Émile Masson Jr.

Émile Masson Jr.
Personal information
Full name Émile Masson
Born 1 September 1915(1915-09-01)
Hollogne-aux-Pierres, Belgium
Died 2 January 2011(2011-01-02) (aged 95)
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
National Road Race Champion (1946,1947)
La Flèche Wallone (1938)
Paris–Roubaix (1939)
Bordeaux–Paris (1946)
Tour de France, 1 stage
Infobox last updated on
5 January 2011

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]

Palmarès

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

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Lucien Storme
Winner of Paris–Roubaix
1939
Succeeded by
Marcel Kint (1943)