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André Dufraisse

Racing cyclist

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André Dufraisse
Medal record
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 (Razès, France, 30 June 1926 – 21 February 2021) was a cyclo-cross racer from France, a professional from 1950 to 1964.

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Razès
Razès is a historical area in southwestern France, in today's Aude département.More
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic was the system of government adopted in France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940 after France's defeat by Nazi Germany in World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government in France.More
Cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter, and consist of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike while navigating the obstruction and remount. Races for senior categories are generally between 40 minutes and an hour long, with the distance varying depending on the ground conditions. The sport is strongest in the traditional road cycling countries such as Belgium, France and the Netherlands.More

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Career

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]

Dufraisse died in February 2021.[3][4]

Overview of "World Cyclo-cross Championships" article
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships are the world championships for cyclo-cross organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Starting in 2020, six events are organized each year – men's elite, women's elite, men's under 23, women's under 23, men's under 18, and women's under 18. Traditionally, the elite events are held on a Sunday with the other events held on the Saturday the day before.More

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. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  3. ^ Quintuple champion du monde de cyclo-cross, André Dufraisse est mort (in French)
  4. ^ Le Limousin André Dufraisse, quintuple champion du monde de cyclo-cross, est décédé (in French)


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