Léon Lannoy
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Léon Auguste Élie Lannoy 10 November 1889 Guemps, France |
| Died | 29 August 1914 (aged 24) Laigny, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1909 | Le Globe |
| 1910 | Le Globe–Dunlop |
| 1911–1912 | Individual |
Léon Auguste Élie Lannoy (10 November 1889 – 29 August 1914) was a French professional road cyclist active from 1909 to 1914.
Biography
Lannoy was born in Guemps on 10 November 1889, the son of Jacques Pierre Auguste Lannoy and Marie Élise Désirée Parisseaut. He worked as a remonteur (clock repairer) before taking up competitive cycling.[1]
He was conscripted on 1 October 1910 into the 110th Infantry Regiment in Dunkerque, where he was assigned military number 227 at the Saint-Omer recruitment office. Almost a year later, he was promoted to the rank of soldat first class. At the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, he rejoined his original regiment. He was killed in action on 29 August 1914 during the Battle of Guise at Laigny in the Aisne. His death was officially recorded in Calais on 6 July 1915.[1][2]
Major results
- 1909
- 3rd Paris-Honfleur
- 1910
- 1st Paris-Calais
Grand Tour general classification results
| Stage races | 1909 | 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| Tour de France | DNF | DNF |
Classic cycle races results
| Classic cycle races | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris–Roubaix | — | 40th | — | 46th | 84th |
| Paris–Tours | 13th | — | 29th | 25th | 55th |
| Paris–Brussels | 15th | 16th | — | — | — |
References
- ^ a b Merckel, Michel (2017). 14-18, Le sport sort des tranchées (in French) (4th ed.). Les Lilas: Le Pas d'oiseau.
- ^ Protois, Stéphane. Les sportifs morts pour la France (in French).
- ^ "Léon Lannoy". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 10 August 2025.