Rene Vietto

Rene Vietto is a racing cyclist French, born the February 17th 1914 with Rocheville in the the Alpes-Maritimes, and died the 1 October 4th 1988 with Bollène in the Vaucluse.

Its course

Rene Vietto was the best climbing one of pre-war period. Its career was stopped by the Second world war.

The gift of its nose gear wheel then of its bicycle with Antonin Magne on the Tour de France 1934, after its breaking of wheel in the descent of Puymorens and after its breaking of chain in the descent of Portet-in Aspet, remained famous and contributed to the legend of that which one called “king Rene”.

It was most popular of the French cyclists to leaving the second world war.

After its career of runner, he was sport director, then managed a breeding of porcine in the the Pyrenees.

Prize list

Championships of France of cycling on road: 1941 (free zone)
Paris-Nice: 1935
Wolber Grand Prix: 1934
Polymultipliée: 1938
Nice-Puget-Nice: 1932
Nice-Mount-Agel: 1932
Grand Prix of Cannes: 1932,1933,1948
Grand Prix of Nice: 1941
Grand Prix of Frejus: 1941
Grand Prix of Provence: 1946
Loop of Sospel: 1933
Rise of the Faron mount: 1933
Rise of Turbie: 1936
Circuit of the Pyrenean collars: 1945

8 stages of the Climbing Tour de France
Better of the Tour de France: 1934
5th of the Tour de France: 1934
8th of the Tour de France: 1935
2nd of the Tour de France: 1939
5th of the Tour de France: 1947

Anecdote

After its victories over 7th, 9th, 11th and 18th stages of the Tour de France 1934 and 6th and 9th stages of the Tour de France 1935, it had to wait 12 years for its 7th and 8th victories of stages over the Grande Boucle (2nd and 7th stages of the Tour de France 1947). What constitutes more the wide variation between 2 victories of stages.

So it is one of the 19 cyclists having gained 2 stages or more over one period 10 years or more. Thanks to its victories over the Tour de France 1947, it joined Jean Alavoine, Henri Pelissier, Philippe Thys, Louis Mottiat, André Leducq, Antonin Magne. Then, are Gino Bartali, André Darrigade, Jean Stablinski, Raymond Poulidor, Felice Gimondi, Gerben Karstens, Ferdinand Bracke, Joaquim Agostinho, Lucien Van Impe, Lance Armstrong, Richard Virenque and Cédric Vasseur which made a success of the same exploit.

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