Lucien Petit-Breton

Lucien Petit-Breton (Lucien Georges Mazan, 1882–1917) was a French road cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1907 and 1908, becoming its first repeat winner.

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1907 Tour de France: The fifth edition of the Tour de France, won by Lucien Petit-Breton. Petit-Breton took his first Tour victory in this edition.
Tour de France points system: A method of ranking Tour de France riders by stage placings rather than elapsed time. The 1907 and 1908 Tours used points to determine the overall winner.
Henri Desgrange: French cycling journalist and race organizer who founded the Tour de France in 1903. Desgrange’s race gave Petit-Breton the stage on which he won twice.
Lucien Georges Mazan: The birth name of French cyclist Lucien Petit-Breton. Petit-Breton adopted his racing name rather than competing under his birth name.
1908 Tour de France: The sixth edition of the Tour de France, won by Lucien Petit-Breton. His second consecutive victory made him the Tour’s first repeat champion.
Tour de France time classification: A Tour de France ranking that orders riders by their cumulative elapsed time. Petit-Breton’s first two victories came before elapsed time replaced points for the overall title.
René Pottier: French cyclist who won the 1906 Tour de France and died by suicide in 1907. Pottier’s victory immediately preceded Petit-Breton’s first Tour title.
Brittany: A peninsula and cultural region in northwestern France with a distinct Breton identity. His adopted surname presented him as Breton, though he was born in Plessé.
1906 Tour de France: The fourth edition of the Tour de France, won by René Pottier. The previous edition preceded Petit-Breton’s breakthrough Tour win.
Road bicycle racing: Bicycle competition held on paved or unpaved roads, in stages or one-day races. His career unfolded within the sport’s early professional road-racing culture.