Roger Hassenforder

Roger Hassenforder
Personal information
Full name Roger Hassenforder
Nickname Boute-en-train
Born (1930-07-23) July 23, 1930
Sausheim, France
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
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
Infobox last updated on
May 22, 2008

Roger Hassenforder (born 23 July 1930, in Sausheim) is a former French professional racing cyclist from Alsace.

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 the yellow 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 7

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