Fernand Mithouard (22 May 1909 – 10 December 1993) was a French professional cyclist from 1933 to 1947; he won the
Bordeaux-Paris in 1933.
In 1934 Mithouard traveled to
Australia with
Paul Chocque to compete in the
Centenary 1000, one week
road bicycle race
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over seven stages covering . The race was run in as part of the celebrations of the Centenary of
Victoria.
Mithouard was leading the championship when he crashed in stage 6 and abandoned at
Omeo
Omeo ( ) is a town in Victoria, Australia on the Great Alpine Road, east of Mount Hotham, in the Shire of East Gippsland. At the 2016 census, Omeo had a population of 406. The name is derived from an Aboriginal word for 'mountains' or 'hill ...
.
Palmarès
* 1931
** ''3rd Paris-Reims''
* 1932
** Paris-Argentan
** Paris-Chateau Thierry
** Paris-Évreux
* 1933
**
Bordeaux-Paris
** ''4th
Grand Prix des Nations
The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists. Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship ...
''
* 1934
** 1st Critérium de l'Écho d'Alger
**
Centenary 1000
* 1935
** ''5th
Grand Prix des Nations
The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists. Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship ...
''
* 1936
** ''2nd
Paris-Tours''
** ''2nd
Critérium national''
** ''6th
Grand Prix des Nations
The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists. Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship ...
''
* 1937
** 2nd stage
Paris-Nice
** ''9th
Grand Prix des Nations
The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists. Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship ...
''
* 1939
** Paris-Saint-Etienne
*** General Classification
*** 1st stage
** ''3rd
Tour de Luxembourg
The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the World Tour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the ...
''
* 1941
** ''2nd
Grand Prix des Nations
The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists. Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship ...
(free zone)''
** ''5th
Paris-Tours''
** ''6th
Grand Prix des Nations
The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists. Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship ...
(occupied zone)''
* 1942
** ''6th
Grand Prix des Nations
The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists. Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship ...
(occupied zone)''
* 1943
** La Flèche française
Results in the Grand tours
Tour de France
*
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
: abandoned (Stage 7)
*
1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Third Reich
*** Jews are forbidde ...
: abandoned (Stage 5)
References
External links
*
Official Tour de France results for Fernand Mithouard
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French male cyclists
1909 births
1993 deaths
Sportspeople from Yvelines
Cyclists from Île-de-France