Jean-Baptiste Dotto (27 March 1928, in St-Nazaire – 20 February 2000, in Ollioules, FranceMemoire du Cyclisme, Rider history, Jean-Baptiste Dotto ) was the first French racing cyclist to win the Vuelta a España. He rode the Tour de France 13 times, coming fourth in 1954.
Jean Dotto was born with Italian nationality. He became French in 1937. Dotto was a good climber. He became an independent, or semi-professional, in 1948 and won a race up Mont VentouxVelo Club, Rider database, article on Jean-Baptiste Dotto that year and won Marseille-Toulon-Marseille and the climb of La Turbie, near Nice in 1950. He turned professional in 1951 for France-Sport-Dunlop and won five races, including three hill climbs, in his first season. He rode until 1963, winning 35 races, including the Dauphiné-Libéré twice. He won stage 19 of the 1954 Tour de France and next year won the Vuelta by beating Julio Jiménez of Spain and Raphaël Géminiani of France.
Of his era, he said: "We took amphetamine but not all the year. That allowed us to win and it wasn't very dangerous."Cyclisme Dopage, Les aveux -Après la fin de leur carrière (mais sans remord...) (Confessions - After the end of their careers (but without remorse ...), Jean-Baptiste Dotto
Major results
1952 1st, Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 8th, Overall, Tour de France 1954 4th, Overall, Tour de France 1st, Stage 19, Briançon > Aix-les-Bains (221 km) 1955 1st, Overall, Vuelta a España 1956 – Sud-Est 19th, Overall, Tour de France 1957 10th, Overall, Tour de France 1958 – Centre-Midi DNF Stage 23, Tour de France 3rd, Climbers Classification 1959 15th, Overall, Tour de France 1960 1st, Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 35th, Overall, Tour de France 1961 8th, Overall, Tour de France 1962 58th, Overall, Tour de France 1963 28th, Overall, Tour de France
References
External links
Official Tour de France results for Jean Dotto