André Dufraisse
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Representing France | ||
Men's cyclo-cross | ||
World Championships | ||
1954 Crenna | Elite Men's Race | |
1955 Saarbrücken | Elite Men's Race | |
1956 Luxembourg | Elite Men's Race | |
1957 Edelare | Elite Men's Race | |
1958 Limoges | Elite Men's Race | |
1951 Luxembourg | Elite Men's Race | |
1952 Geneva | Elite Men's Race | |
1953 Quato | Elite Men's Race | |
1961 Hanover | Elite Men's Race | |
1962 Esch-sur-Alzette | Elite Men's Race | |
1963 Calais | Elite Men's Race |
André Dufraisse (born 30 June 1926 in Razès, France) is a former cyclo-cross racer from France, a professional from 1950 to 1964. Dufraisse won the World Cyclo-cross Championships five times from 1954 to 1958, and was cyclo-cross champion of France 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]
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. Retrieved 2008-02-14.