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Marcel Rohrbach (8 April 1933
Ahun Ahun (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse, some southeast of Guéret, at the ...
– 14 March 2012;
Vélizy-Villacoublay Vélizy-Villacoublay () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris from the Kilometre Zero, center and ea ...
) was a French
racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...
. He finished in ninth place at the
1960 Tour de France The 1960 Tour de France was the 47th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It took place between 26 June and 17 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of . The race featured 128 riders, of which 81 f ...
and won the 1957 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. He also won a stage of the
1961 Vuelta a España The 16th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 11 May 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of , and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema ...
.


Major results

;1955 : 3rd Overall ::1st Stage 2 ;1956 : 2nd Overall ;1957 : 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;1958 : 1st : 1st Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 4th Overall
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 co ...
: 9th 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 ...
;1959 : 6th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::1st Stage 4 ;1960 : 1st : 9th Overall
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
;1961 : 1st Stage 1b
Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
: 2nd
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 3rd Overall Weekend ardennais : 8th
Genoa–Nice Genoa–Nice was a professional cycle race held as a single-day race between Genoa, Italy and Nice, France. It was first held in 1910 and held for the final time in 1975. In 1961 and 1962 it was part of the Super Prestige Pernod The Super Prest ...
;1962 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships


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* 1933 births 2012 deaths French male cyclists Sportspeople from Creuse French Vuelta a España stage winners Cyclists from Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1930s-stub