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Ren Pottier(5 June 1879 inMoret-sur-Loing,Seine-et-Marne 25
January 1907 inLevallois-Perret) was
aFrenchracing cyclist
Pottier wonBordeauxParisin 1903 before turning professional. He
came second inParisRoubaix1905
andBordeauxParis1905, then third in 1906's ParisRoubaix, before
winning theTour de Francein 1906.
Rene Pottier
He was considered the finest climber of the Tour. Inthe 1905
racehe was first up theBallon d'Alsacebut lost
the lead toHippolyte Aucouturierafter nails punctured his final
spare tyre. He finished the stage only when
Aucouturier gave him one of his spare tyres. Injury due to a
fall on the next stage toGrenoblecaused him to
abandon.
The following year he took five stage wins out of thirteen and
overall victory with 31 points. Again he was first
up the Ballon d'Alsace but this time he stayed ahead, finishing
asDijon48 minutes before his nearest
competitor. He also won inGrenobleby fifteen minutes and
atNiceby 26 minutes. He completed the 4,546 km
in 189 hours, 34 minutes at an average 23.98kmh.
In September 1906 he won theBol d'Or 24 hour cycle raceat
theVlodrome BuffaloinPariswith 925.290 km.
On 25 January 1907 he committedsuicidebyhanginghimself on his
bike hook after hearing his wife had found
a lover while he was away at the Tour. A few weeks later,Henri
Desgrange, patron of the Tour, erected
astelein his memory at the top of theBallon d'Alsace, a summit
inVosges.
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