Gustave Garrigou

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Gustave Garrigou (1907)

Gustave Garrigou (born September 24, 1884 in Vabre-Tizac , † January 28, 1963 in Esbly ) was a French cyclist.

Career

Garrigou was active for the teams Peugeot (1907-1908; 1913-1914) and Alcyon (1909-1912). His greatest success was the overall victory of the Tour de France in 1911 , in which his rival Paul Duboc was weakened by a mysterious food poisoning. He started a total of eight times in the tour, finished it eight times and always placed in the top five. He was also the only rider in the peloton who climbed the Tourmalet without dismounting once. The First World War ended his career as a professional athlete in 1914. He was drafted as a soldier; after the war he worked as a merchant.

In 2011, the 100th anniversary of the Tour victory of Gustave Garrigou, this anniversary was especially celebrated during the 10th stage of the Tour de France 2011 in his hometown Vabre-Tizac.

Palmares

Classifications in the Tour de France

  • 1907 : 2nd place (2 stage wins)
  • 1908 : 4th place
  • 1909 : 2nd place (1 stage win)
  • 1910 : 3rd place (1 stage win)
  • 1911 : 1st place (2 stage wins)
  • 1912 : 3rd place
  • 1913 : 2nd place (1 stage win)
  • 1914 : 5th place (1 stage win)

literature

  • Roger Lajoie-Mazenc: Gustave Garrigou. Itinéraire d'un enfant de l'Aveyron devenu géant de la route. Syndicat d'initiative de Vabre-Tizac, Vabre-Tizac 1996.

Web links

Commons : Gustave Garrigou  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bürte Hoppe: Tour of France. Encyclopedia. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89533-577-8 , p. 37.
  2. ^ Vabre-Tizac. Tour de France. Les 100 ans de Gustave Garrigou on ladepeche.fr , accessed on July 3, 2011 (French)
personal data
SURNAME Garrigou, Gustave
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Vabre-Tizac
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1963
Place of death Esbly