Georges Speicher (; 8 June 1907 – 24 January 1978) was a French

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

who won the 1933 Tour de France along with three stage wins, and the 1933

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. After Speicher had won the 1933 Tour de France, he was initially not selected for the

1933 UCI Road World Championships The 1933 UCI Road World Championships took place in Montlhéry, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Amer ...

. Only after a French cyclist that had been selected dropped out, Speicher was brought in as a replacement at the last notice, and won the race. Speicher was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France and the World Championship in the same year.

Career achievements

Major results

;1931 :Paris-Arras ;1932 :10th

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

: ;1933 : World road race championship :

: ::

Winner overall classification ::Winner stages 8, 9 and 12 ;1934 :

: ::Winner stages 1, 5, 6, 13 and 20 ;1935 : national road race championship :Paris-Rennes :Paris-Angers :

: ::6th place overall classification ::Winner stage 13B ;1936 :Alger :

Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...

(victory contested by

Romain Maes Romain Maes (; 10 August 1913 – 22 February 1983) was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1935 Tour de France after wearing the yellow jersey of leadership from beginning to end. Maes was the 13th child in his family. He started racing when he w ...

) ;1937 : national road race championship ;1939 : national road race championship

Grand Tour results timeline

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Georges Speicher
French male cyclists Tour de France winners French Tour de France stage winners UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Cyclists from Paris 1907 births 1978 deaths {{France-cycling-bio-1900s-stub