Charles Pélissier

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Charles Pélissier (1929)

Charles Pélissier (born February 20, 1903 in Paris ; † May 28, 1959 there ) was a French cyclist and national champion in cycling .

Charles Pélissier was the youngest of three brothers, all of whom were successful racing drivers and were considered dazzling figures. In 1926, 1927 and 1928 he was French champion in the cyclo-cross race . Then he concentrated on road racing, he was considered a sprinter. At the French Road Championships in 1927 and 1930 he finished second. In 1933 he won the Critérium des As . He also started in eight six-day races: in 1930 he won the one in Paris together with Armand Blanchonnet . During the 144-hour track race, however, he could not eat anything, only "feed" himself on coffee.

Pélissier achieved his greatest successes in the Tour de France : In the 1930 edition , he won eight stages, a record that was only equalized by Eddy Merckx after 44 years , four of them in a row, which Mario Cipollini succeeded in 1999. He was even denied two stage wins, one after a brawl and subsequent fight with the Italian Learco Guerra . Pélissier was ninth overall. The following year he won five stages and wore the yellow jersey for two stages (one stage together with Raffaele Di Paco ). Nine months after retiring from active sport, he tried to come back as a stalker after having only competed in home trainer races in a circus in the meantime.

Charles Pélissier was particularly popular in France because of his spectacular solo rides and good looks. He preferred to wear white gloves and socks, which became fashionable, and was therefore given numerous nicknames such as " Brummel " or " Valentino ".

In 1933, Charles Pelissier played the leading role in the film "Record Du Monde", which became a box-office hit in France. The older brothers of Charles were the racers Henri and Francis Pélissier , another brother, Jean, was killed in the First World War . The parents owned a dairy in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, called "Vacherie de l'Espérance".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Roger de Maertelaere: De Mannen van de night. 100 years of zesdaagsen. Eecloonaar, Eeklo 2000, ISBN 90-74128-67-X , p. 233.
  2. ^ Association of German cyclists (ed.): Radsport . No. 35/1962 . German sports publisher Kurt Stoof, Cologne, p. 16 .

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SURNAME Pélissier, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1959
Place of death Paris