Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq

Jean -Baptiste Dortignacq ( born April 25, 1884 in Arudy, † May 13 1928 in Peyrehorade ) was a French cyclist.

He was Profi by 1904 until 1910. Already in the first year as a pro won " the gazelle from Peyrehorade " as he was called, two stages in the Tour de France and finished at the end of 2nd place in the overall standings behind Henri Cornet. A year later, he won three stages and came in second overall 3rd place In the years 1906 and 1908 respectively, he could win a stage.

In 1909 he won the race Bordeaux -Toulouse and Paris -La Mer - Paris. In 1910 he was the inaugural Giro della Romagna decide for themselves and also won a stage at the Giro d' Italia. He was the first non-Italian to have managed.