Léon Scieur

Léon Scieur (; 19 March 1888 – 7 October 1969) was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1921 Tour de France, along with stages 3 and 10. His first great victory was the 1920 Liège–Bastogne–Liège; he won a stage and finished fourth in the 1919 and 1920 Tours de France.

Origins Léon Scieur was the son of a farmer in Florennes, near Charleroi in Belgium. He began work as a glassmaker before being introduced to cycling by his neighbour, Firmin Lambot, who taught him to ride a bike at the age of 22.

Tour de France

Scieur turned professional in 1913 and rode his first Tour de France that year, without finishing. He didn't win in 1914 either - he came 14th He pedalled fast on a low gear, Scieur was so angry at the breach of etiquette that riders weren't attacked when they had mechanical trouble that he set off after Heusghem, lectured him on politeness and tradition, raced off angrily alone and won the stage to Grenoble. The feud that developed between them brought still more reporters from Belgium - this was the first year that foreign reporters could follow the race by car

Retirement Scieur stopped racing in 1924. He spent the rest of his life in Florennes, where he owned a garage and distribution businesses for coal and gas. He died in 1969.

Career achievements Major results

1911 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1913 3rd l'Etoile Carolorégienne 3rd Tour du Hainaut 4th Overall Tour of Belgium Winner Stage 7 10th Paris–Tours 1914 5th Overall Tour of Belgium 1919 3rd Circuit des Vélodromes 4th Overall Tour de France 7th National Road Race Championships 9th Paris–Brussels 1920 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 4th Overall Tour de France Winner Stage 11 7th National Road Race Championships 1921

Winner Stages 3 and 10 3rd Paris–Roubaix 5th Paris–Dinant 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 10th National Road Race Championships 1922 3rd Giro della Provincia Milano (fr) 5th National Road Race Championships 7th GP Wolber 8th Paris–Roubaix 1923 3rd Circuit de Champagne 3rd G.P d'Automne 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Grand Tour results timeline 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 Giro d'Italia DNE DNE N/A N/A N/A N/A DNE DNE DNE DNE DNE DNEStages won — — — — — — — — Tour de France DNF-7 14 N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 4 1 DNF-3 DNF-6 DNF-6Stages won 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 Vuelta a España N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AStages won