Georges Sérès

Georges Sérès (7 April 1884 – 26 June 1951)^[1] was a French professional cyclist who mainly specialized in motor-paced racing. In this discipline he won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the world championships in 1920, 1924 and 1925, respectively.^[2][3] He crashed in a 1922 race in New Bedford and had 17 fractures after being run over by a pacer.^[4]

Georges Sérès

Personal information
Born	7 April 1884 Condom, France
Died	26 June 1951 (aged 64) Paris, France
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Representing  France UCI Motor-paced World Championships 1920 Antwerp Professionals 1924 Paris Professionals 1925 Amsterdam Professionals

Still a teenager, he participated in the 1905 and 1906 edition of the Tour de France, but did not manage to finish either of them. In 1908 he achieved a 5th place in the highly regarded classic Paris - Tours.^[5]

On the track he also won three six-day races in Paris, in 1921, 1922 and 1924.^[2]

His sons Georges and Arthur were also competitive cyclists.