Georges Speicher
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Georges Speicher (pronounced [ʒɔʁʒ spɛ.ʃe]; 8 June 1907 – 24 January 1978) was a French cyclist who won the 1933 Tour de France along with three stage wins, and the 1933 World Cycling Championship.
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Full name | Georges Speicher | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Le roi de Montlhéry (The King of Montlhéry) | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1907-06-08)8 June 1907 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
Died | 24 January 1978(1978-01-24) (aged 70) Maisons-Laffitte, France | ||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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After Speicher had won the 1933 Tour de France, he was initially not selected for the 1933 UCI Road World Championships. Only after a French cyclist that had been selected dropped out, Speicher was brought in as a replacement at the last notice, and won the race.[1] Speicher was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France and the World Championship in the same year.[2]