Georges Sérès (7 April 1884 – 26 June 1951)Archives des Hauts-de-Seine, commune de Suresnes, année 1951, acte de décès, view 39/78
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. In this discipline he won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the

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in 1920, 1924 and 1925, respectively. He crashed in a 1922 race in New Bedford and had 17 fractures after being run over by a pacer. Still a teenager, he participated in the

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and

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edition of the

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, but did not manage to finish either of them. In 1908 he achieved a 5th place in the highly regarded classic Paris - Tours. On the track he also won three six-day races in Paris, in 1921, 1922 and 1924. His sons Georges and

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were also competitive cyclists.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seres, Georges 1884 births 1951 deaths People from Condom, Gers Sportspeople from Gers French male cyclists French track cyclists UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)