Gustave Garrigou

Cyprien Gustave Garrigou was one of the best professional racing cyclists of his era. He rode the Tour de France eight times and won once. Of 117 stages, he won eight, came in the top ten 96 times and finished 65 times in the first five.

Garrigou was born in Vabres, France, and lived in Paris. He gained from his lightness in the mountains but had the strength to ride hard on flat stages, and had remarkable powers of recovery. As an amateur he won ParisAmiens and ParisDieppe. He turned professional in 1907 and that year won the national championship, the Giro di Lombardia, ParisBrussels and came second in the Tour de Francepoints behind teammate Lucien PetitBreton. A team rider, in the next three years, he placed fourth in 1908, second in 1909 and third in 1910 behind winning teammates PetitBreton, Francois Faber and Octave Lapize.

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