Roger Rivière, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French racing cyclist
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Place of Birth: Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Roger Rivière
- Roger Rivière (23 February 1936, Saint-Étienne – 1 April 1976, Saint-Galmier) was a French track and road bicycle racer.
- He raced as a professional from 1957 to 1960. Rivière, a time trialist, all-around talent on the road, and a three-time world pursuit champion on the track, lost his career to injury.
- He was considered to have a chance of winning the 1960 Tour de France but crashed on the Col de Perjuret descent of Mont Aigoual in the Massif Central while following leader Gastone Nencini.
- Rivière hit a guard-block on the edge of the road, falling 20 meters into a ravine.
- He landed in brush, breaking two vertebrae.
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