Gontaud-de-Nogaret

Gontaud-de-Nogaret (French pronunciation: [ɡɔ̃to də nɔɡaʁɛ]; Occitan: Gontaud de Nogaret) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

The village was the home of Henri Pépin, a prosperous houseowner and cycling enthusiast who employed two helpers to pace him around the Tour de France in 1906.

Pépin—sometimes wrongly described as a baron—had no interest in winning the race.

Instead, he paid his helpers to lead him to the best restaurants and hotels they could find.

This Lot-et-Garonne geographical article is a stub.