Émile Engel Explained

Émile Engel
Fullname:Émile Engel
Birth Date:5 April 1889
Birth Place:Colombes, France
Death Place:Maurupt-le-Montois, France
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:One stage 1914 Tour de France

Émile Engel (5 April 1889 – 14 September 1914) was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the 1914 Tour de France he won stage 3, and was disqualified after stage 8 when he was involved in a fight with a race official.[1] Only three months later he was killed in World War I.

Major results

1910
  • Tour de France des Indépendants:
  • Winner stage 10
    1911
  • Tour de France des Indépendants:
  • Winner stage 12
    1914
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 3

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    Notes and References

    1. Christopher S. Thompson The Tour de France: A Cultural History – Page 159 2008 "On expelling Émile Engel for attacking an official in 1914, ...Desgrange made a point of rehabilitating the racer in the days that followed his expulsion. ""