Émile Idée
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Emile Idée |
| Nickname | Le Roi de Chevreuse |
| Born | 19 July 1920 Nouvion-le-Comte, France |
| Died | 30 December 2024 (aged 104) Marolles-en-Brie, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1941–1946 | Alcyon–Dunlop |
| 1946–1947 | La Perle–Hutchinson |
| 1947 | Olmo–Fulgor |
| 1948–1952 | Peugeot–Dunlop |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Émile Idée (19 July 1920 – 30 December 2024) was a French professional road bicycle racer.[1][2] Idée was a five-time winner of the Critérium National (a race that saw its name changed to Critérium International in 1979), a record he shares with Raymond Poulidor and Jens Voigt. He finished in second place in the 1948 Paris–Roubaix.[3]
Idée turned 100 on 19 July 2020[4] and died on 30 December 2024, at the age of 104. At the time of his death he was said to have been the oldest Tour de France stage winner.[5]
Major results
- 1940
- 1st Critérium National de la Route
- 1942
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Critérium National de la Route
- 1st Paris-Reims
- 1st Grand Prix des Nations (occupied zone)
- 1st GP de Provence
- 1943
- 1st Critérium National de la Route
- 5th Grand Prix des Nations
- 1944
- 1st Circuit de Paris
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Grand Prix des Nations
- 1945
- 3rd Paris–Tours
- 3rd Critérium National de la Route
- 1946
- 2nd Grand Prix des Nations
- 1947
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Critérium National de la Route
- 1st Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence
- 2nd Paris–Tours
- 2nd Critérium des As
- 2nd Grand Prix des Nations
- 1948
- 1st Trophée du Journal d'Alger
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix
- 2nd Critérium National de la Route
- 3rd Paris–Tours
- 1949
- 1st Critérium National de la Route
- 1st Stage 13 Tour de France
- 8th GP de Suisse
- 1950
- 1st Cote de Gourdon
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Grand Prix des Nations
- 5th Paris–Tours
- 6th GP Lugano
- 8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 9th Paris–Brussels
- 1951
- 1st Stage 4a Paris–Nice
References
- ^ UNE PLÉIADE DE CHAMPIONS Avec Émile Idée, 92 ans, en tête! 25 June 2012
- ^ Émile Idée, bon pied bon oeil ! Publié le 26 June 2012 "A bientôt 92 ans, le Picard s'est vu récompensé par la médaille d'honneur que lui a remis David Lappartient, Président de la Fédération Française de Cyclisme."
- ^ "46th Paris – Roubaix, 1948". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Startt, James (20 July 2020). "Emile Idée: Tour's oldest living stage winner turns 100". Velo. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Vainqueur d'une étape du Tour de France en 1949, Emile Idée est mort à 104 ans". L'équipe. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
External links
- Émile Idée at IMDb
- Émile Idée at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Emile Idée at Cycling Ranking
- Official Tour de France results for Emile Idée