Antonin Magne
Antonin Magne (pronounced [ɑ̃.tɔ.nɛ̃ maɲ]; 15 February 1904 – 8 September 1983) was a French cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934. He raced as a professional from 1927 to 1939 and then became a team manager. The French rider and then journalist, Jean Bobet, described him in Sporting Cyclist as "a most uninterviewable character" and "a man who withdraws into a shell as soon as he meets a journalist." His taciturn character earned him the nickname of The Monk when he was racing.
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| Full name | Antonin Magne | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tonin le sage (Tonin the Sage), Tonin le taciturne (Tonin the Taciturn) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 1904 Ytrac, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 1983 (aged 79) Arcachon, France | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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