Paul Duboc

Paul Duboc ( born April 2, 1884 in Rouen, † August 19, 1941 in Paris) was a French cyclist.

Paul Duboc was a professional cyclist from 1907 to 1927 at this time., He started nine times in the Tour de France, won a total of five stages and reached the target five times. In 1919 he was disqualified because he after a crash with a defect of a motorcycle had to be drawn.

At the Tour de France 1911 Duboc took second place in the overall standings, but under ominous conditions: The eventual winner of the Tour, Gustave Garrigou, led the overall standings, but after two stage wins from Duboc his leadership was in danger. Duboc also crossed first the Tourmalet, but at the next aid station handed him a stranger, a water bottle, which apparently contained a toxic substance. Duboc collapsed and vomited repeatedly, but he later went further and reached the next milestone in Bayonne with nearly four hours behind. His applied pendant made ​​Garrigou for this poisoning responsible, and this had later in " disguised " in sunglasses, incorrect jersey and unsprayed wheel drive on. Despite this incident, Duboc was at the end of the tour second in the overall standings after he had already become fourth in 1909. 1927 drove Duboc, nicknamed " La pomme ", the tour for the last time.

1909 Duboc won the Tour of Belgium. Twice - in 1924 and 1927 - Duboc also launched at the Paris 24 -hour track race Bol d' Or and was each second.

In his native city of Rouen, a street is named after Paul Duboc.