Henri Lemoine (18 June 1909 – 21 September 1991) was a French cyclist. He competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

in the 2000 m tandem sprint and finished in fifth place. He then turned professional and competed up to 1958 in road racing and

motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as they can to benefit from the slipstream of their pacer. The first paced ...

. In the latter discipline he won six national titles, in 1938, 1942, 1945, and 1951–53, as well as three bronze medals at the

UCI Motor-paced World Championships __FORCETOC__ UCI Track Cycling World Championships in motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as ...

in 1951–1953. On 23 July 1931 he set a world record in one kilometre from standing start at the

Buffalo Stadium Buffalo Stadium was a minor league stadium primarily used by the Houston Buffaloes from 1928 through 1961 (except for 1943 to 1945 because of World War II). It was the site of the first night game between two major league baseball clubs, which to ...

(1'10.80). In road races, he finished second in the ''

Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...

'' in 1930 and 1931, 11th in the 1932 ''Critérium Internationale'', and 20th in the 1933 ''

Grand Prix des Nations The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa ...

''.

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1909 births 1991 deaths French male cyclists Olympic cyclists of France Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Massy, Essonne Sportspeople from Essonne Cyclists from Île-de-France 20th-century French people {{France-cycling-bio-1900s-stub