Charles Berty
Charles Berty (8 September 1911 – 18 April 1944) was a French racing cyclist.[1] He rode in the 1935 Tour de France.[2][3] As a routier and regional of the "Sud-Est" team, he finished the Tour de France three times (1935/36/39), while achieving a few top ten placings in the stages.[4][5][6]
![]() Berty in 1936 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France | 8 September 1911
Died | 18 April 1944 32) Mauthausen concentration camp, Nazi Germany | (aged
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
![image of Charles Berty with his fiancée](../I/Charles_Berty_14_juillet_1936_-_Grenoble.jpg.webp)
Charles Berty (left) with his fiancée (center) during the arrival in Grenoble of the 7th stage of the 1936 Tour de France, where he arrived in fourth position.
During World War II Berty was active in the French Resistance. He was arrested and was sent to the Mauthausen concentration camp to do forced labor. Suffering from the camp conditions and physical abuse, he died in the camp on 18 April 1944.
References
- "Charles Berty". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- "Tour de France 1935". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ""29ème Tour de France 1935". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.
- "Palmares Charles Berty 1935". CyclingRanking.com.
- "Palmares Charles Berty 1936". CyclingRanking.com.
- "Palmares Charles Berty 1939". CyclingRanking.com.
External links
- Charles Berty at Cycling Archives
- Charles Berty at ProCyclingStats
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