René Privat

René Privat
Personal information
Full nameRené Privat
Born(1930-12-04)4 December 1930
Coux, Ardèche, France
Died19 July 1995(1995-07-19) (aged 64)
Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Milan–San Remo (1960)

René Privat (4 December 1930 – 19 July 1995) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1952 to 1962 with 19 wins which included the classic Milan–San Remo.[1] He also won three stages in the 1957 Tour de France and one stage in the 1960 Tour de France.

Major results

1953
Circuit de Drome - Ardèche
1954
Genoa–Nice
Critérium International
1956
Brest
Circuit de l'Ain
Circuit des Boucles de la Seine
GP du Pneumatique
Tour de France:
9th place overall classification
GP Vals-les-Bains
La Grande Combe
1957
Paris-Limoges
Tour de France:
Winner stages 2, 11 and 15A
Wearing yellow jersey for three days
1958
Salignac
Tour du Var
1959
Tour du Sud-Est
Grand Prix Stan Ockers
Montélimar
1960
Auxerre
Ronde de Seignelay
Milan–San Remo
Tour de France:
Winner stage 2

References

  1. ^ "The 1960 Milan-San Remo". The Milan-San Remo Cycle Race. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.