Antonin Rolland
FullnameAntonin Rolland
Birth date3 September 1924 (age 102)
Birth placeSainte-Euphémie, France
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Proyears 11946-1948
Proteam 1Rhonson-Dunlop
Proyears 21949
Proteam 2Ricci
Proyears 31950-1951
Proteam 3Rhonson-Dunlop
Proyears 41952-1954
Proteam 4Terrot-Hutchinson
Proyears 51955
Proteam 5L.Bobet-BP-Hutchinson
Proyears 61955
Proteam 6Mercier-Hutchinson
Proyears 71956-1959
Proteam 7L.Bobet-BP-Hutchinson
Proyears 81960
Proteam 8Rochet-Margnat
Proyears 91961
Proteam 9Margnat-Rochet-Dunlop
Proyears 101962
Proteam 10Individual
Proyears 111963
Proteam 11Bertin-Porter 39-Milremo and Still Follis
Majorwins

Grand Tours

Tour de France
2 individual stages (1952, 1955)
Giro d'Italia
3 individual stages (1957)

Stage races Midi Libre (1950, 1956)

Antonin Rolland (born 3 September 1924) is a French former professional cyclist who was active from 1946 to 1963. Rolland won stages in the Tour de France and in the Giro d'Italia. He was born in Sainte-Euphémie, Ain.

In the 1955 Tour de France, Rolland led the general classification for twelve stages, but his team captain Louison Bobet wanted to win his third consecutive Tour, so did not help Rolland to defend the lead.[1] Rolland ended in fifth place that year, his best Tour de France result in his career.

Major results

1946
GP de Thizy
1948
Chauffailles
1950
Grand prix du Midi Libre
1951
Bourg-Geneva-Bourg
1952
Tour de France:
Winner stage 23
1953
Cazès-Mondenard
Nantua
Tour de France:
7th place overall classification
1955
Cluny
Bourg-Geneva-Bourg
Tour de France:
5th place overall classification
Wearing yellow jersey for 12 stages
Winner stage 2
1956
Grand prix du Midi Libre
Oyonnax
1957
GP de Cannes
Mâcon
Giro d'Italia:
Winner stages 3, 7 and 9
1958
Giro di Sardegna
1959
La Charité-sur-Loire

References

  1. ^ Startt, James (13 September 2020). "Antonin Rolland on playing domestic under the yellow jersey". Velonews.com