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Victor Fontan

1892 - 1982

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Victor Fontan (born Pau, France, 18 June 1892, died Saint-Vincent 2 January 1982) was a French cyclist who led the 1929 Tour de France but dropped out after knocking at doors at night to ask for another bicycle. His plight led to a change of rules to prevent its happening again. He was also one of three riders who all wore the yellow jersey of leadership on the same day, the only time it has happened. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Fontan is the 298th most popular cyclist (down from 257th in 2019), the 4,944th most popular biography from France (down from 4,861st in 2019) and the 49th most popular French Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Victor Fontan ranks 298 out of 1,613. Before him are Wout van Aert, Simon Yates, Alessandro Petacchi, Gregor Braun, Giuseppe Beghetto, and Józef Lange. After him are Ivan Basso, Peder Pedersen, Laurent Jalabert, August von Gödrich, Steven Rooks, and Antonio Maspes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Victor Fontan ranks 275. Before him are Manilal Gandhi, Luigi Maiocco, Marston Morse, David Garnett, Ezio Pinza, and Elizabeth Ryan. After him are Johnny Dodds, Franciszek Szymczyk, Claire Windsor, Archibald MacLeish, Liesl Karlstadt, and Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna. Among people deceased in 1982, Victor Fontan ranks 274. Before him are Hércules de Miranda, Gopal Swarup Pathak, Celia Johnson, Jimmy Dickinson, Francisco Gamborena, and Arturo Rodríguez. After him are Marty Robbins, Charles Walters, Raúl Fernández, Kenneth Rexroth, Cathleen Nesbitt, and Archibald MacLeish.

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In France

Among people born in France, Victor Fontan ranks 4,944 out of 6,770. Before him are Diane Kurys (1948), Cédric Klapisch (1961), André Chamson (1900), Nabil Fekir (1993), Didier Couécou (1944), and Imany (1979). After him are Virginie Hériot (1890), Marouane Chamakh (1984), Fritz Keller (1913), Roger Gautier (1922), Benjamin Mendy (1994), and Bruno Gollnisch (1950).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Victor Fontan ranks 49. Before him are Cyrille Guimard (1947), Serge Blusson (1928), Pierre Adam (1924), Maurice Moucheraud (1933), Fernand Decanali (1925), and Pascal Hervé (1964). After him are Laurent Jalabert (1968), Michel Vermeulin (1934), Jean Forestier (1930), Raymond Martin (1949), Jean-René Bernaudeau (1956), and Charly Mottet (1962).

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