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 French male cyclists 1906 births 1976 deaths French Tour de France stage winners Sportspeople from Aveyron Cyclists from Occitania (administrative region)