Jean-Pierre Danguillaume

Jean-Pierre Danguillaume came from a family of cyclists with his father, brother, and four of his uncles all competing in the sport. Danguillaume began his career with a handful of amateur wins in races in France in the late 1960s, earning himself a place on the Olympic team. At the Mexico City Games he was part of the quartet that finished 15th in the team time trial. One year later he won the overall classification at the Peace Race before turning professional.

Danguillaume made his début at the Tour de France in 1970, winning stage 22 of the race, before winning stage 18 the following year. Throughout the decade he rode in nine editions of the Tour, winning further stages in 1973, 1974, and 1977. His best overall result in the general classification came in 1974 when he finished 13th. That same year he also finished seventh at the Vuelta a España. The following year Danguillaume won bronze in the road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Belgium, finishing in a bunch sprint of riders who were all 17 seconds behind the race winner Hennie Kuiper (NED).

Following his retirement Danguillaume worked as a directeur sportif for the Mercier cycling team from 1979 to 1984. He then worked in public relations and project management for Coca Cola as the sponsor for the Tour de France.