Emile Masson (Morialmé, 16 October 1888 — Bierset, 25 October 1973) was a
Belgian
Belgian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language ...
professional
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
. Masson won two stages in the
1922 Tour de France. His son,
Émile Masson Jr.
Émile Masson Jr. (1 September 1915 – 2 January 2011) 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 import ...
, also became a successful cyclist.
Major results
;1919
:
Tour of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries.
It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Betw ...
;1922
:
1922 Tour de France:
::Winner stages 11 and 12
;1923
:
Bordeaux–Paris
The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional calendar, covering approximately – more than twice most single-day races. It started in northern Bordeaux in sout ...
:Tour of Belgium
:Sclessin – St. Hubert – Sclessin
:
GP Wolber
The GP Wolber was a French cycling event in the 1920s. It was considered a kind of unofficial World Championship. Only cyclists who finished in the top-3 of the major French, Italian, Belgian and Swiss races were invited. The first GP Wolber was ...
;1924
:Jemeppe – Bastogne – Jemeppe
:
Paris-Lyon
External links
Official Tour de France results for Emile Masson (senior)Emile Masson profile
at ''the Cycling Website'' (in English but with some mistakes)
Biography of Emile Masson
in French but without any mistakes)
Belgian male cyclists
1888 births
1973 deaths
Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists from Namur (province)
People from Florennes
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