Henri Lemoine

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Henri Lemoine (born June 18, 1909 in Massy , † September 21, 1991 in Montrouge ) was a French cyclist .

1928, at the age of 19, Henri Lemoine started at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in tandem race , together with Hubert Guyard . He then became a professional until 1957. He competed in road races until the mid-1930s and took second place in the Critérium des As about twice - in 1930 and 1931 . In 1933 he won Paul Broccardo together and in 1934 and 1935 with Octave Dayen the Prix ​​Dupré-Lapize rail competition in Paris .

From the late 1930s, Lemoine shifted its focus to standing races . In this discipline he was French champion six times. Three times - in 1951 , 1952 and 1953 - he took third place in the professional standing group at world championships. He drove his last championship at the age of 47.

On July 23, 1931, Henri Lemoine (nickname: L'Homme aux Petits Pois = man of small dots ) set a world record over one kilometer in the Buffalo Stadium , with a standing start (1: 10.80 min.). In 1933 Charles Mochet wanted to win him over as an advertising medium for his Velocars , which Lemoine refused after a few test drives because he was afraid of being ridiculous.

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ This name is based on the fact that Lemoine is considered the "inventor" of the dotted jersey in the Tour de France . But there is also the version that this jersey design can be traced back to the packaging design of the first sponsor, “Chocolat Poulain”.
  2. ↑ Velo Gotha , Brussels 1984, p. 278
  3. ↑ The invention of the recumbent bike on liegerad-fernweh.de

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SURNAME Lemoine, Henri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Massy
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 1991
Place of death Montrouge