Henri Hanlet

Henri Hanlet (born September 11, 1888 in Xendelesse , † September 2, 1964 in Olne ) was a Belgian cyclist .

Life

Henri Hanlet came from a family with 17 children; even as a child he had to tend cows and work in a mine. In 1909 he became a member of the renowned “Royal Sarolea” team; with the money he earned as a professional, he bought his family a horse and two cows. In 1919 he finished second in Liège – Bastogne – Liège ; He started three times in the Tour de France - in 1912 , 1913 and 1922 - but gave up each time. One of his few friends was Octave Lapize , who offered him a four-year contract. However, because of Lapize's aviation death in World War I , the contract did not materialize.

In 1910 Hanlet became Belgian road racing champion. The race took place on May 8th in the park of the Colonial Museum of Tervuren in honor of the late King Leopold II , who was a great cycling enthusiast. Cyrille Van Hauwaert was the favorite in the run-up to the race, but did not make it to the finish. Hanlet secured victory with a sprint out of a breakaway group of four drivers.

After the end of his cycling career in 1925, Hanlet, who was notorious for his rude manners, opened a bicycle shop in Soumagne .

literature

• Herman Laitem, Jozef Hamels: De Tricolore Trui. 1882-2007. 125 Jaar Belgian Campaign Schappen. Pinguin Productions et al., Balegem et al. 2008, ISBN 978-90-73322-21-9 , p. 42f.

Web links

• Henri Hanlet in the Radsportseiten.net database