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Henri Pélissier

1889 - 1935

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Henri Pélissier (pronounced [ɑ̃.ʁi pe.li.sje]; 22 January 1889 – 1 May 1935) was a French racing cyclist from Paris and champion of the 1923 Tour de France. In addition to his 29 career victories, he was known for his long-standing feud with Tour founder Henri Desgrange and for protesting against the conditions endured by riders in the early years of the Tour. He was killed by his lover with the gun that his wife had used to commit suicide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Pélissier is the 44th most popular cyclist (up from 46th in 2019), the 2,729th most popular biography from France (up from 2,908th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Henri Pélissier ranks 44 out of 1,613. Before him are Odile Defraye, Léon Scieur, Ottavio Bottecchia, Walter Godefroot, Louison Bobet, and Rudi Altig. After him are André Leducq, Luigi Ganna, Hugo Koblet, Sylvère Maes, Aristidis Konstantinidis, and Georgios Koletis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Henri Pélissier ranks 110. Before him are Bella Rosenfeld, K. B. Hedgewar, Ralph Craig, Antonio Caggiano, Albin Stenroos, and Tito Schipa. After him are Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Isak Samokovlija, Maximilian de Angelis, Musidora, Frank Lentini, and Rezső Seress. Among people deceased in 1935, Henri Pélissier ranks 64. Before him are Bernhard Schmidt, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Pavlos Kountouriotis, Aleksandër Moisiu, Otto Schott, and Henry Fairfield Osborn. After him are René Crevel, Oda Krohg, John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, James Henry Breasted, Edoardo Agnelli, and Agnes Pockels.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henri Pélissier ranks 2,729 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Magnol (1638), John III, Duke of Bavaria (1374), Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894), Albert Robida (1848), Eugène Simon (1848), and François Sudre (1787). After him are André Leducq (1904), Henri Mathias Berthelot (1861), Felice Borel (1914), Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765), Conon de Béthune (1150), and Gérard Oury (1919).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Henri Pélissier ranks 12. Before him are François Faber (1887), Louis Trousselier (1881), René Pottier (1879), Octave Lapize (1887), Laurent Fignon (1960), and Louison Bobet (1925). After him are André Leducq (1904), Roger Pingeon (1940), Roger Walkowiak (1927), Bernard Thévenet (1948), Jean Stablinski (1932), and Charles Coste (1924).

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