Marcel Lequatre (29 September 1882 – 14 November 1960) was a Swiss road racing cyclist.[1][2][3][4]

Marcel Lequatre
Personal information
Full nameMarcel Lequatre
Born(1882-09-29)29 September 1882
Yverdon, Switzerland
Died14 November 1960(1960-11-14) (aged 78)
Genève, Switzerland
Team information
DisciplineRoad / Track
RoleRider
Major wins

Career

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Marcel Lequatre was a professional cyclist during 1902-1919. In 1904 he won the Swiss National Road racing title and both in 1906 and 1907 he was selected the Swiss National Motor-paced racing champion.[5] He holds records winning the ancient Swiss classic races Romanshorn - Genève three times[6][7][8] and Bern - Genève four times.[9] In 1906 he also won the Tour du Lac Léman,[10] one of the oldest cycling classics in the world, and in 1908 he ranked sixth in Milan - San Remo[11]

Lequatre started the Tour de France three times: in 1903 in the first tour, as well as in 1907 and 1908. Each time, though, he abandoned the race after a few stages.

References

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  1. ^ "Marcel Lequatre". procyclingstats.com. Pro Cycling Stats.
  2. ^ "Les Suisses du Tour de 1903 à 1936". swissinfo.ch. Swiss Info. 4 July 2003.
  3. ^ "Marcel Lequatre". firstcycling.com. First Cycling.
  4. ^ "Marcel Lequatre - #4161 best all time pro cyclist - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  5. ^ Archives, Cycling. "National Championship, Track, Stayers, Elite, Switzerland". www.cyclingarchives.com.
  6. ^ "Journal de Genève - 21.07.1902 - Pages 2/3". www.letempsarchives.ch.
  7. ^ "Gazette de Lausanne - 15.08.1904 - Pages 2/3". www.letempsarchives.ch.
  8. ^ "Gazette de Lausanne - 15.09.1908 - Pages 2/3". www.letempsarchives.ch.
  9. ^ "Race History Bern - Genève". www.cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  10. ^ "Tour du Lac Leman (Sui) - Cat.1.5". www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  11. ^ "Results Milano - Sanremo - 1908 - CyclingRanking.com". www.cyclingranking.com.
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