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Roger Pingeon, French cyclist (died 2017)
Roger Pingeon was a professional road bicycle racer from France. In 1969, Pingeon won the Vuelta a España and finished second behind Eddy Merckx in the Tour de France. Roger Pingeon (pronounced; 28 August 1940 – 19 March 2017) was a professional road bicycle racer from France.
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Roger Pingeon was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Roger Pingeon's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1940 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.18 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,300 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,100 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.30 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 132.2M | 341 million |
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