Hippolyte Aucouturier

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Hippolyte Aucouturier
Aucouturier in 1903
Aucouturier in 1903
Personal information
Full name Hippolyte Aucouturier
Date of birth October 17, 1876(1876-10-17)
Date of death April 22, 1944 (aged 67)
Country France
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
Tour de France, 5 stages
Paris Roubaix (1903, 1904)
Infobox last updated on:
May 23, 2008

Hippolyte Aucouturier (October 17, 1876April 22, 1944) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Aucouturier, a professional between 1900 and 1908, won two stages at the inaurgural Tour de France in 1903 and won three stages and finished second overall at the 1905 Tour de France. He also won Paris-Roubaix twice, in 1903 and 1904. Aucouturier was born in La Celle, Allier and died in Paris. His elder brother Francois Aucouturier was also a racing cyclist.

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1901
1st, Bruxelles-Roubaix
2nd, Bordeaux-Paris
3rd, Paris-Brest-Paris
1903
1st, Paris-Roubaix
1st, Bordeaux-Paris
Tour de France
1st, Stage 2, Marseille
1st, Stage 3, Toulouse
2nd, Paris-Valenciennes
1904
1st, Paris-Roubaix
1905
1st, Bordeaux-Paris
2nd, Overall, Tour de France
1st, Stage 2, Besançon
1st, Stage 4, Toulon
1st, Stage 8, La Rochelle
3rd, Stage 11, Paris

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Persondata
NAME Aucouturier, Hippolyte
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1876-10-17
PLACE OF BIRTH La Celle, Allier, France
DATE OF DEATH 1944-04-22
PLACE OF DEATH Paris, France
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