Émile Georget
Encyclopedia
Émile Georget was a French
road racing cyclist. Born in Bossay-sur-Claise
, he was the younger brother of cyclist Léon Georget
.
He died at Châtellerault
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
road racing cyclist. Born in Bossay-sur-Claise
Bossay-sur-Claise
Bossay-sur-Claise is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.-Demography:-See also:*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department...
, he was the younger brother of cyclist Léon Georget
Léon Georget
Leon Georget was a racing cyclist from Preuilly-sur-Claise, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was known as The Father of the Bol d'Or having won the race 9 times between 1903 and 1919 in Paris...
.
He died at Châtellerault
Châtellerault
Châtellerault is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in France.It is located to the north of Poitou, and the residents are called Châtelleraudais.-Geography:...
.
Tour de France
- 1905 Tour de France1905 Tour de FranceThe 1905 Tour de France was the third Tour de France, held from 9 July to 30 July 1905, organized by the newspaper L'Auto. Following the disqualifications after the 1904 Tour de France, there were changes in the rules, the most important one being the general classification not made by time but by...
: 4th place in the overall ranking - 1906 Tour de France1906 Tour de FranceThe 1906 Tour de France was the fourth Tour de France, and second to use the point system. Taking place from 4 to 29 July 1906 the total race distance was , with the winner averaging . New in this year were the mountain climbs in the Massif Central. Like its predecessors, it still had cheating and...
: 5th place in the overall ranking, winner of one leg. - 1907 Tour de France1907 Tour de FranceThe 1907 Tour de France was the 5th annual Tour de France bicycle race. From 8 July to 4 August, participants cycled 4488 km . across France. The winner, Lucien Petit-Breton, completed the race at an average speed of 28.47 km/h . For the first time, climbs in the Western Alps were...
: 3d place overall and winner of six legs. - 1908 Tour de France1908 Tour de FranceThe 1908 Tour de France was the sixth Tour de France. Taking place between 13 July and 9 August 1908, the total race distance was . After his 1907 victory, Lucien Petit-Breton was considered main favourite. Winning 5 of the 14 stages and the overall classification, he showed that his 1907 victory...
: Aborted in 2d leg. - 1910 Tour de France1910 Tour de FranceThe 1910 Tour de France was the 8th Tour de France, taking place 3 July to 31 July 1910. It consisted of 15 stages over , ridden at an average speed of 28.680 km/h. It was the first Tour to enter the Pyrenees mountains. Two main candidates for the victory were 1909 winner François Faber, a...
: Aborted in 12th leg, winner of one leg. - 1911 Tour de France1911 Tour de FranceThe 1911 Tour de France was the 9th Tour de France, taking place from 2 to 30 July 1911. It was composed of 15 stages over , ridden at an average speed of 27.322 km/h. The results were computed by giving each rider points according to his finishing position on each stage, and the rider with...
: 3d place overall, winner of one leg. - 1912 Tour de France1912 Tour de FranceThe 1912 Tour de France was the 10th anniversary of the Tour de France. It consisted of 15 stages for a total of . The Tour took place from 30 June to 28 July 1912. The riders rode at an average speed of 27.763 km/h. After 4 stage wins during the Tour of Belgium, the Alcyon team hired Odile...
: Aborted in 3d leg. - 1913 Tour de France1913 Tour de FranceThe 1913 Tour de France was the 11th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 27, 1913. The total distance was and the average speed of the riders was . The competition was won by the Belgian Philippe Thys, after in the crucial sixth stage Eugène Christophe broke his bicycle and lost several...
: Aborted in 4th leg. - 1914 Tour de France1914 Tour de FranceThe 1914 Tour de France was the 12th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 26, 1914. The total distance was and the average speed of the riders was . It was won by the Belgian cyclist Philippe Thys....
: 6th place overall.
Victories
- 1910 : French road champion
- 1910 : Bordeaux–Paris
- 1911 : Paris–Brest–Paris
- 1912 : Bordeaux–Paris
- 1906 : 24 hours of BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
: (with his brother Léon GeorgetLéon GeorgetLeon Georget was a racing cyclist from Preuilly-sur-Claise, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was known as The Father of the Bol d'Or having won the race 9 times between 1903 and 1919 in Paris...
) - 1907 : Paris-Hesdin
- 1909 : Paris-La Flèche
- 1911 : Circuit de Touraine
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.