Paul Texier

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Start of the Grand Prix de Paris 1910 (from left to right): William Bailey, Paul Texier and Émile Demangel

Paul Texier was a French cyclist .

In 1908, at the Olympic Games in London , Paul Texier competed in five different races on the track ; in the 100-kilometer race behind motorized pacemakers , he achieved his best result and finished fifth. At the UCI Track World Championships in Brussels in 1910 , he finished third in the amateur sprint , but caused a scandal: He held the German driver Karl Neumer to enable the British William Bailey to win. The German representatives then announced that they would not take part in any more races until this matter had been resolved satisfactorily. While Bailey was ultimately declared the winner and Texier third, he was subsequently suspended for three months.

In 1909 and 1910 Texier took second place at the Grand Prix de Paris . He then became a professional and took third place in the French sprint championship and the Grand Prix d'Angers in 1922 . In 1927 he resigned from cycling.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Gronen , Walter Lemke: History of cycling, the bicycle. Doepgen, Eupen 1978, p. 235.

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SURNAME Texier, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century
DATE OF DEATH 20th century