André Dufraisse

André Dufraisse (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe dyfʁɛs]; 30 June 1926 – 21 February 2021) was a French cyclo-cross cyclist, who was a professional from 1950 to 1964.

Dufraisse won the World Cyclo-cross Championships five times from 1954 to 1958, and was the French national champion seven times between 1955 and 1963.

[1] Dufraisse switched to cyclo-cross after finishing second in the 1953 world championship and from then on dominated the sport - in 1956 he won 19 of the 20 races he entered.

[2] Dufraisse died in February 2021.

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