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Historic Overview Raphael Géminiani

Rider

Overall Rank158
NameRaphael GÉMINIANI
Country
  France
Date of birth12-Jun-1925 - Clermont Ferrand (Auvergne)
Date of death05-Jul-2024 - Pont-du-Château (Puy-de-Dôme)

Biography

Raphael Géminiani

Raphaël Géminiani (12 June 1925 – 5 July 2024) was a French road bicycle racer. He had three podium finishes in the Grand Tours. He was one of four children of Italian immigrants who moved to Clermont-Ferrand fleeing from fascist violence. He worked in a cycle shop and started racing as a boy. He became a professional and then a directeur sportif, notably of Jacques Anquetil and the St-Raphaël team.

His professional career ran from 1946 to 1960. He won the mountains competition in the Tour de France in 1951. His best overall place was second in 1951 behind Hugo Koblet. He won seven stages of the Tour between 1949 and 1955 and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for four days. He won the national championship in 1953, the mountain competition of the Giro d'Italia in 1951, and third place in the Vuelta a España 1955. In 1955, Géminiani finished in the top 10 of the three big tours (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España), equalled only by Gastone Nencini in 1957. It has not been equalled since.

In 1977 he called doping checks the "cancer of cycling". He recognised that he had used drugs during his career. His strong personality earned him the nickname of Le Grand Fusil, which translates roughly as "Top Gun".

Géminiani died in Pérignat-sur-Allier on 5 July 2024, at the age of 99.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

7 4 3 3 13

Major Victories

G.P. du Midi-Libre 1951
G.P. d'Alger 1959
Tour de France - stages 1949 (1), 1950 (2), 1951 (1), 1952 (2), 1955 (1)
Tour de Suisse - stages 1957 (1)
Dauphiné Libéré - stages 1951 (1), 1953 (1)
Vuelta a España - stages 1957 (1)
More results

Seasons

Raphael Géminiani - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1944 Individual 5 424
2. 1945 Individual 40 316
3. 1946 Métropole - Dunlop - Hutchinson 115 279
4. 1947 Métropole - Dunlop - Hutchinson 84 376
5. 1948 Métropole - Dunlop - Hutchinson 859 40
6. 1949 Métropole - Dunlop 907 40
7. 1950 Métropole - Dunlop - Hutchinson 1617 12
8. 1951 Métropole - Dunlop 2034 6
9. 1952 Métropole - Dunlop 1413 15
10. 1953 Bianchi - Pirelli 1657 12
11. 1954 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 517 98
12. 1955 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 2255 6
13. 1956 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 112 340
14. 1957 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop - Quinquina 1117 34
15. 1958 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 1805 15
16. 1959 Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 553 99
17. 1960 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 41 572
Overall: 15131 158