Charles Pélissier

Charles Pélissier

Personal information
Full name	Charles Pélissier
Born	20 February 1903(1903-02-20) Paris, France
Died	28 May 1959(1959-05-28) (aged 56) Paris, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Major wins
16 Tour de France stages
Infobox last updated on 15 May 2008

Charles Pélissier (20 February 1903 – 28 May 1959) was a French racing cyclist, professional between 1922 and 1939, who won 16 stages in the Tour de France. The number of eight stages won in the 1930 Tour de France is still a record, shared with Eddy Merckx (1970, 1974) and Freddy Maertens (1976). In addition to his 8 stage wins that year, Pélissier also finished second place 7 times.^[1] In the 1931 Tour de France after stage 5, he shared the lead for one day with Rafaele di Paco.^[2] Pélissier was the younger brother of racing cyclists Francis Pélissier and Henri Pélissier. Pélissier was born and died in Paris.

Palmares

1925

Paris-Arras

1926

 France national cyclo-cross champion

1927

 France national cyclo-cross champion

Mont-Faron

1929

Tour de France:

Winner stage 16

GP du Mathonnais

1930

Tour de France:

Winner stages 1, 3, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20 and 21

9th place overall classification

Wearing yellow jersey for one day

1931

Tour de France:

Winner stages 5, 8, 13, 16 and 24

Wearing yellow jersey for two days (one joint with Rafaele di Paco)

1933

Critérium des As

1934

Circuit de Paris

1935

Tour de France:

Winner stages 2 and 12

1938

Derby de St Germain

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

References

1. ^ "Le Tour en chiffres Les autres records" (in French). LeTour.fr. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo_09.pdf. 
2. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour De France. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 118. ISBN 1-59858-180-5. http://books.google.nl/books?id=jxq20JskqMUC. Retrieved 2008-03-17. ""Leading up to the Pyrenees, Italy's ace sprinter Rafaelo di Paco dueled with France's Charles Pélissier for stage wins and the lead. After stage 5 they shared the lead for a single day."" 

External links

• Charles Pélissier profile at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for Charles Pélissier

Persondata
Name	Pélissier, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	Road racing cyclist
Date of birth	1903-02-20
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death	1959-05-28
Place of death	Paris, France