Charles Crupelandt (23 October 1886,

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, Nord - 18 February 1955, Roubaix) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won stages in the

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, but his biggest successes were the 1912 and 1914

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. The last cobbled section (300m) of the race, just before the

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, is named ''Espace Charles Crupelandt''. In 1912 Charles Crupelandt became the subject of a painting by the

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artist and theorist

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'', also known as ''At the Cycle-Race Track'' and ''Le cycliste'', illustrates the final meters of the

race and portrays its 1912 winner. Metzinger's painting was the first in

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art to represent a specific sporting event and its champion. He incorporated into the painting his concepts of multiple perspective, simultaneity, and time, according to his belief that the fourth dimension was crucial to the new art that could compete with the classical French tradition. The painting was acquired by

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in 1945 and is now permanently on view in the

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museum in

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.The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Jean Metzinger, At the Cycle‐Race Track
/ref> Crupelandt went to war and returned a hero, with the Croix de Guerre. Three years into peace, however, he fell foul of the law and was found guilty. The Union Vélocipédique banned him for life, possibly at the urging of rivals in cycling. Crupelandt raced again but with an unofficial cycling association, with which he won national championships in 1922 and 1923. He died in 1955, blind and with both legs amputated.

Major results

;1910 :

: ::Winner 1st stage ::Leading general classification for 1 day ::6th place overall classification ;1911 :

: ::Winner 4th and 7th stage ::4th place overall classification ;1912 :

: ::Winner 1st stage ::Leading general classification for 1 day :

;1913 : Paris–Tours ;1914 : national road race champion :

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crupelandt, Charles 1886 births 1955 deaths People from Wattrelos French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners Sportspeople from Nord (French department) Cyclists from Hauts-de-France