René Privat (4 December 1930 – 19 July 1995) was a French professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

. He was professional from 1952 to 1962 with 19 wins which included the classic

Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...

. He also won three stages 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 one stage in 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 ...

Major results

;1953 :Circuit de Drome - Ardèche ;1954 :

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 ...

Critérium International The Critérium International was a two-day Stage (bicycle race), bicycle stage race held in France every spring from 1932 until 2016, typically the last weekend of March. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in ...

;1956 :Brest :Circuit de l'Ain :Circuit des Boucles de la Seine :GP du Pneumatique :

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 ...

: ::9th place overall classification :GP Vals-les-Bains :La Grande Combe ;1957 :Paris-Limoges :

: ::Winner stages 2, 11 and 15A ::Wearing

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for three days ;1958 :Salignac :Tour du Var ;1959 :

Tour du Sud-Est The Tour du Sud-Est was a professional cycle race held as a stage race in France. It was first held in 1919 and held for the final time in 1983, although it wasn't held every year. In 1965 it was part of the Super Prestige Pernod The Super Prest ...

Grand Prix Stan Ockers The Grand Prix Stan Ockers was a professional cycle race held as a single-day race around Valentigney, France, held in memoriam of Stan Ockers. It was first held in 1957 and held for the final time in 1963. From 1959 to 1963 it was part of the S ...

:Montélimar ;1960 :Auxerre :Ronde de Seignelay :

: ::Winner stage 2

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for René Privat
1930 births 1995 deaths Cyclists from Ardèche French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1930s-stub