Marcel Lequatre
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marcel Lequatre |
| Born | 29 September 1882 Yverdon, Switzerland |
| Died | 14 November 1960 (aged 78) Genève, Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road / Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
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Marcel Lequatre (29 September 1882 – 14 November 1960) was a Swiss road racing cyclist.[1][2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Marcel Lequatre was a professional cyclist during 1902-1919. In 1904 he won the Swiss National Road racing title and both in 1906 and 1907 he was selected the Swiss National Motor-paced racing champion.[5] He holds records winning the ancient Swiss classic races Romanshorn - Genève three times[6][7][8] and Bern - Genève four times.[9] In 1906 he also won the Tour du Lac Léman,[10] one of the oldest cycling classics in the world, and in 1908 he ranked sixth in Milan - San Remo[11]
Lequatre started the Tour de France three times: in 1903 in the first tour, as well as in 1907 and 1908. Each time, though, he abandoned the race after a few stages.
References
[edit]- ^ "Marcel Lequatre". procyclingstats.com. Pro Cycling Stats.
- ^ "Les Suisses du Tour de 1903 à 1936". swissinfo.ch. Swiss Info. 4 July 2003.
- ^ "Marcel Lequatre". firstcycling.com. First Cycling.
- ^ "Marcel Lequatre - #4161 best all time pro cyclist - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ Archives, Cycling. "National Championship, Track, Stayers, Elite, Switzerland". www.cyclingarchives.com.
- ^ "Journal de Genève - 21.07.1902 - Pages 2/3". www.letempsarchives.ch.
- ^ "Gazette de Lausanne - 15.08.1904 - Pages 2/3". www.letempsarchives.ch.
- ^ "Gazette de Lausanne - 15.09.1908 - Pages 2/3". www.letempsarchives.ch.
- ^ "Race History Bern - Genève". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Tour du Lac Leman (Sui) - Cat.1.5". www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "Results Milano - Sanremo - 1908 - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com.
External links
[edit]- Page at CyclingRanking.com