177:
91:
31:
247:, advised him to take a detour around the town where his rival was sleeping during the third night. Both had suffered punctures in their pneumatic tyres, but still enjoyed an advantage over riders on solid tires. Terront's arrival in Paris was watched by a crowd of 10,000 people, many of whom had waited throughout the night.
199:
cycle race in
September 1891, describing it as an "Ă©preuve", a test of the bicycle's reliability and the rider's endurance. Riders were fully self-sufficient, carrying their own food and clothing, and riding the same bicycle for the duration. The response was so phenomenal that riders were charged 5
137:. He took up cycle racing in 1876 along with his brother Jules. Charles excelled at both endurance and speed events, and also won many events on a tandem with Jules. He won 54 major solo events over his 15-year career, including being Champion of France twice and Champion of Great Britain twice.
261:
On account of
Terront's fame, he was the first athlete to have his memoirs published during his lifetime. In 1893, he explained his life, races, and training methods to French journalist Louis Baudry de Saunier. Also in 1893
251:
I pushed as hard as I could! The crowd was going delirious and closed in behind me, running as soon as I passed them, until I crossed the line. They tried to lift me off my bike, but I was able to alight on my own. Charles
105:(9 April 1857 – 31 October 1932) was the first major French cycling star. He won sprint, middle distance and endurance events in Europe and the United States. In September 1891 he won the first
893:
73:
873:
898:
848:
798:
200:
francs to enter, and 300 riders signed up. Each bicycle was given an 'official seal' at a 2-day ceremony; the 280 sealed machines included 10
751:
633:
619:
608:
843:
728:
883:
359:
780:
212:. Participation was restricted to French men (7 women were refused entrance), and 99 of the 207 (or 280) participants finished.
839:
Gallica - National library of France, Image of
Charles Terront from 1922 riding his 1869 Michaud velocipede at the velodrome.
878:
134:
54:
663:
189:
766:
644:
195:
125:. He won 54 major events over his 15-year career, was Champion of France twice and Champion of Great Britain twice.
106:
244:
888:
378:
220:
675:
215:
Charles
Terront won the event, covering the 1,196 kilometres (743 mi) in 71 hours 22 minutes, riding a
231:(which were patented in 1891), front brake, curved handlebars, and a chain guard. He passed his main rival
657:
330:
868:
863:
471:
157:
695:
795:
140:
In 1879 Terront covered 546.327 kilometres (339 mi) in 24 hours. On 27 September 1893 he left
838:
748:
669:
110:
510:
236:
95:
393:
369:
324:
306:
232:
267:
141:
725:
109:
cycle race, which at 1,196 kilometres (743 mi) was more than double the length of any
802:
784:
755:
732:
176:
266:
by
Herbert Duncan and Pierre Lafitte used 100 drawings to track his ride to Paris from
209:
205:
184:
857:
777:
240:
216:
114:
90:
441:
426:
399:
312:
504:
347:
201:
536:
223:
works in
England. The bicycle weighed 21.5 kilograms and was equipped with
826:
Les mémoires de
Terront: sa vie, ses performances, son mode d'entraînement
273:
A plaque in Brest commemorates his 1891 victory in the Paris–Brest–Paris.
465:
389:
363:
296:
228:
224:
122:
796:
Cyclologie, Biclou
Ethernel, Monsieur Charles Terront, champion cycliste
487:
452:
153:
660:- winner of 'first' cycle races in 1868 in Paris and 1869 Paris–Rouen
498:
481:
336:
160:
in Paris after 14 days and 7 hours. In 1894 he completed a ride from
149:
145:
30:
530:
411:
318:
292:
175:
165:
89:
547:
161:
118:
778:
A Hands - A short history of Paris–Brest–Paris by Gary Smith
276:
The Rue
Charles Terront in Nantes is named in his honour.
80:
62:
40:
21:
844:Palmarès of Charles Terront at Mémoire du cyclisme
148:to cycle 3,000 kilometres (1,864 mi) across
749:Memoire du Cyclisme - palmares - Charles Terront
817:Duncan, Herbert Osbaldo & Lafitte, Pierre,
249:
35:Terront on the front page of "Le Petit Journal"
8:
819:En suivant Terront de St-Petersbourg Ă Paris
601:1st - 100 mile Championship of Great Britain
672:- first long-distance cycle race (May 1891)
624:1st - 10 mile Championship of Great Britain
593:3rd Middle distance Championships of France
29:
18:
744:
742:
740:
666:- first 'city to city' cycle race (1869)
94:Charles Terront in 1922 riding an 1870s
688:
634:Middle distance Championships of France
620:Middle distance Championships of France
609:Middle distance Championships of France
721:
719:
717:
715:
713:
711:
709:
707:
705:
703:
678:- winner of Bordeaux–Paris cycle race
7:
894:Sportspeople from Seine-Saint-Denis
828:(Collection Les Introuvables), 1980
590:2nd - Speed Championships of France
582:3rd - Speed Championships of France
566:2nd - Speed Championships of France
726:Le Petit Braquet - Charles Terront
14:
849:Charles Terront at Cyclologie.com
555:3rd Speed Championships of France
874:People from Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
474:-Versailles-Boulogne Billancourt
74:Sainte-Marguerite-lès-Marseille
696:Lugged Steel - Charles Terront
117:bicycle fitted with prototype
1:
135:Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis
55:Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis
172:Paris–Brest–Paris cycle race
899:Cyclists from ĂŽle-de-France
915:
98:velocipede at a velodrome.
16:French cyclist (1857–1932)
437:1st - La Garenne-Colombes
377:1st - ex-aequeo de Paris-
243:team, after his manager,
229:prototype pneumatic tyres
119:removable pneumatic tyres
28:
379:Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
884:Ultra-distance cyclists
676:George Pilkington Mills
552:1st - 6 hours of Angers
477:1st - Carrousel (Paris)
419:1st - Carrousel (Paris)
754:June 12, 2010, at the
254:
181:
99:
801:July 8, 2011, at the
658:James Moore (cyclist)
280:Major results by year
196:Paris-Brest et retour
179:
129:Early life and career
93:
879:French male cyclists
472:Boulogne-Billancourt
407:1st - Maison-Blanche
133:Terront was born in
434:1st - Point du Jour
824:Terront, Charles,
783:2009-04-04 at the
731:2012-04-01 at the
511:Kingston upon Hull
264:En suivant Terront
182:
156:, arriving at the
100:
645:Paris–Brest–Paris
518:1st - Saint Denis
422:1st - Pré Catalan
416:1st - Saint-Denis
374:1st - Saint-Denis
370:Charenton-le-Pont
307:Neuilly sur Seine
219:bicycle from the
158:VĂ©lodrome Buffalo
107:Paris–Brest–Paris
88:
87:
906:
805:
793:
787:
775:
769:
764:
758:
746:
735:
723:
698:
693:
509:1st - 6 days of
503:1st - 6 days of
497:1st - 6 days of
486:1st - 6 days of
480:1st - 6 days of
461:1st - Versailles
431:1st - Versailles
355:1st - Saint-Ouen
268:Saint Petersburg
190:Le Petit Journal
142:Saint Petersburg
69:
50:
48:
33:
19:
914:
913:
909:
908:
907:
905:
904:
903:
889:Cycling writers
854:
853:
835:
814:
809:
808:
803:Wayback Machine
794:
790:
785:Wayback Machine
776:
772:
767:Cicloweb Italia
765:
761:
756:Wayback Machine
747:
738:
733:Wayback Machine
724:
701:
694:
690:
685:
654:
649:
404:1st - Adamville
302:1st - Adamville
282:
259:
237:Adolphe Clément
206:Tandem bicycles
180:Terront in 1891
174:
131:
103:Charles Terront
76:
71:
67:
66:31 October 1932
58:
52:
46:
44:
36:
24:
23:Charles Terront
17:
12:
11:
5:
912:
910:
902:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
856:
855:
852:
851:
846:
841:
834:
833:External links
831:
830:
829:
822:
813:
810:
807:
806:
788:
770:
759:
736:
699:
687:
686:
684:
681:
680:
679:
673:
670:Bordeaux–Paris
667:
661:
653:
650:
648:
647:
641:
637:
636:
630:
626:
625:
622:
616:
612:
611:
605:
602:
599:
595:
594:
591:
588:
584:
583:
580:
576:
575:
574:1st - Fougères
572:
568:
567:
564:
563:1st - Fougères
561:
557:
556:
553:
550:
544:
540:
539:
533:
527:
523:
522:
519:
516:
515:1st - Fougères
513:
507:
501:
495:
491:
490:
484:
478:
475:
468:
462:
459:
456:
449:
445:
444:
438:
435:
432:
429:
423:
420:
417:
414:
408:
405:
402:
396:
386:
382:
381:
375:
372:
366:
356:
353:
350:
344:
340:
339:
333:
327:
323:1st - Parc de
321:
315:
309:
303:
300:
289:
285:
281:
278:
258:
255:
241:Dunlop Clément
210:Penny-farthing
185:Pierre Giffard
173:
170:
130:
127:
111:previous event
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
72:
70:(aged 75)
64:
60:
59:
53:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
911:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
861:
859:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
836:
832:
827:
823:
820:
816:
815:
811:
804:
800:
797:
792:
789:
786:
782:
779:
774:
771:
768:
763:
760:
757:
753:
750:
745:
743:
741:
737:
734:
730:
727:
722:
720:
718:
716:
714:
712:
710:
708:
706:
704:
700:
697:
692:
689:
682:
677:
674:
671:
668:
665:
662:
659:
656:
655:
651:
646:
642:
639:
638:
635:
631:
628:
627:
623:
621:
617:
614:
613:
610:
606:
603:
600:
597:
596:
592:
589:
586:
585:
581:
578:
577:
573:
570:
569:
565:
562:
559:
558:
554:
551:
549:
545:
542:
541:
538:
534:
532:
528:
525:
524:
520:
517:
514:
512:
508:
506:
502:
500:
496:
493:
492:
489:
485:
483:
479:
476:
473:
469:
467:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:1st - Angers-
450:
447:
446:
443:
439:
436:
433:
430:
428:
424:
421:
418:
415:
413:
409:
406:
403:
401:
397:
395:
391:
387:
384:
383:
380:
376:
373:
371:
367:
365:
361:
357:
354:
351:
349:
345:
342:
341:
338:
334:
332:
331:Saint-Germain
328:
326:
322:
320:
316:
314:
310:
308:
304:
301:
298:
294:
290:
287:
286:
284:
279:
277:
274:
271:
269:
265:
256:
253:
248:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
213:
211:
207:
203:
198:
197:
192:
191:
186:
178:
171:
169:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
138:
136:
128:
126:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
97:
92:
83:
79:
75:
65:
61:
56:
51:25 April 1857
43:
39:
32:
27:
20:
825:
818:
812:Bibliography
791:
773:
762:
691:
458:1st - Angers
352:1st - Angers
283:
275:
272:
263:
260:
250:
214:
194:
193:created the
188:
183:
168:, to Paris.
139:
132:
113:. He rode a
102:
101:
68:(1932-10-31)
869:1932 deaths
864:1857 births
664:Paris–Rouen
521:1st - Paris
245:H.O. Duncan
81:Nationality
858:Categories
683:References
427:Courbevoie
400:Argenteuil
394:Versailles
360:La Garenne
325:Saint-Maur
233:Jiel-Laval
96:Michaudine
47:1857-04-25
505:Edinburgh
348:Montauban
202:tricycles
799:Archived
781:Archived
752:Archived
729:Archived
652:See also
466:Chaville
442:Fougères
390:Boulogne
364:Colombes
297:Pontoise
252:Terront.
225:Michelin
208:, and 1
123:Michelin
121:made by
57:, France
488:Chicago
455:-Angers
453:Le Mans
313:Créteil
257:Honours
221:Beeston
154:Germany
821:, 1894
643:1st -
632:1st -
618:1st -
604:Rennes
546:1st -
537:Paramé
535:1st -
529:1st -
499:London
482:Boston
470:1st -
464:1st -
440:1st -
425:1st -
410:1st -
398:1st -
388:1st -
368:1st -
358:1st -
346:1st -
337:Angers
335:1st -
329:1st -
317:1st -
311:1st -
305:1st -
299:-Paris
291:1st -
217:Humber
150:Poland
146:Russia
115:Humber
84:French
531:Tours
412:Rueil
319:Rouen
293:Paris
235:from
166:Italy
640:1891
629:1889
615:1888
607:2nd
598:1887
587:1886
579:1885
571:1884
560:1883
548:Agen
543:1882
526:1881
494:1880
448:1879
385:1878
343:1877
288:1876
204:, 2
162:Rome
152:and
63:Died
41:Born
239:'s
227:'s
187:of
144:in
860::
739:^
702:^
270:.
164:,
392:-
362:-
295:-
49:)
45:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
