Octave Lapize
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| Bronze | 1908 London | Men's 100 km | |
Octave Lapize (24 October 1887 in Montrouge– 14 July 1917 Toul) was a French professional road racing cyclist who is most famous for winning the 1910 Tour de France and a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the Men's 100 kilometres. In addition, he is a 3-time winner of the one-day classic, Paris-Roubaix.
A fighter pilot in the French army, Octave Lapize died in 1917, when his plane was shot down over Verdun.
- 1914
- Tour de France - Stage 8 win
- 1913
- Paris-Brussels, 1st Place
- French National Championships, 1st Place
- 1912
- Tour de France - Stage 6 win
- Paris-Brussels, 1st Place
- French National Championships, 1st Place
- 1911
- Paris-Roubaix, 1st Place
- Paris-Tours, 1st Place
- Paris-Brussels, 1st Place
- French National Championships, 1st Place
- 1910
- Tour de France - 1st Overall and 4 stage wins (Stage 5, 9, 10, 14)
- Paris-Roubaix, 1st Place
- 1909
- Paris-Roubaix, 1st Place
- 1908
- Summer Olympics Men's 100 kilometres - Bronze Medal
| Preceded by: François Faber |
Winner of the Tour de France 1910 |
Succeeded by: Gustave Garrigou |
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