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Antonin Magne

Antonin Magne, French cyclist and manager (died 1983)

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Born
February 15, 1904
Died
September 8, 1983
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1904

About Antonin Magne

Antonin Magne was a French cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934. He raced as a professional from 1927 to 1939 and then became a team manager. The French rider and then journalist, Jean Bobet, described him in Sporting Cyclist as "a most uninterviewable character" and "a man who withdraws into a shell as soon as he meets a journalist." His taciturn character earned him the nickname of The Monk when he was racing. Antonin Magne (pronounced; 15 February 1904 – 8 September 1983) was a French cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934. He was part of the Alleluia Team which, with Pierre Magne, Julien Moineau, Marius Gallotini, Arsène Alancourt, and André Cauet, won the 1927 GP Wolber, considered the unofficial world road race championship. Magne first rode the Tour in 1927, alongside André Leducq in the France team. Magne became a professional cyclist in 1927.

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Antonin Magne timeline

  1. Antonin Magne (pronounced; 15 February 1904 – 8 September 1983) was a French cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934.
  2. He was part of the Alleluia Team which, with Pierre Magne, Julien Moineau, Marius Gallotini, Arsène Alancourt, and André Cauet, won the 1927 GP Wolber, considered the unofficial world road race championship.
  3. Magne first rode the Tour in 1927, alongside André Leducq in the France team.
  4. Magne became a professional cyclist in 1927.
  5. He raced as a professional from 1927 to 1939 and then became a team manager.

The world when Antonin Magne was born

Antonin Magne was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Antonin Magne's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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