Louis Trousselier
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| Full name | Louis Trousselier |
| Nickname | Levaloy Trou-trou |
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January 29, 1881 or June 29, 1881 Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Died | April 24, 1939 (aged 57 or 58) Paris, France |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
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Louis Trousselier (French pronunciation: [lwi tʁu.sɛlje]; 1881 – April 24, 1939) was a French racing cyclist.
He was born in Levallois-Perret, Hauts de Seine in 1881; some sources say on January 29, others June 29. He died in Paris on April 24, 1939.
He is most famous for his 1905 victory in the 1905 Tour de France. His other major wins were Paris–Roubaix, also in 1905, and the 1908 Bordeaux–Paris. He came third in the 1906 Tour de France and won 13 stages of the Tour de France over his career. He also competed in the men's 25 kilometres event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Trousselier, known as Trou-Trou, came from a rich family which had a flower business in central Paris. For that reason, when Henri Desgrange, the first organiser of the Tour, sought to popularise competitors by giving them nicknames, he referred to Trousselier as "the florist".
Trousselier's brothers Léopold and André were also cyclists.
After competing in the 1900 Summer Olympics, Trousselier turned professional and rode his first professional race during Christmas 1900.
In 1903, Louis Trousselier rode Bordeaux–Paris, which was his first long race. He finished in second place, behind Hippolyte Aucouturier. However, a few days later he was disqualified, because he had taken shelter behind a car during the race. When the newspaper that organized Bordeaux–Paris organized the first Tour de France later that year, Trousselier was still banned.
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