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Albert Bourlon
Personal information
Full name	Albert Bourlon
Born	23 November 1916; Sancergues, France
Died	16 October 2013 (aged 96)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
	Paris–Bourges (1947); 1 stage 1947 Tour de France

Albert Bourlon (23 November 1916 – 16 October 2013) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was born in Sancergues. In 1947, Bourlon won the 14th stage of the Tour de France. Almost immediately after the start, he broke away, and rode solo for 253 km (157 mi), the longest solo break in post-war Tour de France history.^[1]^[2]

Major results edit

1947

Paris–Bourges

Tour de France:

Winner stage 14

References edit

^ "Le Tour en chiffres Les autres records" (PDF) (in French). LeTour.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
^ "Décès d'Albert Bourlon, doyen des coureurs du Tour de France, à 96 ans | Fil info Sport Cyclisme". lesoir.be. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

External links edit

Albert Bourlon at Cycling Archives
Official Tour de France results for Albert Bourlon

[1] "Le Tour en chiffres Les autres records" (PDF) (in French). LeTour.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2009.

[2] "Décès d'Albert Bourlon, doyen des coureurs du Tour de France, à 96 ans | Fil info Sport Cyclisme". lesoir.be. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

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