 Raymond Delisle at the Tour de France 1976 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Delisle |
| Born | 11 March 1943 Ancteville, France |
| Died | 11 August 2013 (aged 70) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncher-climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1959–1964 | Periers-Sports |
| AC Boulogne-Billancourt | |
| Professional teams | |
| 1965–1976 | Peugeot |
| 1977 | Miko-Mercier |
| Major wins | |
| 2 stages in the Tour de France French National Road Race Champion (1969) | |
Raymond Delisle (11 March 1943 – 11 August 2013) was a French professional road bicycle racer. His sporting career began with ACBB Paris.[1] He is the only rider to have won a stage of the Tour de France on 14 July, France's national day, while wearing the jersey of national champion.[2]
Born in Ancteville,[3] Delisle started racing as an amateur in 1961 and won the Tour du Lac Leman classic in 1963 and the national team time-trial championship in 1964, with Jean Jourden. He turned professional in 1965. He rode 12 Tours de France between 1965 and 1977. He won two stages, one in 1969 and one in 1976. He wore the Maillot Jaune as leader of the general classification for two days after his stage win in 1976. His best placings were fourth in 1976 and ninth in 1977. He was national road champion in 1969. He retired in 1977[3] after 45 professional wins. He owned a hotel in Hébécrevon, Manche until his death officially recorded as suicide on 11 August 2013.[4][5]
- ^ Livre d`Or 1963. Paris: Miroir du Cyclisme. 1963. p. 81.
- ^ L'Équipe, France, 15 July 2003
- ^ a b "Raymond Delisle". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ "Décès du champion cycliste Raymond Delisle" [Death of cycling champion Raymond Delisle]. Ouest-France.fr (in French). Ouest-France. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Raymond Delisle : " Un domestique pouvait gagner "" [Raymond Delisle: "A servant could win"]. paris-normandie.fr (in French). Paris-Normandie. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.