Victor Fontan

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ridername = Victor Fontan


fullname = Victor Fontan
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dateofbirth = birth date|1892|06|18
dateofdeath = death date and age|1982|01|02|1892|06|12
country = FRA
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Climbing specialist
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updated = November 19, 2007

Victor Fontan (June 18, 1892 - January 2, 1982) was a French road racing cyclist from Nay. In 1929 Tour de France he crashed during stage 10 in the Pyrenees, while he was wearing the yellow jersey.

Major Results

;1926:1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya::1st, Stages 2, 4 and 5;1927:1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya::1st, Stages 3 and 8:1st, Overall, Vuelta al País Vasco::1st, Stage 3;1928:4th, Overall, Giro d'Italia:7th, Overall, Tour de France::1st, Stages 7 & 9 ;1929:4th, Overall, Tour de France

External links

*cyclingwebsite|5010
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/2167.html Results in Tour de France]
* [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/fontan_victor.php Palmarès by memoire-du-cyclisme.net] fr icon

Persondata
NAME= Fontan, Victor
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1892-06-18
PLACE OF BIRTH=Nay, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
DATE OF DEATH=1982-01-02
PLACE OF DEATH=Saint-Vincent, France