Jean Rey (cyclist)

Jean Rey (29 May 1925 13 November 1950) was a French racing cyclist.[1] He won the French national road race title in 1949.[2] He also rode in the 1948 and 1949 Tour de France.[3][4] He died in an automobile accident, along with good friend and fellow professional cyclist Jacques Moujica, when the driver of the car in which they were passengers lost control of the vehicle and crashed it into a disabled truck parked at the side of the road.[5]

Jean Rey
Personal information
Full nameJean Rey
Born(1925-05-29)29 May 1925
Toulouse, France
Died13 November 1950(1950-11-13) (aged 25)
Montélimar, France
Team information
RoleRider

References

  1. "Jean Rey". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. "Jean Rey". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  3. "35ème Tour de France 1948" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. "36ème Tour de France 1949" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. "Deux grands champions disparaissent prématurément", Miroir Sprint No.232, 20 November 1950.
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