Gabriel Poulain

Gabriel Poulain (14 February 1884 – 9 January 1953) was a French champion cyclist. He won the sprint event at the 1905 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in addition to four silver medals in the same event. He also won the Grand Prix de l'UVF in 1906.

Gabriel Poulain

Gabriel Poulain in 1913
Personal information
Born	(1884-02-14)14 February 1884 St Helier, Jersey
Died	9 January 1953(1953-01-09) (aged 68) Amiens, France
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team
1906	Peugeot–Wolber
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  France World Championships 1905 Antwerp Sprint 1906 Geneva Sprint 1908 Geneva Sprint 1909 Copenhagen Sprint 1923 Zürich Sprint

He made several attempts to achieve human-powered flight. In July 1921, he won a prize of 10,000 francs awarded by Peugeot for a flight of ten metres at a height of one metre, using a bicycle with two wing planes in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris.^[1][2]