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Georges Speicher

Georges Speicher (pronounced [ʒɔʁʒ spɛ.ʃe]; 8 June 1907 – 24 January 1978) was a French cyclist who won the 1933 Tour de France along with three stage wins, and the 1933 World Cycling Championship.

After Speicher had won the 1933 Tour de France, he was initially not selected for the 1933 UCI Road World Championships. 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.[1] Speicher was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France and the World Championship in the same year.[2]

Career achievements

Major results

1931
Paris-Arras
1932
10th Tour de France:
1933
World road race championship
Tour de France:
Winner overall classification
Winner stages 8, 9 and 12
1934
Tour de France:
Winner stages 1, 5, 6, 13 and 20
1935
 France national road race championship
Paris-Rennes
Paris-Angers
Tour de France:
6th place overall classification
Winner stage 13B
1936
Alger
Paris–Roubaix (victory contested by Romain Maes)
1937
 France national road race championship
1939
 France national road race championship

Grand Tour results timeline

References

  1. ^ Tom James (15 August 2003). "1933: Speicher continues the French dominance". Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  2. ^ Tom James (2004). "French continue domination!". Cycling revealed. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

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