Paul Chocque

Paul Chocque (14 July 1910 – 4 September 1949) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit event.

In 1934, Chocque traveled to Australia with Fernand Mithouard to compete in the Centenary 1000, one week road bicycle race over seven stages covering . The race was run in as part of the celebrations of the Centenary of Victoria. Nino Borsari a member of the Italian gold medal-winning team pursuit at the 1932 Summer Olympics also competed. Chocque was in the lead at the Ballarat sprint in stage 3 when he was struck, causing him to crash, breaking his collarbone, forcing him to abandon.

Chocque performed as a professional for numerous teams from 1933 to 1949. He finished seventh and claimed two stage victories in the 1937 Tour de France, his second appearance. He also had a number of successful finishes in historic road races, including the 1936 Bordeaux-Paris victory and the 1937 Paris-Tours fourth-place finish. Chocque won the cyclo-cross French championship in 1936 and 1938. After falling during a motorized race at Paris' Parc des Princes, he died aged 39.

Major results

1932 1932 Summer Olympics, Team pursuit 1933 Circuit des Deux-Sèvres GP Wolber Circuit de Paris Critérium International Critérium National de la Route Mont Valérien national cyclo-cross championship Bordeaux–Paris 1936 Critérium International 1937 Derby de St Germain Fourmies Tour de France: Winner stages 16 and 18B 7th place overall classification 1938 national cyclo-cross championship