André Dufraisse

André Dufraisse (30 June 1926 – 21 February 2021) was a French cyclo-cross cyclist, who was a professional from 1950 to 1964.

André Dufraisse
Dufraisse at 91
Personal information
Born30 June 1926
Razès, France
Died21 February 2021(2021-02-21) (aged 94)
Limoges, France
Team information
DisciplineCyclo-cross
Road
RoleRider
Professional teams
1950–1953Rochet–Dunlop
1953–1956Terrot–Hutchinson
1956–1964Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
1954 CrennaElite race
1955 SaarbrückenElite race
1956 LuxembourgElite race
1957 EdelareElite race
1958 LimogesElite race
1951 LuxembourgElite race
1952 GenevaElite race
1953 QuatoElite race
1961 HanoverElite race
1962 Esch-sur-AlzetteElite race
1963 CalaisElite race

Career

Dufraisse won the World Cyclo-cross Championships five times from 1954 to 1958, and was the French national champion seven times between 1955 and 1963.[1] Dufraisse switched to cyclo-cross after finishing second in the 1953 world championship and from then on dominated the sport - in 1956 he won 19 of the 20 races he entered.[2]

Dufraisse died in February 2021.[3][4]

References
  1. "Andre Dufraisse". de wielersite.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  2. "André Dufraisse: "the Coppi of the field"". WK Veldrijden 2006.nl. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  3. Quintuple champion du monde de cyclo-cross, André Dufraisse est mort (in French)
  4. Le Limousin André Dufraisse, quintuple champion du monde de cyclo-cross, est décédé (in French)


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