Antony Wattelier
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Antony Eugène Wattelier |
| Nickname | Tourterelle (turtle dove) |
| Born | 15 May 1880 Paris, France |
| Died | 31 December 1914 (aged 34) Fricourt, France |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1905 | Peugeot–Wolber[1] |
| 1906 | Alcyon–Dunlop |
| 1907 | Montabro |
| 1908 | Nil–Supra |
| 1909 | Femina Cycles |
| 1910–1911 | Lenain |
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Antony Eugène Wattelier, also known as Antoine Wattelier (15 May 1880 – 31 December 1914) was a French track and road racing cyclist.
Biography
[edit]Wattelier was born on 15 May 1880 in Paris. He was the six year younger brother of cyclist Édouard Wattelier. Like his brother, he competed in classic races during the early years of road cycling.[1]
He was a professional cyclist from 1901 until 1913.[1] He and was nicknamed tourterelle (turtle dove).[2][3]
Wattelier participated in the Tour de France seven times; his best result was tenth place in the general classification of the 1906 Tour de France and 15th place at the 1905 Tour de France.[1] In 1901, he placed fourth in Paris–Tours and in 1905 and 1908, he placed 13th and 18th respectively in Paris–Roubaix. At the 1910 Tour de France after dropping out, he remained participating out of competition in the extremely tough mountain stage on 21 July.[4]
In 1906, he was on the podium of the first European six-day racing event. He finished third alongside Georges Landrieu in the six-day race in Toulouse.[5]
Antony Wattelier was killed in action on New Year's Eve 1914 on the Somme at Fricoul while serving as a soldier in World War I.[6][1]
General classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tour de France
|
15 | 10 | — | 31 | 28 | DNF | DNF | — | DNF | |
| Major one-day and ultra-distance race results | ||||||||||
| Race | 1901 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | 13 | — | — | 16 | 24 | 53 | — | — | 86 |
| Paris–Tours | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paris–Brussels | Not held | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paris–Brest–Paris | — | Not held | 29 | Not held | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Antony WATTELIER (PDF). patrimoine-archives.reze.fr. p. 13.
- ^ "Ceux qui ne revienrent pas ..." Chronique (57). Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via lepetitbraquet.fr.
- ^ Kervarec, Michel. Le Tour de France a Ragon (PDF). patrimoine-archives.reze.fr. pp. 34–37.
- ^ Couwenhoven, Ron (12 April 1910). "1910: Tourmalet als moordenaar". cyclingopinions.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ This six-day race took place on an outdoor track and is therefore not recognized as an "official" six-day race in cycling history. The Six Days of Berlin held later that year in an indoor venue is considered the first official European six-day race.
- ^ "Guerre 14–18". lepetitbraquet.fr. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Antony Wattelier at Cycling Archives
- Antony Wattelier at ProCyclingStats
- Antony Wattelier at CycleBase
- Antony Wattelier – Cyclists in the Great War (in French)
