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Key facts
- 1892
- Maubeuge cycling club
- 1911
- La Française
- Full name
- Maurice-François Garin
- Nickname
- Le petit ramoneur , (The Little Chimney-sweep)
- Born
- ( 1871-03-03 ) 3 March 1871, Arvier , Aosta Valley , Italy
- Died
- 19 February 1957 (1957-02-19) (aged 85), Lens , France
- Height
- 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 60 kg (132 lb)
- Discipline
- Road and track
- Role
- Rider
- Rider type
- Distance rider
- 1893 1904
- La Française
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maurice
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Arvier
- Place of death
- Lens
- Sibling
- Ambroise Garin
- Occupation
- sport cyclist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- 1903 Tour de France
- Sport
- cycle sport
- Member of team
- La Française
- Image
- Maurice Garin Meurisse BNF Gallica.jpg
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- name in native language
- Maurice Garin
- Commons category
- Maurice Garin
- date of birth
- 1871-03-03
- date of death
- 1957-02-19
- nickname
- Le petit ramoneur italien
- competition won
- 1903 Tour de France
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Encyclopedic overview
Maurice-François Garin ( pronounced [mɔʁis fʁɑ̃swa ɡaʁɛ̃, moʁ-]; 3 March 1871 – 19 February 1957) was an Italian-French road bicycle racer best known for winning the inaugural Tour de France in 1903, and for being stripped of his title in the second Tour in 1904 along with eight others, for cheating. He was of Italian origin but adopted French nationality on 21 December 1901.
Family life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maurice Garin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.