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| Model: | Champ du Monde |
| Brand: | LeJeune |
| Category: | Road Race |
| Years: | 1960's - 1970's |
| Country: | France |
| Production: | Factory Production |
| Sold As: | Complete Bicycle |
| Material: | Steel |
| Construction: | Lugged |
| Drivetrain: | Derailleurs |
| Wheel Size: | 700c |
| Added By: | CV-6 on 11/07/10 |
| Updated By: | bobasmar on 05/09/15 |
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| Model General Information |
The top of the line for Lejeune, this model was prominent in the pro peloton from the mid 60s into the early 80s. Jan Janssen won the 68 TdF on a similar model labeled Sauvage Lejeune. If one watches a Sunday in Hell, you will see a good part of the Lejeune team falling out of the race due to accidents. Frame, fork, stays Reynolds 531. Steerer was often Nervor. Campagnolo Record/Nuovo/Super Record components. The actual race machines were often built by Bernard Carré and could be distinguished by by B.Carré or the racer's name on the seat stay cap. The example here is a NOS 1972 model.
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| Primary Example: | LeJeune Champ du Monde (1972) |
| Years: | 1972 | Sold As: | Complete Bicycle |
| Bottom Bracket: | French: 35mm x 1mm | Brake Mounting: | Exterior Nutted |
| Brake Bridge: | Simple unreinforced tube | Derailleur Cable Routing: | Clamp-on |
| Lug Style: | | Brake Guides: | Clamp on |
| Fork Style: | Curved Blades | Seat Stays: | Capped |
| Fork Crown Style: | | Main Tubing: | |
| Rear Dropouts: | Horizontal | Color(s): | Typically all all red, may hve blue head tube |
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Respectable quality French made steel frames and forks. LeJeune produced a line of bicycles ranging from road racing models to step through mixties.
