Alphonse Charpiot

Alphonse Charpiot
Charpiot in 1911
Personal information
BornAlphonse Adrien Charpiot
4 August 1979 or (1879-10-20)20 October 1879
Lyon, France
Died4 March 1957 or 3 October 1957(1957-10-03) (aged 77)
Cycling career
SportCycling
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1908Peugeot
1909–1910Le Globe
1911La Française
1912Thomann
Major wins
Dijon–Lyon – Grand Prix Wolber (1909)

Alphonse Adrien Charpiot (20 October 1879 or 4 August 1979 – 3 October 1957 or 4 March 1957) was a French professional road cyclist. He competed as a professional rider from 1908 to 1912.

Career

Charpiot at a race in September 1910

Charpiot was born in Lyon, France. He became Champion of Lyon. Due to his achievements he turned professional in 1908 and rode for teams including Peugeot, Le Globe, La Française, and Thomann.

He won in 1909 the race from Dijon to Lyon that was called later Grand Prix Wolber. His best career result came in 1911. Together with Octave Lapize he was minutes ahead in the 1911 Paris–Roubaix; but at the finisht he lost the sprint from Lapize finishing second in a cycling monument. He also competed in other main international cycling races, including participated in four editions of the Tour de France and finished 4th in Paris–Tours.

Major results

Charpiot at the start of a race in July 1910
1909
1st Dijon—Lyon (Grand Prix Wolber)
1910
6th Bol d'Or cycle race
1911
2nd Paris–Roubaix
4th Paris–Tours
1919
5th GP de la Loire

Grand Tour general classification results

Stage races 1908 1910 1911 1912
Tour de France DNF DNF DNF DNF

Classic cycle races results

Classic cycle races 1908 1909 1910 1911
Paris–Roubaix — — 36th 2nd
Milan–San Remo — DNF — —
Paris–Tours 15th — — 4th

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alfonse Charpiot". Catalogue général (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Alfonse Charpiot". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 Woodland, Les (2013). Paris-Roubaix: The Inside Story | All the bumps of cycling's cobbled classic. McGann Publishing LLC. p. 198. ISBN 978-0985963613.
  4. ↑ CHAPRIOT, Champion Lyonnais, sur bicyclette PEUGEOT Pneus LION (in French). Carte Postale. c. 1908.
  5. ↑ [Histoire] Courses d'antan | PARIS-ROUBAIX, Episode 3. Le Gruppetto. p. 43.
  6. ↑ McGann, Bill (12 July 2019). The story of the Tour de France, Volume 1 (2nd ed.). McGann Publishing LLC. p. 422. ISBN 978-0985963651.