- Roger Hassenforder
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Roger Hassenforder
fullname = Roger Hassenforder
nickname = Boute-en-train
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1930|07|23
country = FRA
height =
weight =
currentteam =
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype =
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amateuryears =
proyears = 1952 1953 1953-1954 1955-1960 1961 1962-1964 1965
proteams = Bertin-d'Alessandro Mercier-Hutchinson La Perle - Hutchinson Saint Raphael-Geminiani Alcyon - Leroux Bertin - Porter 39 - Milremo individual
majorwins = 8 stages Tour de France
updated =May 22 ,2008 Roger Hassenforder (
Sausheim ,23 July 1930 ) is a former French professionalracing cyclist fromAlsace .Biography
Hassenforder was a professional cyclist from 1952 to 1965. He was known as the joker of the cyclists and therefore was nicknamed "boute-en-train". He was known for his interviews during the course. His major victories as cyclist were in the
Tour de France , he did not won much other courses. His top years were 1955-1959, when he won 8 stages in the Tour and wore theyellow jersey for 4 days.After his cycling career 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.Palmares
;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 7Sources
* Jean-Paul Olivier: Roger Hassenforder, Collection la Véridique Histoire, Paris 1999.
External links
*cyclingwebsite|7347
* [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/hassenforder_roger.php "Palmarès" fr icon]
* [http://www.roger-hassenforder.com/ Homepage of Hotel-Restaurants 'Roger Hassenforder']Persondata
NAME=Hassenforder, Roger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1930-07-23
PLACE OF BIRTH=Sausheim
DATE OF DEATH=
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