César Garin (16 December 1879, Arviers – 27 March 1951) was an
Italian
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-born
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professional
bicycle racer.
Garin competed as a professional cyclist from 1899 to 1906, and lived in Paris until his death at the age of 71.
His best results were: Roubaix –
Bray-Dunes
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1899 3rd; Paris-Roubaix 1904 2nd; Tour de France, 1904 2nd on Stage 5 to Nantes.
His older brothers
Maurice and
Ambroise
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were also professional bicycle racers.
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1879 births
1951 deaths
French male cyclists
Italian emigrants to France
Cyclists from Aosta Valley
Italian male cyclists
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