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Constant Huret, nicknamed "le Boulanger" (the Baker) (26 January 1870, in
Constant Huret's story at Ressons-le-Long Web site
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Constant Huret, nicknamed "le Boulanger" (the Baker) (26 January 1870, in Ressons-le-Long
Ressons-le-Long () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aisne department
The following is a list of the 799 Communes of France, communes in the French Departme ...
– 18 September 1951, in Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
) was a French long distance track racing cyclist. He was a professional from 1894 to 1902.
Major achievements
He won the 600 km ''Bordeaux–Paris
The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional calendar, covering approximately – more than twice most single-day races. It started in northern Bordeaux in sout ...
'' road race (known as ''The Derby of the Road'') in 1899 and held the record winning time for 34 years. He was also the 1900 world velodrome champion and won the Bol d'Or
The Bol d’Or is a 24-hour endurance race for motorcycles, held annually in France. The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders.
History
The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles ...
four times, in 1894, 1895, 1898 and 1902.
In art
He is depicted in ''La Chaine Simpson'' byHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the ...
racing for the Simpson Chain
The Simpson Chain or Simpson Lever Chain was an English-made bicycle chain invented by William Spiers Simpson (died 1917) in 1895. The design departed from the standard roller bicycle chain: it was composed of linked triangles forming two level ...
team.
Palmarès
;1894 :1stFrench National Stayers Championships The French National Stayers Championships are held annually. The stayers event is often known as motor-paced. It is held on a cycling track, the riders follow a motor throughout the race, the rider of the motor is known as their pacer. The event i ...
:1st Bol d'Or
The Bol d’Or is a 24-hour endurance race for motorcycles, held annually in France. The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders.
History
The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles ...
: World records for 24 hours (736km) and 100km
: 8 Days of Paris – Vel d'Hiv
;1895
:1st Bol d'Or
The Bol d’Or is a 24-hour endurance race for motorcycles, held annually in France. The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders.
History
The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles ...
: World records for 6 hours and 24 hours (829.498km)
;1896
: World records for 6 hours and 100km
;1897
: World records for 6 hours, 100km and 24 hours (909.027km)
;1898
:1st Bol d'Or
The Bol d’Or is a 24-hour endurance race for motorcycles, held annually in France. The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders.
History
The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles ...
;1899
:1st Bordeaux–Paris
The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional calendar, covering approximately – more than twice most single-day races. It started in northern Bordeaux in sout ...
(594km in 16 hours and 35 minutes at an average 36kmh)
;1900
:1st World Championship, Track, Stayers, Elite, Paris
;1902
:1st Bol d'Or
The Bol d’Or is a 24-hour endurance race for motorcycles, held annually in France. The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders.
History
The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles ...
: World record for 6 hours
References
External links
Constant Huret's story at Ressons-le-Long Web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huret, Constant 1870 births 1951 deaths French male cyclists Sportspeople from Aisne UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) French track cyclists Cyclists from Hauts-de-France