Léon Le Calvez (14 March 1909, in
Moëlan-sur-Mer
Moëlan-sur-Mer (, literally ''Moëlan on Sea''; ) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
In French the inhabitants of Moëlan-sur-Mer are known as ''Moëlanais''.
...
– 7 July 1995, in
Créteil
Créteil () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, dep ...
) was a French professional
road bicycle racer
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. In the
1931 Tour de France
The 1931 Tour de France was the 25th edition of the Tour de France, which took place from 30 June to 26 July. It consisted of 24 stages over .
The race was won by French cyclist Antonin Magne. The sprinters Charles Pélissier and Rafaele di Paco ...
, Le Calvez was wearing the
yellow jersey
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History
For the first t ...
for one day.
Palmarès
;1932
:
Critérium International
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;1933
:
Paris–Roubaix
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::3rd place overall
;1935
:Stage
Paris–Nice
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French male cyclists
1909 births
1995 deaths
Cyclists from Finistère
20th-century French sportsmen
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