Pierre Privat
_-_btv1b53225243v.jpg) Privat in 1907 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Marie Gonzague Privat |
| Born | Pierre Marie Gonzague Privat 26 August 1880 Paris (17th arrondissement), France |
| Died | 19 October 1915 (aged 35) Aubigny-en-Artois, France |
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1906–1910 | Peugeot |
Pierre Marie Gonzague Privat (26 August 1880 – 19 October 1915) was a French professional road cyclist and cartoonist. He competed professionally from 1906 to 1910, mainly as a domestique for leading riders of his era, and took part in four editions of the Tour de France. Turned to drawing and caricature, he became known for his cycling-themed posters including many official posters is the main cycling events. He was killed during World War II.
Biography
[edit]Privat was born in the 17th arrondissement of Paris on 26 August 1880. He became a professional cyclist at the relatively late age of 26, joining the prominent Peugeot team alongside riders such as Lucien Petit-Breton, Giovanni Gerbi, René Pottier, Émile Friol and Georges Passerieu. Although considered a capable rider, he was primarily employed in a supporting role and therefore never achieved major victories. However he still had multiple top-10 achievements in the international classic cycle races.[1]
He rode the Tour de France four times. In 1907 he was team member of Émile Georget who was about to win the 1907 Tour de France. However in Bayonne Georget suffered a puncture; and Privat gave him is bike to continue. Due to this, Georget was disclassified because it was in that era not allowed and Georget didn’t win the Tour.[2] Privat finished this Tour on the 11th place overall; his best Tour de France achievement. Toward the end of his cycling career, Privat became a cartoonist and caricaturists and became known for his cycling-themed posters. He designed numerous posters for major bicycle manufacturers and contributed to several Parisian sports newspapers.[1][3]
During World War I, Privat served as a sergeant in the 274th Infantry Regiment. He died on 19 October 1915 at the evacuation hospital in Aubigny-en-Artois from wounds sustained in combat.[3][4][1]
Major results
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- 1906
- 1906 Tour de France
- 10th Stage 1
- 9th Stage 3
- 7th Stage 5
- 7th Paris–Tours
- 1907
- 11th Overall Tour de France
- 5th Stage 13
- 6th Stage 12
- 7th Stage 11
- 6th National Road Championships, Versailles
- 10th Paris–Roubaix
- 4th Paris–Dieppe
- 9th Paris–Brussels
- 6th Bol d'Or cycle race (24-hour race), Paris
- 1908
- 7th Bordeaux–Paris
- 1909
- 1st La Flèche–Mantes
- 8th Tours–Bordeaux
- 7th Paris–Trouville–Paris
- 6th Rouen–Roubaix
Grand Tour general classification results
[edit]| Stage races | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1910 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour de France | DNF | 11th | DNF | DNF |
Classic cycle races results
[edit]| Classic cycle races | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1913 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris–Roubaix | — | 10th | — | — | — | 83rd |
| Paris–Tours | 7th | — | — | 12th | — | — |
| Bordeaux–Paris | — | — | 7th | — | — | — |
| Paris—Brussels | — | 9th | — | — | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Coups de Pédales No.154". Coups de Pédales: 78.
- ^ Nelissen, Jean (1973). Tour de France Hemel en hel op een stukje leer | 60 jaar Tourhistorie (in Dutch). Baarn: de Boekerij. p. 31. ISBN 9022503615.
- ^ a b "Ceux qui ne revinrent pas". Le Petit Braquet (in French).
- ^ "Privat Pierre Marie Gonzague". Mémoire des Hommes (in French). Ministère des Armées.
External links
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