What is Maurice Garin?
'''Maurice Garin''' (March 3, 1871 - February 19, 1957) was a [[cyclist|road bicycle racer]]. He is best known for winning the 1903 [[Tour de France]] - the very first running of the race. [[File:Maurice Garin Meurisse BNF Gallica.jpg|thumb|Maurice Garin]] Garin was born in [[Arvier]] in the [[Aosta Valley]] in north-west [[Italy]]. He became a naturalized French citizen only in December 1901, when he was already a champion cyclist, winner of the second Paris-Roubaix. He was declared the winner of the 1904 Tour de France, but was later disqualified. The Tour de France organisation and the French cycling authorities have not said why. They were said to have taken a train through part of the route. In the early days stages were much longer than today, sometimes starting in the dark. When he retired from professional cycling he ran a small garage in [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]] until his death. He is buried in the Cimetière Est in the neighbouring suburb of Sallaumines == Major Wins == {{Palmares start}} ;1897 :[[Paris-Roubaix]] ;1898 :Paris-Roubaix ;1902 :[[Bordeaux-Paris]] ;1903 :[[1903 Tour de France|Tour de France]] ::[[Image:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]]Winner overall classification ::Winner 3 stages {{Palmares end}} ==Other websites== *http://www.lepays.net/jdj/01/02/20/MA/article_1.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050413020822/http://www.lepays.net/jdj/01/02/20/MA/article_1.html |date=2005-04-13 }} {{start box}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | before= new event | title=[[Tour de France|Winner of the Tour de France]] | after=[[Henri Cornet]]| years=1903}} {{end box}} {{Tour de France Yellow Jersey}} {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Garin, Maurice}} [[Category:1871 births]] [[Category:1957 deaths]] [[Category:French cyclists]] [[Category:Italian cyclists]] [[Category:Tour de France winners]] [[Category:People from Aosta Valley]]