fullname updated proteam death_date death_place birth_place majorwins discipline birth_date nickname proyears role article_title name
jean alavoine 11 may 2009 -- 18 july 1943 argenteuil , france roubaix , france 17 stages in the tour de france road 1 april 1888 gars jean 1909 -- 1925 rider jean alavoine
 jean alavoine
jean alavoine

jean alavoine was a french professional cyclist , who won 17 stages in the tour de france - only eight riders have won more stages - and wore the yellow jersey for five days .
in daniel marszalek 's list of best road riders in history , he is ranked 96th .
jean alavoine was born in roubaix on 1 april 1888 .
in his professional career from 1908 to 1925 , he won 29 courses , including 17 tour de france stages .
in the 1922 tour de france , he won three stages in a row , stages 5 -- 6-7 , and wore the yellow jersey .
in stage 11 , still leading the race , alavoine had mechanical problems and his lead dropped to 6:53 minutes .
in stage 12 alavoine lost 37 minutes and the lead .
in the end , he finished the tour in second place .
in 1943 he died during a veteran race in argenteuil .
