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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 August 1878 Savona, Italy |
| Died | 1947 (aged 68–69) |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1908 | Labor |
| Major wins | |
| Marseille–Nice (1909, 1911) Nice–Annot–Nice (1911, 1912) Nice–Puget–Thiéniers–Nice (1920) Nice–Toulon–Nice (1922) | |
Jean Novo (19 August 1878 – 1947) was an Italian-French road and track cyclist.
Born in Savona, Italy in 1878, he lived in Nice, France. Active as a cyclist from the 1900s and 1920s he is noted fot his long cycling career.[1]
He was a good climber and is remembered as first great climber of the French Riviera.[2] Together with Alfredo Binda and René Vietto he is regarded as one of the top-three regional riders of all times.[1]
Novo won notable cycling races. He won Marseille–Nice twice, in 1909 and 1911, and also won Nice–Annot–Nice twice in 1911 and 1912. Later in his career he won Nice–Puget–Thiéniers–Nice in 1920 and Nice–Toulon–Nice in 1922.[3] He had also victories as a track cyclist.[4]
He rode professionally with Labor in 1908, including in the 1908 Tour de France. The Tour was overshadowed by many falls and people who had trown nails on the road.[5][6] In this Tour he achieved in a top-10 finish in the first stage.[3] In stage 2, Novo suffered many punctures and was left behind by his team. In the third stage Novo crashed. This crash resulted that the boss of the Labor time decided that the whole team withdrew from the Tour, sending a telegram to the manager of the team "After Novo's crash and the mediocre results of the other riders, I have decided to abandon the race. You can all ease up and come back by train."[6] Novo competed also in other main international cycling classics including 1908 Milan–San Remo.[3]
Major results
[edit]- 1908
- 10th 1908 Tour de France, stage 1
- 1909
- 1st Marseille–Nice
- 1911
- 1st Marseille–Nice
- 1st Nice–Annot–Nice
- 1912
- 1st Nice–Annot–Nice
- 1913
- 3rd Nice–Annot–Nice
- 1920
- 1st Nice–Puget–Thiéniers–Nice
- 1922
- 1st Nice–Toulon–Nice
References
[edit]- 1 2 Didier, Patrick. "Le vélodrome du Pont Magnan (1920-1924)" (PDF). Musée National du Sport (in French). Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "La belle histoire du cyclisme azuréen". Top Vélo (in French). Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- 1 2 3 "Jean Novo". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Alfredo Binda à Nice sur un cycle Morini". TEPAS – Territoire et patrimoine du sport (in French). Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. The Story of the Tour De France, Volume 1. Dog Ear Publishing.
- 1 2 Hadland, Tony. "Berthet and le Tour 1908". Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
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Category:1878 births Category:1947 deaths Category:French male cyclists Category:Italian male cyclists Category:Sportspeople from Savona Category:French track cyclists Category:Cyclists from Liguria Category:Place of death missing Category:Date of death missing Category:Cyclists from Nice Category:Italian track cyclists