Charles Crupelandt
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Crupelandt in 1912 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Charles Crupelandt |
Date of birth | October 23, 1886 |
Date of death | February 18, 1955 (aged 68) |
Country | France |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
1910 1911-1914 |
Le Globe La Française-Diamant |
Major wins | |
Paris-Roubaix (2x) | |
Infobox last updated on: | |
May 21, 2008 |
Charles Crupelandt (born in Wattrelos, 23 October 1886 - Roubaix, 18 February 1955) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won some stages in the Tour de France, but his biggest success was when he won the 1912 and 1914 editions of Paris-Roubaix. The last cobbled section (300 meters) of the race, just before the Velodrome of Roubaix is entered, is named after him: Espace Charles Crupelandt.
[edit] Palmarès
- 1910
- Tour de France:
- Winner 1st stage
- Leading general classification for 1 day
- 6th place overall classification
- 1911
- Tour de France:
- Winner 4th and 7th stage
- 4th place overall classification
- 1912
- Tour de France:
- Winner 1st stage
- Leading general classification for 1 day
- Paris-Roubaix
- 1913
- Paris-Tours
- 1914
- France national road race champion
- Paris-Roubaix
[edit] External links
- Charles Crupelandt profile at the Cycling Website
Persondata | |
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NAME | Crupelandt, Charles |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1886-10-23 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wattrelos |
DATE OF DEATH | 1955-02-18 |
PLACE OF DEATH | Robaais |
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