René Fleury
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1889 Caen, France |
| Died | 23 January 1975 (aged 85) Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes, France |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1907 | Étoile Sportive Caennaise |
| 1908 | Labor |
| 1909 | Le Globe |
| 1909 | Valor |
René Fleury (24 May 1889 – 23 January 1975) was a French professional road cyclist. He competed in three editions of the Tour de France, finishing 29th in the 1907 Tour de France.
Career
Born in Caen, Fleury took part in the 1907 Tour de France, where he finished 29th overall. During the 1909 Tour de France, he was forced to abandon the race in the 12th stage from Nantes to Brest after a crash in which he fractured his shoulder. His participation in the 1907 Tour, alongside Albert Geraux, marked one of the earliest appearances by riders from the Calvados region in the Tour.[1][2][3]
During World War I, Fleury was mobilized with the 104th Infantry Regiment. He was seriously wounded by shell fragments on 15 March 1915 near Perthes-lès-Hurlus.[4]
Honors
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (1952)[4]
- Military Medal (1935)
- Croix de guerre 1914–1918
- 1914–1918 Inter-Allied Victory medal (1936)
Major results
- 1905
- 4th Paris–Caen
- 1906
- 3rd Paris–Caen
- 1907
- 1st Circuit de l'Eure (ahead of Paul Duboc)
- 1908
- 1st Circuit de Caen
- 4th Tourouvre–Alençon (behind François Beaugendre, Trousselier, and Paul Duboc)
- 1909
- 2nd Caen–Cherbourg–Caen
Grand Tour general classification results
| Race | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tour de France | 29th | DNF (Stage 4) | DNF (Stage 12) |
References
- ^ Marsault, François (1995). "Le sport cycliste dans le Calvados avant la Première Guerre mondiale". Annales de Normandie (in French). 45 (5): 483–492. doi:10.3406/annor.1995.4685. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Souvenirs. Ces Caennais dans l'histoire du Tour de France". Côté Caen (in French). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ L'Ouest-Éclair, 17 October 1912, p.4
- ^ a b Archives départementales du Calvados, class of 1909, military record no. 573.
External links
- René Fleury at Cycling Archives
- René Fleury at ProCyclingStats