CYCLIST

Nicolas Frantz

1899 - 1985

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Nikolas Frantz (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [nikoːlɑs ˈfʀɑnts]; 4 November 1899 – 8 November 1985) was a Luxembourgish bicycle racer with 60 professional racing victories over his 12-year career (1923 to 1934). He rode for the Thomann team in 1923 and then for Alcyon-Dunlop from 1924 to 1931. He won the Tour de France in 1927 and 1928. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolas Frantz is the 26th most popular cyclist (up from 31st in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 18th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Luxembourger Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Nicolas Frantz ranks 26 out of 1,613Before him are Frederick Keeping, François Faber, Philippe Thys, Charly Gaul, Rik Van Steenbergen, and Louis Trousselier. After him are Rudolph Lewis, Lucien Van Impe, René Pottier, Patrick Sercu, Marco Pantani, and Octave Lapize.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Nicolas Frantz ranks 94Before him are Michał Kalecki, Soraya Tarzi, Hans Swarowsky, Gustaf Gründgens, Andrija Artuković, and Richard Hauptmann. After him are Irving Thalberg, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, Osman Batur, Eugene Ormandy, Burt Munro, and Hans Krása. Among people deceased in 1985, Nicolas Frantz ranks 72Before him are Birabongse Bhanudej, Cus D'Amato, Jean-Marie Loret, Axel Springer, Matti Järvinen, and Wellington Koo. After him are Eugene Ormandy, Vasyl Stus, Philly Joe Jones, Mary Kenneth Keller, Herbert Bayer, and Wolfgang Reitherman.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Nicolas Frantz ranks 20 out of 95Before him are Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Joseph Bech (1887), Edward Steichen (1879), Jean-Claude Hollerich (1958), Charly Gaul (1932), and Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927). After him are Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz (1722), Hermann von François (1856), Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1981), Princess Alix of Luxembourg (1929), Baldwin of Luxembourg (1285), and Viviane Reding (1951).

Among CYCLISTS In Luxembourg

Among cyclists born in Luxembourg, Nicolas Frantz ranks 2Before him are Charly Gaul (1932). After him are Johny Schleck (1942), Andy Schleck (1985), Fränk Schleck (1980), Kim Kirchen (1978), Bob Jungels (1992), Jempy Drucker (1986), Laurent Didier (1984), Christine Majerus (1987), Ben Gastauer (1987), and Alex Kirsch (1992).