Georges Sérès
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| Born | 6 April 1887 La Romieu, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 June 1951 (aged 64) Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||||
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Georges Sérès (6 April 1887 �� 26 June 1951) was a French professional cyclist who mainly specialized in motor-paced racing. In this discipline he won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the world championships in 1920, 1924 and 1925, respectively.[1][2] He crashed in a 1922 race in New Bedford and had 17 fractures after being run over by a pacer.[3]
Still a teenager, he participated in the 1905 and 1906 edition of the Tour de France, but did not manage to finish either of them. In 1908 he achieved a 5th place in the highly regarded classic Paris - Tours.[4]
On the track he also won three six-day races in Paris, in 1921, 1922 and 1924.[1]
His sons and were also competitive cyclists.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Georges Sérès sr. radsportseiten.net
- ^ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
- ^ Velo Gotha, Brussel 1984, p. 488
- ^ Palmares Georges Sérès. CyclingRanking.com
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- 1951 deaths
- French male cyclists
- People from Gers
- UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
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