Émile Idée (born 19 July 1920) is a French former professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

.Émile Idée, bon pied bon oeil !
Publié le 26/06/2012 "A bientôt 92 ans, le Picard s'est vu récompensé par la médaille d'honneur que lui a remis David Lappartient, Président de la Fédération Française de Cyclisme." Idée is a five-time winner of the Critérium National (a race that saw its name changed to Critérium International in 1979), a record he shares with

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and

Jens Voigt Jens Voigt (; born 17 September 1971) is a German former professional road bicycle racer and, upon retirement, became a cycling sports broadcast commentator. During his cycling career, Voigt raced for several teams, the last one being UCI ProTe ...

. He finished in second place in the

1948 Paris–Roubaix The 1948 Paris–Roubaix was the 46th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 4 April 1948 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome The Roubaix Velodrome ...

Major results

;1940 : 1st Critérium National de la Route ;1942 : 1st MaillotFra

Road race Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to: * Road racing in motorsport * Road running on foot * Road bicycle racing * ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game) * Roadracers (1994 film) * Roadracers (1959 fi ...

, National Road Championships : 1st Critérium National de la Route : 1st : 1st

Grand Prix des Nations The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial (against the clock) for both professional and amateur racing cyclists. Held annually in Cannes, France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship ...

''(occupied zone)'' : 1st GP de Provence ;1943 : 1st Critérium National de la Route : 5th

;1944 : 1st : 3rd

, National Road Championships : 3rd

;1945 : 3rd

Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200&nbs ...

: 3rd Critérium National de la Route ;1946 : 2nd

;1947 : 1st MaillotFra

, National Road Championships : 1st Critérium National de la Route : 1st Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence : 2nd

: 2nd

Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...

: 2nd

;1948 : 1st Trophée du Journal d'Alger : 2nd

Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional road bicycle racing, bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling m ...

: 2nd Critérium National de la Route : 3rd

;1949 : 1st Critérium National de la Route : 1st Stage 13

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...

: 8th GP de Suisse ;1950 : 1st Cote de Gourdon : 3rd

, National Road Championships : 4th

: 5th

: 6th

GP Lugano The Gran Premio di Lugano ( en, Grand Prix of Lugano) is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe ...

: 8th

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...

: 9th

Paris–Brussels The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first ...

;1951 : 1st Stage 4a

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlook ...

References

External links

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Emile Idée's page
at Cycling Ranking
Official Tour de France results for Emile Idée
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