Alphonse Joseph Alexis Baugé (2 August 1873 in
Tours – 23 October 1938 in
Paris) was a French cyclist and cycling team manager.
Biography
A great bicycle enthusiast, he began his cycling career by winning the
French Amateur Stayer Championships in Paris in 1896. In the same year he won a match against Richard Palmer at the
Vélodrome d'Hiver. In June 1897 he lost a match against John William Stocks at the
Crystal Palace in London. In 1898 he came second at the French Championship and third in 1899 and 1900. In 1903 he covered the
Tour de France as a journalist for ''
Le Vélo''.
For the 1912 and 1914 Tours de France, as the sports director of the
Peugeot team, he was the manager of
François Faber
François Faber (; 26 January 1887 – 9 May 1915) was a Luxembourgian racing cyclist. He was born in France. He was the first foreigner to win the Tour de France in 1909, and his record of winning 5 consecutive stages still stands. He died in ...
, winner of the
1909 Tour de France
The 1909 Tour de France was the seventh edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 5 July to 1 August. It consisted of 14 stages over , ridden at an average 28.658 km/h. The results were computed by points accorded finishing positions ...
.
In 1921, he directed the
La Sportive cycling team. Nicknamed "le Maréchal", he imposed his conditions on the riders and made them sign two-year contracts.
Baugé died in Paris on 23 October 1938 at the age of 65.
Championships
European Championships
* 1896
European Stayer Champion
French Championships
*
French Stayer Champion in 1896 (2nd in 1898 and 1900, 3rd in 1896 and 1899)
Works
* ''Le Tour de France, 1907: Lettres à Mon Directeur''. Librairie de L'Auto, Paris 1908, 123 pp.
online version
* ''Le secret de "Choppy": mėthode d'entraînement''. Librairie de L'Auto, Paris 1908.
* ''Messieurs les coureurs'', 1925
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bauge, Alphonse
French male cyclists
1873 births
1938 deaths