Bernard Quennehen
road bicycle racer (1930–2016)
Bernard Quennehen (31 May 1930 – January 2016) was a French professional road bicycle racer between 1952 and 1954. He won two stage victories, one in the Circuit des Six Provinces, and one in the 1953 Tour de France, for which he is most remembered.
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