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}} André Darrigade (born Narrosse, 24 April 1929) was a French professional road bicycle racer between 1951 and 1966.〔 Darrigade, a road sprinter won the 1959 World Championship and 22 stages of the Tour de France. Five of those were on the first day,〔()〕 a record.〔Vélo, France, undated cutting〕 ==Origins== André Darrigade was born at Narosse, near Dax in the forested Landes region. He came to attention at the other end of the country and on the track by beating the future world sprint champion, Antonio Maspes〔Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du Tour de France, La Martinière, France, p493〕 in a meeting at the Vélodrome d'Hiver the night before the six-day race there. His name immediately appealed to northern crowds. René de Latour said: "It is a very 'musical' name to () French ears, especially when pronounced by a southerner who rolls his Rs like a Scotsman to make it sound like ''Darrrrrigade''.〔Sporting Cyclist, UK, undated cutting〕 De Latour said: :André Darrigade is heavily built and would have made a good football centre forward. He has blond hair, clear eyes, rosy cheeks, and is a bit on the shy side. When we first saw him in Paris soon after the war finished he was a novice, not a roadman at all. He had come to the big city to ride in the final of the famous Médaille race at the Vélodrome d'Hiver. When he arrived at the Vélodrome d'Hiver, he had no soigneur, no dressing gown,〔In that era riders wore dressing gowns (Am: robes), to keep warm between races〕 nobody to hold him up at the start, pump his tyres or adjust his position to suit the high, frightening bankings. He was lonely — but courageous. And guess who was his principal victim — Antonio Maspes!〔 Darrigade stayed in Paris and joined one of its leading clubs, the Vélo-Club d'Asnières-Courbevoie, at the invitation of Francis Pélissier, the former professional who was one of its officials. Darrigade rode again on the track at the Vél' d'Hiv, winning madisons and sprints, and won four races on the road. He turned professional in 1951 for a salary that barely covered his rent 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「André Darrigade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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