René Fleury (24 May 1889 – 23 January 1975) was a French professional road cyclist. He competed in three editions of the Tour de France, finishing 29th in the 1907 Tour de France.
Career Born in Caen, Fleury took part in the 1907 Tour de France, where he finished 29th overall. During the 1909 Tour de France, he was forced to abandon the race in the 12th stage from Nantes to Brest after a crash in which he fractured his shoulder. His participation in the 1907 Tour, alongside Albert Geraux, marked one of the earliest appearances by riders from the Calvados region in the Tour. L'Ouest-Éclair, 17 October 1912, p.4
During World War I, Fleury was mobilized with the . He was seriously wounded by shell fragments on 15 March 1915 near .
Honors Officer of the Legion of Honour (1952)Archives départementales du Calvados, class of 1909, military record no. 573. Military Medal (1935) Croix de guerre 1914–1918 1914–1918 Inter-Allied Victory medal (1936)
Major results 1905 4th Paris–Caen 1906 3rd Paris–Caen 1907 1st Circuit de l'Eure (ahead of Paul Duboc) 1908 1st Circuit de Caen 4th Tourouvre–Alençon (behind François Beaugendre, Trousselier, and Paul Duboc) 1909 2nd Caen–Cherbourg–Caen
Grand Tour general classification results + Race 1907 1908 1909 Tour de France 29th DNF (Stage 4) DNF (Stage 12)
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