Crupelandt in 1912 |
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| Full name | Charles Crupelandt | ||
| Born | October 23, 1886 Wattrelos, France |
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| Died | February 18, 1955 (aged 68) Roubaix, France |
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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| 1910 1911-1914 |
Le Globe La Française-Diamant |
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| Infobox last updated on May 21, 2008 |
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Charles Crupelandt (23 October 1886, Wattrelos, Nord - 18 February 1955, Roubaix) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won stages in the Tour de France, but his biggest successes were the 1912 and 1914 Paris–Roubaix. The last cobbled section (300m) of the race, just before the velodrome, is named Éspace Charles Crupelandt.
Crupelandt went to war and returned a hero, with the Croix de Guerre. Three years into peace, however, he fell foul of the law and was found guilty. The Union Vélocipédique banned him for life, possibly at the urging of rivals in cycling.[1]
Crupelandt raced again but with an unofficial cycling association, with which he won national championships in 1922 and 1923. He died in 1955, blind and with both legs amputated.