Léon Auguste Élie Lannoy (10 November 1889 – 29 August 1914) was a French professional road cyclist active from 1909 to 1914.
Biography Lannoy was born in Guemps on 10 November 1889, the son of Jacques Pierre Auguste Lannoy and Marie Élise Désirée Parisseaut. He worked as a remonteur (clock repairer) before taking up competitive cycling.
He was conscripted on 1 October 1910 into the 110th Infantry Regiment in Dunkerque, where he was assigned military number 227 at the Saint-Omer recruitment office. Almost a year later, he was promoted to the rank of soldat first class. At the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, he rejoined his original regiment. He was killed in action on 29 August 1914 during the Battle of Guise at Laigny in the Aisne. His death was officially recorded in Calais on 6 July 1915.
Major results 1909 3rd 1910 1st
Grand Tour general classification results Stage races 1909 1910 Tour de France DNF DNF
Classic cycle races results + Classic cycle races 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 Paris–Roubaix — 40th — 46th 84th Paris–Tours 13th — 29th 25th 55th Paris–Brussels 15th 16th — — —
References
External links Léon Lannoy at Musée du cyclisme