Constant Huret, nicknamed "le Boulanger" (the Baker) (26 January 1870, in Ressons-le-Long – 18 September 1951, in Paris) was a French long distance track racing cyclist. He was a professional from 1894 to 1902.
Major achievements
Huret is standing on his guide car (Panhard-Levassor driven by René de Knyff) at the goal of Paris-Bordeaux Critérium des Entraîneurs (1899)
He won the 600km Bordeaux–Paris road race (known as The Derby of the Road, official name: Paris-Bordeaux Critérium des Entraîneurs) in 1899 and held the record winning time for 34 years. He was also the 1900 world velodrome champion and won the Bol d'Or four times, in 1894, 1895, 1898 and 1902.
↑His record-breaking result, achieved with Knyff driving ahead of his bicycle as the guide car when nobody knew much about aerodynamic drag, stood for 34 years. A car or motorcycle shielding the competitor by running immediately ahead was prohibited later by race organisers.