François Mahé (September 2, 1930 – May 31, 2015) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1950 to 1965. Highlights from his career include one day in the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the 1953 Tour de France, a stage win in 1954 Tour de France as well as a stage win in Vuelta a España, Paris–Nice, Tour de Luxembourg and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and coming second in the 1952 edition of the GP Ouest-France and the 1954 edition of Tour of Flanders.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | François Mahé |
| Born | September 2, 1930 Arradon, France |
| Died | May 31, 2015 (aged 84) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| One stage Tour de France | |
Major results edit
- 1953
- Tour de France:
- Wearing yellow jersey for one day
- 10th place overall classification
- 1954
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 21A
- 1955
- Malansec
- Tour de France:
- 10th place overall classification
- 1958
- Querrien
- 1959
- Bain-de-Bretagne
- Tour de France:
- 5th place overall classification
- 1960
- Brest
- Camors
- Chauffailles
- Ploudalmezeau
- 1961
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stages 2 and 14
- 1962
- Maël-Carhaix
- Plévin
- 1963
- GP de Cannes
- 1965
- Grandchamps
References edit
- ^ "Disparition - Décès de François Mahé". L'Equipe.fr (in French).
External links edit
- Palmarès of François Mahé
- François Mahé at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for François Mahé
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