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Revision as of 22:10, 20 December 2012
Pierre Cogan (born 10 january 1914) is a French former professional cyclist who competed between the 1930s and the 1950s.
Biography
Professional from 1935 to 1951, he notably won the Grand Prix de Plouay in 1936 and the Grand Prix des Nations (the unofficial World Time Trail Championship) in 1937. He has the distinction of being among the best of the Tour de France riders both before and after the Second World War. He was the 11th in the 1935 Tour de France and still 7th in 1950. He rode his last Tour de France in 1951 where he finished 19th. As of 2012 he also the oldest Tour de France rider still alive.[1]
His brother Joseph was also a professional road bicycle racer between 1936 and 1942.