de France, but he did not win much in other races. His best years were 1955-1959, when he won eight stages in the Tour and wore the yellow jersey for four days.
After his cycling career ended, he opened a restaurant in Kaysersberg, that was a favourite meeting place for cycling fans in the 1960s, and is still run by the Hassenforder family.
Major results
Sources
Jean-Paul Olivier: Roger Hassenforder, Collection la Véridique Histoire, Paris 1999.
External links
Roger Hassenforder at Cycling Archives (archived)
Palmarès (in French) Archived 2007-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
Homepage of Hotel-Restaurants 'Roger Hassenforder'
Biography from Wikipedia (see original) under licence CC BY-SA 3.0
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