Georges Passerieu

George Passerieu
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Passerieu
Nicknamel'Anglais du Paris (The Englishman from Paris)
Born(1885-11-18)18 November 1885
London, United Kingdom
Died5 May 1928(1928-05-05) (aged 42)
Épinay-sur-Orge, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1906–1908Peugeot
1909Griffon
1911La Française
1913Automoto
1914Atala-Phebus-Dunlop
Major wins
Paris–Tours
Paris–Roubaix
7 stages Tour de France

George Leon Passerieu[1] (London, 18 November 1885–Épinay-sur-Orge, 5 May 1928)[2] was a British-born French professional road bicycle racer, who won seven stages in the Tour de France, and reached the podium twice. He also was the winner of Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours.

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Georges Passerieu" (in French). Memoire du Cyclisme. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14.