Jean Forestier

Jean Forestier
Forestier at the 1962 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameJean Forestier
Born (1930-10-07) 7 October 1930 (age 94)
Lyon, France
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
1953Follis
1954-1956Follis-Dunlop
1957Essor-Leroux
1958ACBB-Essor-Leroux-Hutchinson
1959Essor-Leroux
1960Helyett-Fynsec-Leroux
1961Alcyon-Leroux
1962Gitane-Leroux
1963-1964Peugeot-BP
1965Peugeot-BP-Michelin
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Points classification (1957)
4 individual stages
(1954, 1955, 1956, 1961)

One-day races and Classics

Tour of Flanders (1956)
Paris–Roubaix (1955)

Jean Forestier (born 7 October 1930) is a French former cyclist. He was a professional from 1953 to 1965. Forestier won the points classification in the 1957 Tour de France,[1] and wore the yellow jersey for two days.[2] He also won the 1955 Paris–Roubaix.[3]

  1. ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique, Part 6" (PDF) (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. ^ "The Tour - Jean Forestier". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  3. ^ "53rd Paris – Roubaix, 1955". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2015.