Personal information | |
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Born | [1] Villeurbanne, France [2] | 3 December 1944
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1967–1971 [3] | Bic–Hutchinson [4] |
1972 | Gitane–Campagnolo |
Serge Bolley (born 3 December 1944) [5] is a French former professional cyclist. [6]
Serge was born in Villeurbanne, France on December 3, 1944. [7] He participated in three Tour de France editions. [8]
In addition to his stage victory in the Vuelta a Mallorca in 1967, he took third place in the fourth stage of the 1968 Tour de France. [9] In 1969, he finished second in the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain. He was teammate of Jacques Anquetil. His last result was 39th place in stage 14b during the 1972 Tour de France. [10]
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