Jean Forestier

Jean Forestier (born 7 October 1930) is a French former cyclist. He was a professional from 1953 to 1965. Forestier won the points classification in the 1957 Tour de France,^[1] and wore the yellow jersey for two days.^[2] He also won the 1955 Paris–Roubaix.^[3]

Jean Forestier

Forestier at the 1962 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Jean Forestier
Born	(1930-10-07) 7 October 1930 (age 94) Lyon, France
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional teams
1953	Follis
1954–1956	Follis-Dunlop
1957	Essor-Leroux
1958	ACBB-Essor-Leroux-Hutchinson
1959	Essor-Leroux
1960	Helyett-Fynsec-Leroux
1961	Alcyon-Leroux
1962	Gitane-Leroux
1963–1964	Peugeot-BP
1965	Peugeot-BP-Michelin
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France Points classification (1957) 4 individual stages (1954, 1955, 1956, 1961) One-day races and Classics Tour of Flanders (1956) Paris–Roubaix (1955)

Major results

Source:^[4]

1953

1st GP de Thizy

9th Overall Circuit des Six Provinces

1st Stage 1

1954

1st Overall Tour de Romandie

1st Stage 16 Tour de France

1st GP de Thizy

1955

1st Paris–Roubaix

1st GP de Cannes

1st Stage 20 Tour de France

10th Overall Tour du Sud-Est

1st Stage 2

1956

1st Tour of Flanders

1st Stage 16 Tour de France

1957

1st Overall Tour de Romandie

1st Stages 2 & 3b

1st Overall Critérium National

1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

4th Overall Tour de France

1st Points classification

1958

1st Stage 7a Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1961

1st Grand Prix du Parisien

1st Stage 8 Tour de France