Jean Dotto

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ridername = Jean Dotto


fullname = Jean Dotto
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dateofbirth = birth date|1928|03|27
dateofdeath = death date and age|2000|02|20|1928|03|27
country = FRA
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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majorwins = 1955 Vuelta a España
updated = July 4, 2008

Jean Dotto (March 27, 1928 – February 20, 2000) was a naturalized French professional road bicycle racer (born with Italian nationality) during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, Dotto captured stage 19 at the Tour de France. The following year, Dotto was the first French winner of the Vuelta a España by besting Jimenez of Spain and Raphael Geminiani of France.

Major achievements

;1952: 1st, Overall, Dauphiné Libéré: 8th, Overall, Tour de France;1954: 4th, Overall, Tour de France:: 1st, Stage 19, Briançon > Aix-les-Bains (221 km);1955: ;1956 – Sud-Est: 19th, Overall, Tour de France;1957: 10th, Overall, Tour de France;1958 – Centre-Midi: DNF Stage 23, Tour de France:: 3rd, Climbers Classification;1959: 15th, Overall, Tour de France;1960: 1st, Overall, Dauphiné Libéré: 35th, Overall, Tour de France;1961: 8th, Overall, Tour de France;1962: 58th, Overall, Tour de France;1963: 28th, Overall, Tour de France

Teams

*1950-1953: France Sport
*1954 Terrot and Magnat-Debon
*1955: Vampire
*1956: St-Raphaël-Dunlop
*1957-1959: Liberia
*1960-1962: Liberia-Grammont
*1963: Margnat-Paloma

External links

*cyclingwebsite|8322
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/????.html Official Tour de France results for Jean Dotto]