Roger Lévêque (5 December 1920 in
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
The town has a major harbour on the right bank of the Loire estuary, near the Atlantic Oc ...
– 29 June 2002 in
Saint-Avertin
Saint-Avertin () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
History
In the Gallo-Roman times, a hamlet called Vinciacum was set up near quarries where stones required for the building of Caesarodonum (Tours) were extract ...
) was a professional
French
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road racing cyclist
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from 1946 to 1953. His only victory was the 4th stage of the
1951 Tour de France
The 1951 Tour de France was the 38th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 29 July. It consisted of 24 stages over . The race started outside Île-de-France for the first time since 1926; a change that Grand Départ, remained perm ...
, and in the same Tour he wore the
yellow jersey
The general classification of the Tour de France is the most important classification of the race and determines the winner of the race. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification has worn the yellow jersey ( ).
History
For the first t ...
for 6 days.
Tour de France results
;
1947 Tour de France
The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July. The total race distance was 21 stages over . It was the first Tour since 1939, having been cancelled during World War II, although some Tour ...
:24th place
;
1948 Tour de France
The 1948 Tour de France was the 35th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 25 July 1948. It consisted of 21 stages over .
The race was won by Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who had also won the Tour de France in 1938. Bartal ...
:did not finish
;
1949 Tour de France
The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 24 July. It consisted of 21 stages over .
The Italian team had internal problems, because Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi could both be the team leade ...
:31st place
;
1951 Tour de France
The 1951 Tour de France was the 38th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 29 July. It consisted of 24 stages over . The race started outside Île-de-France for the first time since 1926; a change that Grand Départ, remained perm ...
:30th place
:Winner of 4th stage
:Wearing the
yellow jersey
The general classification of the Tour de France is the most important classification of the race and determines the winner of the race. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification has worn the yellow jersey ( ).
History
For the first t ...
for 6 days
References
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Roger Lévêque
Sportspeople from Saint-Nazaire
French male cyclists
French Tour de France stage winners
1920 births
2002 deaths
Cyclists from Loire-Atlantique
20th-century French sportsmen
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