José Samyn
José Samyn (11 May 1946 – 28 August 1969) was a French professional road bicycle racer who died during a race in Zingem, Belgium.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Samyn |
| Born | 11 May 1946 Quiévrain, Belgium |
| Died | 28 August 1969 (aged 23) Zingem, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 1 stage 1967 Tour de France | |
Samyn was born in Quiévrain, Belgium to a Belgian mother and French father, he took French nationality in 1964 . As an amateur, he won the 1965 French Military Cycling Championship. In 1967, he won a stage of the Tour de France. The following year, however, a dope test carried out during the Tour proved positive.[1] Samyn was expelled from the race, suspended for one month and fined.
He was the first winner of the GP Fayt-le-Franc, and after his death at Zingem the race was renamed Le Samyn (or Memorial Samyn) in his honor.
Major results
- 1967
- Grand Prix de Denain
- Solesmes
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 11
- 1968
- Circuit du Port de Dunkerque
- GP Fayt-le-Franc
- Wingene
- 1969
- Tour de Picardie
References
- "Fransman Samyn wegens doping uit de Tour". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Koninklijke Bibliotheek. 6 July 1968. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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