Paul Duboc

Paul Duboc (2 April 1884 – 19 August 1941) was a French professional road bicycle racer from 1907 through 1927. Despite winning 5 career stages in the Tour de France, he may be most remembered for being disqualified at the 1919 Tour de France for borrowing a car to go and repair his pedal axle. In 1911, Duboc was close to winning the Tour de France, when he became ill after drinking from a poisoned bottle given to him. His fans were blaming the classification leader Gustave Garrigou, and the Tour organizers advised Garrigou to ride under disguise. Duboc would end the 1911 Tour de France in second place, his best result.

Major results

1907 Paris-Rungis 1908 11th, Overall, Tour de France 1909 – Alcyon 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium 4th, Overall, Tour de France 1st, Stage 13, (Brest - Caen, 415 km) 2nd, Stage 10, (Bayonne - Bordeaux, 269 km) 3rd, Stage 6, (Grenoble - Nice, 345 km) 1911 2nd, Overall, Tour de France 1st, Stage 8, (Marseille - Perpignan, 335 km) 1st, Stage 9, (Perpignan - Bagnères-de-Luchon, 289 km) 1st, Stage 11, (Bayonne - La Rochelle, 379 km) 1st, Stage 14, (Cherbourg - Le Havre, 361 km) 1914 31st, Overall, Tour de France 1919 8th, Overall, Tour de France (but later disqualified) 1923 18th, Overall, Tour de France 1926 27th, Overall, Tour de France