Maurice Richebourg

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### Biography

Maurice Louis Richebourg was born in Nicey (Côte-d'Or) on 9 April 1908, the son of Louis Richebourg (horse trader) and Berthe Marie Vattant (housewife). He married Gabrielle Gervaise Chébaut (1907-1993) on 27 February 1936 in the 3th Parisian arrondissement.

The name Richebourg appeared in the cycling results from 1931. Maurice Richebourg was a member of several clubs in the Paris area and in 1932 as an independent at V.V. Neuilly. From 1933 he rode as a professional cyclist, first as an individual and then successively with Lutetia-Wolber, Birma-Wolber, Birma-Hutchinson and Helyett-Hutchinson. He achieved many fine places of honour, but not a single victory as a professional.

Maurice Richebourg was a soldier in the 607th Régiment de Pionniers. He died on 19 December 1939 during his military service from the effects of his injuries sustained in a gassing accident. According to Mémoire du Cyclisme this happened in Mulhouse (Haut-de-Rhin), but according to Mémoire des Hommes and Mémorial GenWeb this was in Rumersheim (Haut-de-Rin). A possible explanation is that the accident took place in Rumersheid and he died in Mulhouse. He received the honourable mention "Mort pour la France". His name is mentioned on the Plaque commémorative in his hometown Nicey (Côte d'Or), but the date of death is erroneously mentioned as 21 December 1939.

#### 1931

* 19-07-1931: 27° Paris – Lens \*
* 20-09-1931: 18° Paris – Contres \*

#### 1932 | indépendant (V.C. Neuilly)

* 08-05-1932: 20° Paris – Angers
* 19-06-1932: 23° Paris – Nancy
* 26-06-1932: 20° Paris - Argentan \*
* 07-08-1932: 14° Paris – Dunkerque

#### 1933 | individueel

* 14-05-1933: 10° e.a. Paris – Angers
* 18-06-1933: 7° Nord-West Schweizer Rundfahrt
* 06-08-1933: 16° Belfort – Strasbourg – Belfort
* 27-08-1933: 7° Paris – Limoges
* 06-09-1933: 10° Championat national des aspirants, Vichy

#### 1934 | Lutetia - Wolber

* 25-03-1934: 42° Critérium National, Saint-Denis – Montrouge/Buffalo
* 13-05-1934: 13° Paris – Rennes
* 27-05-1934: 34° Circuit de Paris
* 10-06-1934: DNF Paris – Vichy
* 15-07-1934: 35° in Final standing Circuit du Midi (14-07/15-07)
* 19-08-1934: DNF Paris – Limoges
* 05-09-1934: 7° e.a. Championat national des aspirants, Arcachon

#### 1935 | Birma – Hutchinson

* 16-03-1935: 37° e.a. in stage 1 G.P de l'Echo d'Alger, Alger – Alger (16-03/17-03)
* 26-05-1935: 17° Paris – Rennes
* 30-06-1935: 15° Paris – Limoges
* 14-07-1935: 8° in Final standing Critérium du Midi (13-07/14-07)

#### 1936 | Helyett - Hutchinson

* 29-03-1936: 50° Critérium National, Le Bourget – Montrouge/Buffalo
* 31-05-1936: participation Tour de l’Oise (31-05/01-06)
* 21-06-1936: 17° Paris – Limoges
* 28-08-1936: 2° in stage 1 - Turul Ciclist al României (Tour of Roemenië) (28-08/13-09)

#### 1937 | (? - Helyett-Hutchinson)

* 16-05-1937: 36° in stage 1 Tour de l’Oise (16-05/17-05) \*
* 13-06-1937: 16° in stage 5A Tour du Sud-Ouest, Borderaux – Dax (09-06/13-06) \*
* 07-08-1937: participation Critérium d'Angoulême (07-08/15-08)

### Sources

* De Wielersite - http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=51966
* Mémoire du Cyclisme - http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/pelotons/coureurs.php?c=31171
* Cyclodico Bourgogne - http://cyclodico-bourgogne.over-blog.com/2015/08/r.html
* Cycling Ranking - https://www.cyclingranking.com/rider/21217/maurice-richebourg
* Museo del Ciclismo - http://www.museociclismo.it/content/ciclisti/ciclista/27628-MauriceRICHEBOURG/index.html
* Wikipedia (FR) - https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicey
* Mémoire des Hommes - https://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/fr/arkotheque/client/mdh/militaires\_decedes\_seconde\_guerre\_mondiale/detail\_fiche.php?ref=1817967
* Mémorial GenWeb - https://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/html/fr/complementter.php?id=3224252