Alberic "Briek" Schotte was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron Briek".
Apo Lazaridès was a French champion cyclist.
The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 10 to 30 July. The total distance was 4,224 km (2,625 mi).
Since the first Tour de France in 1903, there have been 2,163 stages, up to and including the final stage of the 2019 Tour de France. Since 1919, the race leader following each stage has been awarded the yellow jersey.
A Mauritanian presidential election occurred on 11 March 2007. Since no candidate received a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 25 March between the top two candidates, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Ahmed Ould Daddah. Abdallahi won the second round with about 53% of the vote and took office in April.
Robert Charpentier was a French racing cyclist who won three gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1937 he turned professional and rode in the 1947 Tour de France.
Aldo Ronconi was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.
Jan Engels or Jean Engels is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1945 to 1952 and won 7 victories. He wore the yellow jersey in the 1948 Tour de France. His victories included the 1945 edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège,
Leo Amberg was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the 1938 UCI Road World Championships. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1937 and 1938. He also rode in the 1947 Tour de France.
Maurice Diot was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1951, he won the Paris–Brest–Paris race of 1200 km in a record time that has not been broken since. He rode in the 1947, 1948, and 1949 Tour de France. He also finished in second place in the 1950 Paris–Roubaix.
Camille Danguillaume was a French cyclist. He won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1949. He rode in the 1947, 1948 and 1949 Tour de France. He died of head injuries four days after colliding with two motorcycles at the 1950 French National Road Championships at Montlhéry.
Louis Thiétard was a French cyclist. He rode in the 1947, 1948 and 1949 Tour de France. He also finished third in the 1943 Paris–Roubaix, the 1944 Paris–Roubaix and the 1947 Paris–Roubaix.
Adolph Verschueren was a Belgian cyclist. As a road cyclist, he won the Tour of Flanders in 1942 and the sixth stage of Tour de Suisse in 1949.
Maurice Mollin was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 and 1948 Tour de France. He finished in fifth place in the 1957 Paris–Roubaix.
Urbain Caffi was an Italian-born French racing cyclist. He won the French national road race title in 1944. He also rode in the 1947 and 1948 Tour de France.
Prosper Depredomme was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 Tour de France. He won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1946 and 1950.
Paul Giguet was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947, 1948 and 1949 Tour de France.
Olimpio Bizzi was an Italian racing cyclist, who won 13 stages of Giro d'Italia in 1936–1946, as well as the 1950 Tour du Maroc. He rode the 1947 Tour de France, and placed sixth in the 1947 Paris–Roubaix.
