Henri Lemoine (cyclist)
Henri Lemoine ( born June 18, 1909 in Massy, † September 21, 1991 in Montrouge ) was a French cyclist.
1928, at the age of 19 years, Henri Lemoine started in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in tandem race, together with Hubert Guyard. Subsequently, he was professional until 1957 until the mid- 1930s, he still competed in road races, finishing about twice -. 1930 and 1931 - second place in the Critérium des As. In 1933 he won jointly Paul Broccardo and 1934 and 1935 with Octave Dayen rail competition Prix Dupré - Lapize in Paris.
From the late 1930s moved Lemoine focuses on pacemaker race. In this discipline he was six times champion of France. Three times - 1951, 1952 and 1953 - he won at the World Championships third place in the professional uprights. His last championship he went at the age of 47 years.
On July 23, 1931, Henri Lemoine (nicknamed L' Homme aux Petits Pois = man of small points) in Buffalo Stadium set a world record for over a kilometer on, standing start ( 1:10,80 min. ). 1933 Charles Mochet wanted him to win as an advertising medium for his bike cars, but what Lemoine rejected after a few test drives, because he feared ridicule.