Gérard Saint (11 July 1935 in Argentan – 16 March 1960 in Le Mans) was a French professional road bicycle racer.[1] In the 1959 Tour de France, Saint was the winner of the Combativity award. In 1960, while driving his Citroën DS near Le Mans, Saint hit a tree and died at the scene.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gérard Saint |
| Born | 11 July 1935 Argentan, France |
| Died | 16 March 1960 (aged 24) Le Mans, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
Major results
edit- 1957
- Tour de Luxembourg
- Tour de l'Ariège
- 1958
- Boucles de l'Aulne
- Egletons
- Meymac
- Taule
- 1959
- Bol d'Or des Monédières Chaumeil
- Felletin
- GP d'Alger (with Raphaël Géminiani and Roger Rivière)
- Nice
- Saint-Jean d'Angely
- Chateau-Chinon
- Manche-Océan
- Tour de France:
- 9th place overall classification
Winner Combativity award
References
edit- ^ "Argentan. Dimanche, c'est le critérium Gérard-Saint". Ouest-France.fr. September 16, 2022.
External links
edit- Gérard Saint at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Gérard Saint
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