Constant Huret
Encyclopedia
Constant Huret, nicknamed "le Boulanger" (the Baker) (born 26 January 1870 in Ressons-le-LongRessons-le-Long
Ressons-le-Long is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, France
France
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, died 18 September 1951 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
long distance track racing cyclist
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
. He was a professional from 1894 to 1902.
Major achievements
He won the 600 km Bordeaux–Paris road race (known as The Derby of the Road) in 1899 and held the record winning time for 34 years. He was also the 1900 world velodrome champion and won the Bol d'OrBol d'Or cycle race
The Bol d'Or was a bicycle track race that ran in France between 1894 and 1950. It was a paced, 24 hour endurance event. It has been won by several notable cyclists including Constant Huret , the Australian Hubert Opperman and three time hour record breaker Oscar Egg...
four times.
In art
He is depicted in La Chaine Simpson by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa or simply Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and illustrator, whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of fin de siècle Paris yielded an œuvre of exciting, elegant and provocative images of the modern...
racing for the Simpson Chain
Simpson Chain
The Simpson Chain or Simpson Lever Chain was an English-made bicycle chain invented by William Spears Simpson in 1895. The design departed from the standard roller bicycle chain: it was composed of linked triangles forming two levels. The inner level was driven by the chainring and the outer drove...
team.
Palmarès
1894- 1st French National Stayers ChampionshipsFrench National Stayers ChampionshipsThe French National Stayers Championships are held annually. The stayers event is often known as motor-paced, it is held on a cycling track, the riders follow a derny throughout the race, the rider of the derny is known as their pacer...
- 1st Bol d'OrBol d'Or cycle raceThe Bol d'Or was a bicycle track race that ran in France between 1894 and 1950. It was a paced, 24 hour endurance event. It has been won by several notable cyclists including Constant Huret , the Australian Hubert Opperman and three time hour record breaker Oscar Egg...
- World records for 24 hours (736km) and 100km
- 8 Days of Paris - Vel d'Hiv
1895
- 1st Bol d'OrBol d'Or cycle raceThe Bol d'Or was a bicycle track race that ran in France between 1894 and 1950. It was a paced, 24 hour endurance event. It has been won by several notable cyclists including Constant Huret , the Australian Hubert Opperman and three time hour record breaker Oscar Egg...
- World records for 6 hours and 24 hours (829.498km)
1896
- World records for 6 hours and 100km
1897
- World records for 6 hours, 100km and 24 hours (909.027km)
1898
- 1st Bol d'OrBol d'Or cycle raceThe Bol d'Or was a bicycle track race that ran in France between 1894 and 1950. It was a paced, 24 hour endurance event. It has been won by several notable cyclists including Constant Huret , the Australian Hubert Opperman and three time hour record breaker Oscar Egg...
1899
- 1st Bordeaux–Paris (594km in 16 hours and 35 minutes at an average 36kmh)
1900
- 1st World Championship, Track, Stayers, Elite, Paris
1902
- 1st Bol d'OrBol d'Or cycle raceThe Bol d'Or was a bicycle track race that ran in France between 1894 and 1950. It was a paced, 24 hour endurance event. It has been won by several notable cyclists including Constant Huret , the Australian Hubert Opperman and three time hour record breaker Oscar Egg...
- World record for 6 hours