Roger Pingeon

Roger Pingeon
Pingeon in 1972
Personal information
Nickname
  • Le grand échassier (The Great Stilt Walker)
  • Le plombier-zingueur (The Plumber)
Born(1940-08-28)28 August 1940
Hauteville-Lompnes, Vichy France
Died19 March 2017(2017-03-19) (aged 76)
Beaupont, France
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1965–1972Peugeot–BP–Michelin
1973Rokado–De Gribaldy
1974Jobo–Lejeune
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
General classification (1967)
4 individual stages (1967, 1968, 1969)
Combativity award (1968)
Vuelta a España
General classification (1969)
2 individual stages (1969)

Roger Pingeon (pronounced [ʁɔʒe pɛ̃ʒɔ̃]; 28 August 1940 – 19 March 2017) was a professional road bicycle racer from France.

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