 Brocco in 1912 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Brocco |
| Nickname | Coco |
| Born | 28 January 1883 Fismes, France |
| Died | 26 June 1965 (aged 82) Mûrs-Erigné, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Paris–Brussels (1910) One stage Tour de France | |
Maurice Brocco (28 January 1883, in Fismes – 26 June 1965, in Mûrs-Erigné) was a French professional road bicycle racer between 1906 and 1927. He was born into a family of Swiss-Italian immigrants.[1] In 1911 he won a stage in the Tour de France. He participated six times in the Tour de France, but finished the race only once. In his later career he was successful in six-day races.
In the 1911 Tour de France, Brocco was disqualified because he helped François Faber, which was not allowed. Brocco appealed, he was allowed to start the next stage. Brocco won that stage, and his disqualification was completed after the stage.
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Prault, Sur la piste de Coco le FismoisJean-Pierre Prault, Sur la piste de Coco le Fismois". Fismes Aujourd'hui. No. 81. Mairie de Fismes. January 2016. pp. 28–29.