Roger Hassenforder
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Hassenforder |
| Nickname | Boute-en-train |
| Born | 23 July 1930 Sausheim, France |
| Died | 3 January 2021 (aged 90) Colmar, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1952 | Bertin-d'Alessandro |
| 1953 | Mercier-Hutchinson |
| 1953-1954 | La Perle - Hutchinson |
| 1955-1960 | Saint Raphael-Geminiani |
| 1961 | Alcyon - Leroux |
| 1962-1964 | Bertin - Porter 39 - Milremo |
| 1965 | individual |
| Major wins | |
| 8 stages Tour de France | |
Roger Hassenforder (23 July 1930 in
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
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
- 1953
- Tour de France:
- did not finish
- 4 days in the yellow jersey
- 1st stage Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- Tour du Sud-Est (and 1st stage)
- 1954
- Tour de France:
- did not finish
- Critérium International
- GP des Alliés
- Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence
- 1955
- Tour de France:
- did not finish
- winner 5th stage
- Tour de Picardie
- 1956
- Tour de France:
- 50th place
- winner stage 4B
- winner stage 9
- winner stage 14
- winner stage 21
- Alès
- Critérium International
- GP de l'Echo d'Oran
- 1957
- Tour de France:
- did not finish
- winner stage 7
- winner stage 14
- Miniac-Morvan (FRA)
- 5th stage Vuelta a España
- 1958
- Critérium International
- 1959
- Tour de France:
- did not finish
- winner stage 7
Sources
- Jean-Paul Olivier: Roger Hassenforder, Collection la Véridique Histoire, Paris 1999.
External links
- Roger Hassenforder at Cycling Archives
- Palmarès (in French) Archived 2007-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Homepage of Hotel-Restaurants 'Roger Hassenforder'
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