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Mathieu Cordang 
Personal information Full name Mathieu Cordang Born December 26, 1869
Blerick, the NetherlandsDied March 29, 1942 (aged 72)
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November 15, 2011Mathieu 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
- 5th place Bordeaux-Paris
- 1897
- 24 hours of Crystal Palace (991,651 km)
- 2nd Bordeaux-Paris
- 2nd Paris-Roubaix
- 3rd 1000 km Défi Routier
- 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)
References
- ^ Mathieu Cordang fietste harder dan de sneltrein naar Roermond, sportgeschiedenis.nl (Dutch)
- ^ Parijs-Roubaix, Zedelijke triomf van vergeten held, Trouw (Dutch)
- ^ Hoeveel olympisch kampioenen heeft Nederland?, Olympisch Stadion (Dutch)
- ^ http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/cordang_mathieu.php
External links
- "Vergeten sportheld" Mathieu Cordang, Sportgeschiedenis.nl
- Mathieu Cordang profile at Cycling Archives
Categories:- Dutch cyclists
- 1869 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from Limburg (Netherlands)
- Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands
- Cyclists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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