• Source: Alfred Velghe

Alfred Velghe (16 June 1870 – 28 February 1904) was a Belgian-French racing driver and cyclist who competed under the pseudonym Levegh.




Biography


On 1 October 1899, Levegh drove a Mors in a race between Bordeaux and Biarritz (232 km) which he won. He participated in the Gordon Bennett Cup car in 1900 and 1901. He also won the 'Large Car' class of the Paris-Toulouse-Paris race, held in 1900 as an unofficial Olympic sport, in 20h 50 '9 ". Velghe's nephew, Pierre Levegh, was also a racing driver.




References

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• Alfred Velghe
• Pierre Levegh
• 1900 in sports
• Motorsport before 1906
• February 1904
• May 1901
• 1901 Gordon Bennett Cup
• Motor racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
• 1898 Paris–Amsterdam–Paris