- Jean Alavoine
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Jean Alavoine
fullname = Jean Alavoine
nickname = Gars Jean
dateofbirth = birth date|1888|4|1
dateofdeath = death date|1943|7|18
country = France
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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proyears = 1909-1925
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majorwins = 17 stages in the Tour de France
updated =27 June ,2007 Jean Alavoine was a French professional cyclist, who won 17 stages in the
Tour de France - only 8 riders have won more stages [ [http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/eddy/riderrec.htm Most stage wins per rider in the Tour de France] ] - and wore theyellow jersey for 5 days. InDaniel Marszalek 's list of best road riders in history, he is ranked 96th. [See list onDaniel Marszalek article]Jean Alavoine was born in
Roubaix at1 April 1888 . In his professional career from 1908 to 1925, he won 29 courses, including 17 Tour de France stages. In the1922 Tour de France , he won 3 stages in a row [Not a record, asFrançois Faber has won 5 stages in a row in 1909.] , stages 5-6-7, and wore the yellow jersey. In stage 11, still leading the race, Alavoine had mechanical problems and his lead dropped to 6:53 minutes. In stage 12 Alavoine lost 37 minutes and the lead. In the end, he finished the tour in second place. [ [http://bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdf%20history/tdfhistory1920.html Torelli's History of the Tour de France: the 1920s] ] In 1943 he died during a veteran course inArgenteuil .Major results
;1909:flagicon|FRAFrench national road race champion:Tour de France:::3th place general classification::Winner stages 8 and 14;1912:Tour de France:::5th place general classification::Winner stages 11, 13 and 15;1913:Tour de France:did not finish;1914:Tour de France:::3th place general classification::Winner stage 7;1919:Tour de France:::2nd place general classification::Winner stages 4, 5, 7, 8 and 15;1920:flagicon|FRAFrench national road race champion:Tour de France:did not finish:
Giro d'Italia :::3th place overall classification::Winner stages , and .;1921:Tour de France:did not finish;1922:Tour de France:::2nd place general classification::Winner stages 5, 6 and 7;1923:Tour de France:::did not finish::Winner stages 6, 7 and 9;1924:Tour de France:::14th place general classification;1925:Tour de France:::13th place general classificationNotes
External links
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/1526.html Official Tour de France palmares]
* [http://www.dewielersite.be/db2/wielersite/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=113 Palmares nl icon]
* [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/alavoine_jean.php Palmares of Jean Alavoine fr icon]
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