Alfred Faure

Alfred Faure, who lived from 25 April 1883 to 21 February 1935, was a French road cyclist and motorcyclist. He was born in Gerzat and moved with his large family to Saint-Étienne, where he became known as a local cycling talent. He attempted the second edition of the Tour de France in 1904 and entered several later editions, including 1911. That 1904 Tour was one of the most controversial in the race's history: during the second stage from Lyon to Marseille, about a hundred supporters of the local favourite attacked race leader Maurice Garin and his team on the climb of the Col de la République. Faure finished only fifth on the stage, but the first four riders were disqualified and he was awarded the stage win retroactively. He also finished ninth in Bordeaux-Paris in 1911 and won the Critérium de la Loire Républicaine in 1912.