Career
In Daniel Marszalek"s list of best road riders in history, he is ranked 96th. Jean Alavoine was born in Roubaix on 1 April 1888. In stage 11, still leading the race, Alavoine had mechanical problems and his lead dropped to 6:53 minutes.
In stage 12 Alavoine lost 37 minutes and the lead.
In the end, he finished the tour in second place. In 1943 he died during a veteran race in Argenteuil.