Pierre Magne (cyclist)
Pierre Magne (born November 7, 1906 in Livry-Gargan , † November 14, 1980 ibid) was a French cyclist .
Childhood and youth
Pierre Magne was born on his parents' farm in Livry-Gargan , from where his father delivered milk to Paris, including to the Vacherie de l'Espérance dairy of the Pélissier family , whose three sons were also successful cyclists and rivals of Pierre Magne. His older brother Antonin was also a cyclist who became world champion in 1936 and won the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934 .
Cycling successes
Pierre Magne started the Tour four times and placed in the top ten three times: in 1928 he was tenth and won a stage, in 1929 ninth and 1930 sixth in the overall standings, always a few places behind his more successful brother Antonin. He also won several smaller races in France. His last success was a stage win in the 1938 Marocko Tour , which he finished in sixth place in the overall standings . With the outbreak of the Second World War , his cycling career ended.
After cycling
After the death of his father in 1940, who drove to a mine with a horse and cart, Pierre's older brother Antonin Magne ran his farm and supported the " Resistance " with milk deliveries. Pierre himself fell into German captivity in 1940. Upon his return, Pierre Magne took over his parents' farm, while his brother Antonin began a career as an official.
Individual evidence
- ^ Pierre-Olivier Fanica: Le lait, la vache et le citadin. You XVIIe au XXe siècle. Quæ, Versailles 2008, ISBN 978-2-7592-0114-3 , pp. 160 f.
- ↑ radsportseiten.net
Web links
- Pierre Magne (cyclist) in the Tour de France database(French / English )
- Pierre Magne in the Radsportseiten.net database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Magne, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Livry-Gargan |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1980 |
| Place of death | Livry-Gargan |