{{Short description|French cyclist}} thumb thumb '''Constant Huret''', nicknamed "le Boulanger" (the Baker) (26 January 1870, in Ressons-le-Long – 18 September 1951, in Paris) was a French long distance track racing cyclist. He was a professional from 1894 to 1902.<ref name=r1/>
==Major achievements== [[File:Arrivée de Constant Huret derrière la Panhard de René de Knyff, au Paris-Bordeaux 1899.jpg|thumb|left|Huret is standing on his guide car (Panhard-Levassor driven by René de Knyff) at the goal of Paris-Bordeaux Critérium des Entraîneurs (1899){{efn|His record-breaking result, achieved with Knyff driving ahead of his bicycle as the guide car when nobody knew much about aerodynamic drag, stood for 34 years. A car or motorcycle shielding the competitor by running immediately ahead was prohibited later by race organisers.}}]] He won the 600 km ''Bordeaux–Paris'' road race (known as ''The Derby of the Road'', official name: Paris-Bordeaux Critérium des Entraîneurs) in 1899 and held the record winning time for 34 years. He was also the 1900 world velodrome champion and won the Bol d'Or four times, in 1894, 1895, 1898 and 1902.<ref name=r1/>
==In art== He is depicted in ''La Chaine Simpson'' by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec racing for the Simpson chain team.
==Palmarès== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;1894 :1st French National Stayers Championships :1st Bol d'Or : World records for 24 hours (736km) and 100km : 8 Days of Paris – Vel d'Hiv ;1895 :1st Bol d'Or : World records for 6 hours and 24 hours (829.498km) ;1896 : World records for 6 hours and 100km ;1897 : World records for 6 hours, 100km and 24 hours (909.027km) ;1898 :1st Bol d'Or ;1899 :1st Bordeaux–Paris (594km in 16 hours and 35 minutes at an average 36kmh) ;1900 :1st World Championship, Track, Stayers, Elite, Paris ;1902 :1st Bol d'Or : World record for 6 hours {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=r1>[http://www.radsportseiten.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=9280 Constant Huret]. radsportseiten.net</ref> }} ==Notes== {{notelist}}
==External links== *[http://mairieressonslelong.free.fr/les_personnes_celebres_de_resson.htm Constant Huret's story at Ressons-le-Long Web site]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huret, Constant}} Category:1870 births Category:1951 deaths Category:French male cyclists Category:Cyclists from Aisne Category:UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Category:French track cyclists