Paul Broccardo
Paul Broccardo (born April 15, 1902 in Murazzano , † November 6, 1987 in Apt ) was a French cyclist .
Paul Broccardo was born in Italy and took French citizenship in 1929. He was a professional from 1920 to 1935. He started out as a road racing driver , but from 1928 he became one of the most successful six-day drivers of the time. He started at a total of 47, of which he won ten. In 1932 he won the Prix Dupré-Lapize rail competition in Paris together with Georges Wambst and in 1934 with Octave Dayen .
Broccardo was particularly successful together with his compatriot Marcel Guimbretiere . Both drivers lived in port cities, Broccardo in Nice and Guimbretière in Les Sables-d'Olonne . In reference to this, their identification symbols were blue and white striped jerseys and the song "Les gars de la marine" (English version: "That is the love of the sailors"), which was popular at the time. Their last joint victory was in Paris in 1935. Broccardo won the Berlin six-day race three times , once with Guimbretière and twice with Oskar Tietz .
literature
- Roger de Maertelaere: De Mannen van de Nacht . 100 years of zesdaagsen. Eecloonaar, Eeklo 2000, ISBN 90-74128-67-X , p. 194.
Web links
- Paul Broccardo in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- “Paul Broccardo” on wielersport.slogblog.nl
Individual evidence
- ^ Pascal Sergent: Encyclopédie illustrée des coureurs Française depuis 1869 . Editions Eecloonaar, Eeklo 1998, ISBN 90-74128-15-7 , pp. 116 (French).
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SURNAME | Broccardo, Paul |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1902 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Murazzano |
DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1987 |
Place of death | Apt (Vaucluse) |