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Charles Terront (9
April 1857 – 31
October 1932) was the
first major French cycling star. He won sprint,
middle distance and
endurance events in Europe...
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first (1891) Paris-Brest saw Michelin's
Charles Terront and Dunlop's Jiel-Laval
contest the lead.
Terront prevailed, p****ing Jiel-Laval as he
slept during...
- but the duo
reached Brest one day
after the
winning cyclist,
Charles Terront,
finished in Paris, and they then
finished six days
after him. Doriot's...
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first patent for a
removable pneumatic tyre
which was used by
Charles Terront to win the world's
first long-distance
cycle race, the 1891 Paris–Brest–Paris...
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bicycle race, but
finished six days
after the
winning cyclist,
Charles Terront. The
first design for an
American car with a
petrol internal combustion...
- hub (British
Patent No 526) in 1878. The
French racing cyclist Charles Terront,
renowned for
winning the
first Paris–Brest–Paris
event in 1891, used Rudge's...
- led an hour
ahead of
Charles Terront, but
could not hold this
because he had to take a
break due to exhaustion.
Terront's manager H.O. Duncan, however...
- (including elevation),
weather conditions, etc. all do come into play.
Charles Terront is
claimed to have
covered 339
miles (546 km) in 1879.
George Pilkington...
- Paris–Brest–Paris. By the time they
reached Brest, the
winning cyclist,
Charles Terront, was
already back in Paris. In
order to
publicly prove the reliability...
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afterwards with 200 km to go.
Garin finished 19h 11m
better than
Charles Terront ten
years earlier. In 1902
Garin won Bordeaux–Paris, a race of 500 km from...
