Emile Fraysse

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Emile Eugen Fraysse (* approx. 1887 in Paris , France ; † after 1940) was a French - American cyclist and cycling official.

Emile Fraysse was born in France, immigrated to the United States and married in Manhattan in 1910 . He was active as a cyclist for twelve years, now as a US citizen. During this time he won 300 races. In 1910 he drove 22,645 miles and was named Best All Around Cyclist in the United States .

In 1920 Fraysse was one of the founding members of the Amateur Bicycle League of America (ABL) and was its president from 1929 to 1933. In 1928 and 1932 , Fraysse looked after American athletes at the Olympic Games. At the 1928 Games in Amsterdam , drivers suffered from buttocks because they were unfamiliar with driving over cobblestones. Fraysse bought steaks from a butcher and instructed the athletes to put them in their pants. He wrote in his diary: “A French trick that works very well.” He convinced the Schwinn Bicycle Company to develop and produce the Paramount model so that the athletes could ride a racing bike at home.

Fraysse was originally a furrier and professional musician by profession. He lived in Ridgefield Park with his wife and two sons, Victor and Andre, who were both on the board of directors of the ABL and the United States Cycling Federation (USCF), worked as national coaches and were involved in the import and export of bicycles. The family also ran a bicycle business. Son Victor was after the bicycle model Victor the Overman Wheel Co. named, had taken from Emile Fraysse his first race. The grandson Mike was also active in cycling; he was President of the USCF from 1979 to 1981 and from 1994 to 1998 and looked after the Olympic teams in 1976 and 1984 .

In 1990, Emile Fraysse was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame . His grandson Mike was honored in 1998.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Emile E. Fraysse in the 1940 Census. archives.com, accessed December 12, 2014 .
  2. ^ New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937 about Emile E Fraysse. ancestry.co.uk, accessed December 13, 2014 .
  3. ^ The Doctor's Book of Home Remedies for Men. P. 451 , accessed December 13, 2014 .
  4. ^ Eileen Van Kirk: Day Bike Race. New Jersey Outdoors, 1985, p. 27 , accessed December 12, 2014 (May / June 1985).
  5. ↑ JB Partland: Sullivan home to cycle guru. recordonline.com, March 23, 2002, accessed December 12, 2014 (English).
  6. ↑ Mike Fraysse. United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, accessed December 12, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Fraysse, Emile
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fraysse, Emile Eugen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French-American cyclist and cycling official
DATE OF BIRTH around 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH after 1940