Pierre Beuffeuil (L'Éguille, France, 30 October 1934[1]) is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He won a stage of the Tour de France after the rest of the field had stopped to greet Charles de Gaulle, the president.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Beuffeuil |
| Born | October 30, 1934 L'Éguille, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1956–1964 | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson |
| 1965 | Ford France–Gitane |
| 1966 | Kamomé–Dilecta |
| 1967 | Tigra–Grammont |
| Major wins | |
| 2 stages Tour de France | |
Tour de France
editPierre Beuffeuil was riding the Tour de France in 1960 for the regional Centre-Midi team[3] when news came that Charles de Gaulle, the president, would be by the route at Colombey-les-deux-Églises, where he lived. The organisers, Jacques Goddet and Félix Lévitan asked the national champion, Henry Anglade, if the riders would be willing to stop. Anglade agreed and the news was spread through the race.
Beuffeuil, however, had stopped to repair a tyre[4] and knew nothing of the plan. He was three minutes behind the race. He reached Colombey convinced he would still be behind the race when it finished in Troyes, then found the race halted in front of him. He pressed on alone, now leading rather than following, and won the stage alone on the boulevard Jules-Guesde by 49 seconds.[5][6]
"I voted for de Gaulle", he said.[7]
Beuffeuil won the stage from Montluçon to Orléans in 1966[8] after a break of 204 km.[9] He came third in the Four Days of Dunkirk in 1961 and again in 1966.[10]
Major results
edit- 1956
- Circuit d'Aquitaine
- Ontron
- Vergt
- 1959
- Auzances
- Périgueux
- 1960
- Bourcefranc
- Peyrelevade
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 20
- 1961
- Quilan
- 1962
- Circuit des genêts verts
- Guéret
- Maël-Pestivien
- 1965
- Chaniers
- Saint-Just
- 1966
- Saint-Tropez
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 21
- 1967
- Querrien
- Valence-sur-Baise
References
edit- ^ "Fiche de PIERRE BEUFFEUIL".
- ^ https://www.humanite.fr/2001-07-16_Sports_1960-Pierre-Beuffeuil-remercia-le-general [dead link]
- ^ "L'équipe du Centre Midi dans le Tour de France".
- ^ Some sources say he had stopped to be sick.
- ^ https://www.humanite.fr/2001-07-16_Sports_1960-Pierre-Beuffeuil-remercia-le-general [dead link]
- ^ "47ème Tour de France 1960". Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ http://archives.tdg.ch/TG/TG/-/article-2003-07-898/100-ans-du-touron-sait-que-la-naissance-du-tour-est-une-consequence-directe-de-l-une-des-plus[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.letour.com/HISTO/TDF/riders/fr/3396.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2002-11-29. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Palmarès des Quatre jours de Dunkerque - Velo-club.net - le RDV des fans de cyclisme, vélo, velo, cycling, cyclo, piste, VTT". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
External links
edit- Pierre Beuffeuil at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Pierre Beuffeuil[permanent dead link]