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Lucien Michard (born Épinay-sur-Seine, France, 17 November 1903, died 1 November 1985) was a French racing cyclist and Olympic track champion. He won four successive world championships and lost a fifth even though he crossed the line first. He won a gold medal in the sprint at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.〔("1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Cycling" ) ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on July 16, 2008)〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lucien Michard Olympic Results )〕 ==Origins== Lucien Michard was the son of a garage owner—"a stocky, severe-looking man whose bowler hat could be spotted a mile away"—in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis〔Sporting Cyclist, UK, February 1968〕 He worked for his father but spent much of his time training at the Parc des Princes or the Cipale velodrome in Vincennes. He started racing in 1921, winning the ''Médaille'' competition for novices at the Vélodrome d'Hiver, "a frail and timid lad of 17...who would dominate the world scene for many years", as René de Latour described him.〔 He became national sprint champion at 19.〔 In 1924 he won the Olympic sprint, beating Jaap Meijer of the Netherlands, and the world amateur championship, beating Lucien Faucheux of France. He turned professional in 1925. René de Latour wrote in Sporting Cyclist: :I do not think I ever saw a sprinter ride as close as Michard did. By 'close', I mean not losing a bit of shelter provided by opponents much heavier than himself. It was always a beautiful show for connoisseurs to see Michard following the giant Piet Moeskops - big enough to have been a super-heavyweight wrestler - elbow against hip, not losing an inch of protection.〔Sporting Cyclist, UK, February 1968, p31〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lucien Michard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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