Fernand Mithouard

Fernand Mithouard
Personal information
Full name	Fernand Mithouard
Born	22 May 1909; Chevreuse, France
Died	10 December 1993 (aged 84); Chevreuse, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1933	Lutetia-Wolber
1933-1934	F.Pélissier-Mercier-Hutchinson
1935	F.Pelissier-Hutchinson
1936-1937	La Française-Dunlop
1938-1943	La Française
1942-1943	Alcyon-Dunlop
1944	La Française-Dunlop
1945-1947	Alcyon-Dunlop
Managerial team
1947-1957	Alcyon-Dunlop
Major wins
	Bordeaux-Paris (1933)

Fernand Mithouard (22 May 1909 – 10 December 1993) was a French professional cyclist who won the Bordeaux-Paris in 1933.

In 1934 Mithouard traveled to Australia with Paul Chocque to compete in the Centenary 1000, one week road bicycle race over seven stages covering 1,102 miles (1,773 km). The race was part of the celebrations of the Centenary of Victoria.^[1] Mithouard was leading the championship when he crashed in stage 6 and abandoned at Omeo.^[2]

Palmarès

1931
- 3rd Paris-Reims
1932
- Paris-Argentan
- Paris-Chateau Thierry
- Paris-Évreux
1933
- Bordeaux-Paris
- 4th Grand Prix des Nations
1934
- 1st Critérium de l'Écho d'Alger
- Centenary 1000
1935
- 5th Grand Prix des Nations
1936
- 2ndParis-Tours
- 2nd Critérium national
- 6th Grand Prix des Nations
1937
- 2nd stage Paris-Nice
- 9th Grand Prix des Nations
1939
- Paris-Saint-Etienne
  - General Classification
  - 1st stage
- 3rd Tour de Luxembourg
1941
- 2nd Grand Prix des Nations (free zone)
- 5th Paris-Tours
- 6thGrand Prix des Nations (occupied zone)
1942
- 6th Grand Prix des Nations (occupied zone)
1943
- La Flèche française

Results in the Grand tours

Tour de France

1936 : abandoned (Stage 7)
1939 : abandoned (Stage 5)

References

^ "Great cycle road race for centenary". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1934. p. 10.
^ "Mithouard Reviews Race: Tribute to Australians". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 31 October 1934. p. 13.

External links

Fernand Mithouard at Cycling Archives (archive)
Official Tour de France results for Fernand Mithouard

[Glo11Apr34-1] "Great cycle road race for centenary". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1934. p. 10.

[MithGlo31Oct34-2] "Mithouard Reviews Race: Tribute to Australians". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 31 October 1934. p. 13.

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