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Belgian Expatriates in France: H L Ne Dutrieu, Pierre Lou S, Jacques Tits, Philippe L Onard

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Description:Chapters: H l ne Dutrieu, Pierre Lou s, Jacques Tits, Philippe L onard. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: H l ne Dutrieu (10 July 1877 26 June 1961), was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital. H l ne Dutrieu was born on 10 July 1877 in Tournai, Belgium, the daughter of a Belgian Army officer. She left school at the age of 14 to earn a living. Dutrieu became a professional track cyclist racing for the Simpson Lever Chain team. In 1895 she gained the women's world record for distance cycled in one hour. In 1897 and 1898 she won the women's speed track cycling world championship in Ostend, Belgium, and earned the nickname "La Fl che Humaine" ("The Human Arrow"). In August 1898 she won the Grand Prix dEurope (Grand Prix of Europe) and in November of that year she won the Course de 12 Jours (12-day race) in London, England. Leopold II of Belgium awarded Dutrieu the Cross of St Andr with diamonds in honour of her cycling success. She later began performing in variety shows as a cycling speciality act and in July 1903 she cycled a loop inside a vertical track at the Eldorado in Marseille, France. In September 1903 she appeared at Olympia, London. She became a successful stunt cyclist, a motorcycle stunt rider, an automobile racer and stunt driver. H l ne Dutrieu in her aeroplane, c. 1911.In 1908 Dutrieu was asked by the Cl ment Bayard factory, in France, to be the first pilot of its new ultralight aeroplane, the Santos-Dumont-designed no.19 Demoiselle (Young Lady) monoplane. She crashed on take off during her first flight and the aeroplane was wrecked. She later successfully piloted and flew solo in an aeroplane. On 19 A...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=285628We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Belgian Expatriates in France: H L Ne Dutrieu, Pierre Lou S, Jacques Tits, Philippe L Onard. To get started finding Belgian Expatriates in France: H L Ne Dutrieu, Pierre Lou S, Jacques Tits, Philippe L Onard, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
24
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
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Release
2010
ISBN
115854233X

Belgian Expatriates in France: H L Ne Dutrieu, Pierre Lou S, Jacques Tits, Philippe L Onard

Books LLC
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Description: Chapters: H l ne Dutrieu, Pierre Lou s, Jacques Tits, Philippe L onard. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: H l ne Dutrieu (10 July 1877 26 June 1961), was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital. H l ne Dutrieu was born on 10 July 1877 in Tournai, Belgium, the daughter of a Belgian Army officer. She left school at the age of 14 to earn a living. Dutrieu became a professional track cyclist racing for the Simpson Lever Chain team. In 1895 she gained the women's world record for distance cycled in one hour. In 1897 and 1898 she won the women's speed track cycling world championship in Ostend, Belgium, and earned the nickname "La Fl che Humaine" ("The Human Arrow"). In August 1898 she won the Grand Prix dEurope (Grand Prix of Europe) and in November of that year she won the Course de 12 Jours (12-day race) in London, England. Leopold II of Belgium awarded Dutrieu the Cross of St Andr with diamonds in honour of her cycling success. She later began performing in variety shows as a cycling speciality act and in July 1903 she cycled a loop inside a vertical track at the Eldorado in Marseille, France. In September 1903 she appeared at Olympia, London. She became a successful stunt cyclist, a motorcycle stunt rider, an automobile racer and stunt driver. H l ne Dutrieu in her aeroplane, c. 1911.In 1908 Dutrieu was asked by the Cl ment Bayard factory, in France, to be the first pilot of its new ultralight aeroplane, the Santos-Dumont-designed no.19 Demoiselle (Young Lady) monoplane. She crashed on take off during her first flight and the aeroplane was wrecked. She later successfully piloted and flew solo in an aeroplane. On 19 A...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=285628We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Belgian Expatriates in France: H L Ne Dutrieu, Pierre Lou S, Jacques Tits, Philippe L Onard. To get started finding Belgian Expatriates in France: H L Ne Dutrieu, Pierre Lou S, Jacques Tits, Philippe L Onard, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
24
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
115854233X

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