He was eleventh in the 1935 Tour and seventh in the 1950 Tour , his career cut in half by war .
Pierre Cogan died just days short of his 99th birthday .
Pierre Cogan was eleventh in the 1935 Tour and seventh in the 1950 Tour , Pierre Cogan 's career cut in half by war .
Pierre Cogan died just days short of his 99th birthday .