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Firmin Lambot

1886 - 1964

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Firmin Lambot (pronounced [fiʁ.mɛ̃ lɑ̃.bo]; 14 March 1886 – 19 January 1964) was a Belgian bicycle racer who twice won the Tour de France. Born in the small town of Florennes, Lambot worked as a saddler. He worked 12 hours a day, starting at 6am. He bought his first bicycle at 17 and began riding 50 km a day to and from work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Firmin Lambot is the 33rd most popular cyclist (up from 42nd in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 350th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Firmin Lambot ranks 33 out of 1,613. Before him are Rudolph Lewis, Lucien Van Impe, René Pottier, Patrick Sercu, Marco Pantani, and Octave Lapize. After him are Francesco Moser, Jan Janssen, Ferdinand Kübler, Laurent Fignon, Odile Defraye, and Léon Scieur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Firmin Lambot ranks 94. Before him are Amédée Ozenfant, Henry King, Edward Bach, Ali Sami Yen, Salvador de Madariaga, and Armin T. Wegner. After him are Yevgeni Preobrazhensky, Gheorghe Tătărescu, Manuel Ponce, Victor McLaglen, Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, and Wilhelm Marschall. Among people deceased in 1964, Firmin Lambot ranks 67. Before him are Pierre Monteux, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, C. I. Lewis, Heinrich von Brentano, Heinz Jost, and Prince Axel of Denmark. After him are Sergey Biryuzov, Halide Edib Adıvar, Franz Alexander, Jean Fautrier, Wanda Wasilewska, and Anna Vyrubova.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Firmin Lambot ranks 306 out of 1,190. Before him are Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Antoine Wiertz (1806), Henri Debehogne (1928), and Enzo Scifo (1966). After him are Stromae (1985), Claude Piron (1931), John I, Count of Hainaut (1218), Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727), Désiré-Joseph Mercier (1851), and Joachim Beuckelaer (1533).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Firmin Lambot ranks 8. Before him are Rik Van Looy (1933), Roger De Vlaeminck (1947), Philippe Thys (1889), Rik Van Steenbergen (1924), Lucien Van Impe (1946), and Patrick Sercu (1944). After him are Odile Defraye (1888), Léon Scieur (1888), Walter Godefroot (1943), Sylvère Maes (1909), Freddy Maertens (1952), and Romain Maes (1912).

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