French gypsy jazz guitarist. He comes from a family of Gypsy musicians who developed their jazz style through playing with Django Reinhardt. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French cyclist Ferret Matelo was born on 1 December 1918. Matelo was a professional from 1941 to 1953.
Matelo won three stages of the Tour de France, winning at Dijon in 1941, Bordeaux in 1942 and Saint-Malo in 1947. He finished the Tour five times, including eighth in 1949.
Matelo was national champion in 1948.
He had a brother, Fernand, who was also a professional.
Matelo has been working on a number of projects since his retirement from cycling. These projects include:
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