Francis Pélissier

Francis Pélissier

Personal information
Full name	Francis Pélissier
Nickname	Le Grand Le Sorcier de Bordeaux–Paris
Born	(1894-06-13)13 June 1894 Paris, France
Died	22 February 1959(1959-02-22) (aged 64) Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1919–1923	JB Louvet
1924–1925	Automoto
1926–1928	Dilecta-Wolber
1929–1931	JB Louvet
1932	Alleluia-Wolber
Major wins
French National Road Race Champion (1921, 1923, 1924) Bordeaux–Paris (1922,1924) Grand Prix Wolber (1926) Paris–Tours (1921) Tour de France, 2 stages

Francis Pélissier (13 June 1894 – 22 February 1959) was a French professional road racing cyclist from Paris. He was the younger brother of Tour de France winner Henri Pélissier, and the older brother of Tour de France stage winner Charles Pélissier. He won several classic cycle races like Paris–Tours, Bordeaux–Paris and Grand Prix Wolber. He also won the French National Road Race Championship three times (1921, 1923 and 1924) as well as two stages at the Tour de France.

Major results

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

External links

• Media related to Francis Pélissier at Wikimedia Commons
• Francis Pélissier at Cycling Archives
• Francis Pélissier at CycleBase

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