Antonin Rolland (born 3 September 1924) is a French former professional cyclist who was active from 1946 to 1963. Rolland won stages in the Tour de France and in the Giro d'Italia. He was born in Sainte-Euphémie, Ain. In the

1955 Tour de France The 1955 Tour de France was the 42nd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 7 to 30 July. It consisted of 22 stages over . The race was won by Louison Bobet, the last of his three consecutive wins. Teams As was the custom since the 1 ...

, Rolland led the general classification for twelve stages, but his team captain Louison Bobet 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 The Grand Prix du Midi Libre (referred to as just Midi Libre) was a multiple-stage road cycling course in the south of France. The race, named after the newspaper that organized it, was first organized in 1949 and was an important preparation cou ...

;1951 :Bourg-Geneva-Bourg ;1952 : Tour de France: ::Winner stage 23 ;1953 :Cazès-Mondenard :Nantua : Tour de France: ::7th place overall classification ;1955 :Cluny :Bourg-Geneva-Bourg : Tour de France: ::5th place overall classification ::Wearing yellow jersey for 12 stages ::Winner stage 2 ;1956 :

:Oyonnax ;1957 :GP de Cannes :Mâcon : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stages 3, 7 and 9 ;1958 :Giro di Sardegna ;1959 :La Charité-sur-Loire

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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