fullname ridertype updated death_place death_date birth_place majorwins discipline birth_date role image article_title name
charles pélissier sprinter 15 may 2008 paris , france 28 may 1959 paris , france 16 tour de france stages road 20 february 1903 rider charles pélissier tour de france 1929.jpg charles pélissier
 charles pélissier
charles pélissier

charles pélissier -lrb- 20 february 1903 -- 28 may 1959 -rrb- was a french racing cyclist , professional between 1922 and 1939 , who won 16 stages in the tour de france .
the number of eight stages won in the 1930 tour de france is still a record , shared with eddy merckx -lrb- 1970 , 1974 -rrb- and freddy maertens -lrb- 1976 -rrb- .
in addition to his 8 stage wins that year , pélissier also finished second place 7 times .
in the 1931 tour de france after stage 5 , he shared the lead for one day with rafaele di paco .
pélissier was the younger brother of racing cyclists francis pélissier and henri pélissier .
pélissier was born and died in paris .
