Jean-Baptiste Dotto, known as Jean Dotto, was a French racing cyclist born on 27 March 1928 in Saint-Nazaire and died on 20 February 2000 in Ollioules. He was the first French rider to win the Vuelta a España, taking the 1955 race ahead of Julio Jiménez of Spain and Raphaël Gémiani of France. He rode the Tour de France thirteen times, finishing fourth in 1954 and winning stage 19 that year. Born with Italian nationality, he became French in 1937. A good climber, he turned professional in 1951, rode until 1963 and won 35 races, including the Dauphiné-Libéré twice.
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27 March 1928, in St-Nazaire
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He rode the Tour de France 13 times
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He became French in 1937.
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was the first French racing cyclist to win the Vuelta a Españ
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next year won the Vuelta by beating Julio Jiménez
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