Mathieu Cordang

Mathieu Cordang
Mathieu Cordang
Personal information
Full name Mathieu Cordang
Born December 26, 1869(1869-12-26)
Blerick, the Netherlands
Died March 29, 1942(1942-03-29) (aged 72)
Swalmen, the Netherlands
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Infobox last updated on
November 15, 2011

Mathieu Cordang (26 December 1869 – 29 March 1942) was a Dutch professional cyclist.

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Biography

Cordang's specialties were track racing and endurance racing.

As an amateur, Cordang became won the motor-paced world championship in 1895. He later won endurance races that no longer exist, such as Amsterdam-Arnhem-Amsterdam. In 1894, Cordang set a world record for the mile on a tandem. One year later, he raced against the train between Maastricht and Roermond, and won.[1]

From 1896 to 1900, Cordang was a professional cyclist. In 1897 he finished second in Paris-Roubaix, after he fell in the velodrome in Roubaix, and later winner Maurice Garin did not wait for him, and won the race by two meters.[2] In the same year, Cordang broke five world records on the track of The Crystal Palace in Londen. During the Bol d'Or in 1900, Cordang set a 24-hour record of 999.651 km.

After that, Cordang won the 3 km race during the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. This event included professional cyclists, so it is not considered official by the International Olympic Committee.[3]

Palmares

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1894
  • Amsterdam-Arnhem-Amsterdam
  • Maastricht-Nijmegen-Maastricht
  • Rotterdam-Utrecht-Rotterdam
  • World record 1000 km
1895
  • Amsterdam-Arnhem-Amsterdam
  • Leiden-Utrecht-Leiden
  • Maastricht-Roermond against train
  • World champion pace racing
1896
1897
1898
  • 100 km GP Roubaix
  • 100 km GP Amsterdam
  • 200 km GP Berlijn
1899
  • 100 km GP Den Haag
  • World record 24 hours (1000,110 km)
1900
  • Bol d'Or
  • 3 km Olympic Games (unofficial event)

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