Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq

Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq

Personal information
Full name	Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq
Born	April 25, 1884 Arudy, France
Died	May 13, 1928 (aged 44) Peyrehorade, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
7 stages Tour de France 2nd place 1904 Tour de France
Infobox last updated on May 26, 2008

Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq (25 April 1884 Arudy, Pyrénées-Atlantiques – 13 May 1928 Peyrehorade, Landes) was a French road bicycle racer between 1900 and 1910. Dortignacq won seven stages in four Tour de France events. He only competed in stage 4 of the first Tour de France in 1903, finishing 11th on the stage.

Major achievements

1903

Tour de France

11th, Stage 4 (Toulouse - Bordeaux)

1904

Tour de France

2nd overall, + 2h16'14"

1st, Stage 5 (Bordeaux - Nantes) 425 km

1st, Stage 6 (Nantes - Paris) 471 km

1905

Tour de France

3rd overall, + 2h16'14"

1st, Stage 6 (Nîmes - Toulouse) 307 km

1st, Stage 10 (Rennes - Caen) 167 km

1st, Stage 11 (Caen - Paris) 253 km

1906

Tour de France

Did Not Finish, abandon 10th stage

1st, Stage 8 (Toulouse - Bayonne) 300 km

1908

Tour de France

Did Not Finish, abandon 8th stage

1st, Stage 5 (Grenoble - Nice) 345 km

1909

Bordeaux-Toulouse

1910

Giro di Romagna

Giro d'Italia

Did Not Finish

1st, Stage 2 (Udine - Bologna) 322 km (first victory of a non-Italian racer in the Giro)

External links

• Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq profile at Cycling Archives