Maurice Archambaud
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Maurice Archambaud (Paris, August 30, 1906 - Le Raincy, December 3, 1955) was a French professional cyclist from 1932 to 1944. In 1937, he set the world hour record in Milan of 45,840 meter.
[edit] Major victories
- 1932
- Grand Prix des Nations: overall winner
- 1933
- Tour de France 1st stage and 11th stage, 9 days in the yellow jersey.
- 1935
- Tour de France stages 5A and 14B
- Giro d'Italia: stage 14B
- Paris-Caen
- Six days of Paris
- 1936
- Tour de France stage 4; 5 days in the yellow jersey.
- Paris-Nice: Overall winner, stage 2
- 1937
- Tour de France stage 2
- Hour record
- 1939
- Tour de France stages 10B, 10C, 13 and 17
- Paris-Nice: Overall winner
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Frans Slaats |
UCI hour record (45.767 km) 3 November 1937-7 November 1942 |
Succeeded by Fausto Coppi |
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