Albert Bouvet
Albert Bouvet (born February 28, 1930 in Mellé ; † May 20, 2017 ) was a French cyclist and later race organizer.
He was an amateur until autumn 1953, after his victory in the time trial at the Grand Prix de France he became a professional driver. Albert Bouvet was a professional cyclist from 1953 to 1964 and an all-rounder on the road and track . He won numerous smaller bike races ; his greatest success on the road was his victory in the classic Paris – Tours (1956). Four times he was French champion in the individual pursuit . In 1957 and 1959 he was vice world champion in this discipline.
Bouvet started five times in the Tour de France , gave up three times, in 1954 he was 63 and in 1957 50.
Albert Bouvet has been one of the organizers of Paris – Roubaix since 1968 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert Bouvet est mort
- ^ Pascal Sergent: Encyclopédie illustrée des coureurs Française depuis 1869 . Editions Eecloonaar, Eeklo 1998, ISBN 90-74128-15-7 , pp. 110 (French).
- ↑ lesamisdeparisroubaix.com ( Memento from August 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Albert Bouvet in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Albert Bouvet in the Tour de France database(French / English )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bouvet, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mellé |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th May 2017 |