Éloi Tassin (6 June 1912 — 17 August 1977) was a French professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

. Tassin won a stage in the

1939 Tour de France The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 10 to 30 July. The total distance was . Taking place on the eve of World War II, there was already much animosity in Europe. Italy, Germany and Spain all decli ...

, and another stage in the

1947 Tour de France The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July. The total race distance was 21 stages over . It was the first Tour since 1939, having been cancelled during World War II, although some Tour ...

. Allée Éloi Tassin in Nantes is named after him. A Éloi Tassin day was held in his honour at Vay on the 100th anniversary of his birth.à Vay - Rando La Éloi Tassin organisée dans le cadre du 100e anniversaire de la naissance d'Éloi Tassin. dimanche 10 juin 2012 -
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Major results

;1939 :Circuit de l'Indre :

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: ::Winner stage 2B ;1945 :

GP Ouest-France The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest-France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western France. The race was originally named Grand-Prix de Plouay and, from 1989 to ...

: national road race championship :Manche-Océan :

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 ...

;1947 :

: ::Winner stage 17 ;1948 :GP Ouest-France

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Eloi Tassin
French male cyclists 1912 births 1977 deaths French Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from Loire-Atlantique 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-bio-1910s-stub