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

  1. ^ "Andre Dufraisse". de wielersite.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  2. ^ "André Dufraisse: "the Coppi of the field"". WK Veldrijden 2006.nl. Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  3. ^ "Quintuple champion du monde de cyclo-cross, André Dufraisse est mort". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  4. ^ 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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Dufraisse
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