Antonin Magne

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Image:Antonin Magne.jpg Antonin Magne (15 February 1904 in Ytrac – 8 September 1983 in Arcachon) was a French cyclist who won the Tour de France twice, in 1931 and 1934.

He won a total of 9 stages at the Tour de France (where he was second in the general classment of 1936 and third in 1930), and was also World Champion in 1936.

He won the Grand Prix des Nations, the unofficial world championship of the individual time trial, three consecutive years (1934, 1935, 1936).

Earlier in his career, he was part of the Alleluia Team, he along with Pierre Magne, Julien Moineau, Marius Gallotini, Arsène Alancourt, André Cauet, that won the 1927 GP Wolber, then consider the unofficial world road race championship.

Preceded by: Jean Aerts	World Road Racing Champion 1936	Succeeded by: Eloi Meulenberg
Preceded by: André Leducq	Winner of the Tour de France 1931	Succeeded by: André Leducq
Preceded by: Georges Speicher	Winner of the Tour de France 1934	Succeeded by: Romain Maes