Victor Dupré

Claude-Victor Dupré (born March 11, 1884 in Roanne , † June 7, 1938 in Vernay) was a French track cyclist .

Victor Dupré was a professional racing driver from 1903 to 1913. In 1909 he became French champion in the professional sprint ; in the same year he also won the sprint world title. In this race he beat his opponent Gabriel Poulain with the exceptionally large gear of 106 inches. In 1903, at the age of 19, he took part in the first edition of the Tour de France , but had to give up. He also took part in six-day races , but without much success . In August 1912 Victor Dupré set two world records, each over 1000 meters, with a flying start (1: 10.300 min.) And with a standing start (1: 14.350 min.).

A street and a park are named after him in his hometown of Roanne. Until the 1950s there was also a "Velodrome Victor Dupré" in Roanne.

literature

Wheel world. Sports album. A cycling yearbook. 8th volume , 1910, ZDB ID 749618-7 , pp. 20-22.

Web links

Commons : Victor Dupré - collection of images, videos and audio files

Victor Dupré in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

^ Association of German cyclists (ed.): Radsport . No. 6/1964 . German sports publisher Kurt Stoof, Cologne, p. 11 .

personal data
SURNAME	Dupré, Victor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dupré, Claude-Victor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 11, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH	Roanne
DATE OF DEATH	June 7, 1938
Place of death	Vernay

[1] Association of German cyclists (ed.): Radsport . No. 6/1964 . German sports publisher Kurt Stoof, Cologne, p. 11 .