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René Pottier

1879 - 1907

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René Pottier (5 June 1879 – 25 January 1907) was a French racing cyclist. Pottier won the amateur category of the 1903 Bordeaux–Paris race before turning professional. He came second in Paris–Roubaix 1905 and Bordeaux–Paris 1905, then third in 1906's Paris–Roubaix, before winning the Tour de France in 1906. He was considered the finest climber of the Tour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Pottier is the 29th most popular cyclist (up from 100th in 2019), the 2,280th most popular biography from France (up from 3,915th in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, René Pottier ranks 29 out of 1,613. Before him are Charly Gaul, Rik Van Steenbergen, Louis Trousselier, Nicolas Frantz, Rudolph Lewis, and Lucien Van Impe. After him are Patrick Sercu, Marco Pantani, Octave Lapize, Firmin Lambot, Francesco Moser, and Jan Janssen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, René Pottier ranks 73. Before him are Samuel Goldwyn, Ethel Barrymore, Frederick Schule, Alfred Korzybski, Dwight F. Davis, and William Fox. After him are Bernhard Schmidt, Henri Wallon, Aleksandar Tsankov, Eli Heckscher, Jacques Copeau, and Kosta Pećanac. Among people deceased in 1907, René Pottier ranks 41. Before him are Stanisław Wyspiański, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, John Kerr, Konstantin Pobedonostsev, Kurmanjan Datka, and Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein. After him are Kuno Fischer, Marko Vovchok, Otto Kuntze, Nicolae Grigorescu, Ludwig Thuille, and Joseph Hellmesberger Jr..

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In France

Among people born in France, René Pottier ranks 2,280 out of 6,770. Before him are Claire Denis (1946), Marcellin Marbot (1782), Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880), Peter the Venerable (1092), Michel-Gabriel Paccard (1757), and Anne Golon (1921). After him are Émile Baudot (1845), Maurice Papon (1910), Jean Metzinger (1883), Jérôme Lejeune (1926), Robert de Boron (1110), and Paul Émile Appell (1855).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, René Pottier ranks 8. Before him are Raymond Poulidor (1936), Bernard Hinault (1954), Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), Henri Cornet (1884), François Faber (1887), and Louis Trousselier (1881). After him are Octave Lapize (1887), Laurent Fignon (1960), Louison Bobet (1925), Henri Pélissier (1889), André Leducq (1904), and Roger Pingeon (1940).

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