Achille Souchard Explained

Birth Date:17 May 1900
Birth Place:Le Mans, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Sport:Cycling
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Alphonse Achille Souchard (17 May 1900  - 20 September 1976) was a French cyclist who competed in the road race at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He finished tenth individually and won a gold medal in the team time trial.[1]

After winning several amateur races in 1922-23, including the French Road Championships, he turned professional, and won the national again title in 1925 and 1926. He rode the 1924 Tour de France, but did not finish.[1] [2]

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  1. Web site: Achille Souchard . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417193828/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/achille-souchard-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . sports-reference.com.
  2. http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=6367 Achille Souchard