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**Maurice Archambaud**
Personal information
Full name	Maurice Archambaud
Nickname	Le Nabot
Date of birth	August 30, 1906
Date of death	December 3, 1955 (aged 49)
Country	France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
	10 stages Tour de France; Paris-Nice (1939)
	Infobox last updated on:
	June 18, 2008

Archambaud falls on the Izoard in 1936.

Maurice Archambaud (born Paris, 30 August 1906, died Le Raincy, 3 December 1955^[1]) was a French professional cyclist from 1932 to 1944. His short stature earned him the nickname of le nabot, or "the dwarf", but colossal thighs made him an exceptional rider.

He won Paris-Soissons and Paris-Verneuil as an amateur in 1931 and turned professional the following year for Alcyon, one of the top teams in France. He won the inaugural Grand Prix des Nations in his first season.^[2]

He set the world hour record at 45,767 km at the Vigorelli velodrome in Milan on 3 November 1937^[3]. He beat the Dutchman, Frans Slaats' record of 45.485 km, set on 29 September 1937. ^[4] The distance stood five years before being beaten by Fausto Coppi.

Archambaud rode for France in the Tour de France between the wars. Sudden changes of form and his frequent falls meant that he never won but he did win nine stages ^[1] and wear the yellow jersey.

He won a shorter stage race, Paris-Nice, in 1936 and 1939.^[5]