Francis Fauré

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Francis Fauré (born March 31, 1910 in Ambert , † December 21, 1953 in Saint-Just-en-Chevalet ) was a French cyclist.

In 1930 and 1931 Francis Fauré was second at the French Track Championships in the junior sprint . In 1930 he won the six-day race in St. Etienne with Piet van Kempen .

Fauré was the first rider to compete in the Velocar cycling races developed by Charles Mochet in the early 1930s . Although he was actually a second-class racing cyclist, he managed to prevail against the top riders of the time in many races. At times he was unbeatable on the 5000 meter distance.

In 1932, Mochet and Faure decided to tackle the world hour record that had existed for 20 years . The record holder at the time was Oscar Egg , who covered the one hour 44.247 km in 1914. To make sure that the Velocar record would be recognized, Mochet wrote to the UCI in October 1932 . He received a positive answer to his letter: "Since the Velocar has no additional aerodynamic components, there is no reason to forbid it." July 7, 1933 was then the decisive historic day. Francis Fauré drove 45.055 km in one hour in the Paris Velodrome, breaking Oscar Egg's almost 20-year-old record.

Fauré's record later prompted the UCI to exclude horizontal racing bikes from official races (February 3, 1934).

Francis Fauré was the younger brother of the successful racing cyclist Benoît Fauré in the 1930s .

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SURNAME Faure, Francis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Ambert
DATE OF DEATH December 21, 1953
Place of death Saint-Just-en-Chevalet