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Started - but didn't finish - the Tour more than 5 times? No, he didn't
Has he... finished the Tour? No
Has he started the Tour more than once? Yes
Ever rode the Tour? He has started the Tour
Active during the late 40es? Yes
Active during the early 60es? I don't think he was
Active during the 50es? Yes
Rode during the 90es? No
Active before Merckx' time? Yes
Ever rode against Eddy Merckx? No
Rode his entire career on French teams (including if he rode his entire career on the same team)? It seems he did ride for one non-French team for a short while
Italian? No
From country with GT? Yes
From country with Monument? Yes
Ever rode on a primarily English speaking team? No
Is he on the top ten all time greatest list? No
Just to be sure, he is alive? It would spooky, if he could still talk to me despite being dead
Active after 1/1 2000? No
Does he - to your best knowledge - speak English? I don't know. He may very well have been able to do it at some point, but possibly not anymore
Was he generally interviewed in English while active? I have no idea, but I doubt it
Would you understand each other? Probably not a whole lot unless we converse in English
Could you have a conversation with him? We would be able to say things to each other
European? Yes
Female? No
Inactive? Yes
Has he... finished the Tour? No
Has he started the Tour more than once? Yes
Ever rode the Tour? He has started the Tour
Active during the late 40es? Yes
Active during the early 60es? I don't think he was
Active during the 50es? Yes
Rode during the 90es? No
Active before Merckx' time? Yes
Ever rode against Eddy Merckx? No
Rode his entire career on French teams (including if he rode his entire career on the same team)? It seems he did ride for one non-French team for a short while
Italian? No
From country with GT? Yes
From country with Monument? Yes
Ever rode on a primarily English speaking team? No
Is he on the top ten all time greatest list? No
Just to be sure, he is alive? It would spooky, if he could still talk to me despite being dead
Active after 1/1 2000? No
Does he - to your best knowledge - speak English? I don't know. He may very well have been able to do it at some point, but possibly not anymore
Was he generally interviewed in English while active? I have no idea, but I doubt it
Would you understand each other? Probably not a whole lot unless we converse in English
Could you have a conversation with him? We would be able to say things to each other
European? Yes
Female? No
Inactive? Yes
How about exactly 5 times? No
Started - but didn't finish - the Tour more than 5 times? No, he didn't
Has he... finished the Tour? No
Has he started the Tour more than once? Yes
Ever rode the Tour? He has started the Tour
Active during the late 40es? Yes
Active during the early 60es? I don't think he was
Active during the 50es? Yes
Rode during the 90es? No
Active before Merckx' time? Yes
Ever rode against Eddy Merckx? No
Rode his entire career on French teams (including if he rode his entire career on the same team)? It seems he did ride for one non-French team for a short while
Italian? No
From country with GT? Yes
From country with Monument? Yes
Ever rode on a primarily English speaking team? No
Is he on the top ten all time greatest list? No
Just to be sure, he is alive? It would spooky, if he could still talk to me despite being dead
Active after 1/1 2000? No
Does he - to your best knowledge - speak English? I don't know. He may very well have been able to do it at some point, but possibly not anymore
Was he generally interviewed in English while active? I have no idea, but I doubt it
Would you understand each other? Probably not a whole lot unless we converse in English
Could you have a conversation with him? We would be able to say things to each other
European? Yes
Female? No
Inactive? Yes
Started - but didn't finish - the Tour more than 5 times? No, he didn't
Has he... finished the Tour? No
Has he started the Tour more than once? Yes
Ever rode the Tour? He has started the Tour
Active during the late 40es? Yes
Active during the early 60es? I don't think he was
Active during the 50es? Yes
Rode during the 90es? No
Active before Merckx' time? Yes
Ever rode against Eddy Merckx? No
Rode his entire career on French teams (including if he rode his entire career on the same team)? It seems he did ride for one non-French team for a short while
Italian? No
From country with GT? Yes
From country with Monument? Yes
Ever rode on a primarily English speaking team? No
Is he on the top ten all time greatest list? No
Just to be sure, he is alive? It would spooky, if he could still talk to me despite being dead
Active after 1/1 2000? No
Does he - to your best knowledge - speak English? I don't know. He may very well have been able to do it at some point, but possibly not anymore
Was he generally interviewed in English while active? I have no idea, but I doubt it
Would you understand each other? Probably not a whole lot unless we converse in English
Could you have a conversation with him? We would be able to say things to each other
European? Yes
Female? No
Inactive? Yes
Ever rode a monument? Yes
How about exactly 5 times? No
Started - but didn't finish - the Tour more than 5 times? No, he didn't
Has he... finished the Tour? No
Has he started the Tour more than once? Yes
Ever rode the Tour? He has started the Tour
Active during the late 40es? Yes
Active during the early 60es? I don't think he was
Active during the 50es? Yes
Rode during the 90es? No
Active before Merckx' time? Yes
Ever rode against Eddy Merckx? No
Rode his entire career on French teams (including if he rode his entire career on the same team)? It seems he did ride for one non-French team for a short while
Italian? No
From country with GT? Yes
From country with Monument? Yes
Ever rode on a primarily English speaking team? No
Is he on the top ten all time greatest list? No
Just to be sure, he is alive? It would spooky, if he could still talk to me despite being dead
Active after 1/1 2000? No
Does he - to your best knowledge - speak English? I don't know. He may very well have been able to do it at some point, but possibly not anymore
Was he generally interviewed in English while active? I have no idea, but I doubt it
Would you understand each other? Probably not a whole lot unless we converse in English
Could you have a conversation with him? We would be able to say things to each other
European? Yes
Female? No
Inactive? Yes
How about exactly 5 times? No
Started - but didn't finish - the Tour more than 5 times? No, he didn't
Has he... finished the Tour? No
Has he started the Tour more than once? Yes
Ever rode the Tour? He has started the Tour
Active during the late 40es? Yes
Active during the early 60es? I don't think he was
Active during the 50es? Yes
Rode during the 90es? No
Active before Merckx' time? Yes
Ever rode against Eddy Merckx? No
Rode his entire career on French teams (including if he rode his entire career on the same team)? It seems he did ride for one non-French team for a short while
Italian? No
From country with GT? Yes
From country with Monument? Yes
Ever rode on a primarily English speaking team? No
Is he on the top ten all time greatest list? No
Just to be sure, he is alive? It would spooky, if he could still talk to me despite being dead
Active after 1/1 2000? No
Does he - to your best knowledge - speak English? I don't know. He may very well have been able to do it at some point, but possibly not anymore
Was he generally interviewed in English while active? I have no idea, but I doubt it
Would you understand each other? Probably not a whole lot unless we converse in English
Could you have a conversation with him? We would be able to say things to each other
European? Yes
Female? No
Inactive? Yes
Armchair Cyclist
Moderator
Had his hundredth birthday? Yes
Top ten in any other monument? No
Rode in a non-French GT? Yes
Finished in the top-10 of PR? Yes
Rode Paris-Roubaix? Yes
Ever rode a monument? Yes
How about exactly 5 times? No
Started - but didn't finish - the Tour more than 5 times? No, he didn't
Has he... finished the Tour? No
Has he started the Tour more than once? Yes
Ever rode the Tour? He has started the Tour
Active during the late 40es? Yes
Active during the early 60es? I don't think he was
Active during the 50es? Yes
Rode during the 90es? No
Active before Merckx' time? Yes
Ever rode against Eddy Merckx? No
Rode his entire career on French teams (including if he rode his entire career on the same team)? It seems he did ride for one non-French team for a short while
Italian? No
From country with GT? Yes
From country with Monument? Yes
Ever rode on a primarily English speaking team? No
Is he on the top ten all time greatest list? No
Just to be sure, he is alive? It would spooky, if he could still talk to me despite being dead
Active after 1/1 2000? No
Does he - to your best knowledge - speak English? I don't know. He may very well have been able to do it at some point, but possibly not anymore
Was he generally interviewed in English while active? I have no idea, but I doubt it
Would you understand each other? Probably not a whole lot unless we converse in English
Could you have a conversation with him? We would be able to say things to each other
European? Yes
Female? No
Inactive? Yes
Top ten in any other monument? No
Rode in a non-French GT? Yes
Finished in the top-10 of PR? Yes
Rode Paris-Roubaix? Yes
Ever rode a monument? Yes
How about exactly 5 times? No
Started - but didn't finish - the Tour more than 5 times? No, he didn't
Has he... finished the Tour? No
Has he started the Tour more than once? Yes
Ever rode the Tour? He has started the Tour
Active during the late 40es? Yes
Active during the early 60es? I don't think he was
Active during the 50es? Yes
Rode during the 90es? No
Active before Merckx' time? Yes
Ever rode against Eddy Merckx? No
Rode his entire career on French teams (including if he rode his entire career on the same team)? It seems he did ride for one non-French team for a short while
Italian? No
From country with GT? Yes
From country with Monument? Yes
Ever rode on a primarily English speaking team? No
Is he on the top ten all time greatest list? No
Just to be sure, he is alive? It would spooky, if he could still talk to me despite being dead
Active after 1/1 2000? No
Does he - to your best knowledge - speak English? I don't know. He may very well have been able to do it at some point, but possibly not anymore
Was he generally interviewed in English while active? I have no idea, but I doubt it
Would you understand each other? Probably not a whole lot unless we converse in English
Could you have a conversation with him? We would be able to say things to each other
European? Yes
Female? No
Inactive? Yes
Armchair Cyclist
Moderator
Charles Coste? Yes. It seemed appropriate to give the guy another mention before most of us probably forget all about him again.
Born at least 50 years ago?
Ever competed at the Olympics?
Ever raced in Paris?
Born at least 50 years ago?
Ever competed at the Olympics?
Ever raced in Paris?
Armchair Cyclist
Moderator
Born at least 50 years ago? No
Ever competed at the Olympics? No
Ever raced in Paris? No, or at most only marginally (Editted after a closer look at the map and plausible route)
Ever competed at the Olympics? No
Ever raced in Paris? No
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Armchair Cyclist
Moderator
Active? No
Male? Yes
Born at least 50 years ago? No
Ever competed at the Olympics? No
Ever raced in Paris? No
Male? Yes
Born at least 50 years ago? No
Ever competed at the Olympics? No
Ever raced in Paris? No
Armchair Cyclist
Moderator
Born at least 40 years ago? No
Participated in a race that brought him within 10 Ks of Paris? Quite possibly, without knowing exact route or defining limits of Paris I couldn't say for sure.
Active? No
Male? Yes
Born at least 50 years ago? No
Ever competed at the Olympics? No
Ever raced in Paris? No
Participated in a race that brought him within 10 Ks of Paris? Quite possibly, without knowing exact route or defining limits of Paris I couldn't say for sure.
Active? No
Male? Yes
Born at least 50 years ago? No
Ever competed at the Olympics? No
Ever raced in Paris? No
Retired before 1/1 2021?
From a nation which has more than 2 spots in the Olympic RR on Saturday*?
From a nation that has more than 3 spots in the Olympic RR on Sunday*?
*According to the quotas listed here:
From a nation which has more than 2 spots in the Olympic RR on Saturday*?
From a nation that has more than 3 spots in the Olympic RR on Sunday*?
*According to the quotas listed here:
Armchair Cyclist
Moderator
Active after 1/1 2020? Yes
Born at least 35 years ago? No
European? Yes
Retired before 1/1 2021? No
From a nation which has more than 2 spots in the Olympic RR on Saturday*? Yes
From a nation that has more than 3 spots in the Olympic RR on Sunday*? No
Born at least 40 years ago? No
Participated in a race that brought him within 10 Ks of Paris? Quite possibly
Active? No
Male? Yes
Born at least 50 years ago? No
Ever competed at the Olympics? No
Ever raced in Paris? No
Born at least 35 years ago? No
European? Yes
Retired before 1/1 2021? No
From a nation which has more than 2 spots in the Olympic RR on Saturday*? Yes
From a nation that has more than 3 spots in the Olympic RR on Sunday*? No
Born at least 40 years ago? No
Participated in a race that brought him within 10 Ks of Paris? Quite possibly
Active? No
Male? Yes
Born at least 50 years ago? No
Ever competed at the Olympics? No
Ever raced in Paris? No
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