Victor Linart

Victor Linart
Personal information
Born26 May 1889
Floreffe, Belgium
Died23 October 1977 (aged 88)
Verneuil-sur-Avre, France
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Motor-paced World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1921 Copenhagen Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1926 Milan Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1927 Cologne Professionals
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Budapest Professionals
Silver medal – second place 1929 Zurich Professionals
Bronze medal – third place 1931 Copenhagen Professionals

Victor Linart (26 May 1889 – 23 October 1977) was a Belgian cyclist. Between 1920 and 1931 he won four UCI Motor-paced World Championships in the professionals division and finished four times in second or third place.[1][2]

He won his first bicycle race at the age 14, and around that time worked at an ice cream shop making use of his beautiful handwriting. After fighting in World War I he focused on professional cycling. During his career he won 15 national titles (1913–1931) and one unofficial European championship. He was nicknamed "sioux" (by Michel Berthet) due to his dark skin color and nose shape, which was flattened in a fall in 1912. He retired in 1933 and moved to Verneuil-sur-Avre, France, and ran a sawmill nearby. He married Yvonne Cailleaud with whom he had a daughter Monique and son Hubert. For his cycling achievements he was made a knight of the Order of Leopold II. A street is named after him in his native Floreffe and in Verneuil-sur-Avre where he died in 1977.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Victor Linart. dewielersite.net
  2. ^ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  3. ^ Victor Linart. eclairagesouterrain.com