Antonin Rolland

Antonin Rolland (born 3 September 1924) is a French former professional cyclist who was active from 1946 to 1963. Rolland won stages in the Tour de France and in the Giro d'Italia. He was born in Sainte-Euphémie, Ain.

Antonin Rolland

Personal information
Full name	Antonin Rolland
Born	(1924-09-03) 3 September 1924 (age 100) Sainte-Euphémie, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1946-1948	Rhonson-Dunlop
1949	Ricci
1950-1951	Rhonson-Dunlop
1952-1954	Terrot-Hutchinson
1955	L.Bobet-BP-Hutchinson
1955	Mercier-Hutchinson
1956-1959	L.Bobet-BP-Hutchinson
1960	Rochet-Margnat
1961	Margnat-Rochet-Dunlop
1962	Individual
1963	Bertin-Porter 39-Milremo and Still Follis
Major wins
Midi Libre (1950, 1956)

In the 1955 Tour de France, Rolland led the general classification for twelve stages, but his team captain Louison Bobet wanted to win his third consecutive Tour, so did not help Rolland to defend the lead.^[1] Rolland ended in fifth place that year, his best Tour de France result in his career.

Major results

1946

GP de Thizy

1948

Chauffailles

1950

Grand prix du Midi Libre

1951

Bourg-Geneva-Bourg

1952

Tour de France:

Winner stage 23

1953

Cazès-Mondenard

Nantua

Tour de France:

7th place overall classification

1955

Cluny

Bourg-Geneva-Bourg

Tour de France:

5th place overall classification

Wearing yellow jersey for 12 stages

Winner stage 2

1956

Grand prix du Midi Libre

Oyonnax

1957

GP de Cannes

Mâcon

Giro d'Italia:

Winner stages 3, 7 and 9

1958

Giro di Sardegna

1959

La Charité-sur-Loire