André Mahé was a professional cyclist from 1945 to 1954. The greatest successes of his career were the victories at Paris – Roubaix in 1949 and at Paris – Tours in 1950. In 1952, he came third at Paris-Roubaix. He started four times in the Tour de France , gave up three times and in 1949 he finished 49th.
In his Paris-Roubaix victory, Mahé drove in a group of three that was misdirected by a marshal and therefore did not find the right way to the finish in the Roubaix velodrome; the drivers, one of whom fell, however, finally opened a door, found themselves in the press box and climbed over the chairs with their bikes to get onto the train. Mahé won the sprint and was honored as the winner. Serse Coppi , the brother of Fausto Coppi , won the sprint of the chasing group. After a protest against the rating and many discussions, Coppi was recognized six months later as the second winner alongside Mahé.
