Jules Merviel ( Saint-Beauzély, 29 September 1906 —

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, 1 September 1976) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Merviel won a stage in the

1930 Tour de France The 1930 Tour de France was the 24th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 2 to 27 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . The 24th tour de France introduced a new format to team racing; teams were organised by country with ten riders ...

. In the

1935 Tour de France The 1935 Tour de France was the 29th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 28 July. It consisted of 21 stages over . Although the French team was favourite, Belgian Romain Maes took the lead in the first stage, and never gave it a ...

, he hit the back of a truck and did not race for two years.

Major results

;1929 :Paris-Caen :Dreyron ;1930 :

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: ::Winner stage 7 :Yverdon ;1931 :Yverdon ;1933 : Paris–Tours :24 hours of Montpellier (with Gabriel Marcillac) ;1934 :Paris-Nevers :Touquet His name, suitedly, comes from the French word "mervielleux", it means extraordinary or supernatural.

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Jules Merviel
French male cyclists 1906 births 1976 deaths French Tour de France stage winners Sportspeople from Aveyron Cyclists from Occitania (administrative region) {{France-cycling-bio-1900s-stub