Émile Georget

Émile Georget

Personal information
Full name	Émile Georget
Born	(1881-09-21)21 September 1881 Bossay-sur-Claise, France
Died	16 October 1960(1960-10-16) (aged 79) Châtellerault, France
Team information
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1910	Legnano
1911	La Francaise
1914	Peugeot-Wolber
Major wins
French Champion (1910) Bordeaux–Paris (1910, 1912) Paris–Brest–Paris (1911) 3rd place overall Tour de France (1907 ,1911) 9 stages wins Tour de France

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:

• 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