Francis Pélissier

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Francis Pélissier

Personal information
Full name	Francis Pélissier
Nickname	Le Grand Le Sorcier de Bordeaux-Paris
Date of birth	13 June 1894(1894-06-13)
Date of death	22 February 1959 (aged 64)
Country	France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)1
1919–1923 1924–1925 1926–1928 1929–1931 1932	JB Louvet Automoto Dilecta-Wolber JB Louvet Alleluia-Wolber
Major wins
France Road Race Championship (1921,1923,1924) Bordeaux-Paris (1922,1924) Grand Prix Wolber (1926) Paris-Tours (1921) Tour de France, 2 stages
Infobox last updated on:
17 November 2007 1 Team names given are those prevailing at time of rider beginning association with that team.

Francis Pélissier (13 June 1894 - 22 February 1959) was a French professional road racing cyclist from Paris. He was the younger brother of Tour de France winner Henri Pélissier, and the older brother of Tour de France stage winner Charles Pélissier. He won several classic cycle races like Paris-Tours, Bordeaux-Paris and Grand Prix Wolber. He also won the French National Road Race Championship three times (1921, 1923 and 1924) as well as two stages at the Tour de France.

[edit] Palmarès

[edit] See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

[edit] External links

• Francis Pélissier profile at the Cycling Website
• Palmares by cyclebase.nl

Persondata
NAME	Pélissier, Francis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	1894-06-13
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris, France
DATE OF DEATH	1959-02-22
PLACE OF DEATH	Mantes-la-Jolie, France