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Historic Overview Georges Paillard

Rider

Overall Rank20723
NameGeorges PAILLARD
Country
  France
Date of birth12-Feb-1904 - Sainte Gemmes d'Andigne (Pays de la Loire)
Date of death22-Apr-1998 - Angers (Pays de la Loire)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Georges Paillard

Georges Auguste Joseph Paillard (12 February 1904 – 22 April 1998) was a French cyclist. He won two UCI Motor-paced World Championships in the professionals division in 1929 and 1932 and finished in second place in 1930. Before turning professional in 1923 he competed in sprint at the 1920 Summer Olympics but failed to reach the finals. As a road cyclist, he won the races of Paris-Dieppe and Rouen-Le Havre in 1923 and Critérium des As in 1937.

On 29 March 1937 he set a world speed record at 137.404 km per hour behind a motorcycle pacer on the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry. In 1949, he set the hour record at 96.48 km.

source - Wikipedia

Seasons

Georges Paillard - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1937 Individual 37 471
2. 1939 Individual 6 922
Overall: 43 20723