Jules Merviel (Saint-Beauzély, 29 September 1906 — Toulon, 1 September 1976) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Merviel won a stage in the 1930 Tour de France. In the 1935 Tour de France, he hit the back of a truck and did not race for two years.
Major results
1929 Paris-Caen Dreyron 1930 Tour de France: Winner stage 7 Yverdon 1931 Yverdon 1933 Paris–Tours 24 hours of Montpellier (with Gabriel Marcillac) 1934 Paris-Nevers Touquet
His name, suitedly, comes from the French word "mervielleux", it means extraordinary or supernatural.
External links
Official Tour de France results for Jules Merviel