Octave Lapize, the first three-time Paris-Roubaix champion
Every road cycling fan knows the name Octave Lapize, the rider who crossed Tourmalet first at the Tour de France in 1910. His memorial is on the top of the ascent. Lapize also won that year’s Tour de France. But, although he was rather considered a climber, he was good also at the Paris-Roubaix. Actually, he was the first rider, who won the race three times. In 1909, 1910 and 1911. Lapize just turned professional at the beginning of the season 1909 and made a good impression on Henri Desgranges: “He has an energetic aspect, a solid chin, a focused look, a pointed moustache, all of which give him the look of a racer[…]He has a… Read More »Octave Lapize, the first three-time Paris-Roubaix champion