Gabriel Poulain Explained

Gabriel Poulain
Birth Date:	14 February 1884
Birth Place:	St Helier, Jersey
Death Place:	Amiens, France
Discipline:	Track
Role:	Rider
Ridertype:	Sprinter
Proyears1:	1906
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Gabriel Poulain (14 February 1884 – 9 January 1953) was a French champion cyclist. He won the sprint event at the 1905 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in addition to four silver medals in the same event. He also won the Grand Prix de l'UVF in 1906.

He made several attempts to achieve human-powered flight. In July 1921, he won a prize of 10,000 francs awarded by Peugeot for a flight of ten metres at a height of one metre, using a bicycle with two wing planes in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Operates an air-plance by foot power only : Poulain, French bicyclist, lacks two meters of winning 10,000-Franc prize . The New York Times . 4 . 1921-07-10 . 2011-01-07.
2. Web site: Man-driven plane flies in Paris test : Gabriel Poulain wins Peugeot's 10,000-Franc prize with his 37 pound "Aviette" . The New York Times . 1 . 1921-06-19 . 2011-01-07.