Roger Rondeaux (15 April 1920 – 24 January 1999) was a French

cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...

cyclist, who was a professional from 1947 to 1958. Rondeaux won the

World Cyclo-cross Championships The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships are the world championships for cyclo-cross organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Starting in 2022, seven events are organized each year – men's elite, women's elite, men's under 23, wom ...

three times in 1951, 1952, and 1953, and was the French national champion seven times between 1947 and 1954. Rondeaux had been beaten in the first edition of the Cyclo-cross world championships by

Jean Robic Jean Robic (; 10 June 1921 – 6 October 1980)L'Équipe, 9 July 2003 was a French road racing cyclist who won the 1947 Tour de France. Robic was a professional cyclist from 1943 to 1961. His diminutive stature (1.61m, 60 kg) and appearanc ...

in a sprint.

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1920 births 1999 deaths French male cyclists French cyclo-cross cyclists UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions (men) Cyclists from Marne (department) 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1920s-stub