André Raynaud

André Raynaud (born November 10, 1904 in Cieux , Haute-Vienne , † March 20, 1937 in Antwerp ) was a French cyclist .

André Raynaud first drew attention to himself in 1928 when he finished third in the road race and in the individual time trial at the French road championships and, together with Piet van Kempen, came third in the six-day race in Paris . In 1929 and 1930 he won the Paris six-day race together with Octave Dayen . In 1936 Raynaud was French champion in the standing race ; in the same year he won the world championship title at the rail world championships in Ordrup near Copenhagen .

On March 20, 1937, André Raynaud had a fatal accident in a standing race in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp . He fell because his bike had a defect and was run over by the pacemaker of his compatriot Georges Ronsse , Ernest Pasquier . He died of internal bleeding. Around 100,000 people stood in line in Antwerp when Raynaud's coffin was transferred. He was buried in his hometown.

Individual evidence

^ The German cyclist , March 23, 1937.

Web links

André Raynaud in the Radsportseiten.net database

personal data
SURNAME	Raynaud, André
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 10, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cieux
DATE OF DEATH	March 20, 1937
Place of death	Antwerp

[1] The German cyclist , March 23, 1937.