Francis Pélissier
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Francis Pélissier |
Nickname | Le Grand Le Sorcier de Bordeaux–Paris |
Born | Paris, France | 13 June 1894
Died | 22 February 1959 Mantes-la-Jolie, France | (aged 64)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1919–1923 | JB Louvet |
1924–1925 | Automoto |
1926–1928 | Dilecta-Wolber |
1929–1931 | JB Louvet |
1932 | Alleluia-Wolber |
Major wins | |
French National Road Race Champion (1921, 1923, 1924) Bordeaux–Paris (1922,1924) Grand Prix Wolber (1926) Paris–Tours (1921) Tour de France, 2 stages |
Francis Pélissier (13 June 1894 – 22 February 1959) was a French professional road racing cyclist from Paris. He was the younger brother of Tour de France winner Henri Pélissier, and the older brother of Tour de France stage winner Charles Pélissier. He won several classic cycle races like Paris–Tours, Bordeaux–Paris and Grand Prix Wolber. He also won the French National Road Race Championship three times (1921, 1923 and 1924) as well as two stages at the Tour de France.
Major results[]
- 1919
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 3
- 1920
- Tour du Sud-Est
- 1921
- Circuit Aisne-Oise
- France national road race champion
- Paris–Tours
- 1922
- Bordeaux–Paris
- 1923
- France national road race champion
- 1924
- France national road race champion
- Bordeaux–Paris
- Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco
- 1926
- GP Wolber
- Critérium des As
- Critérium International de Cyclo-cross, Cyclo-cross
- 1927
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 1
- Wearing yellow jersey for five days
See also[]
External links[]
- Media related to Francis Pélissier at Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Pélissier at Cycling Archives
- Francis Pélissier at CycleBase.nl
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1959 deaths
- Cyclists from Paris
- French male cyclists
- French Tour de France stage winners
- Doping cases in cycling
- French cycling biography, 1890s birth stubs