Ferdinand Payan

Ferdinand Payan (21 April 1870 – 17 May 1961) was a French bicyclist of the early 20th century. He was born in Arles in 1870.

Ferdinand Payan

Personal information
Full name	Ferdinand Payan
Born	(1870-04-21)21 April 1870 Arles, France
Died	17 May 1961(1961-05-17) (aged 91) Nice, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team
1903–1912	–

He participated in the 1903 Tour de France, the first Tour, and came in 12th place. He was 19 hours, 9 minutes and 2 seconds behind the winner Maurice Garin.

He died in 1961 in Nice.

Major competitions

• 1903 Tour de France – 12th place
• 1904 Tour de France – did not finish
• 1906 Tour de France – 12th place
• 1907 Tour de France – 10th place
• 1908 Tour de France – 24th place
• 1909 Tour de France – did not finish
• 1911 Tour de France – did not finish
• 1912 Tour de France – did not finish

References

• Ferdinand Payan at Cycling Archives (archive)
• Official Tour de France results for Ferdinand Payan^{[permanent dead link]}