Henri Cornet was born on August 4, 1884. He died on March 18, 1941.The French rider was the youngest Tour de France winner on record. He also won the Paris-Roubaix Classic.
Cornet won the 1904 Tour de France in front of Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq and Eugene Catteau of France.
Cornet's victory in 1904 at age 19 makes him the youngest Tour de France winner on record.
In the one-day events, Cornet won the 1906 Paris-Roubaix Classic in front of countrymen Marcel Cadolle and Rene Pottier.
Cornet was also 3rd in the 1905 Paris-Roubaix Classic behind Louis Trousselier and Rene Pottier of France.
Henri Cornet
