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Jean Forestier (born 7 October 1930) is a French former
Overall Overall 
Overall Critérium National
: 1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
: 4th Overall
cyclist
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. He was a professional from 1953 to 1965. Forestier won the points classification
The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning sprints at certain places along the route, most often called ''intermediate sprints''. The points cl ...
in the 1957 Tour de France
The 1957 Tour de France was the 44th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 27 June to 20 July. It was composed of 22 stages over .
The 1957 Tour was the first win for Jacques Anquetil, who won the Tour five times over his career.
The ...
, and wore the yellow jersey for two days. He also won the 1955 Paris–Roubaix
The 1955 Paris–Roubaix was the 53rd edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 10 April 1955 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Jean ...
.
Major results
Source: ;1953 : 1st GP de Thizy : 9th Overall Circuit des Six Provinces ::1st Stage 1 ;1954 : 1st Overall Tour de Romandie
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: 1st Stage 16 Tour de France
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: 1st GP de Thizy
;1955
: 1st Paris–Roubaix
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: 1st GP de Cannes
: 1st Stage 20 Tour de France
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: 10th Overall Tour du Sud-Est
The Tour du Sud-Est was a professional cycle race held as a stage race
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::1st Stage 2
;1956
: 1st Tour of Flanders
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: 1st Stage 16 Tour de France
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;1957
: 1st Overall Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
::1st Stages 2 & 3b
: 1st Overall Critérium National
: 1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
: 4th Overall Tour de France
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::1st Points classification
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;1958
: 1st Stage 7a Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
;1961
: 1st Grand Prix du Parisien
The Grand Prix du Parisien was an annual road bicycle race held in Paris, France as a team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more deta ...
: 1st Stage 8 Tour de France
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French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners 1930 births Living people Cyclists from Lyon {{France-cycling-bio-1930s-stub