Raoul Lesueur

Raoul Lesueur ( born April 29, 1912 in Le Havre, † August 19 1981 in Vallauris ) was a French cyclist and two-time world champion.

Raoul Lesueur was a professional racing driver from 1934 to 1952 and won at this time about 190 wins. Until the beginning of the Second World War, he drove mainly race on the road. Twice he took part in the Tour de France in part, 1936, he was ranked 14th in the overall standings, 1938, he gave up. 1943 won the Critérium des As Raoul Lesueur.

From 1940 Lesueur put his focus on the Track Cycling and drove pacemaker race. 1947 and 1950 he became world champion in this discipline, also 1950 European champion, 1949 French champion and also finished at the French Championships numerous times podiums.

Raoul died in 1981 LeSuer after he had been hit with a ride on the wheel of a car.

After starting his career in cycling Lesueur was relocated from his hometown in northern France Le Havre to Nice and trained in the there ' Vélodrome Pasteur ". The velodrome was badly damaged by bombing in 1944, as it had apparently confused it with a machine shop; In 1960 it was demolished. The former " Avenue de Vélodrome " is now called " Rue Raoul Lesueur ".