Georges Passerieu
Personal information | |
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Full name | George Passerieu |
Nickname | l'Anglais du Paris (The Englishman from Paris) |
Born | (1885-11-18)18 November 1885 London, United Kingdom |
Died | 5 May 1928(1928-05-05) (aged 42) Épinay-sur-Orge, France |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1906–1908 | Peugeot |
1909 | Griffon |
1911 | La Française |
1913 | Automoto |
1914 | Atala-Phebus-Dunlop |
Major wins | |
Paris–Tours Paris–Roubaix 7 stages Tour de France | |
George Leon Passerieu[1] (London, 18 November 1885–Épinay-sur-Orge, 5 May 1928)[2] was a British-born French professional road bicycle racer, who won seven stages in the Tour de France, and reached the podium twice. He also was the winner of Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours.
Biography
According to the 1891 UK census (available on subscription) at [1], George Passerieu was born in Islington, London to French-born Auguste Passerieu and his wife Ellen (nee Acraman) from the London district of Soho. Passerieu first rode the Tour in 1906, after he had just become a professional cyclist.[3] He was strong in the mountains, finishing second to René Pottier in the third stage. Pottier was dominant in that Tour, but Passerieu was the best of the rest. Passerieu won the first stage, beating Pottier in Marseille after they had climbed the mountains together.[3] Later he also won the twelfth stage, and finished second in the general classification.[4]
In 1907, Passerieu was riding for the Peugeot team, which saw potential in Belgian cyclist Cyrille Van Hauwaert. Van Hauwaert refused requests from Peugeot to ride as helper for Passerieu, but instead signed for the La Française team. In the 1907 edition of Paris–Roubaix, Passerieu finished first, followed by Van Hauwaert.[5]
Passerieu rode the 1908 Tour de France. He was the only cyclist to climb the Ballon d'Alsace and the Chartreuse without dismounting his bicycle.[6]
Major results
- 1906
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 6 and 12
- 2nd place overall classification
- 1907
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 6 and 14
- Paris–Roubaix
- Paris–Tours
- 1908
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 1, 5 and 13
- 3rd place overall classification
- 1909
- Paris–Dijon
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Georges Passerieu" (in French). Memoire du Cyclisme. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14.
- ^ a b Wheatcroft, Geoffrey (2003). Le Tour: a history of the Tour de France, 1903-2003. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-3110-4.
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour De France. Dog Ear Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 1-59858-180-5.
- ^ Geldhof, Patrieck; Vansayker, Dries (2005). En de broodrenner, hij fietste verder: het wielrennen in België tijdens WO II (in Dutch). Acco. p. 15. ISBN 90-334-5815-2.
- ^ "L'Historique du Tour: Année 1908" (in French). Amaury Sports Association.
External links
- Georges Passerieu at Cycling Archives
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