Dominique Forlini (
Paris
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, 14 September 1924 - October 2014) was a French professional
road bicycle racer
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. Forlini won many
six-day racing
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events, and also some road victories, most importantly two stages in the
1954 Tour de France
The 1954 Tour de France was the 41st edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 8 July to 1 August 1954. It consisted of 23 stages over . The race was won by Louison Bobet, the second of his three consecutive wins.
Teams
As was the cust ...
.
Major results
;1950
:Paris - Valenciennes
;1954
:Six days of Berlin (with
Emile Carrera)
:Six days of Brussels (with
Georges Senfftleben)
:
Tour de France
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:
::Winner stages 6 and 15
;1955
:European championship track madison (with
Georges Senfftleben)
:Six days of Frankfurt (with
Georges Senfftleben)
;1956
:Six days of Copenhagen (with
Georges Senfftleben)
;1959
:Daumesnil
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Dominique Forlini
French male cyclists
1924 births
2014 deaths
French Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists from Paris
20th-century French sportsmen
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