Leopold Treuvelot
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eugène Léopold Treuvelot |
| Born | 8 October 1876 Paris, France |
| Died | 5 November 1914 (aged 38) Cauroy-lès-Hermonville, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1904–1905 | Individual |
Eugène Léopold Treuvelot (8 October 1876 – 5 November 1914) was a French road racing cyclist.
Biography
Personal life
Treuvelot was born on 8 October 1876 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France, the son of Théophile Treuvelot and Rose Chatelain. At the time of his military registration in 1897, he worked as a house painter. He married Lucie Albertine Gengoux on 20 July 1909 in Boulogne-sur-Seine. They lived in Chaville.[1]
Cycling career
In 1903 Treuvelot suffered a serious crash against a wall in Blois during the reconnaissance of the 1903 Bordeaux–Paris. He was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone and was therefore unable to start.[2][3] However some newspapers still listed him among the starters.[4]
In 1904, Treuvelot competed in the 1904 Tour de France. During the first stage from Paris to Lyon, he was reported to be around 50th at the control in Cosne, 174 kilometres into the stage, at 5:40 a.m.. During the next part of the Tour he had to abandon the race.[5][6] The most notable achievements Treuvelot in 1905 were finishing the cycling monument 1905 Paris–Roubaix in 24th place and he had a top-10 finish in Prix Gladiator that ran over the course Versailles–Montfort–l’Amaury.[7]
Military service and death
Following the outbreak of the First World War, Treuvelot joined the French Army on 14 August 1914 as a second-class soldier in the 19th Territorial Infantry Regiment. He was subsequently transferred to the 5th Infantry Regiment.[8]
On 5 November 1914, Treuvelot disappeared during fighting in the vicinity of Cauroy-lès-Hermonville, Marne. His body was later recovered and he was buried in the Nécropole nationale de La Maison Bleue at Cormicy, Marne. He was 38 years old.[8]
His death was legally established by the court of Versailles on 24 January 1922, with the judgment transcribed at Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine, on 20 April 1922. Treuvelot was awarded the posthumous designation Mort pour la France and the Croix de guerre with a bronze star.[8] His name is listed on the war memorial in his home town Chaville.[9]
References
- ↑ Butet, Bernard. Livre d'or du ministère des pensions | TREUVELOT Eugène Léopold (in French).
- ↑ "Un << Bordeaux—Paris >> blessé". L’Auto-vélo (in French). 3 May 1903.
Le coureur Treuvelot, de passage aujourd'hui à Blois, de rendait a Bordeaux par la route pour prendre part à la course de samedi prochain, lorsque arrivé à un détour de rue dangereux, la chaine de sa bicyclette sauta de pignon. N'étant plus alors maitre de sa machine, Treuvelot alla heurter contre un mur. Dans sa chute, il est cassé la clavicule et fait une profonde blessure à la tête. Il a été aussitôt transporté à l'hôpital. De passage également Georget de rendant à Bordeaux.
- ↑ "Partants probables". Le Vélo (in French). 7 May 1903.
Ils est dès maintenant assez facile de se rendre complete d'importance numérique du champ de concurrents cui s'alignera samedi soir aux Quatre-Pavillons. Deux abstentions seulement nous sont signalées jusqu'ici : celles de Périn, souffrant d'un refroidissement, et de Treuvelot, qui en reconnaissant le parcours a fait aux environs de Blois une mauvaise chute.
- ↑ "La course Bordeaux-Paris | Le départ". Le Soir (in French). 11 May 1903.
- ↑ "Le Tour de France 1904". L’Auto-vélo (in French). 27 May 1904.
- ↑ Bill McGann; Carol McGann (2006). The Story of the Tour De France. Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59858-180-5.
- ↑ Woodland, Les (8 February 2013). Paris-Roubaix, The Inside Story: All the Bumps of Cycling's Cobbled Classic. McGann Publishing LLC.
- 1 2 3 "Léopold Treuvelot". Coups de Pédales (in French) (176 (23)). September–October 2016.
- ↑ "Monument aux morts de Chaville". Archives de Chaville (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2026.