Georges Sérès

Georges Sérès sr. (Born April 6, 1887 in La Romieu ; † June 26, 1951 in Paris ) was a French cyclist and world champion.

Before he became a professional driver, Sérès was active as an amateur in road races . From 1904 to 1925, Georges Sérès was a professional cyclist. In 1918, Georges Sérès took third place in the Paris – Tours road race . As a result, he mainly competed in standing races on the track and became one of the most popular athletes in France. Between 1919 and 1925 he was French stand-up master five times, and in 1920 European champion. In 1922, Sérès fell in a stubborn race in New Bedford , was run over by the pacemaker Arthur Pasquier and suffered 17 broken bones.

At the UCI track world championships in Antwerp in 1920 Sérès won the title, in 1924 he was runner-up in the world championship and in 1925 he finished third. He also drove six-day races , three of which he won in Paris: in 1921 with Oscar Egg , in 1922 and 1924 with Emile Aerts .

His sons, Georges and Arthur , were also successful cyclists. Georges Sérès jr. drove standing races in which he was led by his father as a pacemaker.

Individual evidence

^ Verlag der Radwelt (ed.): Sport album of the Rad world . Strauss-Verlag, Berlin 1911, p. 57 .
↑ René Jacobs, Hector Mahau, Harry van Den Bremt, René Pirotte: Velo Gotha. Presses de Belgique, Brussels 1984, p. 488.

Web links

Georges Sérès in the Radsportseiten.net database

personal data
SURNAME	Sérès, Georges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sérès, Georges senior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 6, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH	La Romieu
DATE OF DEATH	June 26, 1951
Place of death	Paris

[1] Verlag der Radwelt (ed.): Sport album of the Rad world . Strauss-Verlag, Berlin 1911, p. 57 .

[2] René Jacobs, Hector Mahau, Harry van Den Bremt, René Pirotte: Velo Gotha. Presses de Belgique, Brussels 1984, p. 488.