Jean Rey (cyclist)
Personal information | |
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Full name | Jean Rey |
Born |
Toulouse, France | 29 May 1925
Died |
13 November 1950 25) Montélimar, France | (aged
Team information | |
Role | Rider |
Jean Rey (29 May 1925 – 13 November 1950) was a French racing cyclist.[1] He won the French national road race title in 1949.[2] He also rode in the 1948 and 1949 Tour de France.[3][4] He died in an automobile accident, along with good friend and fellow professional cyclist Jacques Moujica, when the car in which they were passengers went out of control and crashed into a disabled truck parked at the side of the road.[5]
References
- ↑ "Jean Rey". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "Jean Rey". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "35ème Tour de France 1948" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "36ème Tour de France 1949" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "Deux grands champions disparaissent prématurément", Miroir Sprint No.232, 20 November 1950.
External links
- Jean Rey at Cycling Archives
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