page_title: Alexis Lapointe
section_title: Legendary exploits
hierarchical_section_title: Alexis Lapointe / Legendary exploits
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Monument érigé le 8 août 2010 au parc municipal de la ville de Clermont (Charlevoix) et conçu par l'artiste Léonce Émond. Alexis Lapointe (1860-1924) de Clermont (QC) était réputé pour être un des plus grands coureurs de son époque. English: Alexis Lapointe (1860-1924) of Clermont, QC, was known for being one of the greatest riders of his time. Español: Alexis Lapointe (1860-1924) de Clermont, QC, era conocido por ser uno de los mejores jinetes de su tiempo.
context_page_description: Alexis Lapointe, known as Alexis le Trotteur was a Quebec athlete in the early 20th century who has become a legendary character of québécois folklore.
context_section_description: His physical exploits have been so embellished over time that it has become difficult to separate the fact from the fiction. He is said to have raced against several horses, against whom he supposedly always won, including the prize stallion of Seigneur Duggan de La Malbaie. It earned him several nicknames, such as le Centaure (the Centaur), le Surcheval (the Superhorse) and le Cheval du Nord (the Horse of the North).
  Author Marius Barbeau describes him as a simpleton, having just enough wit to profit from his strangeness ; he became famous in his own way.
  Probably the most famous anecdote concerning him tells that one day, he was on the quay of La Malbaie with his father who had to leave by boat to Bagotville at 11 o'clock. According to the legend, his father refused to take him along, so he told him, "When you arrive at Bagotville, I will be there to grab the moorings." Alexis then took a whip to stimulate himself and undertook to run the entire way to Bagotville, that is 146 kilometres. Twelve hours later, when the boat docked at Bagotville at 11 o'clock at night, Alexis was on the wharf waiting for his father.
  He would participate in fairs and competitions where he would show off his physical abilities to make a profit. It was said he could dance all evening and all night without tiring. Races were organized in which Alexis raced against trains and the very first cars to appear in the region (he beat them all, of course.)
  Félix-Antoine Savard, an author of the time, also described him as an able woodstove builder.
caption: Image of the monument inaugurated on August 18, 2010 in honor of Alexis Lapointe (1860-1924) at Des Berges Municipal Park in Clermont, QC. He was renowned for being one of the greatest runners of his time.
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