Summary
Jean de Gribaldy (18 July 1922 – 2 January 1987) was a French road cyclist and directeur sportif. He rode in the Tour de France in 1947 and 1948.[1][2]
 Jean de Gribaldy, Besançon, September 1980 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jean de Gribaldy |
| Nickname | Le Vicomte |
| Born | 18 July 1922 Besançon, France |
| Died | 2 January 1987 (aged 64) Voray-sur-l'Ognon, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider/Team leader |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 1945–1949 | Peugeot–Dunlop |
| 1950 | Mervil |
| 1951–1954 | Terrot |
| Managerial teams | |
| 1964 | Grammont–de Gribaldy |
| 1965 | Grammont–Motoconfort / Tigra–Meltina–de Gribaldy / Wolhauser Sirops Berger |
| 1966 | Tigra–Meltina–de Gribaldy |
| 1967 | Tigra–Grammont / Tigra–Enicar |
| 1968 | Frimatic–Viva–de Gribaldy/Tigra–Enicar |
| 1969 | Frimatic–Viva–de Gribaldy |
| 1969 | Frimatic–Viva–de Gribaldy–Wolber (Tour de France) |
| 1970 | Wolhauser–Ravis–de Gribaldy |
| 1970 | Frimatic–de Gribaldy |
| 1971 | Hoover–de Gribaldy |
| 1972 | Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy |
| 1975 | Miko–de Gribaldy |
| 1976 | Miko–de Gribaldy–Superia |
| 1977 | Velda–Latina Assicurazioni–Flandria |
| 1978 | Velda–Lano–Flandria |
| 1979 | Flandria–Ça va seul |
| 1980 | Puch–Sem–Campagnolo |
| 1981 | Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo |
| 1982 | Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo |
| 1983 | Sem–France Loire–Mavic–Reydel |
| 1984 | Skil–Sem–Mavic–Reydel |
| 1985 | Skil–Reydel–Sem |
| 1986 | Kas–Mavic–Tag Heuer |
Biography edit
Born in Besançon, Doubs département, Gribaldi was a professional racing cyclist from 1945 to 1954. He began a successful career as a directeur sportif in the mid-1960s.
Nicknamed le Vicomte ("the Viscount") due to his aristocratic ancestry,[3] he discovered Sean Kelly, Joaquim Agostinho, and Éric Caritoux. He gave a second chance to many riders dropped by other teams. Most saw their career take a new dimension under Jean de Gribaldy.
A street in Besançon, where he was a shopkeeper, has been named Montée Jean de Gribaldy since 1994. Each year, a Jean de Gribaldy cycling race is organized in Besançon.
Bibliography edit
- (in French) Pierre Diéterlé, Jean de Gribaldy, la légende du Vicomte, Editions du Sekoya, 2014 ISBN 978-2-84751-137-6
References edit
- ^ "34ème Tour de France 1947" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "35ème Tour de France 1948" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (12 October 2017). "Extract: The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the rise of Irish Cycling's Golden Generation". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
External links edit
- jeandegribaldy.com, a complete site about Jean de Gribaldy (French)
- Cyclismag: Le Vicomte conteur (French)
- Cyclismag: De Gri, le découvreur de pépites (French)
- Cyclismag: Bouts d'ficelle (French)