Pierre Cogan (10 January 1914 – 5 January 2013) was a

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professional cyclist who competed between the 1930s and the 1950s.

Biography

A professional from 1935 to 1951, Cogan notably won the

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in 1936 and the

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(the unofficial World Time Trail Championship) in 1937. He has the distinction of being among the best of the

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riders both before and after the

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. He was the 11th in the

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and still 7th in 1950. He rode his last Tour de France in 1951 where he finished 19th. Towards the end of his life, Cogan was the oldest

rider still alive. His brother Joseph was also a professional road bicycle racer between 1936 and 1942. Pierre also appeared in the feature-length documentary, " Chasing Legends" about the Tour de France.

References

External links

Pierre Cogan at siteducyclisme.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cogan, Pierre 1914 births 2013 deaths French male cyclists People from Auray Cyclists from Morbihan 20th-century French sportsmen