Gérard Saint (11 July 1935 in Argentan – 16 March 1960 in Le Mans) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the 1959 Tour de France, Saint was the winner of the Combativity award. In 1960, while driving his Citroën DS near Le Mans, Saint hit a tree and died at the scene.
Major results
1957 Tour de Luxembourg Tour de l'Ariège 1958 Boucles de l'Aulne Egletons Meymac Taule 1959 Bol d'Or des Monédières Chaumeil Felletin GP d'Alger (with Raphaël Géminiani and Roger Rivière) Nice Saint-Jean d'Angely Chateau-Chinon Manche-Océan Tour de France: 9th place overall classification Winner Combativity award
Legacy
The stadium of FC Argentan was named after him, a few years after his death.
References
External links
Official Tour de France results for Gérard Saint