Émile Masson Jr. (1 September 1915 – 2 January 2011) was a
Belgian professional
road bicycle racer
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.
He was born in
Hollogne-aux-Pierres, the son of former cyclist
Émile Masson Sr. Masson was Belgian road race champion twice, and won important races such as
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
,
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 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
and
Bordeaux–Paris.
He died on 2 January 2011 at the age of 95.
Major results
;1937
:Koersel
;1938
:
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
:Brussel-Hozémont
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:
::Winner stage 17A
;1939
:
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 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
:Stal-Koersel
;1946
:
Belgian National Road Race Championships
The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race which decides who will become Belgian national champion for the year to come. The men's record for most wins is currently held by one of the most successful Belgian sprinters, Tom Stee ...
:
Bordeaux–Paris
;1947
:
Belgian National Road Race Championships
The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race which decides who will become Belgian national champion for the year to come. The men's record for most wins is currently held by one of the most successful Belgian sprinters, Tom Stee ...
;1949
:Liège-St. Hubert
;1950
:Liège
References
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Émile Masson Jr.
1915 births
2011 deaths
People from Grâce-Hollogne
Belgian male cyclists
Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists from Liège Province
20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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