Antony Wattelier

Antony Eugène Wattelier, also known as Antoine Wattelier was a French track and road racing cyclist.

Biography

Wattelier was born on 15 May 1880 in Paris. He was the six year younger brother of cyclist Édouard Wattelier. Like his brother, he competed in classic races during the early years of road cycling.
He was a professional cyclist from 1901 until 1913. He was nicknamed tourterelle.
Wattelier participated in the Tour de France seven times; his best result was tenth place in the general classification of the 1906 Tour de France and 15th place at the 1905 Tour de France. In 1901, he placed fourth in Paris–Tours and in 1905 and 1908, he placed 13th and 18th respectively in Paris–Roubaix. At the 1910 Tour de France after dropping out, he remained participating out of competition in the extremely tough mountain stage on 21 July.
In 1906, he was on the podium of the first European six-day racing event. He finished third alongside Georges Landrieu in the six-day race in Toulouse.
Antony Wattelier was killed in action on New Year's Eve 1914 on the Somme at Fricoul while serving as a soldier in World War I.