Antonin Rolland (born 3 September 1924) is a French former professional

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

who was active from 1946 to 1963. Rolland won stages in the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

and in the Giro d'Italia. He was born in Sainte-Euphémie,

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

. In the 1955 Tour de France, Rolland led the

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for twelve stages, but his team captain

Louison Bobet Louis "Louison" Bobet (; 12 March 1925 - 13 March 1983) was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 t ...

wanted to win his third consecutive Tour, so did not help Rolland to defend the lead. Rolland ended in fifth place that year, his best Tour de France result in his career.

Major results

;1946 :GP de Thizy ;1948 :Chauffailles ;1950 : Grand prix du Midi Libre ;1951 :Bourg-Geneva-Bourg ;1952 :

: ::Winner stage 23 ;1953 :Cazès-Mondenard :Nantua :

: ::7th place overall classification ;1955 :Cluny :Bourg-Geneva-Bourg :

: ::5th place overall classification ::Wearing

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for 12 stages ::Winner stage 2 ;1956 : Grand prix du Midi Libre :Oyonnax ;1957 :GP de Cannes :Mâcon : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stages 3, 7 and 9 ;1958 :Giro di Sardegna ;1959 :La Charité-sur-Loire

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Antonin Rolland
1924 births Living people Sportspeople from Ain French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners French Giro d'Italia stage winners Cyclists from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-cycling-bio-1920s-stub