André Zimmermann

André Zimmermann (20 February 1939 – 5 November 2019)^[2] was a French cyclist.

André Zimmermann

Personal information
Born	(1939-02-20)20 February 1939 Maisonsgoutte
Died	5 November 2019(2019-11-05) (aged 80)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
1963-1964	Saint-Raphael - Gypsy
1965-1968	Peugeot - BP - Michelin
1969	Sonolor - Lejeune[1]
Major wins
Tour de l'Avenir (1963)

He was the first French rider to win the Tour de l'Avenir.^[3] He competed in the Tour de France fives times from 1964 to 1969.

He was on Jacques Anquetil's team when he won his fifth Tour de France in 1964.

Major results

1963

1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir

1st Stages 3 & 9

1st Stage 6 Route de France

1966

1st Grand Prix d'Aix-en-Provence

1967

3rd Bordeaux-Saintes

1968

3rd GP Ouest-France

Results at the Grand Tours

Tour de France

• 1964: 36th
• 1965: 17th
• 1966: 23rd
• 1967: DNF
• 1969: 26th

^[4]

Giro d'Italia

• 1964: 12th
• 1968: DNF

Vuelta a España

• 1967: 29th