Camille Fily
| To person | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | le Gosse lochois |
| Date of birth | May 13, 1887 |
| date of death | May 11, 1918 |
| nation |
 France
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| discipline | Street |
| Societies) | |
| SV Lochoise | |
| Last updated: December 23, 2016 | |
Camille Fily (born May 13, 1887 in Preuilly-sur-Claise , † May 11, 1918 in Kemmel ) was a French cyclist.
Camille Fily was a professional cyclist from 1904 to 1905. In each of these two years he competed in the Tour de France : In the 1904 Tour , at 17 years of age and a little over a month, he was the youngest rider to have participated so far (as of 2016) this tour started and ended. At first he finished ninth in the overall classification, but after a decision by the French Velocipede Union (UVF) on November 30, 1904, he was disqualified for violating the rules, like other drivers. The following year, 1905 , he was ranked 14th overall.
Fily fell as a soldier in the First World War on May 11, 1918 , after his older brother Georges, also a cyclist, had died near Verdun in May 1916 .
Teams
- 1904: Veuve Fily-Dunlop
- 1905: Guérin Cycles
Web links
- Camille Fily in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Camille Fily in the Tour de France database(French / English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Benjo Maso : The Sweat of the Gods. The history of cycling . Covadonga Verlag , Bielefeld 2011, ISBN 978-3-936973-60-0 , p. 36 .
- ↑ Stage 6: Nantes - Paris - La Grande Boucle. In: lagrandeboucle.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016 (French).
- ^ Fallen and Forgotten Cyclists. In: The Inner Ring. November 11, 2013, accessed December 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Les cyclistes pendant la 1ère guerre mondiale. In: Memoire du Cyclisme. Retrieved December 23, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fily, Camille |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Preuilly-sur-Claise |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1918 |
| Place of death | Kemmel |