Henri Contenet

Henri Contenet behind Marius Thé

Henri Contenet (born October 15, 1875 in Paris , † 1962 ) was a French cyclist .

Henri Contenet was one of the most popular track cyclists in France before the First World War . Contenet was one of the few racing drivers who started out as a pacemaker and then became steadfast themselves. He drove standing races behind the pacemakers Marius Thé and Alessandro Anzani and won numerous grand prizes. In 1902 he became vice European champion of professional stayers and in 1903 French champion. In 1905 he was third in the European championship, in 1902, 1904 and 1908 in each case third in the French standing championship. After he had already twice improved the world hour record for stayers, he set a new record in 1903 at 78.360 kilometers per hour.

In 1911 Contenet made his pilot's license. His bad luck with flying became legendary. After 1918 he ran an inn.

Web links

Commons : Henri Contenet - collection of images, videos and audio files

Henri Contenet in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Hans Borowik : 300 racing drivers in one volume . Deutscher Schriftenverlag, Berlin 1937, p. 15 .
↑ hist.olieu.net (French)
↑ Toni Theilmeier: The wild, daring hunt. The rise of professional standing sport in Germany. The early years up to 1910 (= series of publications on bicycle history. Vol. 6). Maxime, Verlag Kutschera, Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-931965-23-5 , p. 83.

personal data
SURNAME	Contenet, Henri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris
DATE OF DEATH	1962

[:0-1] Hans Borowik : 300 racing drivers in one volume . Deutscher Schriftenverlag, Berlin 1937, p. 15 .

[2] st.olieu.net (French)

[3] Toni Theilmeier: The wild, daring hunt. The rise of professional standing sport in Germany. The early years up to 1910 (= series of publications on bicycle history. Vol. 6). Maxime, Verlag Kutschera, Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-931965-23-5 , p. 83.