CYCLIST

Victor Fontan

1892 - 1982

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Victor Fontan (born Pau, France, 18 June 1892, died Saint-Vincent 2 January 1982) was a French cyclist who led the 1929 Tour de France but dropped out after knocking at doors at night to ask for another bicycle. His plight led to a change of rules to prevent its happening again. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Fontan has received more than 15,291 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Fontan is the 257th most popular cyclist, the 4,861st most popular biography from France and the 42nd most popular French Cyclist.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 1.56

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Victor Fontan ranks 257 out of 1,613. Before him are Guy Lapébie, Marco Cimatti, Max Bulla, Lucien Michard, Tom Boonen, and Victor Johnson. After him are Gustav-Adolf Schur, Rolf Järmann, Erik Zabel, Oleksandr Fedenko, Jean Graczyk, and Pierre Adam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Victor Fontan ranks 259. Before him are Liesl Karlstadt, Vincenzo Cuccia, Marston Morse, Erik Adlerz, Ruth Chatterton, and Pinto Colvig. After him are Hans Rademacher, Georg Brustad, Per Bertilsson, João Sassetti, Archibald MacLeish, and David Garnett. Among people deceased in 1982, Victor Fontan ranks 249. Before him are Hermanni Pihlajamäki, Gerard Wodarz, Walt Ader, Josef Maleček, Hans Mock, and Sheikh Abdullah. After him are J. B. Kripalani, Elvio Banchero, Věra Suková, Raúl Fernández, Ivan Mariz, and Hans Drakenberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Victor Fontan ranks 4,861 out of 6,770. Before him are Lily-Rose Depp (1999), Gilles Lellouche (1972), Nathalie Stutzmann (1965), Nicolas Hulot (1955), Corinne Hermès (1961), and Muriel Robin (1955). After him are Jacques Baratier (1918), Auguste Serrurier (1857), Jean Wendling (1934), Louis Gabrillargues (1914), Ali Fergani (1952), and Gilles Berolatti (1944).

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Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, Victor Fontan ranks 42. Before him are Armand Blanchonnet (1903), Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (1954), Jean Forestier (1930), Charles Coste (1924), Guy Lapébie (1916), and Lucien Michard (1903). After him are Jean Graczyk (1933), Pierre Adam (1924), Louis Chaillot (1914), Maurice Moucheraud (1933), Jean Cugnot (1899), and Serge Blusson (1928).

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