Léon Georget

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ridername=Léon Georget


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fullname=Léon Georget
nickname="The Father of the Bol d'Or"
"Big Red"
"The Brute".
dateofbirth=birth date|1879|10|2
dateofdeath=death date and age|1949|11|5|1879|10|2
country=FRA
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discipline=Road and track
role=Rider
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proyears=1903
1911
1924
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majorwins=Bordeaux-Paris 1903, 1910,
Bol d'Or 9 times,
1903, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1919
updated= September, 2008

Leon Georget (2 October 1879 - November 5 1949) was a racing cyclist from Preuilly-sur-Claise 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 was also nicknamed "Big Red", or "The Brute".

Leon's younger Emile was also a very successful cyclist, winning the Bordeaux-Paris and 9 stages of the Tour de France. His son Pierre Georget won silver (1000 metres) and bronze medals (tandem) at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Palmares

* Bol d'Or 1903 1st
* Bol d'Or 1904 2nd
* Bol d'Or 1906 3rd
* Bol d'Or 1907 1st
* Bol d'Or 1908 1st
* Bol d'Or 1909 1st
* Bol d'Or 1910 1st
* Bol d'Or 1911 1st
* Bol d'Or 1912 1st
* Bol d'Or 1913 1st
* Bol d'Or 1919 1st
* Bol d'Or 1924 6th

* Brussels 24 hours, 1906 1st Tandem with Emile
* Six Days Toulouse: 1906 1st (with Emile)
* Bordeaux-Paris: 1903 2nd
* Bordeaux-Paris: 1910 3rd
* Six Days New York: 1907 3rd (teamed with Emil in 1906, 1909 and 1911)
* 8th

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