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Jean Graczyk

1933 - 2004

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Jean Graczyk (26 May 1933 – 27 June 2004) was a French road bicycle racer who won two points classifications in the Tour de France and several stages each at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. Before turning professional, Graczyk won an Olympic silver medal in the team pursuit for France. His nickname in the sport was Popof. The American-French journalist René de Latour jokingly said in the British monthly Sporting Cyclist that it was because of his habit of attacking alone, or "popping off". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Graczyk is the 214th most popular cyclist (up from 262nd in 2019), the 4,538th most popular biography from France (up from 4,881st in 2019) and the 39th most popular French Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Jean Graczyk ranks 214 out of 1,613. Before him are Dietrich Thurau, Emilio Rodríguez, Paul Chocque, Pierfranco Vianelli, Tom Boonen, and Georges Passerieu. After him are Maurice Perrin, Giovanni Valetti, Leandro Faggin, Giuseppe Saronni, Max Bulla, and Edward Battell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Jean Graczyk ranks 373. Before him are Norbert Eschmann, Toini Pöysti, Viktor Kapitonov, Maurizio Arena, Bent Hansen, and Celso Torrelio. After him are Hiroshi Suzuki, Pedro Cubilla, Leandro Faggin, Jean Vautrin, John Gardner, and Irma Serrano. Among people deceased in 2004, Jean Graczyk ranks 234. Before him are Adolf Ehrnrooth, Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu, Tom Turesson, Albert Mol, Daniel J. Boorstin, and Anna Lee. After him are Mahmut Atalay, Quorthon, Madeleine Robinson, Marcelo González Martín, Richard Dembo, and Fred Ramdat Misier.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Graczyk ranks 4,538 out of 6,770. Before him are Joséphine Fodor (1789), Hervé Guibert (1955), Claude Cheysson (1920), Jean Piot (1890), Érik Orsenna (1947), and Chrétien Waydelich (1841). After him are Philippe Descola (1949), Gaston Amson (1883), Adolphe Grisel (1872), Maurice Perrin (1911), Daniel Bravo (1963), and Théodore Monod (1902).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Jean Graczyk ranks 39. Before him are Armand Blanchonnet (1903), Robert Marchand (1911), Roger Lapébie (1911), Lucien Michard (1903), Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (1954), and Paul Chocque (1910). After him are Maurice Perrin (1911), Jean Dotto (1928), Louis Chaillot (1914), Cyrille Guimard (1947), Serge Blusson (1928), and Pierre Adam (1924).

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