Émile Georget (21 September 1881 – 16 October 1960) was a French
road racing cyclist
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. Born in
Bossay-sur-Claise
Bossay-sur-Claise () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France.
...
, he was the younger brother of cyclist
Léon Georget. He died at
Châtellerault
Châtellerault (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Châteulrô/Chateleràud''; oc, Chastelairaud) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It is located in the northeast of the former province Poitou, and the re ...
.
Career achievements
Tour de France
Georget started nine times in the Tour de France:
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1905 : 4th place in the general classification.
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1906 : 5th place in the general classification, winner of one stage.
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1907 : 3rd place in the general classification, winner of six stages.
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1908 : Withdrew in 2nd stage.
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1910 : Withdrew in 12th stage, winner of one stage.
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1911 : 3rd place in the general classification, winner of one stage.
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1912 : Withdrew in 3rd stage.
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1913 : Did not start in 4th stage.
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1914
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: 6th in the general classification.
Victories
Other than in the Tour de France, Georget won eight races:
*1906 : 24 hours of
Brussels
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: (with his brother
Léon Georget)
*1907 :
Paris-Hesdin
*1909 :
Paris-La Flèche
*1910 : French road champion
*1910 :
Bordeaux–Paris
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*1911 :
Circuit de Touraine
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*1911 :
Paris–Brest–Paris
*1912 :
Bordeaux–Paris
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Other Results
* 2nd place in the 1909
Milan–San Remo race.
* 3rd place at
Paris–Tours 1907,
Bordeaux–Paris
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1908 and Paris–Tours 1911.
* Winner of the Six-Days of Toulouse 1906 with his brother Léon.
References
External links
L'Equipe rider profile
1881 births
1960 deaths
Sportspeople from Indre-et-Loire
French male cyclists
French Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists from Centre-Val de Loire
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