Lucien Michard

Lucien Michard ( born November 17 1903 in Epinay- sur -Seine, † November 3, 1985 in Aubervilliers ) was a French racing cyclist who was successful as a sprinter with six world championship titles and an Olympic gold medal.

Lucien Michard 1922 won his first national championship in track sprint and the sprint classic Grand Prix of Paris in the amateurs. In 1923 he was again national champions and finished the Sprint Grand Prix in second place, but won at the world amateur championships. Michard 1924 won the national championship, the Sprint Grand Prix of Paris, the gold medal at the Olympic Games and the World Champion title.

1925 Michard stepped over to the professionals. It was in this year French champion and third in the World Cycling Championships, the same rank he also finished 1926 From 1927 Michard was also successful in the pros. He was from 1927 to 1930 in a row won the world champion in track sprint national champion in track sprint and four times more Sprint Grand Prix. From 1931 to 1933 he was runner-up three times in succession. He also set several records.

In the UCI Track World Championships in 1931, there was an a scandal: In the final race of the sprint between Michard and the Danes Willy Falck Hansen, the Belgian goal judge Alban Collignon President of the Belgian Cycling Federation and later President of the International Cycling Union International Cycling Union decided, at that time, for Falck Hansen as the winner and declared him a world champion. Although both the driver as well as he himself later realized that this was a miscarriage of justice, the former rules did not allow for review of its decision. Since Collignon was the only goal judge, it was decided, as a consequence, the future use several objective judge. While Falck Hansen was wearing the rainbow jersey in the year after the World Cup, Michard drove his race with a globe on the jersey.

Every six times Michard won the Grand Prix de l' UVF and the Grand Prix de Paris. His last major success was his sixth victory at the Grand Prix de Paris in 1936. According to a strike of the racer against poor pay and a subsequent press campaign Michard resigned.

In Aiguillon where Michard lived long, a street is named after him.