Emile Masson (Morialmé, 16 October 1888 — Bierset, 25 October 1973) was a
Belgian 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 com ...
. 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 impo ...
, also became a successful cyclist.
Major results
;1919
:
Tour of Belgium
;1922
:
1922 Tour de France:
::Winner stages 11 and 12
;1923
:
Bordeaux–Paris
:Tour of Belgium
:Sclessin – St. Hubert – Sclessin
:
GP Wolber
;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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