Fañch Favé
François "Fañch" Favé (born December 18, 1905 in Plounéventer , † March 17, 1951 in Lesneven ) was a French cyclist .
Fañch Favé made his debut as a cyclist in 1923, and from 1928 to 1938 he rode as a professional . In 1928 and 1931 he started in the Tour de France , but gave up both times during the course of the race. In 1930 he became French junior road racing champion . The following year he won the first edition of the Grand Prix Ouest France and in 1933 the Grand Prix Le Télégramme de Brest , in which he again finished third in 1935.
Favé mainly competed in cycling races in his homeland, Brittany . He was also the local hero on the cycle tracks in Brittany, especially in Brest , Lesneven and Landerneau .
After the end of his cycling career, he ran a bicycle shop in Lesneven. He died at the age of 45 years to cancer .
The Lesneven cycle track now bears the name of Fañch Favé.
literature
- Yves Favé / Daniel Kerh: Fañch Favé - La coqueluche de Brest-Kerabécam . 2013
Web links
- Palmarès de François "Fanch" Favé (Fra). Memoire du cyclisme, accessed January 8, 2015 (French).
- Fañch Favé in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Fañch Favé in the Tour de France database(French / English )
Individual evidence
- ^ "Fañch Favé, la coqueluche de Kerabécam". Ouest France, April 8, 2013, accessed January 8, 2015 (French).
- ↑ Vélodrome Fanch Favé, Vélodrome à Lesneven. webvilles.fr, accessed January 8, 2015 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Favé, Fañch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Favé, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plounéventer |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1951 |
| Place of death | Lesneven |