André Dufraisse
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| Born | 30 June 1926 Razès, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 February 2021 (aged 94) Limoges, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Cyclo-cross Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1950–1953 | Rochet–Dunlop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1956 | Terrot–Hutchinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1964 | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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André Dufraisse (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe dyfʁɛs]; 30 June 1926 – 21 February 2021) was a French cyclo-cross cyclist, who was a professional from 1950 to 1964.
Career
Dufraisse won the World Cyclo-cross Championships five times from 1954 to 1958, and was the French national champion seven times between 1955 and 1963.[1] Dufraisse switched to cyclo-cross after finishing second in the 1953 world championship and from then on dominated the sport - in 1956 he won 19 of the 20 races he entered.[2]
Dufraisse died in February 2021.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Andre Dufraisse". de wielersite.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ "André Dufraisse: "the Coppi of the field"". WK Veldrijden 2006.nl. Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ "Quintuple champion du monde de cyclo-cross, André Dufraisse est mort". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ France, Centre (2021-02-22). "Disparition - Le Limousin André Dufraisse, quintuple champion du monde de cyclo-cross, est décédé". www.lepopulaire.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-22.