Edouard Wattelier

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Edouard Wattelier Road cycling
Wattelier after his victory at Paris – Bordeaux in 1902
Wattelier after his victory at Paris – Bordeaux in 1902
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Date of birth December 12, 1876
date of death September 18, 1957
nation FranceFrance France
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Last updated: August 23, 2017

Édouard Wattelier (born December 12, 1876 in Chaumontel , † September 18, 1957 ) was a French cyclist.

Édouard Wattelier was a professional racing driver from 1896 to 1911. He was one of the racing drivers of the so-called "heroic" age who took part in the first classic bike races. In 1902 he won the May event of the 580-kilometer Bordeaux – Paris race , which was held twice that year. He needed 22 hours and 47 minutes behind pacemakers and was 63 minutes faster than second, Swiss Michel Frédérick .

Wattelier competed a total of six times in the Paris – Roubaix race , the first time in 1898 , and each time he reached the finish among the top ten. In 1898 he finished third, a little more than half an hour behind the first, Maurice Garin . In 1902 he finished second behind Lucien Lesna, seven and a half minutes behind . In 1903 and 1904 he was fourth and in 1905 fifth. His worst placement was eighth in 1901 .

In the Tour de France , Édouard Wattelier started seven times, but only reached Paris twice. In four events, he gave up during or after the first stage. Because of his success at Paris-Bordeaux, he was one of the favorites for overall victory in the first edition of the tour in 1903 , the first stage of which started at 3 p.m., but he gave up "in the dark". In 1906 he was seventh overall.

His younger brother was Antoine Wattelier , also a cyclist and seven-time tour starter. He fell on New Year's Eve 1914 as a soldier in the First World War .

successes

1901
  • Toulouse-Luchon
1902

Placements in the Tour de France

Grand Tour 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911
Vuelta a España
Maglia Rosa Giro d'Italia
Yellow jersey Tour de France DNF - DNF 7th 24 28 DNF - DNF
Legend: DNF: did not finish , abandoned or withdrawn from the race due to timeout.

Teams

  • 1905 Cycles JC
  • 1906-1907 laboratory
  • 1908-1909 Nil Supra
  • 1910 Lenain
  • 1911 Wanderer

Web links

Commons : Édouard Wattelier  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ^ Editions Chronique: Chronique du XXème siècle. Éditions Chronique, 2013, ISBN 978-2-366-02013-7 , p. 1175 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  2. ^ Max Leonard: Lanterne Rouge. Osburg Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-955-10125-1 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  3. ↑ Guerre 14-18. In: lepetitbraquet.fr. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
  4. ↑ In the sources, the two brothers are confused with one another at various points.
personal data
SURNAME Wattelier, Édouard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Chaumontel
DATE OF DEATH September 18, 1957
Place of death Chaumontel