Désiré Letort
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Désiré Letort |
| Born | 29 January 1943 Corseul, France |
| Died | 9 September 2012 (aged 69) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1970 | BIC |
| 1973 | Gitane-Frigécrème |
Désiré Letort (29 January 1943 – 9 September 2012) was a French cyclist.[1] His sporting career began with ACBB Paris.[2] His career best finishes in the Tour de France were 17th in 1971, 9th in 1969 and 4th in 1967.
Biography
[edit]Letort was born in Corseul. He won the French national road race championship in 1967, but after the race failed the doping tests.
Letort raced in eight Tours de France. He wore the yellow jersey in the 1969 Tour de France for one day after stage 5.[3]
Major results
[edit]- 1963
- French military champion
- Circuit des deux provinces
- 1966
- Paris–Camembert
- Sévignac
- 1967
France national road race championship- Sévignac
- 1968
- Critérium de Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
- 1969
- Ploerdut
- Laval
- Plancoet
- 1970
- Issé
- Hénon
- 1971
- Nice-Seillans
Grand tour results
[edit]Tour de France
[edit]- 1965 : DNF (=Did Not Finish)
- 1966 : 57
- 1967 : 4 (winner combativity award)
- 1968 : DNF
- 1969 : 9
- 1970 : DNF
- 1971 : 17
- 1972 : DNF
Vuelta a España
[edit]Giro d'Italia
[edit]- 1972 : DNF
References
[edit]- ^ "Cyclisme. Disparition de Désiré Letort - Plancoët - Cyclisme" (in French). ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ Miroir du Cyclisme (1963). Livre d'Or 1963. Paris. p. 82.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "1969 Tour de France jerseys".
External links
[edit]- "Palmarès" (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Désiré Letort at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results[permanent dead link]
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