Émile Georget Explained

Émile Georget (21 September 1881 – 16 October 1960) was a French road racing cyclist. Born in Bossay-sur-Claise, he was the younger brother of cyclist Léon Georget. He died at Châtellerault.

Career achievements

Tour de France

Georget started nine times in the Tour de France:^[1]

• 1905 : 4th place in the general classification.
• 1906 : 5th place in the general classification, winner of one stage.
• 1907 : 3rd place in the general classification, winner of six stages.
• 1908 : Withdrew in 2nd stage.
• 1910 : Withdrew in 12th stage, winner of one stage.
• 1911 : 3rd place in the general classification, winner of one stage.
• 1912 : Withdrew in 3rd stage.
• 1913 : Did not start in 4th stage.
• 1914 : 6th in the general classification.

Victories

Other than in the Tour de France, Georget won eight races:

• 1906 : 24 hours of Brussels: (with his brother Léon Georget)
• 1907 : Paris-Hesdin
• 1909 : Paris-La Flèche
• 1910 : French road champion
• 1910 : Bordeaux–Paris
• 1911 : Circuit de Touraine
• 1911 : Paris–Brest–Paris
• 1912 : Bordeaux–Paris

Other Results

• 2nd place in the 1909 Milan–San Remo race.
• 3rd place at Paris–Tours 1907, Bordeaux–Paris 1908 and Paris–Tours 1911.
• Winner of the Six-Days of Toulouse 1906 with his brother Léon.

External links

• L'Equipe rider profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tour de France results for Émile Georget. Amaury Sport Organisation. 13 July 2012. 13 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110514113852/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/coureur/1345.html. 14 May 2011. dead. dmy-all.