Paul Duboc

Paul Duboc (born April 2, 1884 in Rouen , † August 19, 1941 in Paris ) was a French cyclist .

Paul Duboc was a professional cyclist from 1907 to 1927. During this time, he competed nine times in the Tour de France , won a total of five stages and reached the finish line five times. In 1919 he was disqualified because he had let himself be pulled by a motorcycle after a crash with a defect.

At the Tour de France 1911 Duboc finished second in the overall standings, albeit under ominous conditions: The eventual winner of the tour, Gustave Garrigou , led the overall standings, but after two stage wins by Duboc, his lead was in danger. Duboc was also the first to cross the Tourmalet , but at the next refreshment point, a stranger handed him a drinking bottle that apparently contained a poisonous substance. Duboc collapsed and had to throw up again and again, but he continued later and reached the next stage destination in Bayonne, almost four hours behind. His angry supporters blamed Garrigou for this poisoning, and he had to continue to drive "camouflaged" with sunglasses, the wrong jersey and an unsprayed bike. Despite this incident, Duboc finished second overall at the end of the tour after finishing fourth in 1909 . In 1927 Duboc, nicknamed “La pomme”, drove the tour for the last time.

In 1909 Duboc won the Tour of Belgium . Duboc also competed twice - in 1924 and 1927 - in the Paris 24-hour Bol d'Or track race and finished second each time.

In his native Rouen, a street is named after Paul Duboc.

Individual evidence

↑ Beate Boßdorf, Hagen Boßdorf : 100 Highlights Tour de France. 1903-2003. Sportverlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-517-06681-8 , p. 21.
↑ Beate Boßdorf, Hagen Boßdorf: 100 Highlights Tour de France. 1903-2003. Sportverlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-517-06681-8 , p. 17. This was possible because on this tour the times were not added, but there was a point evaluation based on stage placement, similar to today's point evaluation.

Web links

Paul Duboc in the Radsportseiten.net database

Paul Duboc in the Tour de France database(French / English )

personal data
SURNAME	Duboc, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 2, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rouen
DATE OF DEATH	August 19, 1941
Place of death	Paris

[1] Beate Boßdorf, Hagen Boßdorf : 100 Highlights Tour de France. 1903-2003. Sportverlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-517-06681-8 , p. 21.

[2] Beate Boßdorf, Hagen Boßdorf: 100 Highlights Tour de France. 1903-2003. Sportverlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-517-06681-8 , p. 17. This was possible because on this tour the times were not added, but there was a point evaluation based on stage placement, similar to today's point evaluation.