Auguste Mallet

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Auguste Mallet (born May 3, 1913 in Thiergeville , Département Seine-Maritime , † December 9, 1946 in Paris ) was a French cyclist .

Auguste Mallet went down in cycling history as the smallest rider who ever competed in the Tour de France : he was 1.53 meters tall. He drove the tour twice: in 1938 he gave up, in 1939 he finished 13th in the overall ranking. In 1937 he finished second in the overall ranking of the Tour de Picardie and in 1938 he won the second stage from Paris – Nice . In 1938 he finished fifth in Milan – Sanremo .

Otherwise Mallet was known for his frequent and serious falls: At Paris – Roubaix in 1937 and at Paris – Nice in 1938, he fell so badly that there were fears for his life. That is why he was given the nickname "Trompe-la-mort" (French: tromper la mort: dt. To outwit death, figurative meaning: daredevil, hot spur). During the 1938 tour, he was hit by a car and fell into a ravine.

Mallet died at the age of 33. A street was named after him in his hometown of Thiergeville.

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SURNAME Mallet, Auguste
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Thiergeville
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 1946
Place of death Paris