Émile Masson Jr.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Émile Masson |
Born |
Hollogne-aux-Pierres, Belgium | 1 September 1915
Died | 2 January 2011 95) | (aged
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
Belgian National Road Race Champion (1946, 1947) La Flèche Wallone (1938) Paris–Roubaix (1939) Bordeaux–Paris (1946) Tour de France, 1 stage | |
Infobox last updated on 5 January 2011 |
Émile Masson Jr. (1 September 1915 – 2 January 2011)[1] was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.
He was born in Hollogne-aux-Pierres, the son of former cyclist Émile Masson Sr. Masson was Belgian road race champion twice, and won important races such as La Flèche Wallonne, Paris–Roubaix and Bordeaux–Paris.
He died on 2 January 2011 at the age of 95.[2]
Major results
- 1937
- Koersel
- 1938
- La Flèche Wallonne
- Brussel-Hozémont
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 17A
- 1939
- Paris–Roubaix
- Stal-Koersel
- 1946
- Belgian National Road Race Championships
- Bordeaux–Paris
- 1947
- Belgian National Road Race Championships
- 1949
- Liège-St. Hubert
- 1950
- Liège
References
- ↑ Another Paris-Roubaix winner passes: Emile Masson, Jr. by Jered Gruber at 10:40 PM
- ↑ "Décès du cycliste Emile Masson" (in French). RTC. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
External links
- Émile Masson Jr. profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Émile Masson Jr.
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