fullname updated death_date death_place birth_place majorwins discipline birth_date nickname role article_title name
maurice archambaud june 18 , 2008 03 december 1955 le raincy , france paris , france 10 1939 -rrb- stages tour de france paris -- nice -lrb- road 30 august 1906 le nabot rider maurice archambaud
 maurice archambaud
maurice archambaud

maurice archambaud -lrb- born paris , 30 august 1906 , died le raincy , 3 december 1955 -rrb- was a french professional cyclist from 1932 to 1944 .
his short stature earned him the nickname of `` le nabot '' , or `` the dwarf '' , but his colossal thighs made him an exceptional rider .
he won paris-soissons and paris-verneuil as an amateur in 1931 and turned professional the following year for alcyon , one of the top teams in france .
he won the inaugural grand prix des nations in his first season .
he set the world hour record at 45.767 km at the vigorelli velodrome in milan on 3 november 1937 .
he beat the dutchman , frans slaats ' record of 45.485 km , set on 29 september 1937 .
the record stood for five years before being beaten by fausto coppi .
archambaud rode for france in the tour de france between the wars .
his sudden changes of form and frequent falls meant that he never won the race , but he did win nine stages and wear the yellow jersey .
he won a shorter stage race , paris -- nice , in 1936 and 1939 .
