Pascal Simon
Pascal Simon (born 27 September 1956) is a retired French road racing cyclist. A native of Mesnil St. Loup, he was a professional cyclist from 1979 to 1991. Pascal was the oldest of four brothers that all became professional cyclists: Régis, Jerôme and François. In 1983, Simon obtained the yellow jersey while riding for Cycles Peugeot after the tenth stage of the Tour de France. One day later, Simon fell down and broke his shoulder. Simon continued for six more days, before the injury forced him out of the race.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pascal Simon |
| Born | 27 December 1956 France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1979–1987 | Peugeot |
| 1988 | Système U |
| 1989 | Super U |
| 1990–1991 | Castorama |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de l'Avenir Seven days in yellow jersey | |
Pascal Simon (born 27 September 1956) is a retired French road racing cyclist. A native of Mesnil St. Loup, he was a professional cyclist from 1979 to 1991. Pascal was the oldest of four brothers that all became professional cyclists: Régis, Jerôme and François.
In 1983, Simon obtained the yellow jersey while riding for Cycles Peugeot after the tenth stage of the Tour de France. One day later, Simon fell down and broke his shoulder. Simon continued for six more days, before the injury forced him out of the race.
Major results
[edit]- 1979
- Montauroux
- 1980
- Tour du Haut Var
- 1981
- Tour de l'Avenir
- 1983
- Boucles de Sospel
- Dauphiné Libéré: Stage 6
- Lisieux
- 1984
- Route du Sud
- Joigny
- 1986
- Tour du Haut Var
- 1988
- Châteauroux - Limoges
Tour de France
[edit]- 1980 - 28th
- 1982 - 20th, winner of 15th stage
- 1983 - did not finish, 7 days in yellow jersey
- 1984 - 7th
- 1985 - 20th
- 1986 - 13th
- 1987 - 53rd
- 1988 - 17th
- 1989 - 13th
- 1990 - 35th
- 1991 - 57th
External links
[edit]- Pascal Simon at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Pascal Simon – official Tour de France results (archive)
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