Alfred Mottard

Alfred Mottard (11 August 1892 – 24 January 1945) was a Belgian racing cyclist.[1] He rode in the 1920 Tour de France.[2][3] He was arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in Fort Breendonk and Buchenwald concentration camp before dying in Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp in 1945.[4]

Alfred Mottard
Personal information
Born(1892-08-11)11 August 1892
Jemelle, Belgium
Died24 January 1945(1945-01-24) (aged 52)
near Nordhausen, Nazi Germany
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider

References
  1. "Alfred Mottard". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "Tour de France 1920". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. "14ème Tour de France 1920". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.
  4. "Alfred Mottard". Gedenkstätte Buchenwald (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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