Émile Masson Jr.

Émile Masson Jr.
Personal information
Full nameÉmile Masson
Born(1915-09-01)1 September 1915
Hollogne-aux-Pierres, Belgium
Died2 January 2011(2011-01-02) (aged 95)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Belgian National Road Race Champion (1946, 1947)
La Flèche Wallone (1938)
Paris–Roubaix (1939)
Bordeaux–Paris (1946)
Tour de France, 1 stage

Émile Masson Jr. (1 September 1915 – 2 January 2011)[1] 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 important races such as La Flèche Wallonne, Paris–Roubaix and Bordeaux–Paris.

He died on 2 January 2011 at the age of 95.[2]

Major results

1937
Koersel
1938
La Flèche Wallonne
Brussel-Hozémont
Tour de France:
Winner stage 17A
1939
Paris–Roubaix
Stal-Koersel
1946
Belgium Belgian National Road Race Championships
Bordeaux–Paris
1947
Belgium Belgian National Road Race Championships
1949
Liège-St. Hubert
1950
Liège

References

  1. ^ Another Paris-Roubaix winner passes: Emile Masson, Jr. by Jered Gruber at 10:40 PM
  2. ^ "Décès du cycliste Emile Masson" (in French). RTC. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.


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