Rodolfo Muller (12 August 1876 – 11 September 1947) was an Italian racing cyclist[1] and sports journalist. He finished sixth in the 1898 Paris–Roubaix,[2] but his best season was 1902 with podium finishes in Bordeaux-Paris,[3] Marseille-Paris[4] and the Italian Corsa Nazionale.[5] In that same year he also won the Concours de Tourisme du TCF,[6] the first ever race to include the iconic Col du Tourmalet mountain pass.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1876 Livorno, Italy |
| Died | 11 September 1947 (aged 71) Paris, France |
| Team information | |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1898-1900 | Individual |
| 1901 | Clément[1] |
| 1902 | Individual |
| 1903 | La Française[1] |
| 1904 | Individual |
Major results edit
- 1897
- 3rd Paris-Cabourg
- 1898
- 6th Paris-Roubaix
- 1899
- Record Paris-Torino on motorbike
- 1901
- 1902
- 1st Le Concours de Tourisme du TCF (First race to include the Col du Tourmalet)[6]
- 2nd Marseille-Paris[4]
- 3rd Corsa Nazionale / La Seicento[5]
- 3rd Bordeaux-Paris[3]
- 1903
- 4th Tour de France
- 1904
- 1st 1000 kilometers of the Vélodrome d'Hiver
References edit
- ^ a b c "Rodolfo Muller". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Rodolfo Muller". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Bordeaux - Paris (l'Auto-Vélo) 1902". cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Marseille - Paris 1902". cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Corsa Nazionale 1902". cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Le Concours de Tourisme du TCF". cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
External links edit
- Rodolfo Muller at Cycling Archives
- Rodolfo Muller at ProCyclingStats
- Rodolfo Muller at CycleBase
- Rodolfo Muller at Olympedia
- Rodolfo MULLER's page at CyclingRanking.com
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