Joseph Mauclair (Clichy, 9 March 1906 — Créteil, 5 February 1990) was a French professional road bicycle racer from 1927 to 1938, who won the 17th stage in the 1928 Tour de France. In 1930 traveled to Australia with Jean Bidot to compete in two stage races, the Sydney to Melbourne covering 700 miles (1,100 km) and the Tour of Tasmania covering 303 miles (488 km).[1] Mauclair won stage 2 of the Sydney to Melbourne and won the general classification ahead of Hubert Opperman and Bidot. He won the first stage of the Tour of Tasmanaia and finished 2nd in the general classification behind Opperman with Bidot finishing 3rd.

Joseph Mauclair
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Mauclair
Born(1906-03-09)9 March 1906
Clichy, France
Died5 February 1990(1990-02-05) (aged 83)
Créteil, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1927-1928Armor-Dunlop
1929La Française-Diamant
1930Colin-Wolber
1931JB Louvet
1931Lutetia-Wolber
1931Chemineau-Wolber
1932Armor-Dunlop
1932Helyett-Hutchinson
1933Dei
1933France Sport-Wolber
1934Automoto-Hutchinson
1935Essor-Hutchinson
1935-1938Helyett-Hutchinson
Major wins
One stage 1928 Tour de France

Major results

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1926
1st final of Etoiles de France cyclistes
4th Paris-Reims
1927
3rd Paris-Arras [2]
1928
Tour de France [3]
1st stage 17
2nd stage 21
11th General classification
1st criterium des Algions [2]
2nd Paris-Bourganeuf [2]
3rd Paris-Caen [2]
1929
2nd Brussels-Paris [2]
2nd Circuit du Jura [2]
10th Tour de Catalogne
1930
Tour de France abandoned stage 9 [3]
Sydney-Melbourne
1st stage 2
1st general classification
Tour of Tasmania [2]
1st stage 1
2nd stages 2 & 3
2nd general classification
2nd Paris-Nancy [2]
1931
1st stage 4 Tour d'Allemagne
27th general classification Tour de France [3]
1932
Tour de France abandoned stage 5 [3]
1933
Nice-Toulon [2]
1st stages 1 & 2
1st general classification
1st Paris-Belfort [2]
3rd Paris-Caen [2]
1934
3rd stage 3 Paris-Nice [2]
1935
1st Paris-Sedan [2]
Tour de France [3]
3rd stage 12
19th general classification
1936
1st Paris-Belfort [2]
1st Paris-Strasbourg [2]
3rd Circuit du Jura [2]
1937
1st Paris-Nantes [2]
1948
9th Paris-Brest-Paris

References

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  1. ^ "Aces both". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 17 September 1930. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Joseph Mauclair Profile at cycling archives". cycling archives.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Official Tour de France results for Joseph Mauclair". A.S.O. / Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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