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Hippolyte Aucouturier

Hippolyte Aucouturier, French road cyclist (died 1944)

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Born
October 17, 1876
Died
April 22, 1944
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1876

About Hippolyte Aucouturier

Hippolyte Aucouturier was a French professional road bicycle racer. Aucouturier, a professional between 1900 and 1908, won two stages at the first Tour de France in 1903 and won three stages and finished second in the 1905 Tour de France. He also won Paris–Roubaix twice, in 1903 and 1904. His elder brother Francois was also a racing cyclist. Aucouturier came to the Tour de France having won Paris–Roubaix. But Aucouturier abandoned after La Palisse, 320 km into the first stage, with stomach cramp said to be brought on by drinking too much. Aucouturier won the second stage, 374 km from Lyon to Marseille in 14h 28m, and the following stage from Marseille to Toulouse, 423 km in 13h 19m.

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Hippolyte Aucouturier timeline

  1. Aucouturier, a professional between 1900 and 1908, won two stages at the first Tour de France in 1903 and won three stages and finished second in the 1905 Tour de France.
  2. He also won Paris–Roubaix twice, in 1903 and 1904.

The world when Hippolyte Aucouturier was born

Hippolyte Aucouturier was born in 1876. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
  • Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
  • Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
  • Notable inventionTelephone
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

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Measure18762026
Population43.4M341 million

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