Roger Du Peuty, Rider
1939 Tour de France Solo Entrant*
- Bernard Carre Frameset
- Oscar Egg & Maillard Drivetrain
- Ava & Olympia Cockpit
- Exeltoo & Super Champion Wheelset
| Frame: | Bernard Carre, stylized lugs and dropouts with cutouts, fender mounts, steel |
| Fork: | Bernard Carre, stylized twin plate crown, tapered tangs, oval blades, fender mounts, steel |
| Headset: | Stronglight Competition, steel |
| Handlebar: | Ava, criterium drop, aluminum |
| Stem: | Ava, spearpoint tangs, aluminum |
| Brake Levers: | Lam, open back, aluminum |
| Brake Calipers: | Lam, single pivot, aluminum |
| Saddle: | Olympia Swallow, steel rails |
| Saddle Post: | French, aluminum |
| Crank: | Stronglight, aluminum |
| Chainring: | Stronglight, 47 tooth, aluminum |
| Freewheel: | Maillard 3 speed, 16/17/18 teeth |
| Bottom Bracket: | Stronglight, steel |
| Derailleur: | Oscar Egg, aluminum |
| Chain: | Vito, steel |
| Hubs: | Exeltoo Competition, high flange, 36 hole, aluminum |
| Rims: | Super Champion, 700c, 36 hole, wood |
| Spokes: | 36X by 3X cross pattern, steel |
| Pedals: | Lyotard, first generation aluminum |
| Toe Clips: | Lapize, steel |
| Toe Clip Straps: | Lapize, leather |
| Extras: | Lefol Sport Training fenders, aluminum; Lapize pump, aluminum; Allez water bottle and cage, aluminum; unknown brand stopwatch, steel; wing nuts, aluminum; bar wrap with “Gomme laqueâ€, cotton; modern replacement tires; modern cable housing |
| Notes: | Red finish with white seat tube panel, gold lining on frame and fork, white five point star on head tube, “R†in seat tube panel thought to stand for “Rogerâ€, repaint performed in 1950 as original, unknown brand tubes (Bernard Carre worked for Reynolds, as did Rene Herse) |
| Size: | 55cm top tube center-center, 55cm seat tube center-center |
| Weight: | 9.8kg |
* Special thanks to Stan Laferri̬re Рgrand nephew of Roger Du Peuty Рfor all photos and information presented herein. While records suggest the 1938 and 1939 Tour de France did not feature individual riders it is known this bicycle was ridden by Du Peuty in the 1939 Tour de France as a solo entrant. Persons able to elaborate on this inconsistency are encouraged to leave a comment with additional information.
I’m currently rebuilding a bike from a touring frame made by Bernard Carré for
Lejeune somewhere between 1975 and 1980. I bought the frame in Paris
last summer and it seems to have a complicated history: after being used
quite a while, the owner had it modified (cable-guides were brazed onto
the top tube) and then kept it in some place for years, where
it got (not too badly) rusted. Somehow it landed in Alain Michel’s workshop
(another Parisian framemaker?), where it was bought (with a dozen of
unbuilt steel frames from the 80s) by a vintage bicycle shop. That’s when I found it.
Do you have any further information about Bernard Carré? A number
of Lejeune track bicycles seem to be Carré’s work too.
Best,
Nicolas.