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Name
  
Alfred Velghe


Died
  
February 28, 1904

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

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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

Alfred Velghe Wikipedia