Lucien Petit-Breton
French cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Lucien Petit-Breton?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Lucien Georges Mazan (18 October 1882 – 20 December 1917) was a French racing cyclist (pseudonym: Lucien Petit-Breton, pronounced [ly.sjɛ̃ pə.ti.bʁə.tɔ̃]), known as the first two-time winner of the Tour de France.
Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Lucien Georges Mazan |
Nickname | Lucien Petit-Breton |
Born | (1882-10-18)18 October 1882 Plessé, France |
Died | 20 December 1917(1917-12-20) (aged 35) Troyes, France |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1905 | JC Cycles |
1906-1908 | Peugeot |
1909 | Legnano |
1910 | Alcyon |
1911 | Fiat |
1911 | La Française |
1912 | Peugeot |
1913-1914 | Automata |
1914 | Atala |
Major wins | |
| |
He was born in Plessé, Loire-Atlantique, a part of Brittany, now part of Pays de la Loire. When he was six he moved with his parents to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he took the nationality. His cycling career started when he won a bike in a lottery at the age of sixteen. As his father wanted him to do a 'real' job, he adapted the nickname Lucien Breton for races, to deceive his father. Later he changed it to Petit-Breton, because there already was another cyclist called Lucien Breton.