José Samyn (11 May 1946 – 28 August 1969) was a French professional road bicycle racer who died during a race in Zingem, Belgium. Samyn was born in Quiévrain, Belgium to a Belgian mother and French father, he took French nationality in 1964 . As an amateur, he won the 1965 French Military Cycling Championship. In 1967, he won a stage of the Tour de France. The following year, however, a dope test carried out during the Tour proved positive. Samyn was expelled from the race, suspended for one month and fined. He was the first winner of the GP Fayt-le-Franc, and after his death at Zingem the race was renamed Le Samyn (or Memorial Samyn) in his honor. Major results 1967 Grand Prix de Denain Solesmes Tour de France: Winner stage 11 1968 Circuit du Port de Dunkerque GP Fayt-le-Franc Wingene 1969 Tour de Picardie References External links Official Tour de France results for José Samyn 1946 births 1969 deaths Cyclists who died while racing French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners Sport deaths in Belgium Sportspeople from Nord (French department) Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Hainaut (province) Belgian people of French descent Belgian emigrants to France Cyclists from Hauts-de-France