Henri Pélissier

Henri Pélissier (pronounced [ɑ̃.ʁi pe.li.sje]; 22 January 1889 – 1 May 1935) was a French racing cyclist from Paris and champion of the 1923 Tour de France. In addition to his 29 career victories, he was known for his long-standing feud with Tour founder Henri Desgrange and for protesting against the conditions endured by riders in the early years of the Tour. He was killed by his lover with the gun that his wife had used to commit suicide.

Henri Pélissier
Henri Pelissier, 1919
Personal information
Full nameHenri Pélissier
Born(1889-01-22)22 January 1889
Paris, France
Died1 May 1935(1935-05-01) (aged 46)
Dampierre, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
General classification (1923)
Mountains classification (1923)
10 individual stages (1913, 1914, 1919, 1920, 1923)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1919)
Paris–Brussels (1920)
Paris–Roubaix (1919, 1921)
Paris–Tours (1922)
Giro di Lombardia (1911, 1913, 1920)
Milan–San Remo (1912)
Bordeaux–Paris (1919)
Milano–Torino (1911)
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