Jean de Gribaldy (July 18, 1922 - January 2, 1987) was a French road cyclist and directeur sportif.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Sporting career
• 3 Teams (professional cyclist)
• 4 Teams (directeur sportif)
• 5 Sean Kelly about Jean de Gribaldy
• 6 External links (in French)

Biography

Born in Besançon, former professional racing cyclist from 1945 to 1954, Jean de Gribaldy began a successful career as a directeur sportif in the mid-1960s .

Called le Vicomte ("the Viscount"), he discovered Sean Kelly, Joaquim Agostinho and Éric Caritoux. He gave a second chance to many riders dropped by other teams. Most saw their career take a new dimension under Jean de Gribaldy.

A street in Besançon, city in which he was a shopkeeper, has been named Montée Jean de Gribaldy since 1994. Each July a Jean de Gribaldy cyclo-sportive is organized around Montbéliard, (Doubs département) . (http://www.lajeandegribaldy.com/)