Eloi Tassin Explained

Éloi Tassin
Fullname:Éloi Roger Marie Joseph Tassin
Birth Date:6 June 1912
Birth Place:Vay, France
Death Place:Sables d'Olonne, France
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Tour de France

2 individual stages (1939, 1947)One-day races and Classics

Grand Prix des Nations (1945)

Éloi Tassin (6 June 1912 — 17 August 1977) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Tassin won a stage in the 1939 Tour de France, and another stage in the 1947 Tour de France.

Allée Éloi Tassin in Nantes is named after him. A Éloi Tassin day was held in his honour at Vay on the 100th anniversary of his birth.[1] [2]

Major results

1939
  • Circuit de l'Indre
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 2B
    1945
  • GP Ouest-France
  • national road race championship
  • Manche-Océan
  • Grand Prix des Nations
    1947
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 17
    1948
  • GP Ouest-France

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuLocale_-_44214-avl-20111221_actuLocale.Htm Journée Éloi Tassin en souvenir du champion cycliste
    2. http://www.redon.maville.com/sortir/agenda_details_-Loisirs-et-sports-Randonnee-VTT-_3454701-46_agendaDetail.Htm à Vay - Rando La Éloi Tassin organisée dans le cadre du 100e anniversaire de la naissance d'Éloi Tassin. dimanche 10 juin 2012 -