Roger Pingeon

Roger Pingeon
	Pingeon in 1972
Personal information
Nickname	Le grand échassier (The Great Stilt Walker); Le plombier-zingueur (The Plumber);
Born	28 August 1940; Hauteville-Lompnes, Vichy France
Died	19 March 2017 (aged 76); Beaupont, France
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1959	Liberia–Hutchinson
1963–1965	Independent
1965–1972	Peugeot–BP–Michelin
1973	Rokado–De Gribaldy
1974	Jobo–Lejeune
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France General classification (1967) 4 individual stages (1967, 1968, 1969) Vuelta a España General classification (1969) 2 individual stages (1969)

Roger Pingeon (pronounced [ʁɔʒe pɛ̃ʒɔ̃]; 28 August 1940 – 19 March 2017) was a professional road bicycle racer from France.^[2]

Personal information
Pingeon in 1972
Nickname	Le grand échassier (The Great Stilt Walker) Le plombier-zingueur (The Plumber)^[1]
Born	(1940-08-28)28 August 1940 Hauteville-Lompnes, Vichy France
Died	19 March 2017(2017-03-19) (aged 76) Beaupont, France
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)^[1]
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)^[1]
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1959	Liberia–Hutchinson
1963–1965	Independent
1965–1972	Peugeot–BP–Michelin
1973	Rokado–De Gribaldy
1974	Jobo–Lejeune

Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France General classification (1967) 4 individual stages (1967, 1968, 1969) Vuelta a España General classification (1969) 2 individual stages (1969)