Octave Lapize

Octave Lapize ( born October 24, 1887 in Montrouge, † July 14, 1917 in Toul ) was a French cyclist. His biggest success was the overall win in the Tour de France 1910.

Other achievements:

  • 3rd Summer Olympic Games 1908 (100 km track cycling )
  • French road champion (1911, 1912, 1913)
  • Victory at Paris -Roubaix (1909, 1910, 1911)
  • Victory in Paris -Brussels (1911, 1912, 1913)
  • Victory in Paris -Tours (1911 )
  • Stage victories in the Tour de France: 1910 (four times ), 1912 and 1914 (once each )

1909 and 1911 to 1914 he took part in while the Tour de France, but had to abandon the race every time.

At the beginning of World War Octave Lapize was drafted for military service. On 14 July 1917 he died in a hospital in Toul, after he was seriously injured in the crash of his aircraft.

1910 Tour de France Paris–Roubaix Paris–Tours General classification in the Tour de France Maurice Garin Henri Cornet Louis Trousselier Lucien Petit-Breton Gustave Garrigou Philippe Thys Firmin Lambot Lucien Buysse Nicolas Frantz Antonin Magne Georges Speicher Romain Maes Jean Robic Fausto Coppi Hugo Koblet Louison Bobet Roger Walkowiak Jacques Anquetil Charly Gaul Gastone Nencini Lucien Aimar Jan Janssen Lucien Van Impe Bernard Hinault Joop Zoetemelk Stephen Roche Pedro Delgado Bjarne Riis Jan Ullrich Marco Pantani Alberto Contador Carlos Sastre Cadel Evans Bradley Wiggins Josef Fischer (cyclist) Albert Champion (cyclist) Georges Passerieu Cyrille Van Hauwaert Charles Crupelandt Paul Deman Albert Dejonghe Heiri Suter Jules Vanhevel Georges Ronsse Charles Meunier Julien Vervaecke Gaston Rebry Jules Rossi Lucien Storme Marcel Kint Paul Maye Georges Claes Rik Van Steenbergen Serse Coppi Antonio Bevilacqua Germain Derycke Jean Forestier Fred De Bruyne Pino Cerami Rik Van Looy Emile Daems Peter Post Roger Rosiers Roger De Vlaeminck Marc Demeyer Francesco Moser Jan Raas Hennie Kuiper Sean Kelly (cyclist) Eric Vanderaerden Dirk Demol Jean-Marie Wampers Eddy Planckaert Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Franco Ballerini Johan Museeuw Andrea Tafi (cyclist) Peter Van Petegem Tom Boonen Fabian Cancellara Johan Vansummeren Jean Alavoine Achille Souchard Ferdinand Le Drogo Marcel Bidot Armand Blanchonnet Louis Caput Jacques Dupont (cyclist) Bernard Gauthier Henry Anglade Jean Stablinski Raymond Delisle Cyrille Guimard Marc Gomez Jean-Claude Leclercq Luc Leblanc Jacky Durand Eddy Seigneur Laurent Jalabert Christophe Capelle Didier Rous Nicolas Vogondy Thomas Voeckler Christophe Moreau Dimitri Champion Sylvain Chavanel Arthur Vichot
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