François Beaugendre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French cyclist
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Place of Birth: Salbris, Centre-Val de Loire, France
About François Beaugendre
- François Beaugendre was an early twentieth century French road racing cyclist who participated in the 1903 Tour de France (the first Tour) and finished ninth overall.
- Beaugendre also rode the first four stages of the 1904 Tour de France, where he finished 7th, 11th, 3rd and 3rd, and did not start the fifth stage.
- Months after this Tour finished, many cyclists were disqualified, and Beaugendre's results were upgraded to 3rd, 6th, 2nd and 1st; Beaugendre was therefore declared winner of the fourth stage, and following the disqualifications he had been leader at the moment he left the race.Beaugendre rode the Tour a few more times, his best result was the fifth place in the 1907 Tour de France. François Beaugendre had two brothers who were also cyclists: Joseph Beaugendre rode the 1909 Tour de France, while Omer Beaugendre rode the 1910 Tour de France, having won the 1908 Paris–Tours race.
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