Historic Overview Jules Deloffre
Rider
Overall Rank | 1365 |
Name | Jules DELOFFRE |
Country | France |
Date of birth | 22-Apr-1885 - Caudry (Nord Pas de Calais) |
Date of death | 13-Oct-1963 - Caudry (Nord Pas de Calais) |
Biography
Jules Deloffre (22 April 1885 – 13 October 1963) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in fourteen editions of the Tour de France between 1908 and 1928, finishing in seven of them. Throughout his career he was nicknamed 'The Acrobat' (French: L' Acrobate). During the First World War, he served in the infantry under Colonel Driant in Verdun and a street was named after him in Le Cateau-Cambrésis where he is considered a local hero.
source - Wikipedia