Georges Groussard (born 22 March 1937) is a retired French road cyclist. Groussard rode professionally from 1960 to 1967. He participated in 7 Tours de France, and wore the yellow jersey for 9 consecutive days in 1964. His best overall result was also in 1964, when he finished 5th place in the overall classification. His elder brother Joseph Groussard was also a professional cyclist.
Since 1995, the race La Georges Groussard is dedicated to him.
Major results
1959 Winner Mican-Morvan (amateur race) 1961 2nd place Paris–Nice 3rd place Tour de Luxembourg 1962 Winner in Plumeliau 1963 Winner in Plumeliau 1964 2nd place in French national road race championship 2nd place in Preslin 2nd place in Sévignac
Tour de France results 1961: 30th place 1962: 72nd place 1963: 51st place 1964: 5th place, 10 days in yellow jersey 1965: did not finish: gave up in stage 3 1966: 30th place 1967: Team: France 3 (start number 127), did not finish; out of time on stage 8
References
External links
Info about the stages where Groussard wore the yellow jersey Official Tour de France results for Georges Groussard