Henri Cornet

Henri Cornet

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Henri Cornet never had further success in the Tour, dropping out in 1905 on the fourth day. He won [[Paris–Roubaix]] and came second in [[Bordeaux–Paris]] in 1906, and came eighth in the 1908 Tour de France, in which he won a one-lap time-trial held at the end of the race in the [[Parc des Princes]]. It was a demonstration race and did not count for the overall result of the Tour.
Henri Cornet never had further success in the Tour, dropping out in 1905 on the fourth day. He won [[Paris–Roubaix]] and came second in [[Bordeaux–Paris]] in 1906, and came eighth in the 1908 Tour de France, in which he won a one-lap time-trial held at the end of the race in the [[Parc des Princes]]. It was a demonstration race and did not count for the overall result of the Tour.


He was a fluid rider talented at repeated short efforts.
He was known for his ability to perform repeated short efforts.


==Retirement and death==
==Retirement and death==